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Have you ever had an HIV test?  Scared to do it you say?  This month we take away all the mystery to ease your fears by taking you behind the scenes of a real HIV test.  You’ll hear the entire process from start to finish and we promise, no needles involved.  Our guests this month are Rick Dean and Meghan Murphy from Face to Face.  And just a quick note of caution, this show contains sexually explicit conversation that may not be suitable for younger listeners.  But it’s important and we hope you will listen and then go and get tested. Learn More Face to Face Please Prep Me – Info About Prep Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – May 27, 2018 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

On this Outbeat Extra edition of Outbeat News In Depth we began a two-part update on HIV with a focus on women’s health.  Students from the Napa Valley College LGBT Studies program co-hosted the show as part of their capstone project and brought with them Public Health Nurse, Miranda Patrick, from the Sonoma County Department of Health Services. We talked about why women should be tested for HIV and updated everyone on how HIV is passed and how to prevent an infection. Next month we continue this update with a show devoted to removing the mystery and fear of the HIV testing process.  We will conduct an actual HIV test and counseling session so you can hear from start to finish exactly how a test is conducted.  And we promise, no needles involved. Learn More Sonoma County Department of Health Services Please Prep Me Face to Face Planned Parenthood Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – April 29, 2018 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

Olympian Adam Rippon took America by storm after his medal winning performance on the ice.  He’s not only a talented ice skater, but an out spoken LGBT activist with a great sense of humor. Adam shared his experience at the Olympics and talked about what’s coming up next for him.  You can see Adam Rippon perform with Stars On Ice on May 13, 2018 at the SAP Arena in San Jose. We also talked with actress and author, Tina Alexis Allen.  She told us about her new book, “Hiding Out – A Memoir Of Drugs, Deception And Double Lives.”  It’s a fascinating book that we couldn’t put down. It reads more like a fictional mystery, but it’s all true and Tina share some of her story with us. Learn More Adam Rippon Tina Alexis Allen Hiding Out – A Memoir of Drugs, Deception and Double Lives Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – April 22, 2018 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

Sonoma County Pride is just a couple of months away!  It happens June 1 through the 3, but this year, it won’t be in Guerneville.  This year, Sonoma County Pride will be held in downtown Santa Rosa on the new square.  JD Donovan and Chris Kren-Mora, two members of the Sonoma County Pride Planning committee joined us this month to talk about what’s planned for this year and to talk about what help is still needed from the community. Stay connected with Outbeat News and our website for more details about this year’s pride celebration. Learn More Sonoma County Pride Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – Mar. 25, 2018 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

Making sense of the news today in these tumultuous times can be challenging.  How do you sort out face from fiction?  The Bay Area Reporter has been recording news of California’s LGBT community since 1971.  The paper has covered literally ever major LGBT event for over 40 years.  This month, assistant editor, Matthew Bajko, spent the hour with us talking about the history of the paper, how to discern fact from fiction in the news, and the latest news from the political scene in San Francisco. Learn More Bay Area Reporter Bay Area Reporter on Facebook Bay Area Reporter on Twitter GLBT Historical Society’s archive of the Bay Area Reporter Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – Feb 25, 2018 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

2018 marks 20 years since a 21-year-old gay college student named Matthew Shepard was murdered in Laramie Wyoming.  When he died, his parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, created the Matthew Shepard Foundation with the intent to replace hate with understanding, acceptance and compassion.  Each year the Foundation hosts a gala to celebrate Matthew’s legacy. This month we take you to Denver, Colorado and share highlights from this year’s gala.  You’ll hear from the award recipients, including former secretary of the army, Eric Fanning, and from Judy Shepard. Learn More Matthew Shepard Foundation Matthews Place Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – Jan 28, 2018 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

On this special show, Greg Miraglia and Gary Carnivele talk with Paul Pendergast from the Golden Gate Business Association, an LGBT regional chamber of commerce, and Michael Volpatt, a local entrepreneur and Guerneville business owner, about tourism in Sonoma County after the fires. Many people are asking how to help … Continue reading →

Homophobia continues to be a pervasive problem in law enforcement and this month we talk to another victim.  Meghan Frederick is a correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.  She is also a transgender woman and assigned to one of California’s toughest prisons.  We also talk with Dan Nicoletta who is the author of a beautiful coffee table picture-book, “LGBT San Francisco.”  Dan captured the last 40 years of LGBT history in photos and shares it in this new book. Learn More California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Dan Nicholetta LGBT San Francisco Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – November 26, 2017 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

Visiting firefighters battling the Wine County fires stage at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California, Sunday, October 15, 2017. (Karl Mondon/ Bay Area News Group) On this Outbeat Extra, Greg Miraglia co-hosts with Gary Carnivele, Sheridan Gold, Dianna Grayer, and Mary Moore Campagna and talks about recovery efforts from the North Bay fires.  Rod DeMartini from Food for Thought shares his story and talks about how they are providing food to fire victims.  We also talk about ideas for how to recover from the physical and mental stress caused by the disaster. Learn More Food For Thought OutWatch Film Festival Firefighters Recovery Fund Listen to this edition of Outbeat Extra now The post Special Report: North Bay Fire Recovery appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

Our regularly scheduled program was pre-empted this month for a special live 2-hour program about the recovery from the devastating fires in the North Bay. Greg Miraglia and Gary Carnivele co-hosted this special and talk with LGBT community leaders.  They share their stories from the fire and talk about the long recovery ahead. While the damage from the fires is unimaginable and unprecedented, it could have been even worse had it not been for the incredible work done by the firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMS professionals, and community leaders.  First responders from around the world responded to our hour of need and we will be forever grateful. Learn More OutWatch Film Festival Donate To Support Local Firefighters Who Lost A Home Transcendence Theater Company Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here Fire Recovery Related Resources Resources For wildfire updates sign up for http://www.nixle.com. For road closure updates, visit http://roadconditions.sonoma-county.org. For housing, Airb

We are hit the road this month and take you to two spots in the Bay Area you need to visit.  Did you know that 100,000 gay people were imprisoned in concentration camps in Germany during World War II.  Did you know that 15,000 of them were murdered?  This month we visit the Pink Triangle Park and Memorial located on Market Street near 17th in the Castro.  John Goldsmith, a local resident, has taken on a rehabilitation project that promises to revitalize the park with many improvements.  We visit John and the park this month on Outbeat News In Depth. Then we are off to Guerneville to visit the new Equality Vines tasting room!  Equality Vines features a number of different wines and they raise money for LGBT equality.  We visit with Michael Volpatt and Jason Meyers in the tasting room.           Learn More Pink Triangle Park and Memorial Equality Vines Bobby Jo Valentine Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – September 24, 2017 appeared first

This summer Out In The Vineyard’s Gay Wine Weekend raised a huge amount of money for Face to Face here in Solano County.  This is one of Tony’s and my favorite events of the year.  Men and women from all over the United States spent a full-filled weekend touring wines, dancing under the stars at Chateau St. Jean Winery, and then enjoying a delicious brunch during which over $50,000 was raised during the live auction.  Gary Saperstein from Out In The Vineyard, Meghan Murphy, programs director at Face to Face, and Steven Ghidinelli, vice-president of the board for Face to Face, talk about the event, the money raised, and what it will be used for.  Gary gave us the history of Out In The Vineyard and shared some of the plans for future events.  We also talked about the potential impact of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act on HIV treatment and prevention. Learn More Out In The Vineyard Gay Wine Weekend Face To Face Art For Life Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show No

On this Outbeat Extra Edition of Outbeat News In Depth, we talk with Randy Arnold from Barefoot Winery.  Randy is celebrating 25 years as the company’s ambassador.  He’s created an amazing and supportive connection between Barefoot and the LGBT community by sponsoring hundreds of events and activities for local, state and national non-profit organizations in our community. We also talk about this week’s LGBT news with actor and podcaster, Jeffrey Masters.  He’s a talented performer and host of LGBTQA Radio where he interviews a wide variety of LGBTQ people in order to document the LGBTQ experience.  He is also a writer of articles about sexuality and gender. Learn More Barefoot Wines Jeffrey Masters LGBTQQA Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – July 30, 2017 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

This month we talked food!  Starting with Alfred Gutierrez, an aspiring chef from the Napa Valley Cooking School’s Professional Culinary Program.  Alfred is an “out” gay man who won a battle with cancer while completing this intensive training program. We also talk with Christian Sullberg and Ossy Jimenez, partners in life and business partners who own Moustache Baked Goods and Noble Ice Cream and Pie Bar in Healdsburg.  These two businesses were named among the 50 Top LGBTQ owned businesses in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times.   Learn More Napa Valley Cooking School Moustache Baked Goods Noble Folk Ice Cream and Pie Bar Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – July 23, 2017 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

Happy Pride!  Its’ pride weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area and we celebrated this month with some wonderful guests starting with Professor Abby Bogomolny from Santa Rosa Junior College.  She told us about her new LGBT Literature course being offered this fall. We also talked with Proposition 8 plaintiffs, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier about their new book, “Love On Trial.”  These two women share their stories as a couple and of their journey taking California’s contentious Proposition 8 case all the way to the United States Supreme Court.  They are amazing women and the book is an excellent read. Learn More Santa Rosa Junior College “Love On Trial” Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – June 25, 2017 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

Pride season is upon us! And this year Sonoma County is celebrating its 30th pride during the first weekend of June.  This month we talked with Brian Rogers from Sonoma County Pride about all that is planned including a concert on June 2nd, the Rise Up Unity Rally on June 3rd, the Outfest LGBT “shorts” film showing the night of June 3, and of course the parade and festival taking place on June 4.  And also this month, film producer Josh Howard returned to Outbeat Radio to talk about his new documentary, “The Lavender Scare.”  We have details on when and where you can see this new film. Learn More Sonoma County Pride The Lavender Scare Frameline Film Festival Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – May 28, 2017 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

On this Outbeat Extra edition of Outbeat News In Depth, we talked with LGBT activist Ken Jones about his life and about the movement today.  Ken was featured in the ABC mini-series, “When We Rise.”  He served in the United States Navy and then came to San Francisco.  As an African-American, Ken not only suffered from the pervasive homophobia of the 1950’s and 60’s, but also stark racism, even in the gay community.  And if that wasn’t enough, the AIDS crisis hit his life hard in the 1980’s.  Today, Ken Jones is an optimist with a wonderful smile and contagious laugh.  He continues to work as an activist for a variety of social justice issues. We also remember Gilbert Baker, the creator of the rainbow flag, who died in March at the age of 65.  Gilbert was a friend of Ken Jones.  Ken remembers Gilbert and shares stories of their friendship.  This show is dedicated to Gilbert Baker as thanks for the gift he gave the world – a most powerful symbol of community, equality, a

This month we covered two stories about gay police officers who were fired from their job because they were gay.  Both suffered harassment and discrimination.  This month we talked with Officer Zach LeMire, a gay man, with a distinguished military career and who was hired by the Elk Grove Police Department after finishing at the top of his police academy class.  Once word got out about Zach being gay, he suffered harassment, discrimination and retaliation by his peers and supervisors.  He was fired just days before his probationary period was to end.  Officer LeMire and his attorney, Lawrence Bohm share more of this story and talk about why gay men continue to be harassed in law enforcement. Javier Rosales, program director at Positive Images, was on to announce the “LGBTQ Summit” they are producing taking place on September 15 and 16, 2017 at Sonoma State University.  The summit will feature speakers, community organizations, and activities designed to get the community engaged.  They are looking

The 30th Sonoma County Pride celebration is happening this June 2 through 4 and the Sonoma County Pride organization is planning a very special landmark celebration featuring a concert at the Graton Resort and Casino with Billy Gillman and Steve Grand.  These two powerful voices are both “out” gay men who are lending their voice to our movement.  They are talented and wonderful guys who share their personal stories with us on this month’s show. This is Steve Grand’s premier music video with his original song that made him famous. This is Billy Gillman’s unforgettable performance of “My Way” that he spoke about in our interview. https://youtube.com/watch?v=79j14-CZKUA Learn More Billy Gillman Billy Gillman’s YouTube Channel Steve Grand Steve Grand’s YouTube Channel Bands In Town Website Listen to this edition of Outbeat News In Depth here The post Show Notes – March 26, 2017 appeared first on Outbeat Radio News.

This month we talk got caught up with two of the organizations that have been part of the LGBT community here in the Bay Area since 1978.  We begin talking with three members of the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.  They shared some of the history of the Sisters organization and talked about what’s planned for 2017.  The Russian River Sisters are a vital part of the community, especially in west Sonoma County.  They raise funds for many other non-profit groups and are always there to support LGBT events, including the annual pride celebration.  The members are dedicated volunteers who continue to carry on the spirit left by those who founded the first order in San Francisco. We also talk with Dr. Timothy Seelig, the conductor and artistic director of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.  Next year the chorus will celebrate its 40th birthday!  It started with a group of 100 men in San Francisco who first performed on the day Harvey Milk was murdered back in 1978.  Since that time the c