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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
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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
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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.
(IN
MP3 FORMAT!)
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We're
CRAZY for Liberace!
(air date April 23,
2009)
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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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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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