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Platinum Record Producer Barb Morrison ”Bottoming for God” in the House!

American recording artist and producer Barb Morrison is in our house!  They are  a Top 5 Billbord Dance chart songwriter, platinum record producer and have worked with artists including Blondie, Rufus Wainright, Franz Ferdinance, LP, Asia Kate Dillon and our recent musical guest Tripping Jupiter.
Today we will be focusing on Barb's brand new memoir Bottoming for God! Bottoming for God by Barb Morrison is a memoir that tells the story of the author’s journey from being a punk rocker, record producer and film composer in New York City to finding their true identity as a non-binary person, a spiritual seeker and a loving partner.  The title of the book is inspired by a concept from queer theory and Jewish mysticism that suggests that some biblical heroes, such as Jacob and David, had to learn to “bottom for God” in order to fulfill their divine missions. This means that they had to surrender their ego, their will and their power to the higher authority of God, and become receptive, humble and feminine in their relationship with the divine.
Debbie Harry endorsed Bottoming for God with the following quote:"What a life! What a crazy funny time Barb has had! I feel lucky to know them.""
With co-host Brody Levesque
 

Sarah McBride: the First Openly Transgender State Senator in History

What is it like to serve in state government as the very first trans elected state senator in US history when transgender Americans are under brutal attack across the country? Today we find out with special guest Sarah McBride.
Sarah is an activist and politician who has been a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate since January 2021. She was previously the National Press Secretary of the Human Rights Campaign. 
She has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in her role as senator. She has spoken out against discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and has worked to pass legislation that would protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people. She is also the author of the memoir "Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality." The book tells the story of her life and her journey .
We also talk to journalist Dawn Ennis about a faux "anti-trans expert" making the rounds on Fox News shows claiming to be a former counselor to LGBTQ teens. The only problem- none of the therapy centers she claims to have represented ever heard of her. .
 
With co-host Brody Levesque 

Outfest Feature AVIVAR’s Filmmakers are in the House!

Concord Originals, the narrative content creation division of the world’s leading independent music company and licensor of stage productions, Concord, partnered with Outfest to launch a one-of-a-kind short film financing and intellectual property licensing initiative to support up-and-coming LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color. One of the featured films from this colaboration is a short film called Avivar, premiering at Outfest Los Angeles 2023.  Today we talk to the producer , writer, director and star of Avivar.
Outfest began as a queer film festival and has become a major arts, media and entertainment organization. This year's festival runs July 13 to July 23. Avivar means to ignite, revive, rekindle, The film centers on Roberto, played by Jonathan De La Torre, who also wrote the story the film was based on. Roberto is dying and reflects on the machismo and homophobic trauma he inflicted on his family, and the dysfunction that created. Today wa talk to Jonathan, as well as director Miles Lopez, and producer Charles Hopkins.
Concord is the independent, worldwide leader in the development, management and acquisition of sound recordings, music publishing and theatrical performance rights and narrative content, representing more than 1 million songs, composed works, plays, musicals and active recordings.
With co-host Brody Levesque

Pulse Shooting Survivor, Author and Activist Brandon J. Wolf is in Our House

Our friend, and author, Brandon Wolf is with us today!  We will be talking about his new book A Place for Us. On one June night several years ago, life changed for Brandon. He crouched in a bathroom while a gunman opened fire at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub, killing his best friends, Drew Leinonen & Juan Guerrero, and 47 others.
Touching on the horrific night at Pulse Nightclub, his memoir tells of his transformative journey from young outsider to galvanizing activist. Marshaling the compassion and strength of a community, Brandon explores how to get through the darkest times with healing, hope, and resistance. “With our backs against the wall,” he writes, “we find a way out together.”
Brandon is a nationally-recognized gun safety and LGBTQ civil rights advocate and dynamic public speaker. He currently serves as the Press Secretary for Equality Florida, the state’s LGBTQ civil rights organization.
Rather than be swallowed by the anger and fear of tragedy, Brandon has set out to honor the victims’ legacies with action. Besides telling his story to inspire justice, awareness and change, Brandon co-founded The Dru Project, a nonprofit organization that works to empower youth and provide future leaders in the LGBTQ community funding for higher education.
 
With co-host Brody Levesque

Rated G Radio w Special Guest Co-Host Rebecca Fisk

WE ARE TAKING YOUR CALLS LIVE In the 2nd half of the show!
 
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Exclusive First Peak of the Film UNFIX with Filmmaker Graham Streeter

Premiering tomorrow at the Chinese Theaters in Hollywood, the film UnFix tells the story of Ari, who, at the young age of 11, is subjected to Conversion Therapy after a brief encounter with another boy. Fast forward to Ari's life at 35, where he leads a seemingly content existence as a happily heterosexual individual, convinced that he has been "fixed." However, the outbreak of a pandemic sends his world into upheaval, reigniting dormant questions about his authentic self and casting doubt on his previous identification as gay.
We talk to writer/director Graham Streeter and his husband, executive producer Alex Lebosq. Graham Streeter is best known for his award winning feature films I May Regret (2019), Imperfect Sky (2016), Blind Malice (2013). academically acclaimed documentary Boys in Peril (2013) and Cages (2006) featuring Zelda Rubinstein and Oscar Nominee Mako Iwamatsu. Alex comes from a background as a TV commercial producer and business affairs manager. He has executive produced the films  Blind Malice (2013), Imperfect Sky (2016), and I May Regret (2019).
Imperative Pictures, an award winning creative one-stop in-house company, creates compelling feature narratives that cleverly illuminate socially conscious issues. They also offer services ranging from script development to pre-production, directorial, editorial to post production supervision.  
With co-host Brody Levesque
 

Rated G Radio with Guest Co-Host Rob Watson

Rated G Radio with your host Garrett Miller.
Tonight Garrett welcomes Guest Co-Host Rob Watson.  Rob is a nationally recognized author of blogs and articles with an audience reaching the millions on topics ranging from fatherhood, LGBT issues and so much more!  You'll also know Rob from the successful Rated LGBT Radio also on this network which airs Friday's.
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Shila Ommi, Star of Pixar’s ELEMENTAL, is Live and in Our House Today!

Iranian-born actress Shila Ommi stars in the new Pixar Film ELEMENTAL as Cinder Lumen, the mother of one of the lead characters. Cinder ia the resident matchmaker of the town, utilizing her natural gift that allows her to smell true love in a Fire person’s smoke, whether they know it or not. She boasts numerous matches throughout her tenure—she’s proud of her track record—but this brusque, no-nonsense and traditional mom has yet to find a match for her daughter.
Shila also co-stars in Tehran, the espionage thriller on Apple+ TV.. Whether in a fantasy love story, or an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller, Shila proudly exudes her heritage and experience, born in Tehran, and living in Los Angeles since onslaught of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.  Her mother was a poet and her father a philanthropist, real estate mogul, and the founder and CEO of Iran’s largest construction company, Vima Co.  At an early age, Shila witnessed the wrath of the Islamic regime. Her father was also on their hit list, but her family had the chance to flee the country, leaving behind their wealth and all their belongings to begin a new life in the United States. 
Disney and Pixar’s ELEMENTAL is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. 
With co-host Brody Levesque

Rated G Radio featuring Guest Co-Host Stephanie Gerard

Rated G Radio is back with your host Garrett Miller.
TONIGHT IS A CALL IN SHOW IN THE SECOND HALF STARTING AT 7:30 PST.  Call 323 657-1493 to ask Stephanie 1 question!
Tonight we welcome back Stephanie Gerard as my special guest co-host!  To book a private reading with Stephanie, please visit her website here.
We'll be talking current topics in the healing world, talking about Chakra's, Theta Healing and may even take some listener calls.  
 

Religious and AIDS Activist Reverend Steve Pieters in the House!

Our guest today, the  Rev. Dr. Steve Pieters was raised in Andover, Massachusetts, where his father chaired the Mathematics Department at Phillips Academy.  In 1976, he joined Good Shepherd Parish Metropolitan Community Church in Chicago, where he decided to pursue a calling to the professional ministry. In 1982, Steve resigned his position in Hartford and moved to Los Angeles, where he began to experience a series of illnesses that were diagnosed as AIDS-Related Complex. In April, 1984, he was diagnosed with AIDS/Kaposi's Sarcoma and stage four lymphoma, and he was told by one health professional that he would not live to see 1985. Not only did he live to see 1985, but during that year he became "patient number 1" on the first anti-viral drug trial, taking suramin for a total of 39 weeks. While on suramin, both cancers went into complete remission. Due to toxic side effects, the drug was discontinued for use against AIDS. However, Rev. Pieters continues to enjoy a complete remission of his cancers.
Since his diagnosis, Rev. Pieters has served on the Boards of Directors of AIDS Project Los Angeles, the AIDS Interfaith Council of Southern California, the AIDS National Interfaith Network (USA), and the first Los Angeles City/County AIDS Task Force, and was Field Director for the AIDS Ministry of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches from 1987 to 1997. Pieters was one of twelve invited guests at a Prayer Breakfast at the White House with U.S. President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and National AIDS Policy Coordinator Kristine Gebbie prior to World AIDS Day 1993. The President talked about Rev. Pieters in his World AIDS Day speech on December 1, 1993.
He was famously interviewed by Tammy Faye Bakker on her TV show, and that interview was recreated in the film The Eyes of Tammy Faye.