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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Penny Zufall’s roots run deep in Owen County. She grew up and graduated from high school there in the 1960s during a time of nationwide cultural unrest. After spending some time in Bloomington and eventually retiring in 2005, she has settled back in Owen County and has discovered daily inspiration through her work as a volunteer for the Spencer Pride …
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Tune in for an exclusive interview with newly elected Indiana state senator J.D. Ford, the first Ford represents the 29th district in Indiana. He is the first openly-gay legislator to be elected in Indiana. Events: WFHB’s Birthday Bash, Orbit Room, 107 North College Ave., Suite 001, Bloomington, IN Jan 4 @ 9:00 pm Come celebrate the anniversary of WFHB’s first …
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Tonight we welcome Jennifer Bass to talk about her new segment of Just Married: Stories from the Heartland. Tonight’s podcast features our host Frankie Presslaff and his husband, Kelly. Melanie Davis also gives us advice on how to survive the holidays with family. Just Married, Marriage Equality: Stories from the Heartland is an on-going project dedicated to recording stories from same-sex …
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Join us for our Thanksgiving special! In this episode, we talk about what Thanksgiving and the holiday season means for LGBTQ+ community. We also have Jennifer Bass & Jonah Chester from the Kinsey Institute for another episode of their podcast Just Married. Featured music this week comes from Uniform Clarity by Jim James. Credits: Hosts: Frankie Presslaff, Alex Ashkin & Melanie Davis …
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Tonight we have Kate Wiltz, a candidate running for Monroe County Council District 2. But first in this weeks’ LGBTQ news we have have a lot going on across the world. Music this week was from the album Blood Orange by Negro Swan Events: Soup Tasting @ Bloomington Community Farmers Market, 401 N. Morton St. Bloomington Nov 3 @ 10:30 am …
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Catherine Brennan was born in Canberra the youngest of five kids, she proudly states “to the best parents ever.” Her family lived in Tokyo for two and a half years until she was five. They made Canberra their home until 1972 when she moved to Dublin with her parents. Catherine finished high school there and went on to university. From …
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Indiana Republicans will meet for their state convention in Evansville, this weekend. Republicans will reportedly consider changes to their party platform, including taking out language that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Republicans are debating changes in their party stance, including specific language about marriage and families. But the proposal is facing serious backlash from conservatives within …
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In this episode, we hear from Timothy Stewart-Winter, an Associate Professor at Rutgers University with a background studying sexuality and incarceration. Stewart-Winter wrote the book “Queer Clout: Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics” and co-directs the Queer Newark Oral History Project. In this episode, they speak about the policing of sexuality and some of its consequences, beginning with the …
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Our hosts discuss current LGBT news and welcome founder of We Work It Entertainment, Spike Wray-Kirk. News discussion includes the controversy surrounding an art teacher at The Mansfield School district, male vultures from the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo in Holland who gained attention upon adopting a chick to raise, and the forthcoming protest by drag queens against Donald Trump in …
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