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Out, Proud & Southern: Dyllón Burnside’s Story

Season 1 Episode 1 | 7m 30s

Did you know that the South is home to more queer people than any other region in the U.S.? Join host Dyllón Burnside as he recounts his own experience coming out in the South and travels to the heart of Alabama to meet Carmarion D. Anderson, a barrier-breaking transgender woman of color and the Alabama State Director of the Human Rights Campaign.

Aired: 05/20/20
Extras
A Mississippi baker takes a stand for LGBTQ+ rights.
In some states, it’s legal for doctors to deny services to LGBTQ+ people.
11 states in the U.S. allow for adoption discrimination based on religious grounds.
April and Ginger Aaron-Brush share what life is like as a lesbian couple in Alabama.
Dyllón chats with Jessica Gonzalez, an openly queer state representative in Texas.
Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey of LGBTQ discovery across the South.
Dyllón shares a meal with the House of Montage, a Rainbow Family in Mississippi.
Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey of LGBTQ discovery across the South.
A conversation with LGBTQ+ community members at the Creating Change Conference.
Being out in the church can be difficult—but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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A Mississippi baker takes a stand for LGBTQ+ rights.
In some states, it’s legal for doctors to deny services to LGBTQ+ people.
11 states in the U.S. allow for adoption discrimination based on religious grounds.
A conversation with LGBTQ+ community members at the Creating Change Conference.
Being out in the church can be difficult—but it doesn’t have to be that way.