Sarah​ ​Vamvounis Whitney​ ​Langston Aurora​ ​Cullerton Proposal​ ​for​ ​LRNG Problem: Resources​ ​for​ ​LGBT+​ ​youth​ ​can​ ​present​ ​to​ ​be​ ​very​ ​few​ ​and​ ​far​ ​between.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​that these​ ​resources​ ​become​ ​easily​ ​accessible​ ​for​ ​all​ ​youth​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​build​ ​understanding​ ​and acceptance.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​past​ ​few​ ​years​ ​representation​ ​has​ ​helped​ ​greatly​ ​in​ ​spreading​ ​awareness​ ​fin hope​ ​that​ ​issues​ ​such​ ​as​ ​alienation,​ ​hate​ ​crimes,​ ​and​ ​LGBT+​ ​homelessness​ ​is​ ​reduced,​ ​and with​ ​time,​ ​eradicated. Vision: Our​ ​vision​ ​is​ ​to​ ​educate​ ​youth​ ​about​ ​LGBT+​ ​issues​ ​and​ ​resources​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​build​ ​a​ ​better community​ ​for​ ​all​ ​individuals​ ​by​ ​correcting​ ​misconceptions​ ​people​ ​may​ ​have.​ ​We​ ​hope​ ​to​ ​remind youth​ ​who​ ​identify​ ​as​ ​LGBT+​ ​that​ ​they​ ​are​ ​valid​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​if​ ​people​ ​in​ ​their​ ​lives​ ​challenge that​ ​fact.​ ​Additionally,​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​that​ ​these​ ​“playlists”​ ​can​ ​help​ ​those​ ​struggling​ ​to​ ​find​ ​or understand​ ​their​ ​identity.​ ​Once​ ​we​ ​can​ ​educate​ ​these​ ​students,​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​they​ ​will​ ​apply​ ​this information​ ​in​ ​places​ ​such​ ​as​ ​work​ ​and​ ​school,​ ​which​ ​with​ ​some​ ​luck​ ​and​ ​drive,​ ​can​ ​lead​ ​to networking​ ​and​ ​opportunities. Benefit: We​ ​know​ ​LNRG​ ​is​ ​huge​ ​on​ ​building​ ​connections​ ​for​ ​the​ ​community​ ​and​ ​for​ ​future​ ​job​ ​prospects by​ ​awarding​ ​“xp”​ ​from​ ​the​ ​website’s​ ​“playlists”.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​our​ ​hope​ ​that​ ​this​ ​LGBT+​ ​information​ ​helps youth​ ​become​ ​more​ ​open​ ​minded​ ​and​ ​hopefully​ ​encourage​ ​them​ ​to​ ​give​ ​time​ ​to​ ​their communities​ ​in​ ​the​ ​form​ ​of​ ​helping​ ​organizations​ ​in​ ​their​ ​community--organizations​ ​whose​ ​focus is​ ​safe​ ​spaces​ ​or​ ​ ​preventing​ ​LGBT+/youth​ ​homelessness​ ​to​ ​name​ ​a​ ​couple.​ ​These organizations​ ​present​ ​a​ ​magnitude​ ​of​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​experience​ ​and​ ​networking​ ​which​ ​gives these​ ​“playlists”​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​potential Delivery: We​ ​will​ ​work​ ​to​ ​create​ ​at​ ​minimum​ ​of​ ​3​ ​“playlists”​ ​for​ ​students​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​personal​ ​accounts, provided​ ​resources,​ ​and​ ​passages.​ ​These​ ​resources​ ​will​ ​be​ ​uploaded​ ​to​ ​the​ ​LRNG​ ​site​ ​as​ ​any other​ ​“playlist”​ ​would​ ​be​ ​in​ ​order​ ​for​ ​the​ ​students​ ​to​ ​use​ ​them​ ​as​ ​resources​ ​and​ ​guidance. Success​ ​Criteria: As​ ​of​ ​right​ ​now,​ ​we’re​ ​not​ ​really​ ​sure​ ​how​ ​to​ ​go​ ​about​ ​measuring​ ​our​ ​success.​ ​If​ ​there’s​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to see​ ​if​ ​our​ ​videos/podcasts​ ​are​ ​being​ ​viewed,​ ​I​ ​suppose​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​number​ ​of​ ​views​ ​would​ ​count as​ ​success,​ ​but​ ​if​ ​not​ ​then​ ​we’ll​ ​have​ ​to​ ​figure​ ​something​ ​else​ ​out. Cost/Budget: We​ ​believe​ ​we’ll​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​make​ ​our​ ​podcasts​ ​with​ ​the​ ​technology​ ​currently​ ​available​ ​to​ ​us,​ ​so we​ ​don’t​ ​need​ ​to​ ​buy​ ​new​ ​materials​ ​or​ ​really​ ​spend​ ​money.​ ​If​ ​that​ ​changes,​ ​then​ ​we​ ​are​ ​willing to​ ​work​ ​out​ ​the​ ​budget​ ​details​ ​as​ ​we​ ​figure​ ​out​ ​what​ ​we’re​ ​missing. Deadline/Plan/Approach:

Sarah​ ​Vamvounis Whitney​ ​Langston Aurora​ ​Cullerton Our​ ​plan​ ​is​ ​to​ ​create​ ​detailed​ ​and​ ​informative​ ​“playlists”​ ​on​ ​the​ ​LRNG​ ​site​ ​with​ ​the​ ​deadlines and​ ​descriptions​ ​as​ ​followed. Topics: Coming​ ​out​ ​(October​ ​30th) ● Our​ ​goal​ ​with​ ​this​ ​specific​ ​podcast​ ​is​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​honest​ ​coming​ ​out​ ​stories.​ ​The​ ​process of​ ​coming​ ​out​ ​can​ ​be​ ​awkward,​ ​lovely,​ ​awful,​ ​overwhelming,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​to​ ​prove​ ​that no​ ​matter​ ​how​ ​it​ ​goes,​ ​there’s​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to​ ​go​ ​one​ ​from​ ​there.​ ​By​ ​putting​ ​the​ ​podcast​ ​on LRNG,​ ​we​ ​are​ ​making​ ​them​ ​available​ ​to​ ​many​ ​schools​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​for​ ​the​ ​students​ ​and through​ ​this​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​to​ ​show​ ​that​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​it​ ​all,​ ​coming​ ​out​ ​isn’t​ ​the​ ​same​ ​for everyone,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​should​ ​work​ ​towards​ ​making​ ​sure​ ​everyone​ ​has​ ​a​ ​support​ ​system. Homelessness​ ​(Nov​ ​17) ● Homelessness​ ​among​ ​LGBT​ ​people​ ​is​ ​a​ ​large​ ​issue​ ​in​ ​the​ ​community.​ ​We​ ​believe​ ​that everyone​ ​deserves​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​place​ ​to​ ​live​ ​and​ ​to​ ​be​ ​accepted,​ ​and​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​that​ ​with bringing​ ​attention​ ​to​ ​this​ ​issue,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​help​ ​to​ ​start​ ​more​ ​discussions​ ​on​ ​the​ ​issue​ ​and put​ ​the​ ​word​ ​out​ ​there​ ​for​ ​resources​ ​available​ ​to​ ​homeless​ ​LGBT​ ​people. Resources​ ​(Dec​ ​1) ● As​ ​the​ ​final​ ​podcast,​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​to​ ​shell​ ​out​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​resource​ ​information​ ​to​ ​help​ ​LGBT youth.​ ​These​ ​resources​ ​could​ ​be​ ​ones​ ​that​ ​we​ ​ourselves​ ​found​ ​funny,​ ​useful,​ ​or​ ​helpful in​ ​any​ ​way.​ ​In​ ​providing​ ​these​ ​resources,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​allow​ ​for​ ​a​ ​continuation​ ​of​ ​the discussion,​ ​and​ ​if​ ​our​ ​videos/podcasts​ ​were​ ​helpful​ ​to​ ​anyone,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​point​ ​them​ ​in​ ​the right​ ​direction​ ​to​ ​find​ ​other​ ​resources​ ​that​ ​can​ ​guide​ ​them​ ​along. Our​ ​approach​ ​is​ ​to​ ​include​ ​podcasts,​ ​passages,​ ​video,​ ​external​ ​resources,​ ​and​ ​potentially images​ ​to​ ​convey​ ​each​ ​topic​ ​and​ ​require​ ​annotations​ ​and​ ​other​ ​varieties​ ​of​ ​responses.