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Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan stops by the studio to chat about the political gains, losses and omissions experienced by the queer community during the first year of the Obama presidency. Kruzan also highlights local progress and breaks the news that Bloomington was just recently selected by The Advocate magazine as the 4th most accepting LGBT city in the country. Director of the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre Danielle McClelland and local IU student Jurion Jaffe stop by to inform listeners about the upcoming 7th annual Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival to be held January 27-31. Jaffe especially highlights the increased level of student involvement this year and the specific film events being held on campus and at Rhino’s local youth club. Lylanne Musselman reflects upon the passing year on a new edition of "L Words". Our featured musical artist is singer-songwriter Nick Granato from his album “In Real Life”. bloomingOUT also features the latest in national and international queer headline news and a community calendar highlighting local and regional events of interest to the queer community and our allies. Hosted by Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux.