Episodes
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What Does It Mean To Be An Ally?
S1 E6 - 6m 43s
What does it really mean to be an ally? Join Dyllón as he visits a baker in the heart of the Bible Belt who risked putting his business on the line to take a stand for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Championing LGBTQ+ Healthcare in Mississippi
S1 E5 - 8m 35s
In many parts of the Southern United States, it’s legal for doctors to deny services to LGBTQ+ people based on their religious beliefs. Meet a team of doctors in Jackson, Mississippi, who are determined to foster an environment where patients have access to the critical healthcare that they need.
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Fighting for Same-Sex Adoption in the South
S1 E4 - 6m 54s
Did you know that there are 11 states in the U.S. that allow for adoption discrimination based on religious grounds? Meet one family from Alabama who wouldn’t let anyone, or any law, get in the way of them getting married and adopting their daughter.
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Polyamory, Demisexuality, and Being Transgender in the South
S1 E3 - 9m 30s
From identity and dating to good sex and managing diverging expectations in the queer community, this conversation has it ALL. Dyllón Burnside sits down with a diverse group of LGBTQ+ community members at the Creating Change Conference in Dallas, TX, in Jan 2020.
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An Openly Gay Pastor’s Journey to Acceptance in the South
S1 E2 - 7m 13s
Being out in the church can be difficult—but it doesn’t have to be that way. Join Dyllón Burnside as he meets an openly gay minister at a small, mainstream church in Jackson, Mississippi, committed to creating a community open to all who take the command to “love thy neighbor as thyself” to heart.
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Out, Proud & Southern: Dyllón Burnside’s Story
S1 E1 - 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.
Extras + Features
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Lesbian Moms in Conservative Alabama
3m 2s
April and Ginger Aaron-Brush share what life is like as a lesbian couple in Alabama, their decision to remain in a conservative city, and the process of adopting their daughter, Avery.
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Jessica Gonzalez - Openly Queer Texas State Representative
3m 17s
Jessica Gonzalez shares the importance of her Mexican culture with Dyllón and how having an LGBTQ caucus in the Texas House of Representatives is having a positive impact on the community.
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Trailer
30s
Follow queer actor Dyllón Burnside on a journey to discover how LGBTQ Americans are finding ways to live authentically and with pride in the modern South.
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Inside a Rainbow Family - House of Montage
3m 8s
Dyllón is invited to join the House of Montage for dinner. He learns how this Rainbow Family started and how important it has been for its members to have a bond like this in their lives.
Schedule
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