The public television series “IN THE LIFE”, produced by In The Life Media, documents the full range of the gay experience and the issues that impact our lives and our communities through stories on politics and public policy, personal and community health, religion and spirituality, and more. Since 1992, “IN THE LIFE” has delivered provocative and diverse documentary stories about the LGBT experience to a national television audience.
Learn more about the “IN THE LIFE” series by clicking here: http://www.inthelifetv.org
Airing next month:
Bullycides
Studies show that youth who are bullied are five times more likely to be depressed and to report suicidal thoughts. LGBT children and those who are perceived to be gay, lesbian or challenge tradition gender roles are among those most likely to be targeted by bullies. In this look at the most tragic outcome for kids tormented by kids, we meet heartbroken families fighting for federal legislation to protect their children.
In The States
Our first installment of this IN THE LIFE feature takes us to Ohio, a state ranked among the worst for LGBT rights. Ohio legislators not only banned same sex marriages but barred unmarried state employees from receiving benefits for domestic partners; transgender Ohioans lack basic civil rights including the right to correct their birth certificates and LGBT people can be legally fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. In this look at the gay experience in the heartland, we meet locals with deep ties to their community organizing for equal rights.
The Right To Live will begin airing March 1st and be available for free video streaming and downloadable podcasts from the IN THE LIFE website.
To find out when it will air in your local area, to stream or download it, go to www.inthelifetv.org.
Unfortunately, our local PBS station, WOSU Columbus (Ch 34), does not air this important series. You can help by contacting WOSU and urging them to add “IN THE LIFE” to their programming!
The “IN THE LIFE” website has made this call to action easy by providing e-mail and letter/fax templates to use.
Send an e-mail to this station by clicking here:
http://www.inthelifetv.org/servlet/schedule?a=email&station=117
Print a letter to fax or mail to this station by clicking here:http://www.inthelifetv.org/servlet/schedule?a=letter&station=117
Or write your own e-mail, letter or fax. Here is the contact information for WOSU-TV34:
WOSU-TV34
2400 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-9678
Fax: (614) 688-3343
