Tap Dancing With Pronouns
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On this episode of , introduces us to , a remarkable queer performer and pioneer whose journey began 75 years ago when she started exploring her gender identity at the tender age of three. Despite living as a butch lesbian, Lynne never fully embraced labels like non-binary or transgender, preferring a playful ambiguity in her self-identification. Hear Lynne's fascinating life journey and clips of her autobiographical solo show, "Tap Dancing with My Pronouns: The He/She Life of Richard Greene." – To hear , join me on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. You’ll also get each episode of...
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The Unexplained Absence
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Stereotypes has been away for a bit, host Christopher Beale shares an important update. LINKS
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Trans Vietnamese Comic Nina Nguyen
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Standup comedy from LA-based comic Nina Nguyen, plus her take on representing transness in her comedy, and performing as a Trans woman in the male-dominated business of standup. Recorded at the during “Laughs In Trans Nation” on August 28, 2024. LINKS
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Cruising Ringold Alley with Race Bannon
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"This is the city's backyard. An early morning walk will take a visitor past dozens of small businesses: metal benders, plastic molders, even casket makers. At five, they set down their tools and return to the suburbs. A few hours later men in black leather will step out on these same streets to fill the nearly thirty gay bars, restaurants and sex clubs." - Mark Thompson, 1982 Ringold Street, or Ringold Alley in San Francisco’s SoMa or South of Market neighborhood, helped to start a kinky sexual revolution in the city by the bay. Ringold played host to the first two “Up Your Alley”...
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The Gayest Olympics Ever!
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The 2024 Paris Olympics just concluded and this year’s games were possibly the gayest ever, from Lady Gaga and Celine Dion in the opening ceremony, to an astounding number of queer athletes crushing the competition in every sport imaginable. Jim Buzinski from OutSports.com breaks down the medal haul from Team LGBTQ, plus we chat bulges, divas and Tom Daley’s retirement this time on Stereotypes. LINKS
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Election 2024: What’s At Stake For LGBTQIA2S People?
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This November, Americans will vote in possibly the most important election of our lifetimes between the Republican nominee former President Donald Trump, and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. This time on Stereotypes, I’ll talk to political experts from the Political Breakdown podcast about just what is at stake for LGBTQIA2S people in the 2024 election. LINKS
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AIDS & Cannabis with “How To Do The Pot”
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Ellen Scanlon, host of the the podcast shares the story of how cannabis served as a major source of comfort for AIDS patients in the eighties and early nineties. You’ll learn about Meridy Volz, the woman behind Sticky Fingers Brownies, and her daughter Alia Volz, who witnessed the transformative power of compassion and community from a young age. Discover how delivering cannabis brownies to AIDS patients provided relief and hope, and learn about the pivotal role this played in sparking a national legalization movement for medical cannabis. - Subscribe to our friends at wherever you listen...
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San Diego’s Big Pride Has Deep Roots
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The queer community turned out and turned up this weekend for the . Learn the history of pride events in San Diego, meet the founder of and Mr. San Diego Pride 2024 Eric de la Torre. Plus hear music from on this week’s .
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Queer People Of Color Make Comedy Mighty Real
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This time on Stereotypes, a group of queer creators of color who noticed something missing in entertainment, “what was missing was us,” and they set out to do something about it. Join Christopher Beale and guests, executive producer Tony Taylor, and Ashley Jaye, she is directing this summer’s “” created by and for LGBTQIA2S people. LINKS
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How did Guerneville get so gay?
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There’s a little historic riverfront town in Northern California that queer people flock to each summer. It started as a logging town, but today tourism is the primary business in Guerneville. Learn how the queer community saved this little town from ruin after a devastating flood, and became a thriving queer destination. HOST: Connect with us on , or at
info_outline"This is the city's backyard. An early morning walk will take a visitor past dozens of small businesses: metal benders, plastic molders, even casket makers. At five, they set down their tools and return to the suburbs. A few hours later men in black leather will step out on these same streets to fill the nearly thirty gay bars, restaurants and sex clubs." - Mark Thompson, 1982
Ringold Street, or Ringold Alley in San Francisco’s SoMa or South of Market neighborhood, helped to start a kinky sexual revolution in the city by the bay. Ringold played host to the first two “Up Your Alley” street fairs before the moved to Dore Alley in 1987, but not many know the history of this once popular gay cruising spot in San Francisco’s leather district.
Gay author, activist, writer and leather educator Race Bannon takes us cruising and shares stories of the Ringold Alley that was, and what it’s inspired in today’s LGBTQIA2S+ community.
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Race Bannon on Substack
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On Guard Salon Podcast
Christopher J. Beale
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