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OutCasting Media produces public radio’s LGBTQ youth programs and related content. It presents a look at issues pertaining to the LGBT community as seen through the eyes of young LGBTQ people and allies and provides insight into the broad dimensions of the LGBTQ youth experience. OutCasting goes f…

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    22 - Being in a binational same-sex relationship before marriage equality - April 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023


    The anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), declared unconstitutional in 2013 and 2015, required many same-sex couples to either break up or leave the country. Originally presented in 2014.

    Is coming out a non-issue these days? Maybe. Maybe not. March 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023


    For many gay teens, it's easier to come out than it was for earlier generations. But OutCasting youth broadcaster Adam disagrees with friends who say that being gay has no more effect on people than having brown eyes. Originally presented in 2016.

    10 - Two very different ways of dealing with LGBTQ issues in education - March 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023


    Youth broadcaster Juliana talks with a California state senator and LGBTQ youth advocates in Tennessee in this edition that was originally presented in 2012.

    Oversexualizing gay identity - February 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023


    OutCasters Andrew and Amalee consider why some people think that showing anything about gay people is inappropriate for children to see. Originally presented in 2019.

    35 - Connecting youth with LGBTQ history - February 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023


    Youth broadcaster Travis talks with Christopher Z. Hobson, a gay elder, about the gap that LGBTQ youth experience when their people's history is suppressed. Originally presented in 2017.

    The deeper meaning of a parody of a Pence family children's book - January 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023


    What happens when a boy bunny wants to marry another boy bunny? Originally presented in May 2018.

    55 - A transgender teenager transitions - January 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023


    January 2023 - OutCasting youth broadcaster Amalee talks about about her experiences with her medical transition. Originally presented in 2018.

    OC-OT-0003 - How anti-LGBTQ violence affects youth - December 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022


    Following yet another American mass shooting, OutCasting youth broadcaster Brianna reflects on the Pulse massacre in 2016.

    54 - Medical transition for transgender youth - part 2 of 2 - December 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022


    December 2022 - What are the factors to consider when young transgender people want to medically transition? Guests Dr. John Steever and Dr. Matthew Oransky.

    OC-OT-0002 - Why LGBTQ+ youth have to lie - November 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022


    Brianna, an OutCasting youth broadcaster, talks about the worst lie she ever had to tell. Originally presented in June 2016.

    53x - Medical transition for transgender youth - part 1 of 2 - November 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022


    November 2022 - What are the factors to consider when young transgender people want to medically transition? Guests Dr. John Steever and Dr. Matthew Oransky.

    OC-OT-0081 - Experiencing gender from both sides - October 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022


    Declan was born and raised as a girl, but he's trans masculine. What has he found out from living on both sides of the gender "fence"?

    101 - Healthcare issues faced by trans people - part 2 of 2 - October 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022


    October 2022 - Trans people can face enormous discrimination. What happens when it affects their medical care?

    OC-OT-0080 - LGBTQ youth at risk - September 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022


    Statistics show that LGBTQ youth are at much higher risk of self-harm than non-LGBTQ youth. But sometimes, as Isha says, bad things can happen even when things seem to be OK.

    100 - Healthcare issues faced by trans people - September 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022


    September 2022 - Trans people can face enormous discrimination. What happens when it affects their medical care?

    100 - Healthcare issues faced by trans people - part 1 of 2 - September 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022


    September 2022 - Trans people can face enormous discrimination. What happens when it affects their medical care?

    OC-OT-0079 - “It's not my responsibility to educate you.” - August 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022


    It can be an unfair burden when LGBTQ teenagers are asked by friends and family to be “the authority” about LGBTQ issues. But what happens if they prefer not to be?

    99 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - 24th and final part of an in-depth exploration - August 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, OutCasting youth broadcaster Isah concludes her conversation with our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: How is the ongoing fight for LGBTQ equality affected when the courts impose religious beliefs on the public? In the wake of the Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade, are settled rights like marriage equality really safe? Where does freedom of religious belief cross the line into harming other people? How can young people make a difference in the fight for equality? And most foundationally: Should the constitutional right of LGBTQ people to be equal under the law be denied in order to avoid offending some people's religious beliefs? In this final part of this extensive series, which features OutCaster Isha's interview with civil rights lawyer Jennifer C. Pizer, we consider one of the most foundational questions we've raised: Should the constitutional right of LGBTQ people to be equal under the law be denied in order not to offend some people's religious beliefs? .

    OC-OT-0078 - What happens when parents are unaccepting - July 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022


    Youth broadcaster Carys talks about the hellish life of her friend Darwin, whose trans identity is rejected by his family. The emptiness left behind can be devastating.

    98 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 23 of an in-depth exploration - July 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: Is it "indoctrination" when schools teach kids about LGBTQ issues? How do we respond when parents and schools seek to censor what's discussed in schools in the name of "protecting" children? In this edition, we explore the myths pushed by right-wing politicians -- the people who are actually abusing children through their anti-LGBTQ policies. We also talk about what to do when the courts undermine equality and the separation of church and state.

    OC-OT-0077 - LGBTQ teenager's evolving relationship with NYC Pride - June 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022


    Shoshana first attended Pride march at 12. What has she learned since then, and how has it affected her understanding of why we celebrate Pride?

    97 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 22 of an in-depth exploration - June 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: The constitution is supposed to guarantee equality for all. But is the movement to advance equality for LGBTQ people endangered as the wall of separation between church and state is being eroded? Is the movement trying to dictate what religions can do, and can people embrace LGBTQ equality without giving up their religious beliefs?

    OC-OT-0076 - Straight teenager embraces equality - May 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022


    What does a straight teenager do when he sees a lesbian schoolmate being taunted - and why?

    96 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 21 of an in-depth exploration - May 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: Martin Luther King said that the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice. But does it bend toward justice all by itself? On this edition of OutCasting, youth broadcaster Isha continues her conversation with civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer about the ongoing work to decrease the inequality imposed on LGBTQ people by religiously-based discrimination.

    OC-OT-0075 - Deconstructing Florida's new "Don't Say Gay" law - April 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022


    Are schools actually "grooming centers of gender identity radicals"? And what does that mean, anyway — pedophilia?

    95 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 20 of an in-depth exploration - April 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: The Biden administration's work to undo the anti-LGBTQ policies of the Trump administration; current status of the Equality Act; growth in inclusivity in the LGBTQ rights movement and how the movement advances.

    OC-OT-0074 - Gatekeeping in the LGBTQ community - March 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022


    Should you have to be very visibly gay, or undergo medical transition if you're trans, to “earn your place”

    94 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 19 of an in-depth exploration - March 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: Does it violate the separation between church and state if the Supreme Court requires a state to pay for religious education? How are religious rights being expanded to allow people to disregard the law? How do laws that target LGBTQ people for unequal treatment increase the risk of violence?

    OC-OT-0073 - The ongoing importance of LGBTQ youth activism - February 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022


    The towering activist's death inspires Tim, a young straight ally, to consider his own place in activism.

    93 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 18 of an in-depth exploration - February 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: The Supreme Court may overrule Roe v. Wade, which could limit or even eliminate women's constitutional rights to choose abortion. What could this mean for LGBTQ rights that have been recognized by the Court? Also: the public perception of the Court's legitimacy; the difference between discrimination and mere different treatment; and a case in Maine that could further erode the separation between church and state by requiring taxpayers to fund religious education

    OC-OT-0072 - When LGBTQ people are politically conservative - January 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022


    OutCaster Tim considers why many LGBTQ conservatives don't feel at home in the LGBTQ community.

    92 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 17 of an in-depth exploration - January 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: religious belief, religiously motivated behavior, and the golden rule; Supreme Court Justice Alito's fiery and controversial speech about religious liberty to the Federalist Society; the claiming of victimhood by religious people when civil rights laws don't allow them to discriminate; and considering the expansion of the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts to restore balance.

    OutCasting Off The Clock - OutCaster of the Month - Sarah - December 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021


    Biden campaign promise; rapper Da Baby gratuitously slams gay people; NJ reckons with past harassment of gay bars. Sarah returns after a couple of years off during middle school. She talks with Justin about her interest in the ancient Greek poet Sappho — and more.

    OC-OT-0071 - "The most wonderful time of the year!" - December 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021


    The OutCasting team reflects on how the holidays can be stressful and even excruciating for LGBTQ teenagers.

    91 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 16 of an in-depth exploration - December 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: rebuilding the eroded wall between church and state; envisioning the legal approach of the newest Supreme Court justice, Amy Coney Barrett, on religious liberty and LGBTQ issues; examining the Court's approaches to abortion and Covid through the lens of religious liberty; and the gap between reality and the ideals that the United States is supposed to represent.

    OutCasting Off The Clock - Ga[y]me Show #29 - Isha and Rose - November 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021


    Biden campaign promise; rapper Da Baby gratuitously slams gay people; NJ reckons with past harassment of gay bars.

    OC-OT-0070 - LGBTQ youth in school locker rooms - November 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021


    People get outraged by the idea, but what if the LGBTQ kids are the ones who actually feel threatened?

    90 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 15 of an in-depth exploration - November 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: rebuilding the eroded wall between church and state; envisioning the legal approach of the newest Supreme Court justice, Amy Coney Barrett, on religious liberty and LGBTQ issues; examining the Court's approaches to abortion and Covid through the lens of religious liberty; and the gap between reality and the ideals that the United States is supposed to represent.

    OutCasting Off The Clock - Having two moms - October 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021


    What's it like for a teenager to have two moms, and how do you react when your friends have odd or even strange reactions?

    OC-OT-0069 - Failing to teach LGBTQ sex education - October 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021


    Sex ed is controversial enough, but what happens when it doesn't meet the needs of LGBTQ students?

    89 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 14 of an in-depth exploration - October 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about a June 2021 Supreme Court case that affirmed a Catholic adoption agency's religious liberty to discriminate.

    OutCasting Off The Clock - OutCaster of the Month - Rose - September 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021


    Rose's favorite things to read, her interest in music, and her discovery of new communities within LGBTQ+.

    OC-OT-0068 - Slurs against the LGBTQ+ community - September 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021


    Where did these slurs come from, what do young people think about them, and is it OK for people to use them today?

    88 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 13 of an in-depth exploration - September 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about a June 2021 Supreme Court case that affirmed a Catholic adoption agency's religious liberty to discriminate.

    OutCasting Off The Clock - Ga[y]me Show #28 - August 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021


    OutCasters Isha and Rose quiz each other on current topics: 14 year old, kicked out of his home for being gay, is adopted by two dads and testifies before Congress; Covid's effect on LGBTQ people; anti-LGBTQ Florida governor.

    OC-OT-0067 - The male gaze and performative bisexuality - August 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021


    The media objectify women - nothing new there. But there are real-world consequences for women, particularly for LGBTQ women.

    87 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 12 of an in-depth exploration - August 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, we begin a conversation about a June 2021 Supreme Court case that affirmed a Catholic adoption agency's religious liberty to discriminate. Conversation between OutCaster Isha and Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal.

    OutCasting Off The Clock - Ga[y]me Show #27 - August 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021


    OutCasters Isha and Rose quiz each other on current topics: cures for homosexuality when it was still a mental illness and trans drama from Tennessee lawmakers.

    OC-OT-0066 - HIV at 40 - July 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021


    We observe a dark anniversary: forty years ago this month, The New York Times published the first mainstream press article about the pandemic now known as HIV/AIDS. Today, kids learn about it merely as another STI. OutCaster Lil considers what's lost when the homophobic context in which the pandemic unfolded is excluded from students' education.

    86 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 10 of an in-depth exploration - July 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021


    Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? Conversation between OutCaster Isha and Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal.

    OutCasting Off The Clock - Ga[y]me Show #26 - June 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021


    OutCasters Justin and Isha quiz each other on current topics: correlation between legality of homosexuality and HIV infection; the gay and trans panic defense; and the latest LGBTQ news from Arkansas and South Dakota.

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