Joey Castillo

My MA report, The Outcomes Project, proposes a web-based, multi-platform website responding to the need for family support strategies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people. Using multimedia journalism, The Outcomes Project aims to educate families as they navigate the process of a child’s coming out.

These medium format, black and white photos will be exhibited in real-world locations, and will appear next to QR codes linking to online videos that tell nuanced stories of how coming out affects both child and family. By presenting video interviews alongside written text and well-sourced research about LGBT children and their families, this project offers families resources to support their children and to build healthy family bonds.

Achieving positive, healthy relationships of acceptance requires time and work on the part of both children and parents. By humanizing “coming out” experiences, The Outcomes Project aims to give parents deeper insight into what their child may be feeling, in a moment when many families experience confusion, feelings of isolation and fear.

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