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FOF #1314 – Call Me Anytime

HRC came under fire last month with activists when they set up an HRC branded gift shop in Harvey Milk’s Camera Shop. Now, they want to join the youth bandwagon by partnering with The Trevor Project to run a youth call center from the shop.

Is this HRC trying to play nice or is it looking to tap the cash cow of teen suicide? And a call center in one the most expensive neighborhoods in the country- couldn’t they do it someplace cheaper like in India?

Posted in: Podcast, Politics & Activism 13 years ago 8

FOF #1313 – Thank You Bayard Rustin

Today we salute one of the leaders of the Civil Rights movement, a fabulous gay black man named Bayard Rustin- the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Sadly, Rustin is largely ignored in the history of equality in this country because of his sexuality, so today we also remember the importance of his influence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his desire for non-violent protest.

Posted in: Podcast, Politics & Activism 13 years ago 5

FOF #1312 – Golden Globes Go Gay

The Golden Globes! Not quite the Emmys and it’s not quite the Oscars, but you get to watch a lot of drunk celebrities on TV. You don’t get completely bored like you would at the Oscars, but you get a good show.

Listen as we mine for gay gold at the champagne infused extravaganza that is the Golden Globes. Congratulations Chris Colfer!

Posted in: Podcast 13 years ago 4

FOF #1311 – The World’s First Glitter Day

Glitter Day, the world’s first LGBT centric winter holiday came and went without hitch in most parts of the world but sadly, the horrific shootings in Arizona left the US in mourning.

Film maker Kerthy Fix joins us to take a look at some of the more extraordinary news and spread the word about her new documentary Strange Powers, an in-depth look at Stephen Meritt and the Magnetic Fields.

Posted in: Podcast 13 years ago 19

FOFA #780 – Ménage à How Many? – 1.13.11

How many are in your party? For some people monogamy is just right, but for a growing number of people, open relationships is where they find true happiness.

Tristan Taormino, award-winning author, columnist, pornographic film director joins us to talk about her book “Opening Up: A guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships.”

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Interviews, Podcast, Writers 13 years ago 4

FOFA #1203 – Green Acres Goes Gay

Josh Kilmer-Purcell was once Aquadesia, a popular drag queen living in New York City known for her acrylic bra that held live goldfish. He wrote all about it in his book, “I Am Not Myself These Days“- one of the best drag queen memoirs ever.

Today, he and his partner live on a rustic farm in upstate New York, the focus of Josh’s new book and a reality TV show “The Fabulous Beakman Boys.”

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Podcast, Writers 13 years ago 0

FOFA #690 – Shirley Phelps: An Unlikely Champion

Shirley Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church presents TWO choices for America: ONE, imprison and then execute the gays because that’s what the Bible says or TWO, give gays all the same rights that every other American enjoys.

Join us as we chat with Shirley from “America’s Most Hated Family” with Josh Kilmer Purcell of “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” about religion and discrimination.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Interviews, Podcast 13 years ago 6

FOFA #1124 – Frolicking with the Faeries – 1.10.11

Deep in the mountains of rural Tennessee there is a thriving network of queer communities whose origins go back to the beginnings of the modern gay rights movement with the Radical Faeries.

Today two of our friends Tom Foolery and Maxzine Weinstein from IDA play their hilarious music and share their experience of living in a commune of gay musicians, trans pirates, lesbian warriors and pagan witches.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Musicians, Podcast 13 years ago 1

FOFA #1292 – Glitter Day

There are a lot of holidays during the winter months but none of them are really gay. Sure we have National Coming Out Day in October, Pride Month in June, Celebrate Bisexuality Day in September, International Drag Day in July and Fat Tuesday for the Bears, but where’s our winter holiday?

Well, we’ve devised a new a new gay holiday- Glitter Day! And no, Mariah Carey is not invited. Today, blogger Michael Lehet joins us to open early his Glitter Day presents.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Podcast 13 years ago 0

FOFA #1165 – Don’t Cry for Pandora Boxx

People are outraged that one of their favorite drag queens, the hilarious Pandora Boxx was booted from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Listen as Michael Steck, the man who is Pandora Boxx, takes us under the hood of this season’s RuPaul’s Drag Race and shares with us his wild ride on the reality tv show.

Will she hug the hateful judge Santino Rice at the reunion show or will she read him and refuse his affection like Shannel did last year? Plus, questions from you!

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 13 years ago 5