Why a gay teenager’s graduation speech is going viral

About this episode

The episode discusses a viral graduation speech by a gay teenager and touches on issues faced by queer youth, including vaping and transgender support.

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People in this episode

Host: Kevin McGrath

Topics covered

• graduation speech
• LGBTQ+ youth
• vaping
• transgender support
• viral content

Keywords

• graduation
• LGBTQ+ news
• vaping
• transgender
• youth
• viral speech
• acceptance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: George Mason University

Places: Australia, Kentucky, Virginia, Louisville, America

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