Published in Washington Blade online publication on May 18, 2023. Whether on Instagram, YouTube or TikTok, queer youth are able to...

By Vanessa Falcon, Pamela Rentz and Mary Stapp MYTH: Being gay is a “choice” Americans are evenly split on whether sexual orientation is...

By Adrian Gibbons and Mary Stapp For teenagers, many of whom are not out, Pride month can mean everything. Whether it is a parade where...

By Hermes Falcon and Mary Stapp Youthcast Media Group® This story was published by the Washington Blade online publication June 15, 2021....

By Dillon Lives Youthcast Media Group® This story was posted in the Washington Blade online publication June 17, 2021. Ever since the...

Editor’s Note: The author of this story needs to remain anonymous for reasons you will read about. She is a rising 11th-grader and lives...

Miami and Baltimore– Urban Health Media Project reporter Vanessa Falcon, a high school student in Miami, interviewed Arin Jayes, 30, of...

By Malaya Mason and Anthony Green Youthcast Media Group® WASHINGTON -- As a young gay black man living in the city’s Southeast district,...

On Feb. 18, UHMP hosted a focus group for LGBTQ+ youth addressing mental health within the LGBTQ+ community. Students were encouraged to...

BY VANESSA FALCON URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Heidi Ellis, 36, was taught to love reading, to love her culture, and to...

Chose sex trade to support child as she transitioned from being a male teen  This story was published on Feb. 8, 2021 in the DC Line , a...

By Madeleine Voth October 25, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® “What happens when reality is so painful, that hiding away is the only...