Episode 31 - Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of the Family Equality Council. My commentary is titled "An Outsider's View of Our Inner City Schools."
Episode 30 - (Part 2 of 2 ) Gary J. Gates, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. My commentary is titled "A Window of Opportunity."
Episode 29 - (Part 1 of 2 ) Gary J. Gates, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law which is a research center dedicated in the field of sexual orientation law.
Episode 28 - Salisse Berry, Founder and Executive Director of Out and Equal Workplace Advocates. My commentary is "The 2008 Presidential Race - A Look at Barack Obama."
Episode 27 - Sister Mary Elizabeth, Founder of AEGiS, the website of record for the HIV/AIDS Pandemic with Wynn Wagner. Computer Software Developer & HIV/AIDS Philanthropist & his partner Rick Wagner, HIV/AIDS Activist. My commentary is "AIDS Isn't Over."
Episode 26 - Wynn Wagner, Computer Software Developer & HIV/AIDS Philanthropist discusses Opus BBS software, AEGiS and "Day One." Jeffrey Reid Baker discusses his two Christmas CDs.
Episode 25 - Carl Siciliano, Founder and Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center which Is a Shelter for Homeless LGBT Youth in New York City. The problem of homeless LGBT youth in the US is at crisis proportions and little is being done to help the hundreds of thousands of such youth who are out on the streets.
Episode 24 - Pat Stone shares her story about coming out at the age of 53 in 1996 being married for thirty-five years. Pat was the Dallas PFLAG Chapter President at the time which provided her the skills to start a support group called Late Bloomers that she has been running for ten years.
Episode 23 - Geoff Callan & Matt Kennedy Discuss Their Documentary on Same-Sex Marriage, "Pursuit of Equality" & Jeffrey Reid Baker discusses "Classical Music Is a Dirty Word."
Episode 22 - Eric Marcus, famed LGBT non-fiction author discusses his career as an author and the release of his revised book for LGBT adolescents and young adults, "What If Someone I know Is Gay?" My Commentary is titled, "Senator Obama, I Refuse to Settle for Crumbs."
Episode 21 - Terry O'Connell, Auto Racing Driver with over 500 national titles who went through gender reassignment surgery in 1994 and is and restarting her racing career. Terri has raced everything from go-karts to being a driver in the prestigious NASCAR Nextel Cup. She has received international media attention. Terri share her life story as she faces her gender issues, explains the fascinating world of auto racing and describes her strategy for reentry as a award winning racing car driver....
Episode 20 - Part 2 of 2 parts, Fernie Sanchez, Co-Founder and President of Valiente and Sergio Chapa, reporter and documentarian discuss the LGBT Latino/Latina community. Sergio recently produced documentary "Fuera del Closet: Gay Hispanic Immigrants in Dallas." Jesus Chairez, host of Sin Fronteras, talks about media for the Latino LGBT community and July 2007 Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City. My commentary is titled, "We must all face our own prejudices."
Episode 19 - Part 1 of 2 parts, Fernie Sanchez, Co-Founder and President of Valiente and Sergio Chapa, reporter and documentarian discuss the LGBT Latino/Latina community. Sergio recently produced documentary "Fuera del Closet: Gay Hispanic Immigrants in Dallas." Bob McCranie reads more of his poetry.
Episode 18 - Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director of Lambda Legal which is the national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people and those living with HIV by working to change laws, policies and ideas. My commentary is titled, "I Am Tired of Fighting for Gay Rights."
Episode 17 - Amity Pierce Buxton, Ph.D., Founder of the Straight Spouse Network and author of "The Other Side of The Closet: The coming-Out Crisis for Straight Spouses and Families" discusses the process straight spouses go through when their gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender spouse comes out.
Episode 16 - Paul Scott, Executive Director of Equality Texas discusses lobbying the Texas State Legislature on behalf of the LGBT Community. 90% of laws impacting the LGBT community takes place on the state level. Paul provides suggestions on how gays in all states can get involved in meeting with their state legislators.
Episode 15 - Part 3 of 3 of Skip Allen continues his family's crisis as covered by The New York Times, Dateline NBC & ABC's 20/20; Skip, who is gay, is the son of Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Episode 14 - This is part 2 of 3 parts - Skip Allen continues his family's harrowing story. Skip, who is the gay, is the son of the former President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Skip's dad was the personal pastor to President Jimmy Carter, before, during and after President Carter was in the White House. This story was covered by the "New York Times," "Dateline NBC" and ABC's "20/20." Our 3 hour interview is broken into 3 episodes. I first heard this story at a Dallas PFLAG meeting in 199...
Episode 13 - This is part 1 of 3 parts - Skip Allen shares his family's harrowing story. Skip, who is the gay, is the son of the former President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Skip's dad was the personal pastor to President Jimmy Carter, before, during and after President Carter was in the White House. This story was covered by the "New York Times," "Dateline NBC" and ABC's "20/20." Our 3 hour interview is broken into 3 episodes. I first heard this story at a Dallas PFLAG meeting in 1997. ...
Episode 12 - Charles Flowers is the Executive Director of the Lambda Literary Foundation, which is the country’s leading organization for LGBT literature. Lambda’s mission is to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians – the whole literary community. The Lambda Literary Foundation presents the annual Lambda Literary Awards and publishes the quarterly Lambda Book Report.
Episode 11 - Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and an expert on the Ex-Gay movement. Wayne is a columnist, public speaker and author of "Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth" and "Bashing Back: Wayne Besen on GLBT People, Politics, and Culture." My commentary titled "Outside The Comfort Zone."
Episode 10 - 2nd Half of Interview with Cathy McElrath Renna, Managing Partner of Renna Communications who is a media expert for the LGBT community. Interview with New York Times best selling author and commentator, Patricia Nell Warren, who discusses censorship and her lawsuit as a plaintiff with the ACLU concerning the 1st Amendment and the Internet. My commentary is titled, "Good Media Coverage Requires Experience and Planning."
Episode 9 - Cathy McElrath Renna, Managing Partner with Renna Communications discusses media relations within the LGBT community. Jeffrey Reid Baker describes how he produces his electronic music.
Episode 8 - Features Interviews with Bob Miskinis, Co-Founder & Program Director & 2 youth, Moriah Sherman & Chaaz Quigley all with Youth First Texas. Commentary - "LGBT Youth Need Us - They Don't Have Anybody Else."
Episode 7 - Features Interviews with Honey Ward, speaker, trainer, life coach and facilitator of the Experience Workshop. Jeffrey Reid Baker whose music is featured on John Selig Outspoken, share information on La Campanella, the podcast's theme. Commentary - "Electing A Gay Supportive President Is Only The First Step"
Episode 6 - Features Interviews with Jorge Valencia, Executive Director and CEO of the Point Foundation and Point Scholar Joelle Ruby Ryan who is finishing her PhD at Bowling Green State University in Ohio & my Commentary is titled, "Leave The World A Better Place Than You Found It"
Judge Harvey Brownstone, the first openly gay judge in Canada, share an update on same-sex marriages in Canada. "Dallas Voice" publisher, Robert Moore, and editor, Tammye Nash, discuss what it takes to produce the Dallas-Fort Worth LGBT weekly newspaper. This episode's commentary is titled, "Gay and Lesbian Newspapers - The Heartbeat of Our Community."
Evan Wolfson, Founder and Executive Director of Freedom to Marry discuses status of same-sex marriage. Commentary - Why marriage is important.
Features interview with Dallas activist and poet Bob McCranie who reads his poignant poetry. This episode’s commentary is “Why I decided to produce the John Selig Outspoken Podcast.?
Our first interview is the second part of the Ken Manford interview where he talks about the Family Pride organization. Next, we have famed author, Patricia Nell Warren, who discusses growing up on her family's ranch in Deer Lodge, MT, starting to write at the age of 10, her education and her career at "The Reader's Digest." She reads the Author's Introduction from her new book, "The Lavender Locker Room" and also discusses current trends in GLBT book sales and publishing as well as the decrease...
