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BloomingOUT w/ Judi Epp – June 13th, 2019

Tune in for your weekly LGBTQ+ news update with your BloomingOUT family. Yesterday marks the 3rd anniversary since the Pulse shootings in Orlando. Join us as we remember and talk about the aftermath in the the LGBTQ+ community. Another topic of interest this time on this episode comes from WFHB’s own report on a White Nationalist group at the farmer’s …

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BloomingOUT w/ J.D. Ford – June 6th, 2019

Madison True, 2018.

Catch up with the latest LGBTQ+ news with Frankie and your BloomingOUT family. We will be featuring an interview with Indiana Senator J.D. Ford. He became the first openly gay person to be elected into Indiana’s state legislature last year. Our featured artist of the week is Esperanza Spalding with their album 12 Little Spells.  Events: 4th and Rogers Block …

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Stonewall Democrats Open Local Chapter

A new area organization advocating for LGBTQ rights is launching in South Central Indiana. The Stonewall Democrats of South Central Indiana are holding will publicly launch next weekend. The newly-formed Political Action Committee seeks to serve the interests of LGBTQ people in Owen, Greene, Morgan, Monroe, Lawrence and Brown counties. The Stonewall Democrats are a national organization, affiliated with the …

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BloomingOUT – Spencer’s Big Gay Prom (w/ Judi Epp, Sophie & Gannon) – May 9th, 2019

Madison True, 2018.

Last Saturday, Iris Youth Group hosted Spencer’s Big Gay Prom for students in the area who could not attend their own high school proms with same-sex dates due to school policies. Tonight we have Judi Epp from Spencer Pride along with Sophie and Gannon, two students who attended and helped host the event, to talk about how it went. Music …

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Area Attorney Fundraising for Refugee Networks

This Mother’s Day, area restaurants are donating 10 percent of their proceeds to help refugees. Bloomington Cooperative Living and City of Bloomington’s Latino Programs are co-sponsoring the “Refugees Welcome Here” fundraiser, to help migrants at the southern border and in Bloomington. The fundraiser is organized by area attorney Isabella Bravo, who recently spent her vacation days volunteering with Al Otro …

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BloomingOUT – Ireland’s Roommates – April 25th, 2019

Madison True, 2018.

Frankie gave us the keys again. Join us for a discussion with our special guests Alison and Sofia. We will be talking bout dating as a bisexual, bi-phobia, bi-erasure, and other issues bisexual people face as part of the LGBTQ community. Tune in for your weekly LGBT+ update! Music this week comes from Nilufer Yanya’s Miss Universe. Events: Poetry Palooza: …

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BloomingOUT w/ Judi Epp, Lucie Mathieu, and Jennifer Bass (Just Married Podcast) – April 18th, 2019

Madison True, 2018.

Join us for a special interview with Judi Epp and Lucie Mathieu, along with producer Jennifer Bass with the latest Just Married podcast. But before that, we have your weekly update for LGBT+ news. Just Married, Marriage Equality: Stories from the Heartland is an ongoing project dedicated to recording stories from same-sex couples about their journeys into marriage. Sponsored by …

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BloomingOUT w/ Judi Epp – April 11th, 2019

Madison True, 2018.

Catch up with some local LGBT+ news with your BloomingOUT family with special (monthly) guest: Judi Epp! Music jams this week come from Ibibio Sound Machine’s newest album Doko Mien.  Events: Las niñas bien (The Good Girls) w/ guest April 11, 2019 @ 7 pm IU Cinema 1213 E 7th st Bloomington IN The Filmmaker to Filmmaker: Conversations from the Director’s …

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Area Residents At Odds Over ‘Bathroom Debate’

Last weekend, a young skater asked Western Skateland owner Sarah Ade, if it would be okay to use one of the roller rink’s bathrooms. “I told them, ‘of course.'” The next day, Ade posted a sign to let all of her customers know they are welcome. Indiana is one of several states with ongoing debates in state legislatures over bathroom …

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BloomingOUT w/ Crystal Shield (BHSS) – March 7th, 2019

Madison True, 2018.

Crystal Shield, a teacher at Bloomington High School South, is our guest on this episode of BloomingOUT. Cystal is the Gay Straight Alliance sponsor from the school, and she will be speaking with us about why GSA’s are so important and what’s coming up for Bloomington South’s own GSA. But before that, an update on this week’s news. To contact …

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