{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69b433341b5a7dfbdf67e05b/6a039584a257c57500e1a04f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Our Journalist Spoke to Four Trans Foster Kids Who All Attempted Suicide. Why?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69b433341b5a7dfbdf67e05b/1778619734027-4f27473e-1464-46d3-bd3d-5981c3b6c342.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>LGBTQ kids make up <a href=\"https://www.hrc.org/resources/lgbtq-youth-in-the-foster-care-system\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a third</a> of the American foster care system and transgender kids enter it at <a href=\"https://perma.cc/APP3-9ZCC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">five times</a> the rate of the general population. But in 2026, there are few legal protections for LGBTQ youth in the system.</p><p><br></p><p>Uncloseted Media’s Sam Donndelinger spoke with case workers, advocates and survivors of the foster care system and <a href=\"https://www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/150-homes-in-10-years-how-the-foster\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">uncovered why it’s failing trans kids</a>. In this episode of “UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton,” Spencer sits down with Sam and breaks down the story’s key findings.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>“UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton” is a new podcast by Uncloseted Media, an investigative LGBTQ-focused nonprofit news publication. Follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChu2TFT8tC_1kNxZTlExOkw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong> // </strong><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/0naD6C9bz6pYhSpddWSxid?si=c14a127b8f024bd3&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=3f2b9586a8c24d8f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Spotify</strong></a><strong> // </strong><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncloseted-with-spencer-macnaughton/id1886465537\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Apple</strong></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>CREDITS:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Host: Spencer Macnaughton</p><p>Audio Production Intern: Bella Sayegh</p><p>Editor: Taya Strauss</p><p>Social producer/Design: Sophie Holland</p><p>Special thanks: Jennifer Moroz and Leital Molad</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Spencer Macnaughton"}