How does audio play a role in the way this story is told?

The audio like in a movie, changes with the way the mood of the story is going. Due to the podcast only being something you listen to, the audio is important.

 

What parts of the podcast are particularly effective and why?

The part of the podcast that I found the most effective were the stories from people dealing with this discrimination and statistics which really gives you a perspective about how bad this issue is.

 

How does it compare to the more visual story we got from Martha Hall’s books?

Martha Hall’s books still showed pain but she expressed it in a different way, she funneled her pain into art which worked for her. These teens told their stories in hope that it will change the way people think about the LGBTQ community.

 

Some extra notes I toke:

  • One of the girls that spoke came out as gay to her best friend and it did not go over well, her friends parents asked them to meet at Starbucks and one of her friends parents asked “why are you making this choice, you are hurting so many people you love, you are going to lose everyone you love”.
  • People using the words “gay” or “faggot” in describing things they find worthless or stupid.
  • Kids are afraid of losing their parents if they come out to them. We want our parents to be proud of us
  • Parents don’t want their kids to be bullied so they want them to be straight.
  • “being gay isn’t a condition” (Anne Hallward_
  • 74% of gay or transgender teens report being verbally harassed
  • A suicide hotline gets 45,000 calls every year
  • 1/3 of transgender teens report being physically harmed
  • 30% of LGBTQ teens attempt suicide
  • “depression is a short road”
  • The problem isn’t who they are, but how they are treated.
  • “it’s terrible to feel like you don’t belong”
  • Aiden’s mom said,” I don’t feel like I lost a child, I feel like I have gained an amazing son”
  • When schools create GSTA, it actual helps straight boys more than the LGBTQ community due to the number of kids that are picked on for people thinking they are gay.