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The anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom comes again when a rightwing political backlash threatens the movement toward true democracy. The situation was similar in 2003, when we reported on the 40th anniversary (featuring Martin Luther King III and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Matt Foreman). A nationally televised 2008 LGBTQ Democratic Presidential Forum presented by the Human Rights Campaign was one of Barack Obama's first stops on his way to the White House. And in NewsWrap: the International Chess Federation at least temporarily prevents transgender women from playing against cisgender women, trans social media influencer Wendy Guevara wins the first season of La Casa De Los Famosos México, vandals attack Berlin's queer Holocaust monument, Williams Institute researchers find that many Florida parents long to escape the “don't say gay” Parental Rights in Education Act, Baptist-run Baylor University in Texas prevails with a religious exemption case before the U.S. Education Department's Office of Civil Rights, nonpartisan judicial watchdog group Fix the Court files a misconduct petition against the Texas appeals judge who sent corporate lawyers to a certifiably anti-queer legal hate group for “religious liberty training,” and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Melanie Keller and David Hunt (produced by Brian DeShazor).  All this on the August 21, 2023 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

Aging. Wondering what do I do and where will my life lead me? It's happening to all of us. One of the biggest questions is "When the time comes, where do I find a community that is welcoming to me as an aging, retired gay man, without the fear of having to hide back in the closet?" Loren Ostrow, the founder and developer of Out Palm Springs shares how he and his organization is changing retirement living for the LGBTQ community. This insightful conversation might surprise you of the things you aren't thinking about as you march towards those golden years. About Loren The driving force behind Living Out, Loren Ostrow has an extensive background in large project development and management. As president of Silver Slipper Gaming, LLC., Bossier Casino Venture, Inc., and a principal in KOAR International, LLC. Mr. Ostrow and his companies have successfully acquired, developed, and managed properties that include casinos, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, condominiums, and other major commercial real estate endeavors. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Living Out, Palm Springs. Loren holds a B.A. degree from the University of Rochester (graduating Magna Cum Laude), an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Rochester, and a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. Loren is also a well-known member of the LGBTQ community, both as an active participant in LGBTQ causes and as a generous philanthropist. Loren has served on the Boards of Directors of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, and Congregation Kol Ami. He continues his 20+ – year tenure on the Los Angeles LGBT Center Board of Directors and continues to be a significant financial benefactor for issues important to the LGBTQ community. Loren and his business partner, Paul Alanis, have been in partnership for more than 40 years. Loren and his husband of 30 years, Brian Newkirk, reside in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Provincetown. About Living Out Palm Springs Living Out Palm Springs will be an upscale resort apartment community built on nine acres in central Palm Springs, California. It will comprise 122 luxury apartments, in four unit configurations ranging from a 1 bed, 1 ½ bath + den, to a 2 bed, 2 ½ bath + den. Units will range from approximately 1,100 sq. ft to 1,700 sq. ft. with every unit containing a large usable balcony or patio. The architecture of the community will reference the iconic Mid-Century Modern style for which Palm Springs is famous. The project will feature dramatic landscaping, desert mountain views, an upscale, full-service restaurant and bar operated by nationally-known chefs and restaurateurs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken, movie theater with reclining seats, game room, card room, state of the art fitness center, arts and crafts studio, massage rooms, a hair salon including manicure and pedicure facilities, and an innovative community lounge that will include a coffee bar, prepared food options and work space. The exterior of the property will include covered surface parking for all residents as well as guest and retail parking, an event lawn, BBQ and entertainment areas, a resort-style swimming pool, three separate jacuzzi spa areas, bocce ball courts, a putting green, orchards, rose gardens and walking paths. One of the unique features of the project will be a large pet park, with areas for large and small dogs adjacent to a full-service pet facility, including a retail store, grooming facilities, pet daycare and overnight boarding. Living Out Palm Springs will provide onsite and virtual concierge services to meet the needs of all its residents. Additionally, to provide choices for Living Out residents who are interested in aging-in-place options, Living Out Palm Springs will work with local LGBTQ+...

Aging. It's happening to all of us. Can't avoid it. But how you step into your golden years and where you land for living out that final years of life, can often push many of us in the LGBTQ community back into the closet. Or does it? Loren Ostrow, the founder and developer of Out Palm Springs shares how he and his organization is changing retirement living for the LGBTQ community. This insightful conversation might surprise you of the things you aren't thinking about as you march towards those golden years. About Loren The driving force behind Living Out, Loren Ostrow has an extensive background in large project development and management. As president of Silver Slipper Gaming, LLC., Bossier Casino Venture, Inc., and a principal in KOAR International, LLC. Mr. Ostrow and his companies have successfully acquired, developed, and managed properties that include casinos, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, condominiums, and other major commercial real estate endeavors. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Living Out, Palm Springs. Loren holds a B.A. degree from the University of Rochester (graduating Magna Cum Laude), an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Rochester, and a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. Loren is also a well-known member of the LGBTQ community, both as an active participant in LGBTQ causes and as a generous philanthropist. Loren has served on the Boards of Directors of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, and Congregation Kol Ami. He continues his 20+ – year tenure on the Los Angeles LGBT Center Board of Directors and continues to be a significant financial benefactor for issues important to the LGBTQ community. Loren and his business partner, Paul Alanis, have been in partnership for more than 40 years. Loren and his husband of 30 years, Brian Newkirk, reside in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Provincetown. About Living Out Palm Springs Living Out Palm Springs will be an upscale resort apartment community built on nine acres in central Palm Springs, California. It will comprise 122 luxury apartments, in four unit configurations ranging from a 1 bed, 1 ½ bath + den, to a 2 bed, 2 ½ bath + den. Units will range from approximately 1,100 sq. ft to 1,700 sq. ft. with every unit containing a large usable balcony or patio. The architecture of the community will reference the iconic Mid-Century Modern style for which Palm Springs is famous. The project will feature dramatic landscaping, desert mountain views, an upscale, full-service restaurant and bar operated by nationally-known chefs and restaurateurs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken, movie theater with reclining seats, game room, card room, state of the art fitness center, arts and crafts studio, massage rooms, a hair salon including manicure and pedicure facilities, and an innovative community lounge that will include a coffee bar, prepared food options and work space. The exterior of the property will include covered surface parking for all residents as well as guest and retail parking, an event lawn, BBQ and entertainment areas, a resort-style swimming pool, three separate jacuzzi spa areas, bocce ball courts, a putting green, orchards, rose gardens and walking paths. One of the unique features of the project will be a large pet park, with areas for large and small dogs adjacent to a full-service pet facility, including a retail store, grooming facilities, pet daycare and overnight boarding. Living Out Palm Springs will provide onsite and virtual concierge services to meet the needs of all its residents. Additionally, to provide choices for Living Out residents who are interested in aging-in-place options, Living Out Palm Springs will work with local LGBTQ+ organizations to recommend in-home care companies with LGBTQ+ cultural competency. Living Out Palm Springs will be the flagship property for Ostrow's plan to develop Living Out communities around the...

This week Jonathan opens the episode by talking about how he has always felt supported by his ancestors, but some people have showed up negatively in his past, so he has had to make some tough decisions.  That being said, he has no regrets.ç  Having survived sexist violence and anti-lesbian disownment as a youth, Dr. Grant became a go-to resource on gender and sex among her peers and colleagues as a matter of survival.   Jamie is now a mom in a biracial parenting partnership, raising a white son (23) and a Black, mixed-race daughter (14).*******About Jamie Jaime Grant was the Policy Institute Director at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the founding Executive Director of the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. Currently she is the director of the research director for the National LGBTQ+ Women's Community Survey.  She holds a Ph.D. in women's studies from the Union Institute. For six years she directed the Union Institute's Center for Women, the nation's only academic women's center dedicated to collaborations between scholars and activists. Her articles on transformational organizations and coalition work have been published in major academic journals and anthologies. Grant has offered a course in social movements at Georgetown University and Kalamazoo College and workshops on gender expression and sexuality at Whitman Walker's Lesbian Services Program and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change Conference. She has served as a program designer and facilitator for the Ford Foundation's signature leadership program, Leadership for a Changing World, at the Advocacy Institute.

Welcome Hardy Haberman to subMERGE to chat with Leia about the evolution of old school to current day Leather lifestyle, energy exchange in scenes, and playing with pain through changing your mindset about it. We discuss the importance of supporting sex workers and their ability to vet their clients online, without the interference of government legislation. Visit https://www.woodhullfoundation.org to learn how you can help more.A little about Hardy Haberman:  Long time LGBT activist and member of the leather community since the mid 1970's, Hardy is still an enthusiastic participant in the leather scene. He is author of several books on kink related subjects including The Family Jewels: A Guide to Male Genital Play and Torment published by Greenery Press, and Soul of a Second Skin: The Journey of a Gay Christian Leatherman and Shouts in the Wilderness, Daily Meditations for Leatherfolk.  Find Hardy's Books Here. His awards include the “Leather Leadership Award” from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, “Man of the Year” and “Lifetime Achievement” Awards from NLA-I, the “Leatherman's Heart Award” from Southwest Leatherfest and most recently the “Jack Stice Memorial Award” at South Planes Leatherfest. Most recently he was awarded the Marcus Hernandez Lifetime Achievement Award at Pantheon on Leather.  Hardy is a columnist for the Dallas Voice and is currently the Co-Chairperson on the Board of Directors of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation in Washington, DC. https://www.woodhullfoundation.org  He lives in Dallas where he and his boy celebrated 27 years together as partners in play and life.  Shout Out's and Books Mentioned: Learning the Ropes by Race Bannon, Screw the Roses Send Me the Thorns by Philip Miller and ALL BOOKS by Hardy Haberman, himself. :)For an exclusive video of todays show, and other shows, head over to our Patreon Page to support submerge and receive bonus content!https://www.patreon.com/submergelifehttps://submerge-merch-shop.creator-spring.cominstagram.com/sub.mergelife*ALL INTERVIEWS ARE FROM CONSENTING ADULTS SHARING CONSENSUAL EXPERIENCES FROM THEIR LIFE. ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN TODAY'S EPISODE ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL GIVING THEM AND SHOULD BE TAKEN AS SUCH. ALWAYS DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE ENTERING INTO ANYTHING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, VET YOUR PARTNER(S) AND ALWAYS NEGOTIATE THOROUGHLY. WE RECORD ALL EPISODES UNSCRIPTED, PLEASE REACH OUT IF ANY POTENTIAL CORRECTIONS TO INFORMATION YOU HEARD TODAY WOULD HELP OUR COMMUNITY BE SAFER AND MORE EDUCATED. WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO CORRECT AN UNINTENTIONAL ERROR, CONTACT US AT LEIALEONEMEDIA@GMAIL.COMBeat Provided By https://freebeats.io & Produced By White Hot

LezPod Interviews Pandora Events with Yesi Leon and Amy Alonso | Hosted by Alexandria Friedlander These are the women behind Pandora Events and this powerhouse lesbian event production company from South Beach have created and produce some of the hottest women's soiree's in the country including Girls In Wonderland in Orlando, Shedonism Las Vegas, Aqua Girl in Miami Beach, Women's White Party and the official women's events of Atlanta Pride and Charlotte Pride, as well as, monthly themed parties from Miami to the Palm Beaches to this week's episode! They bring together the hippest venues, rockin' girl djs and over the top shows to keep ladies from around the world coming back for more. Not only that, the girls, believe in partying with a purpose, many of their events and free time benefit causes they are passionate about including the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the Aqua Foundation for Women, as well as HRC, Save Dade, National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Bringing great entertainment from both seasoned veterans and up-and-comers is all part of the fun. They work with a wide range of talented performers including funny girls, Suzanne Westenhoeffer, Julie Goldman and Dana Goldberg, singing sirens and rockers, Uh Huh Her, Hunter Valentine, Betty, Sophie B Hawkins, Melissa Ferrick, Goddess and She, Halcyon and the State Of along with the hottest girls DJs like DJ/Producer Tracy Young, Alyson Calagna, Pride, Pat Pat, Whitney Day and Brynn Taylor just to name a few. Celebs love to host their parties or just stop by for a cocktail so you never know who you'll run into, like L Word stars Leisha Hailey and Pam Grier to The Real L Word personalities Whitney Mixter, Tracy Ryerson and Rose Garcia, reality stars The Kardashians, Dani Campbell and Rachel Robinson, mega music stars Missy Elliott, Janet Jackson and Pitbull, they have all partied with Pandora. They love what they do and appreciate every patron and supporter. Excited to have 2 out of 3 founders on the show!

Beth Zemsky MAEd, LICSW comes to her work out of her continued commitment to engage people in learning activities that move them to understand critical social and cultural issues. Building on best practice approaches, Beth specializes in intercultural organizational development with organizations working towards racial justice, social change, and structural transformation including foundations, non-profits, educational, health, faith-based, and social change organizations. Beth has over 35 years of experience working as a consultant, community organizer, psychotherapist, educator, and organizational leader including serving as the principle of Zemsky and Associates Consulting, a psychotherapist at Family & Children's Service, founding Director of the LGBTQ Programs Office, Supervisor of the Diversity Institute, and Coordinator of Leadership Development & Organizational Effectiveness at the University of Minnesota. She also served as former national co-chair of the Board of Directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, certified clinical trauma professional, and certified workplace mediator.Beth was chosen to be Grand Marshall of the Twin Cities GLBT Pride, and she was awarded Quorum's Lifetime Achievement Award and OutFront MN's Legacy Award for service to the LGBTQ community. In addition, Beth was awarded a Bush Leadership Fellowship to study organizational development of social change organizations, and she was the recipient of the 2016 IDI Intercultural Award for commitment to social justice. Quotes from This Episode"I'm Jewish, and there's a piece in Jewish mysticism called 'Tikkun Olam...Tikkun is 'to heal or repair,' and Olam means 'the world.' So the quote literally is "to heal the world." And so this is a super important concept for me...there's is sort of a perfect crystal of God and godliness in everyone and everything. And that when the world was created, that perfect crystal of God was fragmented, in everyone and everything. And our job is to find that perfect crystal of God and godliness and everyone and everything and bring the world back into wholeness...even when somebody is in opposition. And back in the day, it was Anthony Fauci, who was in opposition, that we needed to convince to be a leader on HIV ( it's funny how things cycle). Even when people are in opposition, how to know that they have that little fragment of godliness in them. So it's never seeing somebody as an enemy.""What does that mean to have activism that is centered on love, passion, commitment, and authenticity? And how do I connect with other folks? ""I talk a lot about is this sort of concept of "universal design." So universal design from the disability rights movement is the idea if you sort of hold the people who have the least access at the center of your transformational change, you actually create something better for everybody. "Beth's WebsiteWebsite - www.bethzemsky.comResources Mentioned in This EpisodePodcast - GastropodDocumentary - Woman in MotionAbout The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals with a keen interest in the study, practice, and teaching of leadership. Connect with Scott AllenWebsite

Rodney McKenzie, Jr. is Vice President of Ally Development at the Fetzer Institute, helping build the spiritual foundation for a loving world. Listen to hear Rodney speak about the role that the church played in his early years as a place to be seen as fully human. He shares how radical forgiveness supported his journey to understand that he is worthy of love and that in order to attract love, he has to model love for himself. Today, through the Fetzer Institute, Rodney and others are working to transform the world so all can flourish. Rodney McKenzie, Jr., Vice President, Ally Development, Fetzer Institute I am an openly gay person of faith, a community organizer, and a reverend. I come to Fetzer from Demos, a “’think-and-do’ tank that powers the movement for a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy.” I served there in many roles, most recently as executive vice president leading the organization’s programmatic, movement building, and communications functions. Prior to Demos, I worked at the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force—the nation’s oldest national LGBTQ advocacy organization—where my work focused on disrupting the national narrative that LGBTQ people aren’t people of faith and that people of faith don’t support LGBTQ equality and running smart campaigns to win power for marginalized communities. Earlier in my career, I co-founded Expansion Church where I served as its spiritual director, regularly preaching on Sundays using a framework of liberation theology. I also served as the executive director of Resource Generation, an organization comprised of 18-35 year olds with access to wealth who are among the richest top 10% of individuals or families in the United States. I currently serve on the boards of the Freedom Center for Social Justice in North Carolina, the National LGBTQ Task Force, and Seek Common Ground. I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree in divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. I grew up in Dallas, Texas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What an incredible month of LGBTQ+ guest over the past four weeks! As we bring Pride on Brand and LGBTQ+ Pride Month to a close, Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Lori Jean, the CEO of the world's largest LGBTQ+ non-profit, the Los Angeles LGBT Center. As CEO, Lori has driven a period of unprecedented expansion, increasing the budget from $8 to $150 million, the number of locations from one to ten and the numbers of people served annually to more than a half million In celebration of Pride Month, the Lead With Your Brand Podcast has partnered with Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the premier organization working exclusively on LGBTQ workplace equality. Each week in the month of June, we'll be featuring an out leader each with an amazing career story to share. In addition, I'll be hosting two special roundtable episodes where we'll explore issues around the trans experience and intersectionality of race and LGBTQ+ in the workplace. Out & Equal will be providing discussion guides for shows, so we encourage you to use the podcast as a virtual “book club” with your ERG or group of friends. Listen to the episodes and schedule your group discussion with the discussion guide as part of your own pride programming. Check out LeadWithYourBrand (dot) com/pride for more information and to hear some of our favorite shows from Season 1 and 2 that also feature LGBTQ+ leaders Happy Pride! Guest Bio Lorri Jean CEO, Los Angeles LGBT Center Lorri L. Jean is nationally recognized as one of the most effective leaders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement. Jean serves as CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the world's largest LGBTQ organization. Previously, Jean was the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, leading a turnaround and returning the Task Force to financial solvency. She has been named by OUT Magazine as one of the 50 most powerful LGBT people in the nation and by Los Angeles Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in Los Angeles. Jean has been an activist on women's rights since 1970 and on LGBT issues since 1979, including serving as lead plaintiff in the successful landmark civil rights lawsuit against Georgetown University. In 1989, with her appointment as Deputy Regional Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"), she became the highest-ranking openly LGBT person in the Federal government. While serving at the helm of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, Jean has driven a period of unprecedented expansion, increasing the budget from $8 to $150 million, the number of locations from one to ten and the numbers of people served annually to more than a half million. Jean and her wife, attorney Gina M. Calvelli, recently celebrated their 29th anniversary (they were legally married in September, 2008). Links To learn more about Lead With Your Brand and the Career Breakthrough Mentoring program, please visit: LeadWithyYourBrand.com To book Jayzen for a speaking engagement or workshop at your company, visit: JayzenPatria.com Learn more about the Los Angeles LGBT Center at LALGBTCenter.org

We are very open-minded and respectful of different lifestyles and although we do not know it all, we are always open to learning more! MEG is our in-house LGBTQ representative and subject matter expert and in this episode, we share with you some childhood memories and opinions of the Gay community. Back in the 80's and 90's, the term LGBTQ wasn't a "term" yet. We still have a lot to learn and if you want to join in the conversation, please comment below. We would love to hear from you. We filmed this in October in honor of LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH.From https://lgbthistorymonth.com/:​ In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur that month.Gay and Lesbian History Month was endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Education Association and other national organizations. In 2006 Equality Forum assumed responsibility for providing content, promotion, and resources for LGBT History Month.Please follow, subscribe, and leave a comment. You can also connect with us on Instagram @allabroadpodcast. Thank you for your support!

When leaders and team members are able to bring their authentic selves to work, research shows that not only are they more productive and engaged - they also report higher job satisfaction, intention to stay, and more emotional support from co-workers. Kristin Flickinger joins us to tell her story and give powerful insights on how to lead or support in the workplace as an LGBTQ+ professional or ally. This podcast was recorded live for our community. If you would like to attend live recordings, please reach out to info@kahilla.com ******* An activist at her core, Kristin began her career in the LGBTQ+ arena as an intern for the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force in the ‘90s, and cut her teeth in politics managing a field office during the same-sex marriage campaigns of the 2000s. Never afraid to voice important questions, Kristin's style of leadership is transparent, bold, and collaborative. As Director of AIDS/LifeCycle, she led a team of high-performing fundraisers toward goals viewed as “impossible” by others, achieving a $1 million (20%) increase in fundraising in her first year. Most recently, Kristin brought her passion for advocacy and inclusion to the C-suite Director of Programs role for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, where she oversaw a portfolio that included 150 staff and a $15 million budget. In that role as a senior leader for the world's largest LGBT organization, Kristin served as an inclusion champion, overseeing organization-wide efforts to improve services to and employment practices for lesbian and bi women, and cross-departmental collaboration among providers of services to the Trans community. Kristin led workgroups focused on culture, coached directors and middle managers, and helped to develop policies, programs and trainings to increase employee engagement and belonging.

After 29 years of lesbian life, Ms. Cothran experienced a radical transformation in 2006 months after an encounter with Jesus Christ during Chicago Black Gay Pride event. By her new life and work, Charlene offers evidence that God is still in the business of changing lives! She is now a pro-family activist, an international evangelist, and conference speaker. She offers expert testimony for legislators fighting for religious freedom in the U.S. and abroad. Reverend Charlene E. Cothran is President of The Evidence Ministry, Inc., a ministry of the Zion Baptist Church of Palm Coast, Florida. Charlene is a former advocate for gay rights and former active member of: the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Lesbian Conference, the National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, recruited by the VICTORY Fund, and was the co-founder of In The Life Atlanta (Black gay pride), and founder of Hospitality Atlanta. She was also the publisher of an internationally distributed gay and lesbian lifestyles magazine, VENUS. Resources Rev. Cothran’s ministry: TheEvidenceMinistry.org Doug Mainwaring’s interview with Rev. Cothran on YouTube

While marriage is now less complicated for many same sex couples, divorce can be highly complex. In this episode, Same Sex Family Law Expert, Rebecca Levin, Esq. will discuss how same sex divorce differs from traditional divorce, what same sex and transgender parents need to know about custody, what to do if you have an estranged spouse, and where to access legal, psychological and financial resources. Key Points:  - Learn about unique tax and property implications and how to protect your rights - Find out how same sex couples can successfully manage unique custody challenges and parenting differences - Learn about your options and what you can do right now to begin the divorce process - Hear about resources specific to gay and transgender family issues in your local area Sponsored by Main Line Family Law Center For more information, please visit: Main Line Family Law Center at https://myhealthydivorce.com Episode Host, Adina Laver, Founder, Courage to Be Curious, (formerly Divorce Essentials) Find Adina Laver at: https://couragetobecurious.com Guest: Rebecca Levin Rebecca Levin is a founding member of the LGBT Family Law Institute, an annual conference that allows LGBT family law practitioners to discuss cutting-edge legal strategies for representing members of the LGBT community. She also served on the board of the National LGBT Bar Association from 2006 to 2010, chairing the organization's Policy Committee. She continues to serve on the LBGT Bar Association's Policy Committee.  Prior to joining Jerner & Palmer, P.C., Rebecca worked as an associate at Lyons & Associates, P.C. From 2008 to 2009, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Thomas H. Dilts, former Presiding Judge of the Family Part in the Superior Court of Somerset County, New Jersey. She has served as a law clerk for numerous LGBT Rights Organizations including, The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Equality Advocates Pennsylvania and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) LGBT Rights Project. Rebecca was a Dean's Fellow at American University, Washington College of Law for Professor Nancy Polikoff. As a Fellow, Ms. Levin performed research for Professor Polikoff's book, Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law, which examines the value, or lack thereof, of limiting family recognition to families based on marriage.

A survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, which included more than 6,000 transgender and gender diverse people from across the U.S., found that transgender people are disproportionately living in poverty and nearly four times more likely to have a household income of less than $10,000/year than the general population. Another staggering statistic from that same survey is that 41% of transgender and gender diverse individuals reported attempting suicide. And these are just some of the daunting statistics. Today on ‘About Health,' host David B. Feldman speaks with Ben Geilhufe, psychotherapist and Director of Community-based Clinical Programs for the UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center. We talk about the struggles transgender and gender diverse individuals face, how these struggles can impact people's health and well-being, as well as the challenge of finding compassionate, affirming care. The post 4/29/19 Health and Well-Being in the Transgender and Gender Diverse Community appeared first on KPFA.

Kylar W. Broadus is an attorney, activist, public speaker, and former professor. He is the founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC). Trans People of Color Coalition exists to advance justice for all trans people of color by amplifying trans stories, supporting leadership, and challenging issues of racism, transphobia, and transmisogyny, After he announced his gender transition while working at a major financial institution, he was “constructively discharged.” When he lost his job, he thought that there MUST be laws that protect individuals when they are discriminated against. After filing a lawsuit in federal court, though, he learned quickly that transgender people weren’t covered under any discrimination laws. This propelled him to want to make sure that there were laws that protected others in the transgender community as well as gender non-conforming people of color. In 2012 Kylar made history by becoming the first openly transgender person to testify before the U.S. Senate. He was speaking on behalf of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. He was awarded the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Sue J. Hyde Award for Longevity in the Movement and the Pioneer Award at the Transfaith of Color Conference presented by the Freedom Center of Social Justice. He has served on the boards of the National Black Justice Coalition, the National Stonewall Democrats, is a founding board member of a national think tank, The Transgender Law and Policy Institute.

Pat Hussain recounts her childhood in segregated Atlanta and her involvement in various social justice groups, especially her role in the creation of SONG (Southerners On New Ground). Hussain (b. 1950) was born and raised in Atlanta, where she attended segregated schools until high school. She came from a middle class family and was a debutante, but then joined the Marines when her brother came back from Vietnam psychologically damaged and feeling a failure. She married men twice before coming out as a lesbian in the early 1980s. She helped organize the first GLAAD chapter in Atlanta (when GLAAD was just forming), and had just been working for the Gay and Lesbian Task Force organizing the first March on Washington when she attended the Creating Change 1993 conference that led to the founding of SONG, of which she was the first co-director (with Pam McMichael). Biography taken from an interview of Pat Hussain by Lorraine Fontana for Sinister Wisdom. http://www.sinisterwisdom.org/SW93Supplement/Hussain

Stephanie Sylvestre joined The Children's Trust as chief operations officer in February 2014. She is currently the chief programs officer and chief information officer. Her previous work experience includes stints in the private sector as an IT Quality Leader.Active as a volunteer and community activist, Ms. Sylvestre highlights problem-solving and team-building to encourage efficiencies that foster more effective organizations. She spent a year sabbatical at the Belafonte TACOLCY Center helping to manage the organization.Ms. Sylvestre’s past volunteer services include the program chair and board secretary for Communities in Schools, board member of the New Theatre, board member of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami, member of the United Way IMPACT Council, human resource chair for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and Honorary Consul of Belize in Miami. For four years, she led a diverse team of women volunteers who built seven Habitat for Humanity homes in Liberty City.Stephanie earned her Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the University of Southern California and a master's in international studies and international economics from the University of Miami.__I wake up every day with a smile on my face thankful for my amazing life! My goal is to add value to your life by watching and listening to these interviews. Your growth drives me to create impactful interviews and show you how “Success is what happens to you, and Significance is what happens through you”. I believe that anyone can be successful, but not everyone will live a significant life. Support SBS today by subscribing, liking, and sharing. For more info, check out: http://DanielPuder.com —Follow Me Online Here:YouTube: http://youtube.com/danielpuderInstagram: http://instagram.com/danielpuderFacebook: http://facebook.com/danielpuderSnapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/daniepuderWebsite: http://danielpuder.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/danielpuderOfficial Website: http://danielpuder.com—Daniel is an advocate for education as a daily learner, while his vision is to create inspired, passionate, loving youth who are committed to lead significant and purpose driven lives! He is an author, professional speaker, and professional athlete, all of which play a key role in his unique approach to working alongside youth, parents, educators, community members and business leaders in order to provide long term and sustainable results within our schools and businesses in our communities. He travels around the world leading school assemblies, workshops, training seminars and keynote speaking presentations that focus on providing people with the tools and resources needed to be effective mentors. Daniel’s focus and love is being the Founder & CEO of his 501(c)3 Non-Profit that he founded in 2010, My Life My Power World Inc. (MLMP), which provides an evidence-based curriculum and training program to PreKindergarten to 12th grade Schools and Universities who have a desire to impact and transform their student’s lives through mentoring. Over the last few years he has also expanded his expertise into the for-profit world and has now founded 3 more companies. He is currently serving as the CEO of Transformational Technologies®, GPS For® LLC, and Co-Founder/Partner of My Life My Brand LLC. While Daniel’s background is that of a professional athlete (Undefeated Mixed Martial Arts Fighter and Champion of WWE’s Tough Enough Competition), he goes on to tell his story of overcoming challenges and adversity when he was younger. While growing up, he was bullied and harassed almost daily by his peers because he was overweight and labeled with learning disabilities. Over a decade later, and after much success, he decided to use his celebrity title in a way that could truly make a difference for children and teenagers who themselves are facing challenges - not just bullying. Thus, My Life My Power began and since then, Daniel has made it his life’s mission to be build the next generation of mentors that can impact millions of our youth! ACCOMPLISHMENTS Because of Daniel’s dedication to youth, he has received numerous awards such as Humanitarian of the Year Award for the Golden Badge Foundation, Honorary Service Award from the California Parent Teacher Association, sworn into the United States Marine Corp League in 2015, sworn in as a Kentucky Colonel in 2016, and Humanitarian of the Year Award for Heroes For Freedom in 2017.

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the A to Z of Sex.  I'm Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and I am your host.  We are working our way through the erotic alphabet one letter at a time.  Just a reminder this podcast deals with adult content, so if you don't have total privacy, you might want to put on your headphones.  Today the letter is B and B is for Book Burning – Part 2 of my Interview with Mama Viola Johnson.  Part one is on Sex Spoken Here vlog on YouTube or there is the podcast only version as well.   I had the privilege of interviewing Mama Vi Johnson when I was at Master slave Conference in August 2018.  Viola Johnson is a leather woman, vampire and author who has been active in the leather BDSM scene for over three decades. A mentor and confidante to many in the fetish world, she has a special fondness for the ‘boys' of our community, and those who choose to serve as slaves and sub missives. Viola is the wife of Jill Carter, International Ms Leather 1996. Viola had the distinction of winning the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Pantheon of Leather and The National Leather Association, making her the only person to receive both awards in the same year. In August of 2007 she was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award given by Black Beat. Viola is also the recipient of the Pantheon of Leather “Woman of the Year” award, The Jack Stice Award and the Slave Heart Award. In January 2012, Viola received within 8 days of the Master Steve's Golden Paintbrush Awards at Southwest Leather Conference in Arizona and the Leather Leadership Award at the Creating Change Conference in Baltimore sponsored by the Gay & Lesbian Task Force. Viola is the author of two books, Dhampir and To Love, To Obey, To Serve. Currently, she is working on her third book, a follow up To Love, To Obey, To Serve Mama Vi and her wife Jill Carter started and hosted the Carter Johnson Leather library.  It has a home in Indiana and a variety of outposts.  Sections of the library are taken to many events so that the public can learn from the original source material about our leather and sexual history.   We started this part of the interview asking what is going to happen if people are not taught to think critically.  Viola talks about starting her teaching career in 1973 at the cusp of moving from teaching learning and teaching to the test.  This was the point at which the received wisdom was that children must be promoted with chronological peer group rather than accommodating learning abilities.    We move from education to talk about the fact that if you can't evaluate information you can't risk assess and if you can't risk assess you make poor choices.  We talk about the fact that people are pre-disposed to categorise but we can learn to look at a continuum if we are taught to do so.  We talk about the first four years of life and the fact that sexual development starts at birth.  We talk about the development that occurs in childhood. If we don't support this development, difficulties develop. It is easy to support this development but we don't talk about it.    We moved to preventing shame and why this is important.   We move to talking about fears around fascism in America.  We end on my question ‘Why aren't people doing something about this?' Thanks for listening to the A to Z of Sex Ò this week. Write to me with suggestions for the show, questions you want answered at drloribeth@atozofsex.com  and I will answer on the show. Follow me on twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Check out my YouTube channel: Dr Lori  Bisbey. For a free 30-minute strategy session with me, go to https://atozofsex.com/ and click the button that says Schedule Now! See you next week when the letter will be c.

February 15, 2013 | The last several years have seen renewed interest in the issue of diversity on college campuses, with issues of interreligious understanding and LGBTQ inclusion at the forefront. What divisions persist along lines of religious or sexual orientation, and how can we move beyond tolerance to understanding? Chris Stedman, author of Faitheist and Harvard LGBTQ activist, examined issues around respectfully engaging religious and sexual diversity. Stedman draws on his work organizing interfaith and 
secular communities, his academic study of religion, 
and his own experiences to argue for the necessity of 
bridging the chasm between atheists and the religious. Chris Geidner, senior political reporter at BuzzFeed, moderated the discussion, beginning with a dialogue with Stedman about his work and current LGBTQ faith and atheist issues. Geidner has been covering the LGBTQ community's advances in public life over the past decade. Joining Stedman and Geidner were be Shiva Subbaraman, director of Georgetown's LGBTQ Center, and student participants. Chris Stedman is an atheist working to 
foster positive and productive dialogue and
 collaborative action between faith communities and the nonreligious. He writes for Huffington Post Gay
 Voices, Huffington Post Religion, The Washington Post 
On Faith, Religion Dispatches, and Relevant. He received his B.A. in Religion from Augsburg College and an M.A. in Religion from Meadville 
Lombard Theological School at the University of 
Chicago, for which he was awarded the Billings Prize
 for Most Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. Chris Geidner is the senior political reporter at BuzzFeed. Prior to joining BuzzFeed in 2012, Geidner had been the senior political editor at Washington, DC's Metro Weekly. Over the course of his time covering the national LGBT political and legal scene, he has been awarded the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media. Before moving to DC in 2009, Geidner had worked as an attorney in Ohio, at a private firm and for the State of Ohio. Sivagami (Shiva) Subbaraman is Director of the LGBTQ Resource Center at Georgetown University. She has worked extensively across differing communities and groups, and to weave LGBTQ into the larger tapestry of the Georgetown Community. Before coming to Georgetown University, she worked as Associate Director at the office of LGBT Equity and as Assistant Director at the Office of Human Relations programs at the University of Maryland. Additionally, she has taught at Macalester College, Drake University, and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Her areas of research interests are US women of color literature, culture, and feminist theories. An active feminist, Subbaraman is on the board of several feminist community organizations. Additionally, she regularly gives talks at national conferences and is a member of The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, and the Modern Languages Association.

Cindy-Ann Thomas, Littler Principal and Co-chair of the firm’s EEO and Diversity Practice Group, and Dr. Thomas Robertson, Chief Psychologist at Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital, discuss how the transgender patient population in healthcare is one of the most highly victimized groups. They discuss a joint study undertaken by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force entitled: Injustice at Every Turn. Data from the major study showed that transgender and gender non-conforming people disproportionately experience discrimination, harassment, and even violence with respect to accessing healthcare. Listen to this podcast to hear a discussion and analysis of eight specific and startling statistics.

Matthew Breen is the editor in chief of The Advocate and the deputy editor for Out. Breen was named Editor in Chief of The Advocate in March 2011. He first joined the Out staff in 2003.www.advocate.com———– Thomas M. Garnet is the owner of his own full time video production company in Miami, FL. Along with his partner of 22 years, he runs also two divisions of the company specifically catered to the LGBT community – Click Click Expose (Gay Entertainment Media) – which targets pageantry, podcasting and internet radio and the CCE Sports Network. Thomas is a former Managing Director of AMC Theatres and Loews Theatres, a former public school teacher and was the field producer for the 1993 March on Washington video which was produced by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. After leaving teaching, management and public policy – he devotes his efforts full time to his passion – which is video production and live web streaming.Kevin Majoros is the contributing sports writer for the Washington Blade and the host of Capital Sports TV on the CCE Sports Network. As an athlete, Majoros is an 8-time Gay Games medalist in the sports of swimming, track and field and open-water swimming.Fund Drive:  http://www.mainplayersystem.com/radio/player/93?size=miniWe’re Making Sports HistoryThe CCE Sports Network is the nation’s first and only LIVE web streaming on-line sports website dedicated exclusively to broadcasting the Gay and Lesbian Sports community. Did you know there are more than 200 tournaments, matches and games happening somewhere across the United States? Every month, more than 100,000 LGBT athletes have their choice of dozens of tournaments that can participate & compete.WE HAVE CREATED A FLEXIBLE AND MOBILE LIVE WEB STREAMING PRODUCTION TEAM CAPABLE OF FILMING, EDITING, LIVE STREAMING AND PRODUCING VIDEO CONTENT COVERING THE BREATH AND DEPTH OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN SPORTS COMMUNITY.The Production Vision1) To create a multi-camera broadcast complete with play by play commentary, on-screen scoring, music, commercials and interviews;2) To create an engaged audience through live chat and live photography updates during the live web broadcast;3) To produce monthly content that will drive on-line viewership which includes news & sports shows, documentaries and instructional videos;4) To create diversity in programming by showcasing a number of different sports including tennis, soccer, hockey, basketball, swimming, wrestling, figure skating, water polo, diving. By the end of 2016, we wish to add volleyball, softball, bowling, rowing, rugby & flag football to the live broadcast schedule.WE ARE A FREE SERVICE TO ALL LGBT SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED BY SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS, DONATIONS & COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.Our Web Audience1) There are more than 8 LGBT national association governing bodies who promote, host, train and advocate for their member sports. Each association has thousands of members, hundreds of individual clubs and dozens of tournaments, matches and events throughout the year.2) With more than 100,000 active LGBT sports athletes (competing in more than 200 tournaments, matches & games) who have family, friends, fans & supporters – the CCE Sports Network has the ability to attract more than 500,000 viewers to its live broadcast & archived content. Expanding to the LGBT community at-large and sports fans across the world, we have a potential audience of more than 1 million viewer interactions through live broadcast, archived content, live chat & live photography updates.WE HAVE STARTED OUR 4TH YEAR OF BROADCASTING AND HAVE ACHIEVED:30 LIVE broadcasts;123,422 viewers (as of 09/19/2015);81 days of live streaming; and568 hours of live web streaming.Broadcast Event Focus and TimetableBroadcast Year 1 – May 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012 — TennisBroadcast Year 2 – Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013 — Tennis, Soccer, Swimming, Diving, Water PoloBroadcast Year 3 – Jan 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014 — Tennis, Soccer, Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Wrestling, Basketball, Figure Skating, Hockey & monthly sports showBroadcast Year 4 – Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015 – Tennis, Soccer, Basketball & monthly sports show – Goal to add: Flag Football & SoftballBroadcast Year 5 – Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016 – Our goal for 2016 is to have Tennis, Soccer, Basketball, Flag Football, Softball, Volleyball, Rugby & SwimmingBroadcast Year 6 – Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 – Our goal is to be the exclusive live web streaming provider for World OutGames Miami in Miami, Florida May 26 – June 4 along with providing coverage for Tennis, Soccer, Basketball, Flag Football, Softball, Volleyball, Rugby, Swimming, Water Polo & Diving.———–Charlie David:Charlie David has been a host for E! Television, NBC, OutTV, LOGO, here! TV, Pink TV, EGO, Fine Living and Slice Networks on such shows as FYE!, SpyTV, Crash Test Mommy and his travel series Bump which shot over 100 episodes around the world and garnered a Hugo Television award. He has appeared as musical guest on VH1, BBC, CBS’s The Early Show, and dozens of radio shows.In 2005 Out Magazine recognized Charlie in the ‘Out 100’ at their gala in New York. In 2007 the Philadelphia Film Society awarded Charlie with their Rising Star Award. In 2008 the Festival del Sol in Gran Canaria awarded their Best Male Actor Award to Charlie and the male cast of A Four Letter Word. Formerly in a rock band… okay, actually it was a boy band, Charlie opened for Destiny’s Child, Pink, Snoop Dogg, Rick Springfield and Black Eyed Peas.A love of storytelling led Charlie to start Border2Border Entertainment Inc., a production company whose film and television credits include Mulligans, Judas Kiss, I’m a Stripper (series), Studlebrity and Positive Youth. Border2Border Entertainment’s films have been licensed to Showtime, Super Channel, HBO Canada, MTV/LOGO, Sundance Channel, Condé Nast Entertainment, Discovery Networks, The Movie Network, Movie Central, Encore Avenue, and OutTV in North America as well as finding a worldwide audience through international distribution partners.He is a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts and his current passions include motorcycle cruises, high adrenaline encounters with wildlife, SCUBA diving and sports. He resides in Toronto and Montréal, Canada when he’s not living out of a suitcase. Element Twenty TwoPresentsARed Headed RevolutionProductionPaternity LeaveDirected by Matt RiddlehooverWritten by Matt Riddlehoover and Dustin TittlePublicityElement Twenty Twofilm@elementtwentytwo.comSales RepresentationBorder2Border Entertainmentinfo@border2border.caPATERNITY LEAVEStarringGreg JACOB YORKKen CHARLIE DAVIDThomas CHRIS SALVATORECo-StarringAlex RAFAEL SOCHAKOVConnie REBECCA LINESDr. Elliot SUSANNAH DEVEREUXFilmmakersWriter/Director MATT RIDDLEHOOVERCo-Writer DUSTIN TITTLEProducerExecutive ProducerCo-Executive ProducerAssociate ProducersDirector of PhotographyProduction DesignerEditorStill PhotographyCAMERON MCCASLANDDAVID PETERSMICHAEL PERRINEJASMINE MCATEEJONATHAN OWLUCA RACITIJOSH ICKESLORI PURYEARMIRANDA MEGILLETHAN JAMESPATERNITY LEAVESynopsisMatt Riddlehoover’s Paternity Leave is a romantic comedy about Greg (JacobYork), Ken (Charlie David), and a moment of passion on the eve of their fouryear anniversary that changes the course of their lives forever.Greg begins feeling nauseated, fatigued, moody and – most unfortunately –fat. At his wit’s end and Ken’s insistence, he sees a doctor who’s stumped andrefers the couple to a specialist. To everyone’s amazement, Greg is pregnant.Shock, stress, and fear settle in, and Greg’s relationship gets put to theultimate test.Co-starring Chris Salvatore (Eating Out: All You Can Eat, Drama Camp, TheOpen Weekend), Paternity Leave poses a modern answer to the age oldquestion: “Are we ready to be parents?”About the Production“What Paternity Leave does,” co-writer Dustin Tittle explains, “is co-opt thetraditional family and some of its roles. There’s a total blurring of the linesand it’s easy to forget it’s about two men – it’s about two people.”“When I first read the script, I laughed so much,” actor Charlie David recalls.“It’s such a wild and fun concept… Obviously, we live in a world where theidea of having babies isn’t out of the norm – but two dudes doing it is veryout of the norm. And yet, it also largely mirrors the reality of where we are…looking at gay marriage and adoption and surrogacy. It’s very relevant.”Shot in seven days, principal photography of the film began on September 1,2014 – Labor Day – in Nashville, TN. It made its world premiere at theNashville Film Festival on April 19, 2015, and its West Coast premiere atFilmOut San Diego on May 30, 2015.PATERNITY LEAVEAbout the CastJacob York (Greg), a native of Benton, KY, moved to Atlanta, GA sevenyears ago to participate in the Shakespeare Tavern’s Apprentice Program.Some of his roles include Macbeth (The Atlanta Shakespeare Company),Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest (Tennessee RepertoryTheatre), Bennett Riggs in Angry Fags (7 Stages), Tubbs in Middle School:The Musical (Alliance Theatre), and Tom in Fat Pig (Aurora Theatre). Inaddition to acting, Jacob is a playwright whose first show, Homers,premiered at the Georgia Ensemble Theatre & Conservatory in early 2015.Charlie David (Ken) is an actor and filmmaker, perhaps best known for hisrole on the LGBT horror series, Dante’s Cove. His feature film acting creditsinclude A Four Letter Word, Mulligans, 2 Frogs in the West, Judas Kiss, andMore Scenes from a Gay Marriage. He has also worked as a host on anumber of TV shows, like F.Y.E!, SpyTV, Bump!, and Crash Test Mommy.More recently, he has produced and directed a number of acclaimeddocumentary features, including Positive Youth, I’m a Porn Star, and I’m aStripper.Chris Salvatore (Thomas) is a singer/songwriter and actor. After graduatingfrom The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in 2008, Chris made hisfeature film debut in Eating Out: All You Can Eat, a romantic comedydirected by Q. Allan Brocka. He then went on to star in two successfulsequels to Eating Out, both of which premiered on Logo in 2011. Chrisrecently appeared on stage in an original play, Pieces, which received ravereviews from New York critics during its sold-out run. His music has beenfeatured on MTV and is now available through iTunes and other onlinestores.PATERNITY LEAVEWriter-Director Matt RiddlehooverPaternity Leave 2015/director, screenwriterFilmOut Audience Award nominee, Best FeatureFilmOut Audience Award nominee, Best ScreenplayMore Scenes from 2014/director, screenwriter, actora Gay Marriage TLA Gaybie nominee (& winner), Best Gay ComedyTLA Gaybie nominee (& winner), Best DirectorTLA Gaybie nominee (& winner), Best Lead ActorWest Hollywood 2013/director, screenwriter, actorMotel TLA Gaybie nominee, Best Gay ComedyScenes from a 2012/director, screenwriter, actorGay Marriage TLA Gaybie nominee, Best Gay ComedyGaze 2010/director(documentary) TLA Gaybie nominee, Best Gay DocumentaryBookends 2008/director, screenwriter, actorTo a Tee 2006/director, screenwriter, actorReading Into It 2005/director, screenwriter, actor(short)PATERNITY LEAVEAbout the FilmmakersMatt Riddlehoover (writer/director) is an award-winning, Nashville-basedfilmmaker. His work has appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien,Out.com, and in Filmmaker Magazine. He is married to Dustin Tittle, aNashville native and co-writer of Paternity Leave. They have two cats; one ofwhom is very sweet.Dustin Tittle (co-writer) was raised in the open sewer called “the musicindustry,” where he learned from a young age to take as few things seriouslyas possible. A published writer, Dustin’s wit miraculously disappears duringany and all attempts to “try to write,” so most of his contributions to PaternityLeave have been the result of impromptu one-liners written without hisknowledge but with his permission.Cameron McCasland (producer) is a filmmaker whose work has garneredawards at Crossroads Film Festival, Worldfest Houston, Fearless FilmFestival, as well as a special humanitarian award from the Rondo HattonClassic Horror Film Board, and five Emmy nominations.Josh Ickes (director of photography) is a premiere cinematographerspecializing in the phantom camera, high end car rigs, and steadicamoperation. He has photographed several film, television, live concert andspecial event productions for clients like Honda and Verizon. Ickes has alsolensed Olympic athletes, country music superstars, and rock ‘n’ roll legends.Miranda Megill (editor) is a Nashville-based film editor and sound designer.Paternity Leave marks her fifth collaboration with Matt Riddlehoover.Ethan James (still photography) is a published photographer whose imageshave appeared in magazine and book publications nationally and across theseas (Brazil, Australia, London, Germany, etc.).PATERNITY LEAVEReviews“Paternity Leave might be the world’s funniest‘gaymantic’ comedy… it is hilarious through and through.The entire cast is superb… the writing is so crisp.”-Timothy Rawles, San Diego Gay & Lesbian News“…a laugh-filled film about the ups and downsa pending newborn would add to any relationship.”-Jonathan Pinkerton, Examiner.com“Satiric, yet heartfelt… well worth seeing.”-Brad Hart, Rage Monthly“A little bundle of cinematic joy…it’s a labor of love, laughter, and a few tears.”-Kansas City LGBT Film Festival“If you’re looking for LGBT comedy…Paternity Leave is your pick.”-James Grady, Out & About Newspaper

In this MXLNT Special Report, Sammy responds to the Youtube video "How Not to React When Your Child Tells You That He's Gay" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1df_i26wh-w ) and explains what he would do if he were to have a gay child. To Donate: It Gets Better Project: https://secure.itgetsbetter.org/page/contribute National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: http://www.thetaskforce.org/issues (Donate Button Top Right)

LGBTQ equality is on a roll with major victories across the country with marriage equality victories, local trans supportive legislation and more. These victories are the result of decades or organizing and advocacy and have happened with the support of donors large and small. Yet even as we celebrate, we know there is so far still to go! Join us for a conversation about what it means to give boldly in the LGBTQ community featuring Russell Roybal, Bold Giver and Deputy Executive Director at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force who'll share his philanthropic journey and lessons from sitting on both the donor and donee sides of the philanthropic table. --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin; Featuring Bold Giver: Russell Roybal

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force will join Can We Talk for REAL co- host Ina, Michelle and Terry Boi, Wednesday night, January 15th to talk about the 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality Creating Change, which will be held in Houston, Texas. Joining us will be Sue Hyde, the Director of Creating Change and Kylar Broadus the Senior Public Policy Counsel of the Trans Civil Rights Project. Sue the Director of the Creating Change Conference will be talking about the journey to the Conference and its history. Sue over the years has become a recognized organizer and advocate for the LGBT Community. While at the Task Force she her portfolio includes issues such as the rescission of the military ban on openly gay soldiers, passage of civil rights on all levels. Sue’s background knowledge of Creating Change will help many understand the necessity for this conference. Sue serves as the field organizer for the New England Tack Force.Kylar is the Senior Public Policy Counsel of the Trans Civil Rights Project. He will explain how his job compliments the work of Sue in organizing and implementing the Creating Change conference. He will also explain he position with the Task Force. The world is trying to create change in the politics of today. The National Gay and Lesbian task Force with organizing and networking is Creating Change in an entire Community world- wide. 

download sweat2013teaser.mp3right click and save to downloadHello There, my big little beat bunny buddies,I’ve been missing you. And, I Hope you’ve all been wundrin’ what’s happening with me. But, I’m here now. And, once again, I’m “On the List”; and quite the list it is. Of “The Hottest DJ’s on the Planet” (*their quote not mine). Which means I’m playing again for Miami’s Winter Party, presented by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. It’s most definitely one of the biggest, most Represented “Circuit” parties of the year, anywhere in the world. And, It’s Right here in our back yard, which means, that You....Should do your job to keep the fight going by supporting these events. So please, try to come out to help them, help us, help Me, make sure that their services to Our Community, Live on. Tickets for “Sweat” are Only $10. in advance, $15 at the door. It’s without doubt, one of the sexiest crowds to gather, So, gear UP and bring some Love to Shake and Rub. I promise.... I’m doing my part of the job to make it memorable.Can you just imagine how excited I AM. I played this same party last year to a Very hot crowd. So, I know if you were There, at Bill’s Filling Station ,for “Sweat”, Last year, and I know, You know what I’m sayin’.... then I hope you will plan on making This years party, even better. Word of mouth you know. It’s a great time to be seen.And, as I always say....”You have to be Seen, to be Had.”See you at Sweat.!!Music....As Always....There’s been So much good musics to fall in love with. All kinds of hotties out there ….vocals, and not vocals. Techy, noise tracks that are just to take their heads off.....and Sexy deep grooves, that grab you at the hips just to give you a good shaky shake.So, Right now, I’m going to jump Head First, right back into 2013 with some of the big room, peak night, main stage bangers that I’ve been pumping.....just a taste to Wet your, um,....Whistle.The Music: (*Yes, I’m Still using CDs...With, Only 2 sources....rrrrr.) This set puts us in the club, right about when the bus lets off around 12:30 / 1am. Peak night....Push ‘em till they Rub it off, Sexiness... to just see how much they can take. With a Twist. BTW.....They Did. !!Here’s hoping that I’ll be seeing you all for a good night on the town (*slurp) Soon. Love all aroundHerbiehttp://www.herbiejames.comhttp://www.winterparty.org

Download "Eye On The Groove Part 2 MP3"Windows Right Click and Save the linkMAC Command Click and Save the linkHerbicidal News Flash.!!         The word is now on the street....that I have again been chosen to spin the Leather event for Miami’s 2012 Winter Party.  The party is called “SWEAT”....and it’s going to be on Saturday, March 3rd, at Bill’s Filling Station in Fort Lauderdale.      Winter Party is a Huge, world class, week long event, that is held in South Florida every year and benefits the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.     Needless to say, I’m very excited to represent them...and I look forward to serving a suitably Herbicidal music selection for this fabulous and sexy event.  So, Get your tickets early. (*$10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door.) http://www.winterparty.com/purchase  As, my past experiences with Winter Party have all been legendary....I plan on making this one, as much fun...if not as scandalous.Hope to see you all there.Love all aroundHerbiewww.herbiejames.com

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force policy analyst Alain Dang talks to Subversity show host Daniel C. Tsang about the NGLTF national survey of queer Asians. Dang graduated from UCI and UCLA.