Outbeat Music – October 13, 2013

Join host Mikala Kennan for an evening of campy, crazy and out-rageous tunes from Hollywood to Broadway, featuring gay parody and tongue-in-cheek references unique to LGBT culture.  It’s an end-of- summer blowout of cheese, kitsch and characters, queer-style!

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Living Proof – October 6, 2013

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Join Living Proof co-hosts and wives, Dr. Dianna Grayer and Sheridan Gold as they interview MICHELLE WING, YWCA-Santa Rosa’s coordinator of Changing Hurt to Hope: Writers Speak Out Against Domestic Violence. Michelle, a poet herself, will share stories about this beautiful healing event, as well as share some of her own poetry.

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Outbeat Extra – September 29, 2013

Hosts Greg Miraglia and Gary Carnivele will discuss politics with Petaluma Councilman Gabe Kearney and co-founder of Sonoma County Stonewall Democrats Kevin Jones.  We’ll tackle political subjects such as serving the public as an out LGBT community member, what to expect on November’s ballot, and the global ramifications of the horrible situation Russian lawmakers have created for their LGBT citizens.

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Outbeat News In Depth – September 22, 2013

It was 15 years ago this October that Matthew Shepard was murdered in Laramie, Wyoming in one of the most notorious hate crimes in our nations history.  But who was Matthew Shepard, or as his friends knew him, “Matt Shepard.”  After a decade and a half, a group of Matt’s friends have come together to share their memories of the friend they lost in a new documentary, “Matt Shepard Was A Friend Of Mine.”   This new film shows never-before-seen pictures and video that show the truth about who Matt Shepard was.  Film producers Michele Josue and Liam McNiff are joined by Zeina Barkawi and Jason Marsden, who were all friends with Matt Shepard.

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Kinna Crocker was back with the last of her four-part series on the legal aspects of LGBT relationships and we checked in with Nathan Manske, the creator of imfromdriftwood.com.  Nathan is coming to San Francisco in October and wants to meet you.

Learn More

Crocker Law
Matt Shepard Is A Friend Of Mine
Mill Valley Film Festival
I’m From Driftwood
I’m From Driftwood San Francisco Event Page

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Outbeat Collage: Out In The Arts – September 15, 2013

Hosts Mikala Kennan and Gary Carnivele will chat with Rachel Gardner from Food for Thought – Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank about their huge October fundraiser Calabash!  Local Author Pamela Fender will also join the show to talk about her new memoir “Beside Myself:  Recovery from My Family Betrayal and Estrangement.”

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Outbeat Music: Campy and Queer-ky – September 8, 2013

Join host Mikala Kennan for an evening of campy, crazy and out-rageous tunes from Hollywood to Broadway, featuring gay parody and tongue-in-cheek references unique to LGBT culture.  It’s an end-of- summer blowout of cheese, kitsch and characters, queer-style!

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Living Proof – September 1, 2013

Join Living Proof co-hosts and wives, Dr. Dianna Grayer and Sheridan Gold interviewing AMY SHEA, co-founder of the Gay Dads Project, and her father Pete. The Gay Dads Project connects children of all ages who have a parent who’s come out as gay. Listen in and find out about Amy, her father Pete, and the organization!

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Outbeat News In Depth – August 25, 2013

StephanieSarahOver 37,000 same-sex couples are likely to get married here in California over the next three years. This means a great deal of new activity for those involved in the wedding business. A group of local businesses is forming a collaborative specifically to support same-sex couples looking for a planned wedding event. Stephanie Cole and Sarah Drake of Cole Drake Events joined us to talk about their work and this new collaborative. They shared some advice for how to plan the perfect wedding. Family Law attorney Kinna Crocker was also back with part 3 of her 4-part series on the legal aspects of LGBT relationships.

Are you planning to get married?

Marriage equality is restored in California and we would love to marry you on the air during one of our shows! We would love to provide you with an officiant and ceremony, complete with a champagne toast, to marry you live on the air! Simply click on Submit Story Idea at the top of the page and provide some contact information. We will select one lucky couple.

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Cole Drake Events
Click Here For Information About Getting Married In Sonoma County
Click Here For Information About Getting Married In Napa County

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Outbeat Collage: Out In The Arts – August 18, 2013

Hosts Mikala Kennan and Gary Carnivele will chat with lesbian vintners Dana Sabin and Larisa Stephenson about their Napa based winery Stand Tall Wine.  Rick Dean from Face to Face - Sonoma County AIDS Network will also join us to tell us all about the 26th Annual Art for Life, which happens Saturday, September 21 in Windsor.

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Outbeat Music: Cool Sounds for Hot Nights – August 11, 2013

Join host Mikala Kennan for an evening of musical tribute celebrating all who’ve married or become engaged since the recent DOMA/Prop 8 victory. It’s an evening of sexy sounds where love abounds honoring pride, commitment and equality for all.

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