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LATEST OUTCASTING
February 2021 – Can a cakeshop cite religious beliefs in refusing to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple? And what’s the bigger picture? Part 6 of an in-depth series.
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May-August 2020 – Activist Jay Blotcher joins OutCaster Lucas to talk about how the Covid-19 and AIDS pandemics were similar — and different. Part 4 includes a commentary about following the advice of medical experts, not elected officials.
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February 2021 — A cisgender teenager explores how he presents himself to the world.
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January 2021 — OutCaster Vivian talks about how LGBTQ teens who are dating can get the support and validation they need from friends, teachers, and — hopefully — family.
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February 2021 – OutCaster Isha interviews Tim, February's OutCaster of the Month
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Youth interested in joining OutCasting — WATCH this video. We are currently accepting new applicants as we work from home during the pandemic — LGBTQ youth (closeted or out) and straight allies of high school or college age. You must be able to attend weekly production sessions, which are generally held in the afterschool or evening hours. Our home studio is in Westchester County, just north of New York City. Please watch the video below and then apply online.
OutCasting and OutCasting Overtime, public radio's groundbreaking LGBTQ youth programs, are produced by MFPG — Media for the Public Good, Inc., a national nonprofit public media production organization with a local public radio heritage: for many years, we owned and operated a public radio station just north of New York City — WDFH FM 90.3 Westchester Public Radio.
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OutCaster Alex speaks at the Gilbert Baker Memorial in NYC, June 2017
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