Thursday, December 10, 2009

Vlogging for Change: How YouTube Has Become the Safe Space for a Generation of Queer Youth

So. Here it is. My final project, which, as many of you who were in class for my presentation last week know, is on the rise of queer youth vloggers on YouTube. This paper is basically a love letter to these rad kids who put everything out there and are single-handedly re-defining what voices are allowed to share their stories in the public sphere. The paper also serves as a plea to get more LGBT youth web-savvy and pumped to get on YouTube and give the world a piece of their mind.

I hope that you'll all take a couple minutes to watch this selection of videos discussed in my article:


(This one wasn't specifically mentioned in the article, but is a great example of the 5awesomegays style of vlogging...)

















Here is my article in PDF form. Click on each page number to get a little preview. The whole document be easily downloaded by clicking the "Download" button at the top of the widget.

VloggingForChange

I hope you all enjoy it, but most of all, I hope you all find it helpful.

Finally, please don't forget to support young vloggers speaking out about important issues on YouTube! Leave them a comment, favorite their video, or subscribe to their channel. These people definitely deserve to be appreciated.

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