Outbeat News In Depth

October 12, 2018 marks 20 years since Matthew Shepard died from wounds he sustained during a vicious hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming.  His parents were never able to lay him to rest out of fear his grave site would be vandalized.  This year the Shepard’s were invited to lay Matthew to rest in the safety of the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.. On Friday, October 26, 2018, an interment se...

On this Outbeat Extra edition of Outbeat News In Depth we celebrate the start of our 10th year on the air at KRCB Radio!  Our very first pilot show featured staff and members from Positive Images and their board president, Christian Sullberg, and his husband, Ozzy Jimenez, who is the Positive Images fundraising chair, joined us to celebrate and to provide an update on all Positive Images is doing...

This month we talk with two of California’s most prolific legislators, Assembly Member Evan Low and Senator Scott Wiener.  Both are out gay men and working hard to promote LGBTQ equality in California. Evan Low was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2014 to represent District 28. At the age of 31, Assemblymember Low became the youngest Asian American legislator to have been...

If you’ve ever been to Guerneville, then you’ve been touched by the work of the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.  For 16 years, this group of nuns has been raising money, supporting events, and touching the lives of residents and visitors alike.  This month we celebrate the work of the Russian River Sisters and their hosting of the International Conclave – a meeting...

Most drag queens know how to dress and how to dance, but few actually sing with their own voice.  VIZIN is a Native-American drag queen who sings with her own voice and recently made the top 25 on Bill Board with her rendition of Sylvester’s “Mighty Real.”  Her story is fascinating! Lazy Bear Weekend is coming August 1 through 6, 2018 in Guerneville.  Musician Matt Alber will be...

Happy Pride!  We celebrate this month with LGBT historian and prolific author, Eric Marcus.  He has written numerous self-help books on same-sex relationships and coming out as well as three biographies and two gay history books.  I’ve been a huge fan for many years and I’m excited to share his story this month.  Eric has a new project called, “Making Gay History.”  It&#821...

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 sexuall...

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...

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 ta...

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 abou...

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...

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, Colo...

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 after the disastrous fires this fall.  One of the best ways is to shop and dine l...

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-bo...

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 sha...

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...

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 take...

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...

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...

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 N...

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.”  Thes...

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 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...

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...

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 wh...