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25 years since Matthew Shepard: Where are we now?
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Where are we with LGBTQ+ civil rights and safety since Matthew Shepard's brutal 1998 murder? How can we curtail ongoing hate-based violence? The Ma...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, KUOW and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 9
Grandma inspired first lesbian Calif. Supreme Court Justice
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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California Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli Evans, the first out lesbian on the state's high court, was raised by her grandmother in public ho...

Bought by KVSC, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KGUA, and WORT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
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...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
OutCasting 0098 -- Using religion to discriminate against LGBTQ people -- part 23 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
Right-wing myths and the dismantling of the separation between church and state.

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


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
SCOTUS abortion case leak shows queer rights at risk too
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Out in the Bay's federal courts analyst details how the US Supreme Court's anticipated decision in Mississippi abortion case jeopardizes LGBTQ rights., Credit: Courtesy ACLU/AP
How deeply are LGBTQ civil liberties threatened by abortion cases now before the conservative-led U.S. Supreme Court? Federal courts journalist Lis...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: May 06, 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
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
OutCasting 0064 - GENDA - New York State's new Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Alex and Juli Grey-Owens
OutCaster OutCaster Alex talks with the longtime transgender activist Juli Grey-Owens about GENDA, which was finally enacted in January after almos...

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


  • Added: Aug 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Interview with psychologist Ritch Savin- Williams about his book "Being Who I am: Young Men on Being Gay"
From: Out of Bounds
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Lively interview w/ Savin-Williams after years of research about young gay men and how they navigate their lives in the 21st century.

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Bronski -- A Queer History of the United States.
From: Joseph Sr Dobzynski
Series: We All Live Here For What It's Worth
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Michael Bronski is an American academic and writer, best known for his 2011 book A Queer History of the United States.

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 25:03
  • Purchases: 1
Groundwork: Democracy Close to Home
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Caption: A resident of Chicago's 49th Ward., Credit: Melissa Beck
A timely one-hour special, hosted by NPR's Scott Simon, that tells stories of American democracy at the local level. We listen in as people wrestle...

Bought by KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, Nevada Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KRCU Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 79
Trans-Identites Part 3: Legislating Civil Rights
From: Tina Antolini
Series: Trans-Identities: A Community Comes Out in Western New England
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Transgender activists have been lobbying legislators in several states for civil rights protections... But in some New England states, the challeng...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 06:35
Trans-Identites Part 2: Mario's Story
From: Tina Antolini
Series: Trans-Identities: A Community Comes Out in Western New England
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From his earliest memory, Mario knew he wasn't in the right body.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:24
Trans-Identites Part 1: Robyn's Story
From: Tina Antolini
Series: Trans-Identities: A Community Comes Out in Western New England
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Born male, Robyn says she always felt she belonged with the girls, instead of the boys.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
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
George Bush, the Next Eliot Ness?
From: Dick Meister
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Passage of the constitutional ban on same-sex marriages sought by President Bush could make him an Eliot Ness, chasing violators as Ness chased vio...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:25
Professor Ritch Savin-Williams in conversation about important book "The New Gay Teenager."
From: Out of Bounds
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Savin-Williams discusses his book "The New Gay Teenager."

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Apr 03, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1