Charlotte gay youth perform stories of discrimination, coming out, family issues
by Matt | January 31st, 2006 |According to an article published by CRN Interactive, ten gay youth in Charlotte performed stories of discrimination, coming out and dealing with families. The performance was held at the Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte.
According to the article:
The script was created in workshop as collaboration between Fringe Benefits, a theatre education group based in Los Angeles, and Time Out Youth, a Charlotte organization offering support and emergency housing to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. Time Out Youth provided more than 130 nights of shelter in 2005 for LGBT teenagers who were turned away by their families.
The stories in the performance were inspired by the real life experiences of LGBT teens in Charlotte.
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uh… Can we get something like that up here in the Triad… especially in Winston-Salem, because God knows they have some issues over there when it comes to protecting LGBTQ youth.
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Matt, 21, is an LGBT activist and youth advocate working mainly within the cities of Greensboro & Winston-Salem and the State of North Carolina. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14, now currently serving as the Executive Director/Co-founder of Activate! - The North Carolina Advocacy Coalition.
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