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New York State Senator Hoylman Concerned About LGBT Violence In District, JCOPE

Ian Pickus — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:08 +0000

This weekend, an openly gay man was shot to death after a confrontation in Greenwich Village Friday in what police commissioner Ray Kelly is calling a hate crime. According to New York state Senator Brad Hoylman of Manhattan, whose district includes Greenwich Village, the incident was at least the fifth instance of anti-gay violence in Manhattan this month.

LGBT Leader Burns Returns To Hamilton College

Brian Shields — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:40:00 +0000

Forty years ago, Richard Burns was a high school senior, getting ready to begin college at Hamilton in the fall. Today, he is the executive director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in New York City. This afternoon, Richard Burns returns to Hamilton to speak on “LGBTQ Rights, Past and Present” at the Red Room in the Kirner-Johnson building. He spoke to WAMC about what it was like 40 years ago to be gay and in college

Gay and Lesbian Tourism Conference on 3/27

Joe Donahue — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Two years after marriage equality arrived in the Empire State, New York State is poised to make a bid for gay vacationers, especially those seeking to hold weddings in the Hudson Valley.

The first-ever gay and lesbian tourism conference for New York State will take place at The Locust Grove estate in Poughkeepsie, NY on March 27. The conference will involve tourism groups from all over the state.

Joining us to tell us more are Rich Volo of the Hudson Pride Foundation, Michele Vennard, President and CEO of the Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Stephan Hengst Co-Founder of Big Gay Hudson Valley.

"Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America" by Christopher Bram

Joe Donahue — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:10:00 +0000

In his book, Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America, novelist Christopher Bram chronicles the rise of gay consciousness in American writing. Beginning with a first wave of major gay literary figures -Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Allen Ginsberg, and James Baldwin - he shows how they set the stage for new generations of gay writers to build on what they had begun.

Federal Judge Orders MA Department of Correction to Pay for Inmate's Sex Change

Lucas Willard — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:10:01 +0000

A Federal judge has ordered the Massachusetts Department of Correction to provide a sex change operation for a convicted murderer suffering from gender identity disorder. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Lucas Willard reports…

"Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution"

Joe Donahue — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:12:37 +0000

We speak with Linda Hirshman about her book, Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution.

Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center's 8th Annual Pride March

Joe Donahue — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:12:06 +0000

The Eighth Annual Pride March and Festival sponsored by the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center steps off on Sunday, June 3rd on Main Street in New Paltz. We learn more about it and the other work Hudson Valley LGBTQ does from Virginia Apuzzo (Founding President and Life Time Board Member) and Jan Whitman (Founding Board Member).

Zach Wahls - "My Two Moms"

Joe Donahue — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:56:43 +0000

We welcome Zach Wahls and speak with him about his book, My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family .

Kathleen Turner - "The Perfect Family" Out! For Reel screening 5/5

Sarah LaDuke — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:41:42 +0000

Star of stage and screen, Kathleen Turner, plays the lead in Anne Renton's film, The Perfect Family. The film is screening on May 5th in Northampton, Massachusetts as the season finale of the Out! For Reel series. Out! for Reel is a popular lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender film series for New England.