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WNYC’s Brian Lehrer talks about sex ed, gay youth
I love WNYC – New York’s Public Radio Station. It doesn’t make This American Life or Wait Wait…Dont’ Tell Me, but it still has some amazing programs. My favorite show is Radio Lab (I’m a nerd, I know) but I recently discovered the Brian Lehrer show because of some very interesting topics they’ve had on recently.
The first is sex education in New York City. AIDS education is required here but Sex Education is not. A lot of advocates and teenagers are trying to change this and there’s a great piece on this process and why sex education should be mandatory in New York City. You can listen to the whole show on WNYC’s website.
Second, more than 25% of all homeless youth in New York City are gay. The show explores the reasons behind this and looks at the special challenges that gay homeless youth are facing. Listen here.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
25% of homeless kids are gay? Really?
December 29th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
It’s true. If the major reasons for being a homeless kid are losing your parents and getting kicked out of the house, then in many households, being gay is grounds for kicking a child out. It can be incredibly hard to be a gay teenager.