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Q-Radio
 Youth Radio’s First Media Production Workshop focused on “Queer” or GLBTQ (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender and Questioning) Youth.
Youth Radio Los Angeles Fall Workshop 2007
The intention of this workshop was to focus on the issues that concern queer youth, and to address the lack of young queer voices in the media. Each student was motivated to make a difference in the GLBTQ community.
“The Rainbox Remix”
We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re blogging! From gay marriage to traveling drag king troupes to transgender health concerns and what it means to be an “ally,” check out writing by Youth Radio’s Ohim Sheeme, Jennifer Obakhume and Noel Ramon. You will be surprised and delighted by the range of humor, politics, health and arts “Coming Out” of Queer youth culture. And finally you’re chance to decode the longest acronym EVER: LGBTQQIA…. Que? “The Rainbox Remix”
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 Homophobia In East LA
 Hector reflects on homophobia in the largely Latino neighborhood of East Los Angeles. After being threatened in his neighborhood, Hector talks about coming to terms with homophobia within his own culture and his own family.
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Three Muskateers
Jackie brings this story about her friendship with Daniel and Miguel, who are both gay. “We’re like the three musketeers,” she says. Over the last 12 years, Jackie has seen her two best friends grow into themselves, struggle with coming out, and express their identities in very distinct ways. |
Dealing With Violent Homophobia
 In May of 2007, Anne was brutally beaten up by two men for being gay. The incident ultimately led her to move her away from her close-knit family in Sacramento, and live with an aunt in Los Angeles. Anne recounts what happened that day, and how her family came to deal with the trauma. |
Doble Vida/Double Life
He offers this commentary about living a double life: in one life, he’s out and proud with his boyfriend and some friends, and in the other – in the closet with family. He discusses the difficulty of coming out as a young gay person, especially when his religion – Catholicism- says that homosexuality is a sin. En Espanol para Radio Juventud |
From the Eyes of an Ally
Jennifer thinks being an ally to the GLBTQ community is one of the greatest things in the world because "it shows that there's some people out there with compassion who aren't judgmental of anybody just because of their sexual orientation". She shares her perspective “from the eyes of an ally” on the Q-Radio Blog, “The Rainbow Remix.” |
Same Sex Marriages
Ohim strongly opposes a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriages. But he offers a controversial twist to this already hotly debated topic: Ohim feels that marriage itself should be banned and counters the argument that marriage is a sacred tradition. He says that the sanctity of marriage has areadly been lost, as seen in rising divorce rates and 24-hour las vegas marriages. “The Rainbow Remix.” |
About The Host Organization
Art Share Los Angeles is a community arts incubator whose mission is to shape lives through art, education and community action. Operating out of a huge converted warehouse in the Artists’ District, Art Share offers free art classes with incredibly talented artists. The Los Angeles Times dubbed Art Share ‘the Town Hall of downtown Los Angeles’ for its function as ‘the meeting place of culture, ideas and education’. www.artsharela.org
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