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Our guest tonight is Detective Sergeant Dana Cole and Patrol Sergeant David Alley form The Bloomington Police department to talk about relationship with in the LGBTQ community. We also have Father Charlie Dupree the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Bloomington, who is member of the LGBTQ community he will be part of our discussion tonight. Father Charlie will also be joining us later in the show as well to talk about his own journey with in the church as a gay clergy.
On BloomingOUT tonight we are exploring why protesters across the U.S. over the past two years tried to prevent, disrupt or minimize the presence of police officers at pride — even though the officers impacted are typically members of LGBTQ police groups. Nonetheless, protesters say they’re doing so to take a stand against police brutality and harassment of marginalized groups, namely people of color and the transgender community. Our question to our panelist tonight is how do we as a community begin the process to build bridges between the Police and the LGBTQ community.
The Bloomington Pride board was asked to be apart of this discussion tonight, however they declined stating that they have scheduling conflicts. BloomingOUT requested a written statement but we have not one. Our hope is to have The Bloomington Pride board members on to talk about this important topic.
Featured music comes from the album Be The Cowboy by Mitski.
Events:
LGBT Aging & Caring Network quarterly meeting @ Noodles and Company Restaurant, 2560 E 3rd St, Bloomington
Aug 24 @ 6:00 pm
On Friday, August 24 from 6- 7:30pm. Speaker will be Jennifer Starr, a fitness expert who works with seniors on issues of balance, stamina and staying healthy. She will present and demonstrate for 20-30 minutes and welcomes questions.
TEDxBloomington @ Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington
Aug 24 @ 6:30 pm
TEDxBloomington: GROW
August 24th 2018, 6:30-9PM
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
114 E Kirkwood Ave
Bloomington, Indiana 47408
812-323-3020
TEDxBloomington event invites an engaging group of speakers to explore the theme of growth from creative, personal, municipal, social, and sexual perspectives.
https://bctboxoffice.org/event/tedxbloomington-grow/
Web: www.tedxbloomington.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/223331558303805/
Twitter: @tedxbloomington
Bloomington PrideFest @ East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington
Aug 25 all-day
2018 Bloomington PrideFest – Saturday 8/25
WFHB is proud to be a media sponsor for Bloomington PrideFest on August 25th in downtown Bloomington. The festival celebrates LGBTQ community and culture and features performances led by drag entertainer Sasha Velour, musical performance by Diane Coffee—plus workshops, family activities, and local vendors.
Details on Facebook and at https://bloomingtonpride.org/pridefest
Credits:
Produced by Frankie Presslaff and Wes Martin
Hosted by Frankie Presslaff, Justin Roberston, and Melanie Davis
Engineer: Lucas Fisher
Intern & Trustee: Jasper Toney
