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This program is a radio hour devoted exclusively to issues affecting the LGBTQ+/Queer community. To be more specific, this comprises anyone who considers themselves to be either a sexual preference minority (gay, lesbian, bi, asexual, etc8…) or a gender minority (trans, gender fluid, etc…). We prov…

Alternative Perspectives


    • Mar 22, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES


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    Ethical Nonmonogamy: Is It A Generational Thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Divine Ikpe, an Art Therapy grad student who recently wrote about ENM for The GA Voice in her article “Dating While Queer in The Modern Age: On Ethical Nonmonogamy (ENM)...

    Producer…Director…Screenwriter…Lesbian Storyteller…Christin Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 59:57


    Join Gregg as he talks with Christin Baker – an American producer, director, and screenwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. With her passion for film-based storytelling, she founded Tello Films in 2007, a streaming network, production, and...

    Time Travel: Being Gay in 1930s London

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 60:00


    Join Gregg as he discusses an interview he found on an outstanding episode of pioneering 1980s TV series “Gay Life”, in which Gifford Skinner describes what it was like to be a gay man in...

    “I, Rob Graves”: A Memoir Depicting A Struggle with Childhood Trauma, Homosexuality, and Bipolar Disorder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Robert P. Graves, author of “I, Rob Graves: My Struggle with Childhood Trauma, Homosexuality, and Bipolar Disorder: A Memoir” to discuss his riveting autobiography. Having spent his life dealing with...

    “More Than Just A Flag”: Transgender Activist, Author, and Navy Veteran Monica Helms

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Monica Helms – American transgender activist, author (“”More Than Just a Flag”), veteran of the United States Navy and the creator of the Transgender Pride Flag. Monica also serves on...

    2021 Long Island LGBTQ+ Community Health Needs Study Yields Alarming Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Dr. Allison Eliscu of Stony Brook Medicine in Long Island, NY to discuss a 2021 health needs study of the LGBTQ+ community which produced alarming results revealing that the LGBTQ+...

    Gay Rights in Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he talks with Sa'ed Atshan, the Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Emory University in Atlanta and the author of the upcoming book “Paradoxes of...

    “A Place Called Home” – A Story of Growing Up Homeless

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes David Ambroz, an award-winning child welfare advocate to discuss David's new book “A Place Called Home”. David writes about growing up homeless in New York for 11 years and his...

    The Trevor Project…Saving Young LGBTQ Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he speaks with Troy Stevenson, Senior Campaign Manager at The Trevor Project – the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young...

    “Destination Unknown”: New Novel Features Gay Teens Navigating NYC Gay Life During the AIDS Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes award-winning author Bill Konigsberg who discusses his new novel “Destination Unknown” featuring two gay teens navigating gay life during the height of the AIDS epidemic in New York City.

    2022 Out on Film Festival Celebrates 35 Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he discusses this year's Out on Film Festival with Jim Farmer (Festival Director) and Craig Hardesty (Board of Directors Chair). This is the 35th year for the Festival. Out on Film's mission...

    Kollyn Conrad Turned Pain into Service with Publicly Private

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg this week as he talks with Kollyn Conrad, the executive director of an eastern Tennessee nonprofit called Publicly Private, about how he turned the pain of growing up gay and dyslexic in the...

    The Overturn of Roe v Wade: The Implications for the Queer Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 60:00


    After almost 50 years, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs. Wade and made abortion access in this country almost nil. Gregg discusses this historic ruling and its implications and chances of affecting other rulings...

    “Love Is Not Abuse”: An Exploration of Domestic Violence in Gay Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Timothy McLemore – founder of Essential Haus, a nonprofit organization in Miami that provides a safe place for individuals in the LGBTQ+ community who have been affected by domestic violence...

    Discover Gay DC’s Secrets and Hidden History with James Kirchick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes James Kirchick, an American reporter, foreign correspondent, author, and columnist. James has a fascinating new book: “Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington” and discusses it among other topics...

    The Craziness of LGBTQ Rights in Florida in 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg and Joshua Estrin, PhD as they discuss the craziness that are LGBTQ rights in Florida right now. A Florida resident himself, Dr. Josh shares his “Shut Up and Listen to Yourself” philosophy. Driven...

    Author Carlos Allende’s “Coffee, Shopping, Murder, Love”: A Campy Dark Murder Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he talks with Carlos Allende, a media psychology scholar and writer of fiction, who has penned the new novel “Coffee, Shopping, Murder, Love” – a campy dark comedy for the angry and...

    Growing Up Gay in Germany: The Similarities and Differences to Growing Up Gay in the USA

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 60:00


    Gregg welcomes Samuel Clowes Huneke who wrote “States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany (German and European Studies)” which traces the paths of gay men in East and West...

    WikiPedia Lacks LGTBQ Representation in Content and WikiEdu Is Doing Something About It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg; LiAnna Davis (Chief Programs Officer and Deputy Director at Wiki Education); and Alma Gomez (a UCLA instructor) as they discuss the lack of LGBTQ and minority content on Wikipedia. Wiki Education (WikiEdu) works...

    Discover SVTV Network for LGBTQ Content Specifically for Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg as he discovers SVTV Network (Strong Voices Television) – a place you can go to get content and see streaming videos/shows that are specifically for the LGBTQ+ community. Meet Sheri Johnson, the CEO...

    The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: How It Affects the Gay Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 60:00


    Like everywhere in the world, there are many members of the LGBTQ community in Ukraine and Russia and life there is and has always been oppressive for them. Join Gregg as he discusses what it's...

    School Principal Removes Gay Art and Sparks Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 60:00


    Join Gregg and Cameron Harrelson of Athens Pride as they discuss the Athens, GA elementary school principal who is under fire for asking student to remove ‘Gay is OK' art from class wall. He asked...

    What’s New for Georgia’s 2022 Legislative Session?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 60:00


    Georgia's state government is in session! Join Gregg as he welcomes Jeff Graham, the executive director of GA Equality, to the show. They discuss Georgia's 2022 legislative session and how some proposed laws will affect...

    Jeopardy Champion Amy Schneider: Bringing Trans Individuals into the Mainstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 60:00


    Listen as Gregg discusses the Katie Couric interview of Jeopardy champion Amy Schneider who is also a trans woman about the effects of being a trans woman on mainstream television and thus bringing this issue...

    Gay Marriage…Gay Divorce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 60:00


    It's a challenging time for married couples. Gregg has been seeing a lot of relationship problems as of late – with both gay and straight couples – and it's probably due to Covid. People aren't...

    The Top 10 Queerest Moments in 2021 Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 60:00


    Once again, it's a new year! Join Gregg as he reviews the top 10 queerest moments in politics for 2021. These are the issues and concerns that he believes politics played in 2021 for the...

    Students Thrive in Alabama LGBTQ Public Charter School

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Michael Wilson, the principal from Magic City Acceptance Academy, an LGBTQ charter high school near Birmingham, Alabama. This is an inclusive school specifically designed for those students who feel unsafe...

    All Things Political for the LGBTQ Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Jeff Graham, executive director of Georgia Equality, as they discuss all things political for Georgia's LGBTQ community. Georgia Equality's mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for lesbian, gay,...

    Did You Ever Go to the Sweet Gum Head? I Bet You Did.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Marty Padgett to the show – the author of the acclaimed “A Night at the Sweet Gum Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Revolution” – a riveting look the...

    The Counter Narrative Project (CNP): Shifting Narratives About Gay Black Men in Atlanta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 60:00


    Join Gregg Bossen as he welcomes Charles Stephens – the Founder and Executive Director of Counter Narrative Project (CNP), an Atlanta nonprofit organization helping gay black men by shifting historical and current narratives about gay...

    The “Last Call” Killer: An Account of a 1990s NYC Serial Killer of Gay Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 60:00


    Join Gregg as he welcomes Elon Green – the author of “Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York” – about a string of murders of gay men in...

    What Does It Truly Mean To Be a Man?: Lasting Effects of Toxic Masculinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 60:00


    Society has its own set of ideas about what it truly means to be a man – and “gay” usually isn't included – resulting in toxic masculinity that has harmful long lasting effects on not...

    Trans Housing Coalition: Helping Homeless Trans Women and Men Find Permanent Housing in Atlanta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 60:00


    Happy Pride!! Join Gregg Bossen as he interviews the founder of the Trans Housing Coalition here in Atlanta. A true success story, this organization came about after a chance encounter on the street and then...

    Two-Spirit (2S): A Third Gender In Some Indigenous North American Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 60:00


    “Two-spirit” is a modern, pan-Indian, umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people in their communities who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) ceremonial and social role in their cultures....

    Three’s Company: A Successful Thrupple Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 60:00


    Host Gregg Bossen has always wanted to interview a thrupple – a three-person relationship. Join Gregg as he speaks with a thrupple that has been together over 10 years and still going strong. Successful relationships...

    News Around the Gay World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 60:00


    Take a trip around the world with Gregg as he covers ten countries and what's going on news-wise for the global gay community. Happy Pride!

    June is Pride Month: An Interview with the “B” in “LGBTQ”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 60:00


    Happy Pride Month! Join Gregg Bossen as he takes a different approach this month and interviews a member of the LGBTQ community (and not someone in the news). In fact, this is Gregg's first interview...

    The Plight of the Transgender Community in Atlanta and Nationwide

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 60:00


    Join Gregg and Queen Hatcher-Johnson, the Gender Inclusive Program Manager at the Positive Impact Health Centers here in Atlanta, as they discuss the current important issues facing Atlanta’s transgender community and nationwide. Also, Gregg talks...

    How To Heal the Political Divide: Couples Counseling for Our Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 60:00


    Our nation is politically divided and there seems to be no end in sight. How do we bridge this divide? Join Gregg and Ulester Douglas, an Atlanta psychotherapist specializing in Imago theory (often used in...

    First Gay Chair of Gwinnett County Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 60:00


    The Gwinnett County, GA school board unanimously elected Everton Blair as its chair, making history by choosing its first Black and openly gay member to lead it during 2021. The largest school system in Georgia’s...

    What’s Going Down at the GA State Capitol in 2021?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 60:00


    The state of Georgia’s legislature has begun its 2021 session and already there are over 500 introduced bills – one of which is to ban transgender girls from participating in sports. Join Gregg and Jeff...

    Fired Gay Police Officer Replaces Homophobic Police Chief Who Fired Her

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 58:51


    After losing her job at Ohio’s Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in 2017 where she was an exemplary employee for more than 30 years, Charmaine McGuffey decided to run against her former boss. So, she did...

    Remembering and Saving The Eagle on Ponce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 60:00


    The much-revered Atlanta gay bar – The Eagle – in business for over 30 years, is located in a 130 year old building on Ponce de Leon Avenue and is in the process of receiving...

    Wrongly Accused Teacher Fights For Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 60:00


    In the fall of 2019, Cobb County high school drama teacher Spencer Jordan was suspended from teaching at Campbell HS after a 21 year career. The reason – trying to help a teen who needed...

    The Rainbow Railroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 60:00


    Across the globe, there are many LGBTQ asylum seekers – seeking asylum from countries where they are being persecuted and even their lives are being threatened. The previous administration made it very difficult for these...

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    Life As A Gay Male Escort In Atlanta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020


    For too long society has looked down their noses at those in the sex trade, all the while hiring them while no one is looking. Join Gregg as he interviews Jake, a successful dancer and...

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    Gaining LGBTQ Equality in the Conservative South

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020


    On July 1st of 2020 Virginia will become the South’s first state to have a comprehensive law in place that protects LGBTQ individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation or sexual identity. Join Gregg as...

    Life In a Sex Commune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020


    Gregg interviews Katia Cool who spent 17 years living with a female partner in what many would describe as a “sex commune”. Officially named Lafayette Morehouse, the group describes themselves as an “intentional community” where...

    Fighting for Anti-LGTBQ Legal Protections Across the Country

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020


    Eighteen states still allow a person to be fired just for being gay. This unfortunately includes Georgia. 29 states allow someone to be terminated for being trangender. Join Gregg as he discusses the state of...

    Overcoming Adversity: A Gay Cop’s Story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020


    In 2017 Officer Charmaine McGuffey was fired from the Hamilton County Ohio Police Department (Cincinnati) after over 30 years of exemplary service and over 100 commendations. The given reason – she was accused of “man...

    A Man’s Gay Journey…Through Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020


    A break-up song, that song played at your wedding, that song that was so popular when you first came out…we all have certain songs that bring back special memories. Some are painful and others are...

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