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"Out In The Bay" is a weekly half-hour radio show broadcast on NPR affiliate KALW, 91.7 FM and streamed live worldwide on KALW.org Thursdays at 7:OO PM Pacific Time. We interview community leaders, newsmakers, authors, artists and interesting personalities. Entertaining, informative, inspiring, educational, "Out In The Bay" is the sound of our culture -- our lives, our voices. Produced by Eric Jansen, Marilyn Pittman.
 
 

 
 
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THIS WEEK'S SHOW - July 2, 2009

Julia Serano:
She was a married man who became a woman. So now she is a lesbian. Her wife, who was once a lesbian but married her when she was a man, is now a lesbian once again. Confusing? Provocative? Perhaps, but author and scientist Julia Serano is a grounded and sensible woman with a story to tell. Marilyn talks with her about her life, her wife, and her book of essays, "Whipping Girl: A Transexual Woman on Sexism and Scapegoating."

Join us this week - Out in the Bay, at 7pm Thursday!

 

LAST WEEK'S SHOW
June 25, 2009
 

Author Michael Luongo:
Acts of homosexuality are punishable by death in Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Iran. In Malaysia a homosexual could spend 20 years in prison and in Egypt, openly gay men are subject to sexual immorality charges which can land them in jail.

The mainstream press has just begun to cover the challenging and often dangerous anti-gay environments in Iraq, Russia, and Singapore, among other countries.

Author and travel writer Michael Luongo has been at the forefront of these stories for several years now. Eric and Marilyn interviewed him in 2007 about his book of essays, "Gay Travels in the Muslim World." Marilyn talked with him in New York about the latest news from this difficult new front.

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BEST OF OUT IN THE BAY


We're CRAZY for Liberace!

(air date April 23, 2009)
 


Liberace shows off his rings. Note the grand piano pinky ring, a gift from Barron Hilton (yes, the hotel magnate). 18k yellow gold, sparkling with 232 diamonds and piano keys of ivory and black jade.
Credit: LIBERACE FOUNDATION
 



Liberace emerged from a 12-foot Faberge egg in this dyed-pink chicken- and turkey-feather costume for his 1985 Radio City Music Hall Easter shows. It's adorned with butterflies and, of course, rhinestones.
Photo: Glen Rutter

 

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Out in the Bay's Blah-Blah-Blog
From rage to relationship …

Shortly after my last lover said adios (in other words, last week!), a friend practically forced me to go buy the book The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man’s World, by psychologist Alan Downs. What I’ve read so far is pretty damn depressing.

In a nutshell, it’s all about how screwed up we are from the shame and abuse we had heaped upon us from early childhood. To counteract the shame, we unconsciously came up with all kinds of crazy coping mechanisms that prevented us from knowing our true selves and from developing into adulthood on a similar timeframe as our hetero peers. In other words, no wonder 40-year old gay men and lesbians act and treat each other like teenagers -- we’re retarded when it comes to knowing ourselves, and hence how to maintain healthy relationships.

Not that I hadn’t already figured out most of this on my own, just from observing my friends and – on my rare aware occasions – myself. But the book helps by demystifying it and by letting us know we are not alone. Already I’m smiling, nodding my head in agreement and those “Ah-ha! Yes, of course!” revelations.
And (says my friend who has finished reading it) it also lays out some practical tips and lessons at the end for undoing the damage.

With knowledge comes power. So I plan to finish reading The Velvet Rage soon, and enjoy the summer. Hmm, maybe even find summer romance that will last into many, many seasons ….

What has helped you deal with the burdens of growing up gay in a straight world? Or who do you know who’d be great for us to interview on this topic? Send us your tips, suggestions and stories, and help us plan an Out in the Bay look at our relationships and emotional health.

Thanks for listening! -- Eric
 

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