All My Stuff in Bags

When Daniel Sosa turned 18, his father kicked him out of the house for being gay. Daniel describes the night he was forced to leave, the struggles he faces as a high school student living on his own, and his desire to return home again.

Best Documentary: Honorable Mention2004 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition

2004 / Amy Drozdowska / Hillary Frank / Chicago Matters, Chicago Public Radio, USA

When Daniel Sosa turned 18, his father kicked him out of the house for being gay. Daniel describes the night he was forced to leave, the struggles he faces as a high school student living on his own, and his desire to return home again.

All My Stuff in Bags won a Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award in the 2004 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition. The story aired as part of the Chicago Matters: Our Next Generation series.


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Amy Drozdowska

Amy Drozdowska is an award-winning journalist and multimedia producer who has worked in public radio, both in the US and abroad, for over a decade.

Hillary Frank

Hillary Frank (@hillaryfrank) is the creator and executive producer of The Longest Shortest Time, the parenting show for everyone.


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