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bloomingOUT - June 25, 2009

WFHB News — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:12:16 -0700

Regular guest and playwright-professor Sharon Bridgforth is accepted to New Dramatists, presents excerpts of her play “Delta Dandi” at the Fire & Ink Black Queer Artists Festival and will be artist-in-residence at Northwestern University this upcoming fall semester. We also hear Bridgforth and her daughter Sonja Perryman perform “Long Road To Peace” from their album “Amniotic Flow". Transgender correspondent Ethan Bluestein is back to comment on the significance of celebrity orientation in reference to Chaz Bono’s recent announcement about transitioning from F to M.

bloomingOUT - June 18, 2009

WFHB News — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:51:07 -0700

CenterLink is a member-based coalition organized in 1994 to support the development of LGBT community centers, with more than 150 established across the country so far. National Manager of Membership & Development Guido Sanchez talks about the network's development within the backbone of the queer movement and CenterLink's new website launching at the end of this month. "LGBT Center Awareness Day" is on September 15. Director, filmmaker, writer and photographer Wendy Jo Carlton talks about the world premiere of her latest production “Hannah Free”, a lesbian love story that endures a generational life span of history, emotion and conviction. Starring longtime LGBT rights advocate Sharon Gless, "Hannah Free" was featured at the Frameline Film Festival and will make its world premiere on Pride Sunday (June 28) at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, with national distribution later this year.

bloomingOUT - June 11, 2009

WFHB News — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:36:41 -0700

Indianapolis therapist and show regular Michele O’Mara talks about how important boundaries are in a healthy relationship and correlates the lack of traditional rites of passage (access to engagement, marriage, legal parenthood) available to LGBT couples with instances of decreased emotional stability and delayed personal development. Chicago native singer-songwriter Jason Antone discusses his musical background, personal inspirations, and his new album and upcoming summer tour. We feature two tracks from the new album “Start to Move.” Commentator Lylanne Musselman provides her own unique perspective about the early LGBT pride movement “1969: Pride, Prejudice and Pop Culture” on a new edition of "L Words".

bloomingOUT - June 4, 2009

WFHB News — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:37:16 -0700

On a new edition of “The Soul of Us” co-minister of the Unity Church in Bloomington IN Reverend Lynnette Carlson talks about the history of Unity and how it’s all encompassing concepts of ‘being’ and spirituality make it a naturally all inclusive and welcoming congregation to everyone including those of the LGBT community. Award winning film producer and director Johnny Symons discusses his important new documentary film “Ask Not’ that examines the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. The film has been screened in various cities across the country and is to be aired on PBS’ INDEPENDENT LENS 16 June.

bloomingOUT - May 28, 2009

WFHB News — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:05:39 -0700

Research Director of the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law & Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law and Director of the Center for Public Policy & Administration at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Lee Badgett relates and interprets the significance of data from recent studies about the economic effect of marriage equality for same sex couples. Badgett offers an economist's insight into the effects of sexual orientation and queer families on public policy decisions and inherent legal issues. IndyPride publicity chair Nick Murphy provides more updates about this year’s IndyPride celebration June 8-13. Indiana Equality field organizer Dino Sierp discusses her efforts to amend human rights ordinances to include LGBT civil rights in various towns across the state of Indiana.

bloomingOUT - May 21, 2009

WFHB News — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:54:20 -0700

Co-organizer of the Northwest Rainbow Pride Festival Tyona Wesley provides highlights of last year’s event as well as the plans for their second annual Pride Parade and Picnic to be held in Burquette Park in Gary, Indiana on June 6. Tri-State Alliance President Wally Paynter relates the plans for their 30th anniversary of Evansville Pride coming up on June 7. Transgender correspondent Ethan Bluestein talks more about his life, being a new uncle and thoughts about parenthood in his own future. Helen and Victor discuss President Obama’s support (or not) for LGBTQI equal rights on a new edition of "Critical InQueery" and Cassaundra Huskey returns to the show with the first edition of her new “Poly Perspective” feature challenging the concepts of fidelity and successful relationships as defined by monogamy in our culture.

bloomingOUT - May 14, 2009

WFHB News — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:12:36 -0700

Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls Killer Kindness, Sagiterrorist and Vengeance Anya are in our studio with updates on this year’s scheduled bouts and the amazing expansion of their group from one to five competitive teams as well as new Pole Dancing and Jazzercise Dance skate teams. We also interview our featured artist of the week, singer/actor/songwriter Levi Kreis, who provides an inside view into his southern gospel roots that are the foundation of and source for his nostalgic and soulful sound. Kreis also talks about acting in movies such as “Fraility” and his musical contributions to various TV shows including season five of “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump.

bloomingOUT - May 7, 2009

WFHB News — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:17:42 -0700

Author of the newly-published book “Coming Out, Coming In: Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society" Linda Goldman provides astute observations of the difficulties experienced by LGBT youth in our culture. Her many years of experience as a grief counselor, therapist and teacher afford brilliant insights into what homophobia does to children and their friends and families. She offers some wise advise for coping as well as suggestions for necessary cultural change. IndyPride publicity chair for Nick Murphy provides new updates about this year’s Pride celebration coming up in June in Indianapolis. Helen Harrell and Victor Kinzer discuss what “gay community” really means on a new edition of “Critical InQueery”, and our featured musical artist is singer-songwriter Katie Sawicki from her album “Time Spent Lost”.

bloomingOUT - April 30, 2009

WFHB News — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:35:28 -0700

Hear an insider's perspective on queer culture in Cuba. Achy Obejas is a Cuban-born journalist and author who provides fascinating insight into queer life in Cuba from pre-revolutionary times to the contemporary political climate. Obejas also talks about her latest book “Ruins” about a gay man’s struggles, set in Cuba in 1984. Obejas won a Pulitzer Prize for her work with the Chicago Times and is a two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Indy Pride Festival publicity chair Nicholas Murphy gives an overview of this year’s upcoming pride festivities to run June 6-14 in Indianapolis.

bloomingOUT - April 23, 2009

WFHB News — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:39:51 -0700

Ford Fellow at the Harvard Divinity School and religion columnist Reverend Irene Monroe discusses the cultural polarization of race and how that adversely effects overall queer unity in social and political arenas and can be an impediment to cultural equality. Transgender correspondent Ethan Bluestein talks about gender vs. queer identity and the growing acceptance of gender fluidity. Human Rights Campaign Fort Wayne Representative Linda Bentz stresses the importance of organizational effort to support passage of the federal hate crimes legislation that passed the House and is moving on to the Senate. Bentz also highlights the success of their first "gay prom" and the upcoming Peace and Justice weekend to be held at the United Church of Christ April 24-26.