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A short interview with an out prof at UCSC that addresses ways to support GLTB folks at work and at school through the personal experiences of the interviewee....
Posted: Mon, Jul 6, 2009 7:43pm PDT
Preeti Shekar of KPFA Women's Magazine speaks with Roke Chaudry, member of the South Asian LGBT alliance Trikone, about the historic ruling decriminalizing homosexuality in India. Audio, 7 mins....
Posted: Sun, Jul 5, 2009 9:11pm PDT
Hear 40 minutes of audio from the 17th Annual Dyke March in Dolores Park, San Francisco on June 27, 2009. A four-hour event with speakers and performers took place in the park from 3-7PM, leading up to the March and after-party in the Castro. First up. hear a set from Arab Hip Hop performer Tru Bloo. Then two veteren performers: next is actress Sharon Gless, who took time out from filming with some of her crew members to travel to the event: and finally, a fired-up performance from comedia...
Posted: Sun, Jul 5, 2009 1:33pm PDT
2009 Trans March San Francisco took place in Dolores Park in the Mission District on Friday, June 26 with an event featuring speakers and performers from 3-7PM, followed by a march around the Mission. Trans March San Francisco continues to be the largest transgender event in the world. Listen to 37 minutes of audio form the event....
Posted: Sun, Jul 5, 2009 11:59am PDT
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Posted: Sat, May 30, 2009 8:54pm PDT
The Queerness of Class is a 28-minute radio documentary on the perceptions vs realities of class and income in the gay and lesbian community. Where did the idea that gay people are more affluent than straight people come from, and is it true? Listen to this 5-minute promo....
Posted: Wed, May 27, 2009 11:00pm PDT
Jacob spoke with the Maestr@s about this weekend's event honoring individuals and organizations county wide for their support and advocacy in the GLBTIQ community....
Posted: Mon, May 11, 2009 6:57pm PDT
San Diego hosted its seventh Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20. The event, begun in San Francisco in 1998, honors the people murdered throughout the year because of their actual or perceived Transgender status. A wide range of Queer community activists participated in the march and program. (Program duration: 27 min.)...
Posted: Mon, Nov 24, 2008 2:03pm PST
audio excerpts from the November 15th rally at City Hall; hear three speakers, including a Mormon working against Proposition 8; a lesbian mother; and a Latino man speak about their individual issues and experiences, along with announcements about organizing strategies and upcoming events to overturn Proposition 8; also, hear chants from the march down Market Street. (21 minutes)...
Posted: Sun, Nov 16, 2008 4:05pm PST
Robin McGehee says she was removed as the president of the PTA at her son’s Catholic School because of her activism on the No on 8 issue....
Posted: Sat, Nov 15, 2008 3:53pm PST
Singer Goya Sanchez talks about the event before her performance. Cantante Goya Sanchez habla del evento antes de su canción....
Posted: Sun, Aug 24, 2008 5:42pm PDT
One of Sanchez's compositions
Una composición de Sanchez...
Posted: Sun, Aug 24, 2008 5:42pm PDT
Today on the indynewswire: The history and motivation of organizers Maria Perez y Olga Fuentes in forming SOMOS LGBT and putting on Watsonville's first PRIDE celebration this Sunday August 24th at 10:30 AM. Hoy en la indynewswire: La historia y las motivaciones de organizadores Maria Perez y Olga Fuentes en formar SOMOS LGBT y en presentar el primer evento PRIDE/ORGULLO en este Domingo el 24 de Agosto a las 10:30 AM.
3 files, MP3 format, Bilingual English/Espanol, 1:26:26, 15:35, & 2:11...
Posted: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 12:55pm PDT
Skyler James, an out lesbian, joined the Army in 2006 at her parents strong urging. After a year of anti-homosexual harrassment, and before she was to be deployed to Iraq, James went AWOL and fled to Canada. She spoke to Courage to Resist from her home in Ontario. 10:33...
Posted: Sun, Aug 17, 2008 6:07pm PDT
The Human Rights Campaign is having its annual dinner in downtown San Francisco this evening. The dinner is a major event for the group and often attracts many politicians and celebrities. -But protests surrounding the event this year are expected to be particularly well-attended. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pulled out as a keynote speaker following intense lobbying from activists who are angry about the group’s stand on a federal gay rights bill. San Francisco city officials ...
Posted: Sat, Jul 26, 2008 7:23pm PDT
The theme of this year's March was "Marching for a Gender Inclusive ENDA"; hear over 30 minutes of audio on human rights issues: Maxine Dugan organizing for the legalization of prostitution in San Francisco; Vivien and Beck take the Human rights Campaign to task for supporting an ENDA (employment non-discrimination act) that excluded gender identity rights, speaking for a coalition working to secure transgender employment rights; Stephanie Shur and Ariana Davis of the World Gender Coalition s...
Posted: Wed, Jul 9, 2008 9:30pm PDT
hear audio from two TransMarch bands; punk trio Angela Chase play 5 songs in about 13 minutes - short songs, excellent sound reminded me of the Minutemen; King TuffNStuff, worldwide performer, "drag king of the blues" plays a high-spirited accoustic set (32 min)...
Posted: Wed, Jul 9, 2008 8:11pm PDT