Gay Girl Gone
Storytelling Podcasts
Of all the young revolutionaries in Syria during the Arab Spring, Amina is different. An out lesbian in a country where homosexuality is illegal, she bravely documents her life on the blog Gay Girl in Damascus. Her candid posts attract readers from around the world, and soon she has a wide, ardent following. But then a post appears saying Amina has been abducted. Her fans mobilize, desperate to track down and save their fearless heroine. What they find shocks them. Journalist Samira Mohyeddin investigates what actually happened to the infamous Gay Girl in Damascus in this 6-part series. The result is a twisted yarn that spans the globe and challenges our thinking on love, politics and identity in cyberspace. Listeners can access every episode for free weekly on Wednesdays (6 episodes total). If you want early, ad-free access, visit apple.co/cbcstories.
Location:
Canada
Genres:
Storytelling Podcasts
Description:
Of all the young revolutionaries in Syria during the Arab Spring, Amina is different. An out lesbian in a country where homosexuality is illegal, she bravely documents her life on the blog Gay Girl in Damascus. Her candid posts attract readers from around the world, and soon she has a wide, ardent following. But then a post appears saying Amina has been abducted. Her fans mobilize, desperate to track down and save their fearless heroine. What they find shocks them. Journalist Samira Mohyeddin investigates what actually happened to the infamous Gay Girl in Damascus in this 6-part series. The result is a twisted yarn that spans the globe and challenges our thinking on love, politics and identity in cyberspace. Listeners can access every episode for free weekly on Wednesdays (6 episodes total). If you want early, ad-free access, visit apple.co/cbcstories.
Language:
English
Email:
emilie.quesnel@cbc.ca
Gay Girl Gone Introduces: Split Screen: Kid Nation
Duration:00:36:49
EP 6 - The Blast Radius
Duration:00:54:15
EP 5 - Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are
Duration:00:37:28
EP 4 - On the Face of It
Duration:00:32:34
EP 3 - The Trustworthy Fortune Teller
Duration:00:29:07
EP 2 - My Father, The Hero
Duration:00:34:55
EP 1 - The Unicorn
Duration:00:35:20
Introducing: Gay Girl Gone
Duration:00:02:57