Lindz Amer

A theatre kid grows up in Manhattan surrounded by musical theatre and progressive parents and still struggles to figure out their identify. Years later, they create a YouTube channel dedicated to making that process easier for kids today.

Episode 6 of the This Is My Family podcast, hosted by Lindz Amer, Tyler Greene, titled "Lindz Amer" was published on December 14, 2020 and runs 43 minutes.

December 14, 2020 ·43m · This Is My Family

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Summary

Episode Description

This week, Tyler talks to Lindz Amer, creator of Queer Kid Stuff, a web series focused on LGBTQ+ and social justice education for kids of ALL ages.

Lindz talks about growing up and not quite having the tools, support or media content to understand what they were going through and how that prompted them to create Queer Kid Stuff. They also open up about their own coming out process and the family they dream of for themselves in the years to come.

TED Talk: bit.ly/2WiyvVP

Queer Kid Stuff (Consent): bit.ly/2W8RuSO

Queer Kid Stuff (Stonewall for Kids): bit.ly/3me1lkL

About the Guest

Lindz Amer creates LGBTQ+ and social justice media for kids and families. They write, produce, and co-host Queer Kid Stuff, an original LGBTQ+ educational web series for ages 3 and up. They also produce and host a brand new family-friendly podcast called Activist, You! where they explore social justice topics through interviews with kid & youth activists. When they’re not working, you might find them hanging out with their energetic cattle dog mutt and incredible partner on a beach in New England, enjoying a puzzle, catching up on the latest Netflix show, fiddling with their various instruments, or dabbling in acrylic painting!

Find Us Online

- Website: timfshow.com

- Twitter: twitter.com/TIMFShow

- Facebook: facebook.com/TIMFShow

- Instagram: instagram.com/timfshow

The Team

This podcast is a production of The Story Producer.

Executive Producer & Host: Tyler Greene

Senior Producer: Tricia Bobeda

Editor & Engineer: Adam Yoffe

Associate Producer: Jackie Ball

Community Manager: Anika Exum

Art Director: Ziwu Zhou

Composer: Andrew Edwards

About Us

"This Is My Family" is a new podcast about building a life with the people we love.

As a gay dad in an interracial marriage, host Tyler Greene’s life is a testament to the fact that there are many ways to define family today. Each week, his conversations with guests reveal funny and heartfelt stories about how you can make a family, and how your family makes you.

Join us as we celebrate the beautifully messy connections that shape our lives.