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Gay Calif. Supreme Court Justice values struggle
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Martin Jenkins makes history as the first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice, and only the third Black man ever to serve on the state's...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
'Funeral Diva' poet Pamela Sneed: "We can heal"
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Pamela Sneed's poetic memoir "Funeral Diva" is described as a “coming of age in New York City during the late 1980s.”, Credit: Patricia Silva
Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. She reads selections from her memoir, Funeral Diva, and shares some of her life story. ...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Pride Grand Marshal Twins Encourage ‘Tough Conversations’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: The Green twins at the African American Art & Culture Complex’s Open Air Gallery in San Francisco, Credit: Janice Lee
“We are here for the tough conversations,” says Melorra Green, speaking for herself and sister Melonie Green. On this week’s Out in the Bay, the tw...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:29
Big Freedia, “Queen of Bounce” — no guns, more twerking!
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Big Freedia is credited with bringing New Orleans "Bounce" music to the rest of the USA, Credit: Brad Hebert
New Orleans musician Big Freedia is famous for her music and twerking; her life story and anti-gun activism are less well known.

  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:29
August 2020 – Black Lives Matter protest
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: Woman holding a rainbow flag with BLM, Credit: OutCaster Justin
Gay teenager attends a Black Lives Matter protest in a suburb of NYC.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2020
  • Length: 08:15