LGBT

Gay Day at Great America with Pollo Del Mar!

Marilyn Pittman — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:05:19 +0000

Pride is just around the corner so let's have some fun! Marilyn takes a look at "Gay Days" in amusement parks. Disneyworld was first in '91 and the right wing boycotted them for 8 years. Do we still need them? Her guest is drag star Pollo Del Mar, who's producing "Pride Night" at Great America Friday, May 24th, in Santa Clara, CA. She's got TV host Wendy Williams, Glee's Alex Newell ("Unique"), and lots of other entertainment and fun planned. Broadcast and streaming live, Thursday, May 9th, 2013, at 7pm Pacific.

Out and Equal in the workplace?

Marilyn Pittman — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:53:29 +0000

For the first time, top corporate executives are telling their stories of being out in the workplace in a new anthology, "Out and Equal at Work: From Closet to Corner Office." Some of these contributors lost their jobs, family, friends and some nearly their lives. But by being their authentic selves at work, many saw their careers – and companies – blossom.

Arts/Culture/Weekend: Goats, poetry, and Cuban dance

Steven Short — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:25:08 +0000

THURSDAY

Poems Under the Dome // Go to San Francisco's City Hall to celebrate National Poetry Month. It’s an open-mike event, so bring something to recite, or just listen. It’ll be sheer poetry in either case. // DETAILS: Poems Under the Dome, City Hall, San Francisco, April 18, 5:30pm. Cost: FREE

FRIDAY

Karinda Dobbins: Black, Gay, Funny, and a Single Mother!

Marilyn Pittman — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:38:56 +0000

Karinda Dobbins is an up and coming comedian who happens to carry too many labels: black, gay, single mother. But she's still one of a kind. Host (and one of the first 'out' comics) Marilyn Pittman talks with Karinda about her life in Oakland, her daughter, her stand-up act, and what it was like opening for W. Kamau Bell of FX's 'Totally Biased" last week at Stagewerx on Valencia Street.

Airs Thursday 4-4-13 at 7pm

Out In The Bay: Feminist Pioneer and Poet Judy Grahn

Marilyn Pittman — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:05:00 +0000

Host and Producer Marilyn Pittman interviews lesbian feminist pioneer, Judy Grahn, whose "Common Woman" poems inspired the early 70's feminist movement. Marilyn's 1982 NPR-funded series "By A Woman Writ" profiled Judy and her work. This show will feature audio from that program of actors performing her words. Judy is now Co-Director of The Women's Spirituality Program at Sofia University in Palo Alto, CA. 7pm. http://www.sofia.edu/academics/faculty/grahn.php