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Scott Lowell is the actor who played Ted Schmidt on the ground-breaking Show Time series, Queer As Folk.  The series premiered 20 years ago now and this month Scott produced a 4+ hour reunion of the cast and crew as a fundraiser for CenterLink, an organization that supports local LGBT centers around the United States.  We talked with Scott about his memories of Queer As Folk and about playing Ted,...

This month we continued our coverage of how the corona virus is impacting the LGBTQ community.  Cathy Renna, from InterPride, shared information about the Global Pride celebration being planned for June 27 online.  We shared 2 weekly messages from local activist Cleve Jones and heard from the assistant editor of the Bay Area Reporter, Matthew Bajko about how the closure of businesses in San Franci...

Our coverage of the health emergency and corona virus continued this week.  Greg Miraglia talks with Michael Volpatt about how businesses are doing in Guerneville, to Sister Sparkle from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and to Christian Sullberg, co-owner of Mustache Bakery and Noble Folk Ice cream.  Gary Carnivele shared information about how to be access local health clinics, mental health s...

We broke from our usual programming to provide special team coverage of the corona virus emergency here in Sonoma County and talked about how it is impacting LGBTQ organizations and people.  Greg Miraglia and Gary Carnivele talk with Sara Brewer from Face to Face and discussed current news related to the pandemic. Learn More Sonoma County Health Services Department Face To Face National Centers Fo...

As LGBTQ people continue to move out of “gayborhoods” like San Francisco’s Castro, the history and identity of the area can disappear.  Cities like San Francisco are preserving that history by establishing “cultural districts.”  This month we talk with two members of the newly formed LGBT Cultural District Board and Terry Beswick, executive director of the GLBT Historical Society.  We’ll learn the...

Mark Schoofs went to high school with our host, Greg Miraglia.  On this show they talk for the first time since graduation.  Mark has had an extraordinary life working as a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for publications such as Chicago’s “Windy Times” and the “Wall Street Journal.”  He founded the investigative reporting team at Buzzfeed and now teaches journalism...

This year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn.  But LGBT history and the movement toward equality and civil rights for LGBT people didn’t just start in 1969.  There were many people who took part of the movement before and after Stonewall.  This year’s 50th anniversary celebration is a great opportunity to reveal a large part of history that until recen...

This month we talked with Loren Ostrow and Luann Boylan from Living Out, a development company building a state-of-the-art LGBTQ senior living complex in downtown Palm Springs. LGBTQ senior living communities are few and far between.  Living Out has come up with an innovative model that offers community and connection for LGBTQ seniors. We also shared moments from plaque dedication ceremony held o...

This month we talked with Dr. Tim Seelig, director of the San Francisco Gay Mens Chorus, about their Lavender Pen tour through the deep south of the United States.  The tour was featured in the documentary, “Gay Chorus, Deep South,” recently featured at the OutWatch LGBTQ Film Festival here in Sonoma County. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nc_VZr3Vdk We will also got caught up with Davey Wavey wh...

The Raven Players Theater company produced “The Laramie Project” play this month and we went on location to meet with the director, Steven David Martin, and members of the cast to talk about their experience with the play and what they hoped to accomplish by bringing it to Sonoma County.  The Laramie Project was produced by the Techtonic Theater Company following the murder of Matthew...

Our celebration of the 50th anniversary of Stonewall continues this month with part 3 of our series.  This month Eric Marcus talks with activists Barbara Gittings, Dr. Evelyn Hooker, and Frank Kameny.  These are remarkable conversations that have become treasures of our collective LGBTQ history.  Take a listen and learn. We have partnered with acclaimed author and LGBT historian, Eric Marcus, to b...

This month we talk with two of the men featured in the new documentary, “5B,” the story of the AIDS ward at San Francisco General Hospital during the first 15 years of the crisis.  The film was released for on-demand play on all streaming services on August 27.  We encourage you to watch the film and then turn in our interview with Guy Vandenberg and his husband Steve Williams.  Guy wa...

This month we begin by uncovering corporations who “pride wash.”  This includes large corporations that donate to pride festivals and color their websites with rainbows in June and then donate tens of thousands to anti-LGBTQ causes and candidates.  Credo Action is the organization that has exposed these hypocrites. Then we introduce you to Sara Brewer who is the new executive director...

Wine Country is an international tourist destination for more than 4 million people every year.  There’s great food, delicious wine, and a culture around fresh, locally produced food that is second to known in the world.  Whether you are a tourist or a local, we know you love great food.  This month we talk with Michael Volpatt, owner of Big Bottom Market and author of a new cookbook featuring his...

This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn.  But LGBT history and the movement toward equality and civil rights for LGBT people didn’t just start in 1969.  There were many people who took part of the movement before and after Stonewall.  This year’s 50th anniversary celebration is a great opportunity to reveal a large part of history that until...

This month we celebrated Pride and the start of Pride week here in the Bay area with two local guys including a rising vocalist, Glenn Arias.  Glenn recently returned to Sonoma County after living in Texas where he was immersed in the local gay community.  He didn’t waste any time getting involved in volunteer work and in music here in Sonoma County.  He celebrated Pride with us by singing,...

This month we launch the 2019 Pride celebration season with final details about Sonoma County Pride.  Our special guest this month is Finn Deerhart, a San Francisco based sex and intimacy relationship coach, who is offering a special workshop in Napa on June 15 titled, “Replacing Shame With Pride.”  Finn’s personal story is fascinating and his work inspiring.  You can hear my ful...

This month students from the Napa Valley College LGBT Studies Program took the helm in Studio A and shared their capstone project focused on supporting transgender people in transition.  They talked about their project and interviewed a trans man who is one of their fellow students.  He shared his personal story discovery and talked about some of the challenges he faced with during his transition....

This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn.  But LGBT history and the movement toward equality and civil rights for LGBT people didn’t just start in 1969.  There were many people who took part of the movement before and after Stonewall.  This year’s 50th anniversary celebration is a great opportunity to reveal a large part of history that until...

Hate crimes and immigration are two big issues impacting LGBTQ people throughout the United States.  We talked with experts on both topics this month starting with Cynthia Deitle, a former FBI agent and now programs director for the Matthew Shepard Foundation.  She lead hate crimes investigations for the FBI and now trains law enforcement on how to document and report hate crimes. Okan Sengun is t...

February is the month of love!  We are celebrating with two guests who share advice on how to increase the connection and intimacy in your relationship.  Last year Davey Wavey was on and shared with us his plans to launch an erotic online video series called HimerosTV.  Well he’s got a full year under his belt and returned to our show this month to tell us all about his experience and some o...

Greg Miraglia and Eric Marcus Host A Celebration Of The 50th Anniversary Of Stonewall With Making Gay History June 2019 will mark the 50th anniversary of the riots at New York’s Stonewall Inn and the event remembered each year as the start of the modern day LGBT civil rights movement.  There were many events before Stonewall that went unreported and there were dozens of lesbian, gay, bisexua...

If you are new to Sonoma County or a long-time resident and looking to connect with the local LGBTQ community, then Santa Rosa GayDar is the organization you need to know about.  It’s not an app and you don’t need a mobile device to access it.  Four community members started this social group 7 years ago.  They give their own time and money to produce one event each month at different...

This month we honored the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.  For the last 30 years on every December 1st, experts on HIV/AIDS from around the world have gathered to share information and to discuss strategies for treating and preventing the spread of the virus.  This month we talked with Ryan Olson, a technical advisor with the Palladium’s U.S. funded Health Policy Plus Project.  He recent...

This month we talk with two local artists who are making a living with their talents.  First, singer-song writer Bobby Jo Valentine returns to catch us up on all that has happened to him this last year since he lost everything in the fires of October 2017.  He’s had many new beginnings this year and has been touring around the country sharing his life story in his music.  He even performed,...