A Special Presentation of LEAP AUDIO

“A Gay Dad’s Requiem for Leelah:

The Matthew Shepard of our Time”
Written by Rob Watson
http://evolequals.com/

The Presenters were David Ault and Mark Bruzee
Post Production by Mark Bruzee
Gymnopedie No. 1″ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Closing Music “DEFINED” by Ronan Parke
Used without permission.

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If you are a transgender person thinking about suicide, or if someone you know is, find worldwide resources at http://www.stop-homophobia.com/suicideprevention.htm . You can also reach the Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. LGBT youth thinking about suicide can also reach out to the Trevor Project Lifeline (ages 24 or younger) at 866-488-7386.

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We are proud to announce that in 2015 we will have 4 THEMED MONTHS dealing with issues that Gay teens and young adults face:

FEBRUARY 2015
SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
With the horrible loss of Leelah Alcorn last week and FAR TOO MANY MORE of our younger siblings, LEAP will devote it’s programming in February to the issue of Suicide. This includes those horrible cases of GLTB Teens committing suicide after ANTI_GAY Bullying.

MAY 2015
RAPE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

With Proms, Formals etc happening in the month of May, LEAP will broadcast stories of Rape and Rape survival all month.

JUNE 2015

PRIDE MONTH!
Come celebrate PRIDE month with us at LEAP with a series of stories about the history of the MODERN GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT. (We are Especially interested in talking to any STONEWALL SURVIVORS.)

OCTOBER 2015
COMING OUT (or NOT)

October 11 is National Coming Out day and all month LEAP will be highlighting stories, BOTH GOOD AND BAD, of coming out.

AUTHORS –

If you have under published or Unpublished works in the 20 page range that you would like to donate to LEAP (YOU RETAIN YOUR COPYWRITE) to produce in any of the above topics please contact us at:
producer@leapaudio.org

We Look forward to serving our community through out 2015.

LEAP AUDIO.ORG – Where Gay Characters are NORMAL.