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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask)

From the basic Trans 101 to more complex questions, analyst and activist Brynn Tannehill has written the ultimate “go-to” answer book about being transgender.  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know… explains it all.
We are fortunate enough to talk to Brynn about the launch of this important book, current issues facing the transgender community and all the questions we have had…. But been afraid to ask!
With Co-host Brody Levesque.

The LBGT Pilgrims Who Landed at the USA Border, What Awaits Them?

Hundreds of years ago, white pilgrims landed in what would eventually become the United States. Legend has it that they broke bread in a feast with the people who lived in the land, and that event became the United States Thanksgiving.  Fast forward to now. A group of LGBT pilgrims, breaking away from the Trump-Hysteria Caravan, have landed on the border of the same nation that birthed Thanksgiving. What awaits them? A party in power who fears and loathes them, threat of a wall and a militia.  Tonight, we talk to several of these modern day pilgrims, and to Aaron Jackson and Chris Gris, activists, in the spirit of the first Thanksgiving, seek to help them.
 
Co hosted by Brody Levesque.

Documenting a Gay Saint

Tonight we talk to filmmakers Bob Ostertag and Daniel Nicoletta about a soon-to-be produced documentary, Thanks to Hank.
 
Thanks to Hank is the story of a gay saint, a liberation movement, a plague, and an approach to gay activism that puts poor people first. 
 
Hank Wilson was the fiercest gay activist you never heard of.  In San Francisco during the 1970s and 80s, Hank was the Johnny Appleseed of gay liberation. Everywhere he went new organizations sprang up. Many are still with us. The AIDS Candlelight vigil he put together, five years before the formation of ACTUP, is now the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, organized by 1,200 community organizations in 115 countries. 
 
This documentary will tell his story with the help of star of Orange is the New Black Lea DeLaria, former California State Assembyperson Tom Ammiano, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and the Kronos Quartet.
 
With co-host, Brody Levesque.

When One LGBTQ Icon Lays Another to Rest: Bishop Gene Robinson and Matt Shepard

This week, LGBTQ icon Matthew Shepard was finally laid to rest.  He was interred at Washington, DC’s National Cathedral, as Bishop (retired) Gene Robinson, an LGBTQ icon himself officiated. Bishop Gene was a firebrand issue when he became the first openly gay Episcopal bishop years ago.
“There are three things I’d say to Matt: ‘Gently rest in this place. You are safe now. And Matt, welcome home.’ Amen.” he stated.
Tonight, we have Bishop Gene as our guest.  We will talk to him about love, spirit, historic events and his apology to those hurt by religious communities.
With co-host Brody Levesque.

The United States’ War on Transgender Americans : A Call to Activism

The Trump Administration has legally declared war on transgender people-- tonight we discuss what they are trying to do, and how activism can find it.  It is time for the trasgender ally community to fight, and fight hard.
Tonight we talk to renown trasgender analyst and activist Brynn Tannehill.  With co-host, journalist Brody Levesque.

We were there when Matthew Shepard Died… a 20 year remembrance

Twenty years ago a young gay man was beaten and left for dead, tied to a stark and lonely fence in the plains of Wyoming. His name was Matthew Shepard.  Twenty years ago to the day tomorrow, he died.
His death brought shock, horror and grief to millions who did not personally know him. It brought a much more personal effect on our guest tonight, Jim Osborn.
Jim Osborn is University of Wyoming’s Title IX coordinator, where he works to prevent sexual discrimination and misconduct.  Jim was a friend of Matthew Shepard He describes Shepard as someone who believed in “the beauty of people and humanity” in all forms. When Shepard died, Osborn made a promise to him. “I vowed that I would do everything in my power to pick up where he left off and to use my voice in any way that I could because his voice had been silenced,That’s part of the reason that I’m here 20 years later still today, telling his story and sharing his legacy and his way of looking at people.”
Tonight, he tells us that story, as does journalist Brody Levesque who covered the Shepard murder, on the scene, as a young reporter, two decades ago.

How DeVos’s New Investigation Seeks to Harm Transgender Kids

Tonight we talk about the "investigation" the department of Education is conducting around an alleged incident in Georgia.  Their aim appears to find a way to define transgender friendly facilities as "hostile".  Plus, we talk the FBI report on Kavanagh and get the latest scoop on the behind the scenes rumblings around his confirmation process.
With co-host Brody Levesque!

Kavanaugh Under Fire--- How is This Relevant to LGBTQ People?

Tonight, I have a rousing discussion with esteemed journalist Brody Levesque on today's historic hearing. We will cover behind the scenes details as well as an exclusive look at the relevance the hearings have on LGBTQ rights.

How LGBTQ Stories Save Lives and Change the World

We are all about stories, and our guest tonight, is one of the greatest presenters of LGBTQ stories.  We are talking to Nathan Manske—director of the I’m From Driftwood.
Through stories of various individuals, the program’s mission : “To the LGBT teens struggling to come out and deal with their sexuality, who to this day still attempt suicide 4 times more than straight kids, it says “you are not alone.” Other people have dealt with similar situations, families, communities and churches, and have overcome and are now living happy lives. It can happen for you, too. It gets so much better, I promise. -- To the people who don’t support equal rights, it says we’re not all that different after all. We all have stories and problems and loves and lives just like everyone else. So maybe we should all be treated like everyone else, too. --To the true story and short story enthusiasts, it says “Yay! True short stories!
Brody and I find out Nathan’s story tonight…  
Brody Levesque co-hosts.
 

A Supreme Nightmare, a Presidency in Shambles and India Comes to Its Senses

This week we are witnessing Supreme Court hearings that could alter civil rights for decades, the revelation that the presidency is in more of a shambles than we could have imagined.... and LGBTQ rights finlly emerge in India. We discuss these and more.... joining me are expert journalists Brody Levesque and Christopher Kane!