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Out Here in America

Out Here in America

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 From the Biloxi, Miss., Sun Herald, host Justin Mitchell talks to military veterans, church leaders, celebrities and others about their LGBTQ experiences in small-town America.All rights reserved Social Sciences
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  • Investigating LGBTQ murders, with Margaret Baker

    Investigating LGBTQ murders, with Margaret Baker
    Oct 15 2018
    On this week's Out Here in America, Justin shares his final story for the show. His colleague Margaret Baker is the lead investigative reporter for the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi. She's covered a lot of murders but one about a transgender woman brought her closer to her identity and became a federal hate crime case. Hear Margaret's story about how she changed the way crimes against transgender individuals are prosecuted, all on Out Here in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Being forced out in small-town America, with Shelby Peranich

    Being forced out in small-town America, with Shelby Peranich
    Oct 1 2018
    On this episode of Out Here in America, Pass Christian, Miss.-native Shelby Peranich shares her story of falling in love in college, and subsequently being forced out back home. Today, she lives with her partner in Memphis, and talks to host Justin Mitchell about feeling accepted in the LGBTQ community there — as well as the proud LGBTQ community she sees forming back home along the Mississippi coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Life as an out fraternity brother at Alabama, with Austin Gaddis

    Life as an out fraternity brother at Alabama, with Austin Gaddis
    Aug 27 2018
    On this week's Out Here in America, Austin Gaddis shares his story of being closeted in one of the University of Alabama's largest fraternities. He also shares how he participated in a covert, underground gay dating system right under his brothers' noses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
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