On this week’s show, we’re explorg issu our regn’s lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny. We’ll hear om a teenager gettg ready for…
Contents:
- BEG GAY APPALACHIAN AMERI
- WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY APPALACHIA?
- GROWG UP GAY APPALACHIA: ANTHOLOGY SHAR POETRY AND PROSE OF A REGN
BEG GAY APPALACHIAN AMERI
Across the untry, there’s been sweepg change the last few years the way the law treats gay people - and how society general feels about gay… * gay in appalachia *
Octavian’s story is not unmon for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people growg up regns of Ameri marked by nservative social views and unrsred by a lack of accs to LGBTQ-affirmg rourc monly found metropolan areas.
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY APPALACHIA?
”‘Nobody should have to leave home’Whether ’s helpg LGBTQ people thrive or jt survive, grassroots groups like The Stay Project, Tranzmissn and Queer Appalachia have been ccial to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people lookg to atta a staable — and enjoyable — qualy of life the regn.
Dev Yano, an 18-year-old gay man livg Wellsburg, was the perfect ndidate.
GROWG UP GAY APPALACHIA: ANTHOLOGY SHAR POETRY AND PROSE OF A REGN
“I vaguely always rememberg thkg boys were cuter than girls but really me to terms wh my sophomore year of high school, ” Dev told me.
Across the untry, there’s been sweepg change the last few years the way the law treats gay people – and how society general feels about gay relatnships. Jt this summer, the Supreme Court led that gay marriage was legal all stat – throwg out bans on same sex marriage some stat. Meanwhile, the showdown between gay upl along wh activists and a unty clerk is unfoldg central Appalachia.