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Groundwork: Democracy Close to Home
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Caption: A resident of Chicago's 49th Ward., Credit: Melissa Beck
A timely one-hour special, hosted by NPR's Scott Simon, that tells stories of American democracy at the local level. We listen in as people wrestle...

Bought by KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, Nevada Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KRCU Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 79
I'm Not A Drag Queen! I'm Sylvester!
From: Sarah Danson
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A bio of the single best disco artist, who changed performance forever, Sylvester.

  • Added: May 26, 2012
  • Length: 18:13
Any Other Name
From: Will Dean
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Names are important signifers, but they are also very mutable. This piece focuses on the slipperiness of names: how their meanings can change, why ...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 57:44
The Decisions Project - 22 - Accepting Gay Father
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A teenage girl talks about learning that her father is gay and her subsequent decision to stay with him.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
It's An Accomplishment
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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"Kyle," a FTM transgender 14-year-old, desperately wants to tell his classmates and peers that he was born a girl.

Bought by WCPN, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUOW, WMPG, and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 5
The Decisions Project - 2 - Coming Out
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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In this conversation, a man discusses his decision to accept his homosexuality.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 1
Girls on the Gridiron: Life with the Chicago Force
From: Robin Amer
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Four members of Chicago's all female tackle football team describe what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s game.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 20:16
  • Purchases: 1
Finding Miles
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
Caption: Megan
A story of transition; from Megan to Miles.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KGNU Community Radio, KGNU Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 5
Standing Up To 377
From: Abbie Fentress Swanson
Caption: Humsafar Gay Men's Health Clinic, Credit: (c) 2009 Abbie Fentress Swanson
A documentary examining the politics of homosexuality in India

Bought by KZYX and WRNC-LP


  • Added: May 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 2
Voting Against Our Family
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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This past November, Maine voters repealed a law legalizing gay marriage. Supporters on both sides of the issue were backed by strong religious con...

Bought by PRX Remix and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
Swing Free
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A look into the hidden world of Swingers.

Bought by KUT, SALTcast Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
Birth Plan
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Preparing for a major moment in unusual circumstances.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:19
Trans-Identites Part 2: Mario's Story
From: Tina Antolini
Series: Trans-Identities: A Community Comes Out in Western New England
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From his earliest memory, Mario knew he wasn't in the right body.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:24
Trans-Identites Part 1: Robyn's Story
From: Tina Antolini
Series: Trans-Identities: A Community Comes Out in Western New England
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Born male, Robyn says she always felt she belonged with the girls, instead of the boys.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
After the Forgetting
From: Erica Heilman
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This is a story about a Vermont family's experience living with an elderly member's progressive dementia. What happens to love when there is no mem...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 24:49
  • Purchases: 1
Beautiful, Painful Truth
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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Story of a man who must end a loving marriage when he comes to terms with his homosexuality.

Bought by KUT, KRCB 104.9, KUNM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 10:10
  • Purchases: 4
Picking Up the Pieces
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In the summer of 2006, Linda Boutaugh and Keri Fuchs were victims of a violent hate crime. Their home was destroyed, but their relationship survived.

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
  • Purchases: 2
"My name is Ellie, it used to be Elliot"
From: Sarah Yahm
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Ellie Castillo, a transgendered street performer in Provincetown, talks about her previous life as a Baptist minister.

Bought by WBHM and WFUV


  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 2
How To Destroy A Book
From: Peter Crimmins
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A San Francisco library book vandal evokes artistic reaction.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMPG, WBEZ, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2005
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 4
All My Body Parts Exist Now
From: Tom Leger
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Evan, 21-year-old female-to-male transsexual in NYC discusses sex and surgery

  • Added: Dec 11, 2004
  • Length: 21:32