Tag: LGBTQ youth
SUMMER OF SASS the work program that transforms lives by relocating LGBTQI 18-20 year olds gets a VERY BIG BREAK
Queerguru has been following Summer Of Sass since comedian Kristen Becker started it 6 years ago : It is a summer work program that transforms lives by relocating LGBTQI 18-20 yr olds from oppressive areas in the US to the welcoming community of Provincetown, Mass which has been an amazing success: now we sat…
Pier Kids : homelesss LGBTQ kids of color forging their own sense of community
Elegance Bratton’s compelling documentary on the homeless LGBTQ kids of color that center their lives around the piers in NY’s Greenwich village has been years in the making. He started filming in 2011 and shot footage up until 2016 by when some of the kids had grown up, and a few had sadly died,…
Wrapping up the first Summer of Sass
#SummerofSass is a wonderful new scheme by Kristen Becker to give troubled #LGBT youth from the Deep South a summer to work and live in #PTown . We caught up with her as the summer draws to an end to see how it all worked out for everyone. Filmed by #HusseinWentz for www.queergurutv.com