On tonight’s episode of bloomingOUT, join anchors JP, Colin, and Grace as they are joined by Janae Cummings. Janae is the Vice-Chair and Marketing Director for Bloomington PRIDE, and will talk about next weekend’s 14th annual Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival. The film festival takes place at the Buskirk-Chumley theater; and passes are still available for purchase. The festival begins next …
Read More »bloomingOUT – Colin Shassberger + Cindy Stone – January 12, 2017
On tonight’s episode of bloomingOUT, join anchors JP and Ryne as they welcome new anchor and bloomingOUT volunteer, Colin Shassberger, to the show. Colin is a Bloomingtonian who is currently a sophomore at Indiana University pursuing a double major in journalism and psychology. The anchors also welcome Cindy Stone to the program. Cindy is a retiring lecturer at the IU …
Read More »bloomingOUT – The Resolution Episode – January 5, 2017
Happy New Year from the bloomingOUT crew! For the first episode of 2017, join bloomingOUT producer, Ryne Shadday; and associate producer, Sarah Hetrick, for an episode of discussion on what the bloomingOUT team can do to better serve intersectional communities within the queer and ally spectrum. We here at bloomingOUT on WFHB have big hopes for 2017, and we hope …
Read More »bloomingOUT – Featured Organization – Freedom Indiana
The bloomingOUT crew will be taking a hiatus this week, but return with a live episode. In honor of the holiday season and the end of the giving year, we will be featuring interviews from LGBTQ nonprofit organizations that we have interviewed on the program. We at bloomingOUT would like remind everyone that in honor of the season of giving, …
Read More »bloomingOUT – Featured Organization – CampusPride
The bloomingOUT crew will be taking a hiatus for the holiday this week, but in honor of the holiday season and the end of the giving year, we will be featuring interviews from LGBTQ nonprofit organizations that we have interviewed on the program. We at bloomingOUT would like remind everyone that in honor of the season of giving, we encourage …
Read More »bloomingOUT – Robert Ping-Slater – December 8, 2016
Join anchors JP and Ryne as they interview the President of the Quarryland Men’s Chorus and regular guest to the program, Robert Ping-Slater. Tonight, Rob talks about recent concerts, outreach, and upcoming events from the Quarryland Men’s Chorus – including a later-than-normal Winter Concert taking place on December 17th and 18th. Tonight’s episode features music from the Quarryland Men’s Chorus, …
Read More »bloomingOUT – Steve Sanders – December 1, 2016
Join anchors JP and Sarah as they interview Maurer School of Law faculty member and lawyer, Professor Steve Sanders. Steve will be discussing the legal issues of LGBTQ+ Americans that could potentially be affected by president-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect, Mike Pence. This episode features music from Jack Colwell and Conleth Kane. Tonight’s episode will also feature a new …
Read More »bloomingOUT – Spencer PRIDE – November 17, 2016
On tonight’s episode of bloomingOUT, join anchors JP and Ryne as they talk with Jonathan Balash and Dana Beth Evans from Spencer PRIDE in Spencer, Indiana. Dana Beth and Jonathan have come to the show this evening to discuss ways you can become involved as an ally and advocate for Spencer PRIDE. They also discuss the upcoming Black Friday events …
Read More »What the Election Means For Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
In this report from BloomingOUT, Kathryn de la Rosa takes a look at the candidates who have just been elected to the highest offices in the land. What are their positions on LGBTQ rights and what legislation have they supported?
Read More »bloomingOUT – QueerTalk – November 10, 2016
Join anchors JP and Sarah as they interview Elbe Lieb and Kris Roehling, facilitators for the group QueerTalk. QueerTalk is a space that is for discussing and learning about issues that affect both individual members of the queer community, but also for the community as a whole. The group is a collective forum for members of the LGBTQ queer and …
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