[rfu-automation] Fwd: [grc] June Pride Documentaries - Lesbian, Gay, & Trans

[Andrew Ó Baoill]

Anyone interested in grabbing these once they become available in  
June? We should probably be able to grab them from radio4all or other  
sites (or contact Adrienne directly), and could either create a large  
block that we air repeatedly through June, or, as suggested, space out  
the pieces through the month.

Andrew

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> From: Adrienne Lauby <adrienne at sonic.net>
> Date: May 17, 2009 1:51:54 PM CDT
> To: GRC <grc at peak.org>
> Subject: [grc] June Pride Documentaries - Lesbian, Gay, & Trans
>
> Do you want to do something special this month for Gay Pride?
>
> Queer Radical Voices, a new producers collective, is offering
> four and a half hours of documentary programs.  Use them together
> for a special block -- or air them throughout the month.
>
> Available June 1.
>
> From Audioport and other download sites.
>
> http://queerradio.blogspot.com
>
> Contact me for more information.
> Adrienne Lauby
> (707) 795-2890
>
> Radio Documentaries for Community Radio Outlets
> by Queer Radical Voices*
> Coming June 2009
>
> 1. A LONG AND DANGEROUS ROAD: Gay Men and Sex Offense in 21st  
> Century United States. A mind-clearing
> and rare discussion of this stigmatized topic.
> 58 min. Produced by Adrienne Lauby
>
> 2. THE OTHER ARELLANO: El silencio iguala la muerte. A young trans  
> woman dies in immigration
> detention after being denied HIV/AIDS drugs. Where was the queer  
> outrage?
> 28 min. Produced by Irina Contreras
>
> 3. THE QUEERNESS OF CLASS: Myths and Realities of the Gay Income  
> Gap. Affluent “dream market” or
> disenfranchised workers? We look at two income studies and the lives  
> behind them.
> 28 min. Produced by Kate Rafael
>
> 4. WHAT ARE RADICAL QUEER POLITICS? Looking beyond gay marriage,  
> activists and academics speak out
> on the importance of multi-issue politics and the alliance building  
> it entails.
> 58 min. Produced by Lisa Dettmer
>
> 5. TRANS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Four trans people meet for the first  
> time in a night of beautiful music,
> delicious food, fascinating stories and extravagant thought.
> 58 min. Produced by Shelley Berman
>
> 6. SHOWCASING SINS INVALID and QUEER LOVE. An exploration of beauty,  
> sex, and pleasure as presented
> by disabled queers in a San Francisco theatre production. Plus, a  
> celebration of love and
> relationship in the face of AIDS.
> 28 min Produced by Kevin Jefferson and Vini Beachem
>
>
> ======DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS==========
> 1.
> A Long and Dangerous Road:
> Gay Men and Sex Offense in 21st Century United States
>
> Over the last four decades sexual repression and sexual violence  
> have intertwined to produce a
> bizarre U.S. reality called the crime of sex offense. In this sixty- 
> minute program we’ll looking at
> the slice of this reality that pertains to gay men. We’ll hear from  
> many people -- from a gay man
> who remains in jail although he has already served out his sentence  
> to a therapist who works with
> men who have had sex with underage boys. Their stories will shock  
> you, surprise you and leave you
> thinking.
>
> You’ll hear from experts who believe that sex offense covers a  
> variety of activities, many with
> nothing in common with each other and most of which are harmless. A  
> man from Bangladesh fondly
> remembers his first sexual experience with an older man when he was  
> nine. Another man sees his
> former activities with young boys as an addiction that can and  
> should be conquered.
>
> In the U.S. today, someone can be busted for consensual sex with a  
> slightly younger man and be
> forbidden to enter any neighborhood park for the rest of his life.  
> Murders and suicides of sex
> offenders are routine. Parents rarely leave their children alone for  
> fear of stranger abduction.
> Grade school sissy boys are labeled potential sex offenders and sent  
> to special schools. And, the
> U.S. treatment of sex offenders is considered a human rights abuse  
> by the Human Rights Watch.
>
> We turn away from information and discussion about these issues to  
> our peril. Have draconian sex
> offender laws made children safer? Families less sexually abusive?  
> How many gay men are caught up in
> this network of punishment and media hype, and, why? Are gay men and  
> lesbians able to be sexual
> without fear of criminalization? What role should feminists play?
>
> Producer Adrienne Lauby explores these questions in a provocative  
> hour of talk with experts,
> activists, survivors and victims.
>
> Producer: Adrienne Lauby
> adrienne at sonic.net
>
> =========================================
> 2.
> The Other Arellano: El silencio iguala la muerte
>
> 1/2 hr audio documentary
>
> In August 2007, two women were faced with deportation from the  
> United States. One woman, Elvira
> Arellano was a single mother fighting for sanctuary in Chicago. She  
> was arrested and deported while
> attempting to speak out on behalf of separated families in Los  
> Angeles. Just a few weeks before, 23
> year old Victoria Arellano was also arrested while attempting to  
> cross en route to her home in Los
> Angeles. She was detained in a San Pedro detention center where she  
> died after being denied her
> HIV/AIDS medication. During her final hours, her strongest allies  
> both in and out of the cell were
> fellow immigrant community while much of the queer community  
> remained silent. Why is it that the
> lives of trans/queer and/or undocumented seem to slip under the  
> radar while gay marriage has
> proliferated every news station, blog, club and discussion group?  
> What has happened historically to
> queer immigrants and what has been the repercussions of a single  
> issued movement? This program looks
> at the history of queer migration and the fight for all undocumented  
> persons via the lens of
> privilege inherent in a mainstream focus that is fixed on pursuing  
> rights that support societal
> norms while human rights are trumped. This audio documentary,  
> produced by Irina Contreras features
> Bamby Salcedo, QTeam, Nico Dacumos, Mia Mingus and more.
>
> Producer: Irina Contreras
> poopstarr at yahoo.com
>
> ===================================
> 3.
> The Queerness of Class: Myths and Realities of the Gay Income Gap
> A half-hour audio documentary
>
> In 1990, the Wall Street Journal proclaimed the gay community a  
> “dream market,” based on a study
> commissioned by a group of gay media owners. The data the media  
> group released showed that gay men
> and lesbians made nearly 40% more than heterosexual Americans. Gay  
> marketing firms pounced on the
> data with glee, using it to win corporate sponsorship of pride  
> parades and lucrative ad campaigns.
> The anti-gay right wing also welcomed this news, publicizing it in  
> films and speeches as evidence
> that gay people did not suffer from discrimination or need civil  
> rights protections. It even found
> its way into Supreme Court opinions.
>
> Daniel Ward could have told you the studies were wrong. In 1990, he  
> had just been laid off from the
> low-wage bookstore job he’d found after he was kicked out of the  
> Navy. “I couldn’t afford to buy the
> newspapers where those studies were published,” he says wryly. At  
> the same time, Polly Taylor was
> getting ready to retire and watching inflation wipe out her savings.
>
> Nearly 20 years later, those studies are still given a lot of  
> credence in the media. Meanwhile,
> economist Lee Badgett has done a number of studies herself, combing  
> through census data and
> government health studies. She reveals a much different picture, one  
> which finds gay men and
> lesbians in all demographic groups living on incomes the same or  
> lower – often significantly lower –
> than their heterosexual counterparts.
>
> The Queerness of Class explores the ways that perceptions and  
> realities of socioeconomic status
> affect the lives of queer people. Producer Kate Raphael visits a  
> high-end LGBT friendly senior
> residence and an 8 by 10-foot single hotel room, bringing us the  
> voices of researchers, marketers,
> service providers, sex workers, artists and community activists.
>
> Producer: Kate Raphael
> katrap at mindspring.com
> ====================================
> 4.
> What are Radical Queer Politics?
>
> Since we have all heard so much about Gay marriage it has come to  
> define what is meant by gay
> politics. But there is a whole other world of radical Queers working  
> for other causes and who have
> very different politics then those of the mainstream gay movement.  
> Yes, there is a world beyond the
> L Word and there are even those radical queers who are critical of  
> the mainstream gay marriage
> movement and the large gay organizations like the HRC who only focus  
> on single queer issues and do
> not see the connection between issues.
>
> In this 58 minute documentary we will hear from Queer activists and  
> academics who will talk about
> what radical queer politics means to them and the issues that they  
> feel are important. This will
> include Queers from such groups as Gay Shame, Queers for Economic  
> Justice, Fierce, Quit and other
> activists all of who share a commitment to a politics that links  
> issues together instead of having a
> single-issue politics. They explain how for low income Queers,  
> Queers of colors, feminists and
> others the issues of everyday survival, violence against queers,  
> health care for all, gentrification
> and fighting the prison industrial complex as well as U.S  
> imperialism are all important issues. For
> these Queers and many others, work on these complex issues have been  
> at the heart of gay liberation
> since its creation in the 1970's. Produced by Lisa Dettmer for  
> national distribution.
>
> Producer: Lisa Dettmer
> cositas1 at comcast.net
>
>
> =======================================
> 5.
> Trans Organic Chemistry
>
> Join four trans people as they meet for the first time in a night of  
> beautiful music, delicious
> food, fascinating stories and extravagant thought. Stories of gender  
> insight and legal battles
> mingle with oxtails and Jerusalem artichokes in this hour-long  
> gourmet radio program.
>
> Joe Stevens will be here, with his guitar and Ingrid Elizabeth, his  
> partner in life and in the folk
> duo, Coyote Grace. After a year of touring and appearances at many  
> queer and trans events, they're
> in town to record their second CD.
>
> Jackie Martine, an accomplished cook and leader in the slow food  
> movement will not only provide the
> meal but she and her partner, Melinda Montayne, host our party in  
> their dome overlooking the Pacific
> ocean.
>
> Jazz singer, Veronica Klaus brings her experience in the San  
> Francisco Theater and Cabarets as well
> as news of her successful immigration fight.
>
> Academic Delia Wolfe brings her brilliant mind and memories of  
> friends lost to transgender violence.
>
> Radio host and producer Shelley Berman will be on hand to record and  
> orchestrate the event as these
> talented, thoughtful and thought-provoking transpeople laugh and  
> challenge each other to tell the
> complex truths about their lives. Pull up a chair, pour a glass of  
> wine and a plate of local
> seasonal food. You’ve got a reserved seat at the trans organic dinner.
>
> Producer: Shelley Berman
> sb4of6 at yahoo.com
>
> ========================================
> 6.
> Showcasing Sins Invalid & Queer Love.
>
> All humans are innately beautiful, yet all humans are conditioned by  
> societal rules governing
> beauty, sex, and pleasure. What happens when queer people collide  
> with people with disabilities?
> “Sins Invalid” happens!
>
> All humans are innately beautiful, yet all humans are conditioned by  
> societal rules governing
> beauty, sex, and pleasure. What happens when queer people collide  
> with people with disabilities?
> Sins Invalid happens!
>
> This 15 minute radio piece is a steamy romp through the realms of  
> queer passion on wheels, in a
> backbrace, and in the sheets. Preformed in September of 2008 Sins  
> Invalid exposes societal taboos on
> disability and sexuality. Join us as we listen to queer and trans  
> artists claiming rightful pleasure
> in an able-ist society. Showcasing "Sins Invalid" features the  
> voices of Seeley Quest and Noemi
> Sohn, queer and allied artists with disabilities, in both  
> performance and interview, as they
> deconstruct queer-phobia, able-ism, and taboos on sexuality.  
> Artistic Director, Patty Berne, also
> shares with listeners the story of Sins Invalid from its making and  
> its purpose, to the worldwide
> requests for performances the artists currently receive.
>
> This  piece exploring the connections between queer-phobia and able- 
> ism is intended for national
> radio distribution.
>
> This piece is to be paired with Queer Love, a 15 minute celebration  
> of love and relationship in the
> face of AIDS.
>
> To many, marriage is the epitomy of love. Each day, thousands of  
> couples mark their devotion to each
> other in weddings with a pledge to care for each other "in sickness  
> and in health." Craig Smith and
> Basil Dean have found love outside marriage with each other.  
> Outsides the bounds of a monogamous
> relationships they honor their love and the beauty of their  
> relationship. As Craig encounters the
> final stages of AIDS Basil finds himself honoring the pledge he did  
> not take in marriage to care for
> Craig in sickness and in health. Basil takes us to experience the  
> intricacies of their relationship,
> the challenges of losing a soul mate, and the resilency of their  
> love by weaving a rich tapestry of
> poetry. Their celebration of love airs on radio shortly before Craig  
> passes. Produced by Vini Beachem.
>
> For more information, contact:
> Kevin Jefferson
> Kevinaje at gmail.com
>
>
> *Queer Radical Voices is a working group of queer radio producers.  
> This project received support
> from the Astraea Foundation, KRCB fm Santa Rosa, California and KPFA  
> fm Berkeley, California.
>
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