LGBTQ community
Positive Spin 139: The Trevor Project, G. Mark Mulleian, and Humberto Rios Labrada
This episode highlights the life-saving work of the Trevor Project--the only 24-hour suicide lifeline for LGBTQ and questioning youth in the US; we'll meet the internationally acclaimed artist and activist G. Mark Mulleian and hear his views on the LGBTQ community's role in the "human population equation"; and we profile Humberto Rios Labrada--recipient of the 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize for the island nations for his work in Cuba. "Positive Spin" presents positive, innovative and solution oriented news promoting a better world for present and future generations.
Email this pageGay USA: March 12-18, 2010: Gay Marriage in DC
Andy and Ann discuss the fact that same-sex marriage has begun in Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires and Mexico City; Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli defends his stance on LGBT discrimination in that state's universities; an anti-gay California state senator, Roy Ashburn, is outed but still defends his anti-gay platform. "Gay USA" is a weekly news-hour that offers comprehensive news and analysis by and about the LGBTQ community with hosts Ann Northrop and Andy Humm.
Gay USA: Dec. 25, 2009
Andy's in London for a couple of weeks, so Chris Cooper joins Ann at the anchor desk. The mayor of the District of Columbia signed the same-sex-marriage bill -- in a church. Mexico City becomes the latest municipality to legalize same-sex marriage. A Senate committee has passed domestic partnership legislation; hopefully it will move to the whole Senate soon. There is continuing confusion over whether the Ugandan anti-gay legislation will pass or not, but around the world religious leaders are condemning the attempt. Quebec is going to try and eradicate homophobia, and a Welsh rugby star has come out at the height of his career. "Gay USA" offers comprehensive weekly news and analysis by and about the LGBTQ community and features lively repartee between hosts Ann Northrop and Andy Humm, as well as interviews with special guests.
