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World’s first Drag Laureate shares art, joy, politics of drag
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: D'Arcy Drollinger's character Diana Midnight in his play "Bitch Slap" has just been slapped by another character., Credit: Gooch
We’ve heard of poet laureates. What is a DRAG laureate? And why has drag, an increasingly popular form of entertainment, become a political footbal...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KZYX, Baltimore Public Media, KGNU Community Radio, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: May 15, 2024
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 9
All-trans rock band Lipstick Conspiracy reunites
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Cover art of Lipstick Conspiracy 2006 album “A Perfect Alibi”, Credit: Larry Utley
In part as a “joyful antidote” to the escalation of anti-LGBTQ laws across the US, San Francisco’s all-transwomen rock band Lipstick Conspiracy is ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
Passion for politics in 'Paul for Pete'
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg in January 2020 at a supporter’s home in Denver, Colorado., Credit: Leslie Ginsburg
With crucial midterm elections underway, how can individuals make an impact? “Paul for Pete” author Paul Mason Barnes, a key volunteer on Pete Butt...

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  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
OutCasting 0095 -- Using religion to discriminate against LGBTQ people -- part 20 of an in-depth exploration
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Jennifer C. Pizer, OutCaster Isha, Credit: Jennifer Pizer image - Lambda Legal
The Biden administration’s work to undo the anti-LGBTQ policies of the Trump administration; current status of the Equality Act; growth in inclusiv...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Marilyn Mitchell melds life, politics on new solo album
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Marilyn Mitchell‘s “Lives Aligned” album was co-created with musician and audio engineer Craig Dukes.
Singer-songwriter Marilyn Mitchell, a member of San Francisco’s popular 2003-2010 all-trans rock band Lipstick Conspiracy, shares new music and lif...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
How SCOTUS abortion cases could affect us all
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Out in the Bay's federal courts analyst says the US Supreme Court's anticipated decision in Missouri abortion case could jeopardize LGBTQ rights., Credit: ACLU / AP
How much are our most personal rights threatened by abortion cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court? For example, in addition to abortion, our ri...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Don’t ‘pray away the gay’ - we’re ‘Born Perfect’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Freedom March, a current “ex-gay” group, co-opts queer imagery and holds rallies against conversion therapy bans. Cropped film still from “Pray Away” documentary., Credit: Multitude Films/Netflix
Canada's nationwide ban on conversion therapy took effect January 7. Why no national ban in the US? Despite clear evidence that conversion therapy ...

Bought by KALW and WORT


  • Added: Jan 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Gender(s)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kathryn Bond Stockton
It’s a girl or a boy. That’s identifiable at birth. Binary. A biological inheritance. Today, however, when it comes to gender, we’re living in a fl...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
LGBTQ people stuck in Afghanistan fear execution
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Despite massive evacuations after the Taliban takeover in August, tens of thousands of LGBTQ people remain in Afghanistan fearing for their lives, ...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
OutCasting 0083 -- Using religion to discriminate against LGBTQ people -- part 8 of a series
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Jennifer C. Pizer, OutCaster Lucas, Credit: Jennifer Pizer photo courtesy of Lambda Legal
Can a cakeshop legally cite religious beliefs in refusing to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple? And what’s the bigger picture?

Bought by RADIOLEX, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
OutCasting 0063 - The Stonewall Uprising, 50 years Later - Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: The Stonewall Inn, NYC, Credit: Diana Davies via New York Public Library
A look back at LGBTQ activism, putting the Stonewall uprising into historical context on its 50th anniversary.

Bought by KZYX and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
OutCasting 0062 – The Stonewall Uprising, 50 years Later – Part 2 of a Series
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: Journalist and activist Andy Humm
A look back at LGBTQ activism, putting the Stonewall uprising into historical context on its 50th anniversary.

Bought by KZYX, Radio Catskill, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jun 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
OutCasting 0061 - The Stonewall Uprising, 50 years Later - Part 1 of a Series
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: The Stonewall Inn, NYC, Credit: Diana Davies via New York Public Library
A look back at LGBTQ activism, putting the Stonewall uprising into historical context on its 50th anniversary.

Bought by KZYX, Radio Catskill, KPSQ-LP, WMPG, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
LGBTQ Social Movements
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Lisa M. Stulberg
The LGBTQ movement has had many social successes over the past few decades. Several states now recognize gay marriage and workplace equality. Still...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Christina Crosby talks about her sudden paralysis at age 50
From: Out of Bounds
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Professor Crosby talks candidly about her bicycle accident via her memoir “A Body Undone: Living on With Great Pain.”

  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Before I Do
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Elizabeth Schwartz
The first time a US Supreme Court ruling came out in favor of the LGBT community was in 1958. That was the beginning of a slow and arduous process...

Bought by KUAC and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 16 - Writer Sarah Schulman Interview
From: Andy Moore
Series: Andy's Treasure Trove
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Episode 16 features an interview from 2009 with the noted writer Sarah Schulman, the author of After Dolores, Shimmer, People in Trouble, Rat Bohem...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 35:31
Interview with Mike Jones, author of "I had to Say Something" a memoir about his relationship with and eventual outing of Rev. Ted Haggard
From: Tish Pearlman
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Mike Jones, an ex-escort, discusses his relationship and eventual outing of Ted Haggard, which led to Haggard's downfall

  • Added: Oct 09, 2007
  • Length: 26:30