Challenges Of Growing Up Gay

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October 14, 2010

The crowd at a vigil for LGBT Suicide Victims outside the Massachusetts State House on October 5. (Courtesy of Join The Impact MA)

A series of recent suicides by gay kids has us looking at the challenges of growing up gay. Several hundred people attended a candlelight vigil in front of the Massachusetts State House on October 5 — a memorial for the recent spate of suicides.

Young people from Massachusetts describe their experiences growing up in a state where gay-straight organizations at school are often encouraged. But many of them see the larger culture supporting the harassment of gay teens.

Guests:

Ann Coleman, board member of Join the Impact MA
Keegan O'Brien, UMASS Boston student, and member of the school's Equality Coalition
Daunasia Yancey, recent high school graduate, and member of the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth

This program aired on October 14, 2010.