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…
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
* 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. ”‘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.
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY APPALACHIA?
Dev Yano, an 18-year-old gay man livg Wellsburg, was the perfect ndidate. “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.
GROWG UP GAY APPALACHIA: ANTHOLOGY SHAR POETRY AND PROSE OF A REGN
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.