Queer Talk: Raising Zoey by Documentary Filmmaker Dante Alencastre

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April 4 | 2016 Welcome to Queer Talk, a radio show hosted by Xavier Mejia. Queer Talk is part of the LGBT Hero Awards Talk Radio. The LGBT Hero Awards Talk Radio is a listener-funded progressive station that interviews guest from the world of entertainment, art and community, politics, public health, and business. lgbtheroawards.com Host | Xavier Mejia Guest | Dante Alencastre Raising Zoey is a documentary that depicts an eventful year in the life of transgender 13 year old girl, Zoey Luna, her mom, Ofelia and her older sister, Letty. Raising Zoey on Facebook www.facebook.com/rasingzoey Donate to help complete this film! www.gofundme.com/raisingzoey1 Affecting the lives of countless kids, teenagers and even adults, 13 year-old Zoey wants nothing more than to simply go to school, learn, have fun with friends and be a kid. Unfortunately, ignorance and intolerance have not always made this easy. Zoey, with the help of her mother and the ACLU, fought school officials for her right to self-identify in school. Even in the face of bullying and endless teasing from both school officials and students, Zoey determinedly continues to live her life as she is and tells her story in the hopes of helping others persevere in living their authentic lives.