Out With It

On this episode, our fabulous Office Manager Starr Johnson sits down with members of the Center's youth leadership Peyton, Maya, and Patrick as they recap their visit to this year's Creating Change Conference. Join in as the group talks about their favorite Creating Change sessions and the amazing people they met, how the conference impacted their perspective on the community and their own unique identities, as well as discuss some ways the conference can continue to increase their level of inclusion for all participants. For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

It's officially our 1 year anniversary of recording Out With It and we are excited to launch a new year of the podcast! We want to bring you even more episodes, more great conversations, and further amplify the voices of LGBTQ youth, the LGBTQ community, and our allies.  On this episode, James sits down with youth panelist Alexander Hamilton and one of our new Center volunteers Ty as they take us back to where our podcast began. Join our panel as they talk about Alex's performance during Charlotte Pride, get to know about what brought Ty to Time Out Youth, catch up with Super-Producer (and now Super-Dad) Steven, and celebrate our 1 year anniversary by discussing coming out in honor of National Coming Out Day.  For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

We're back friends! After a short break, we are thrilled to be bringing you more new episodes of Out With It!  On this episode, O'Neale sits down with youth panelists Sy, Audrey, and Ryan as they catch up from the break and talk about all things Pride! Join our panel as we catch up with what they've been up to, recap our Queer Prom, and then dive into a Pride month discussion. We cover what Pride means to us today, where Pride came from, how to celebrate Pride if the Festival scene isn't for you, our favorite Queer artists, and much more! For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

On this episode, James sits down with our Programs Assistant Haeley and youth panelists Alex and Tre as they recap their visit to this year's Creating Change Conference. Join in as the group talks about their favorite Creating Change sessions, Applebees, body positivity, drag queens, and what each person brought back with them from their time at the conference. For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

On this episode, O'Neale sits down with some of the amazing volunteers of Time Out Youth Center in a new segment we are calling Heart Work.  Listen to Emily, Brian, Angel, and even Stephen, as they share what got them involved with the Center, what they've learned as a Center volunteer, and their hopes for a new year in 2019.  For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

Out With It is back with all new episodes for 2019. Join us as we launch into a New Year with a segment we are calling TOY Stories. TOY Stories give you a chance to hear more about the lives of the amazing youth we work with.  For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

On this episode, our fabulous panel discuss representation in media. They address the importance of seeing LGBTQ representation, what's missing in current representation, examples of good (and not so great) representation, and share out some of their favorites LGBTQ people in media. For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

LGBTQIA? OMG! Confused? We've got your FAQ right here. On this episode, the panel tackles the LGBTQIA acronym, discusses the impact of labels and identity language, and share their own experiences navigating the alphabet soup. For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

On this episode, the panel tackles the topic of allyship and what it means to be an ally. We talk about what it looks like (the good, the bad, and the well-intentioned), why allies are important, and how folks can improve their ability to ally for others. For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Music by purple-planet.com

On this first episode of Out With It, we're talking about coming out! Really, could we have started anywhere else? Meet our first panel of youth, hear what it means to come out, what it is like to come out (sometimes more than once), and what it is like afterwards.  For more info on Time Out Youth and Resources, visit timeoutyouth.org. Transcription of the episode can be found here thanks to our friend Meri! Music by Purple-planet.com

From Time Out Youth Center, welcome to Out With It! This is our first episode (sort of). On this special episode, the staff from Time Out Youth Center sit down with producer Steven to answer all the questions you may have about the podcast. Who are we? How did this podcast start? Who has the best singing voice on the staff? All these and more are waiting to be answered!  For more information about Time Out Youth, visit timeoutyouth.org.  You can find Is This Adulting? on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcatcher. Music by purple-planet.com

From Time Out Youth and ITA Entertainment LLC, its Out With It, a bi-weekly, genre-fluid podcast for the LGBTQ community and it's allies! We come out on October 11th! New episodes every other Thursday. See you soon!