‘Stop it! You’re making me sick!’: Moving documentary spotlights the pivotal battl
By Julianne Hill and Hermes Falcon Urban Health Media Project As recently as 1973, homosexuality was considered a “sexual deviancy” and...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
LGBTQ myths debunked with science and facts
By Vanessa Falcon, Pamela Rentz and Mary Stapp MYTH: Being gay is a “choice” Americans are evenly split on whether sexual orientation is...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 4 min
Pride offers LGBTQ youth opportunities for community
By Adrian Gibbons and Mary Stapp For teenagers, many of whom are not out, Pride month can mean everything. Whether it is a parade where...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Pride centers this father-daughter relationship
By Vanessa Falcon and Mary Stapp Eden Ungar, now 19 and a student at University of Kentucky, vividly recalls the day she came out to her...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
New shows moving away from old stereotypes of gay life
By Dillon Lives Ever since the lifestyles of LGBTQIA+ people have become more visible through social media, we have become better...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
Queer youth found creative approaches to self-care during pandemic
By Adrian Gibbons Isolation, whether because of the pandemic, physical or mental health issues, or a combination of those, has affected...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
First rejected, then outed in church, bisexual teen questions Christianity
Editor’s Note: The author of this story needs to remain anonymous for reasons you will read about. She is a rising 11th-grader and lives...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
One non-binary person’s perspective on how to transition thoughtfully and safely
Miami and Baltimore– Urban Health Media Project reporter Vanessa Falcon, a high school student in Miami, interviewed Arin Jayes, 30, of...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
He came out to his family, and wound up on the street
Arthur Halmon-Daniels recently is in recovery from alcoholism and is getting treatment for his mental health disorder. By Malaya Mason...
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ycastmediagroup
- Jan 20, 2021
- 4 min
Surviving Trauma: She Walks In Her Truth: Washington Woman Works to Help Other LGBTQ+ People of Colo
BY VANESSA FALCON URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heidi Ellis, 36, was taught to love reading, to love her culture, and to...
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ycastmediagroup
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
Surviving Trauma: Trans Sex Worker Advocate Supports Others Facing Trauma
Chose sex trade to support child as she transitioned from being a male teen BY DIONNA DUNCAN URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C.–...
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ycastmediagroup
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
New Fund Launched to Improve Mental Health Services for Adolescents of Color and LGBTQ+
By Madeleine Voth, Urban Health Media Project participant and a student at Duke Ellington School of the Arts “What happens when reality...
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