IN THE LIFE

Over 500,000 children in the United States are in foster care. More than 100,000 children await adoption. Despite this growing need, some states currently restrict gay adoption.

This November, IN THE LIFE presents the introductory excerpt of the film "Preacher's Sons" a provocative, real-life story about The Stewarts: ...five troubled boys - pulled from the train wreck of foster care, and the two men who are now their fathers. This intimate look at an unlikely family transcends all political convictions, revealing the struggles, humor and love that unites all families. Filmmaker, C. Roebuck Reed shares her experience making this film about a non-traditional family and gay adoption.
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40 years after the Stonewall uprising, the LGBT movement is more visible than ever. But many queer people who do not conform to the image of gender, race and class most pervasive in the media, remain largely invisible—even to the movement. This month, we look at how LGBT people living on the economic margins of our so...ciety are organizing themselves to find housing, improve their professional skills, and obtain employment and health care.Read More

Meet producer Richard Davis ("The Unseen Gays: Struggling on the Margins") and guests from organizations featured in the show.

40 years after the Stonewall uprising, the LGBT movement is more visible than ever. But many queer people who do not conform to the image of gender, race and class most pervasive in the media, ...remain largely invisible—even to the movement.

This October, we look at how LGBT people living on the economic margins of our society are organizing themselves to find housing, improve their professional skills, and obtain employment and health care.

THE UNSEEN GAYS: STRUGGLING ON THE MARGINS
At a time when nearly every corner of the country is suffering from market downturns and high unemployment rates, many in the LGBT community are especially hard hit. In our lead segment, we look at how racial, economic and gender-based discrimination result in disproportionate rates of poverty, unemployment and homelessness among the most marginalized members of our community.

A CONVERSATION WITH…
Stonewall Community Foundation Director Thai Pham, and FIERCE Executive Director Rickke Mananzala. They discuss the renewed commitment to philanthropy many LGBT people are making, economic activism and the synergy of their organizations.

HABITAT'S FIRST LGBT UNITY BUILD
For many LGBT people, the recent economic crisis reinvigorated the spirit of volunteerism. At Habitat for Humanity’s first LGBT Unity Build Day, we speak with the community members who came out in support of affordable housing while raising visibility for the movement. Read More