This may be the first of its kind, and in case you didn't know, LGBTQ stands for: "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning. The station WDFH is in the lower Hudson Valley of New York. It's a public station and the program, which debuted last night, is called "Outcasting." A press release about the show says the station is "working with area teenagers to create OutCasting, a program to enable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth to voice the very real concerns they face on a daily basis."
In the release, the station then attacked "Focus on the Family." "There have also been several highly publicized teen suicides, including yet another one on September 19. Not long ago, The New York Times published an article about anti-gay groups that actively oppose anti-bullying programs in schools. The article quoted Candi Cushman, an educational analyst for the notorious anti-gay organization Focus on the Family, as stating, ?the advocacy groups are promoting homosexual lessons in the name of anti-bullying.?
The local newspaper quoted a high school student who's part of the show. "I've been out since the end of eighth grade, and I've never felt rejected. I'm very fortunate," said Travis Amiel, 15, a sophomore at Briarcliff High School who is gay. "I want kids listening to know that coming out is a positive step to take and that they can make that first step."
The program airs bi-weekly. Marc Sophos is WDFH founder. He told the paper "OutCasting will inject some humanism, and specifically an LGBTQ youth perspective, into the media conversation. It's tremendously exciting. This kind of show could have done me a lot of good as a kid," said Sophos, who is gay. "These groups don't have a voice, and that can be really disempowering. We're hoping this show will allow them to see themselves in the media."
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Read the press release announcing the show HERE
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