LGBTQ

An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk's Own Words

Marilyn Pittman — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:44 +0000

"An Archive of Hope" is Milk in his own words. A collection of his speeches, columns, campaign materials, and press releases all introduced in context by the editors, James Black and Charles Morris. Host Marilyn Pittman interviews these professors about their book, about Milk, and we learn firsthand about his passion for government by the people, his "Buy Gay" campaign, his hatred of Nixon and Republicans, and his motto: "You gotta give 'em hope."

Queer studies department at CCSF braces for cutbacks

Hana Baba — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:24:01 +0000

The department of LGBTQ studies at City College of San Francisco, the first queer studies department in the U.S., founded in 1978, is facing consolidation. Professor Ardel Thomas heads the Department. KALW’s Hana Baba asked her what would happen if consolidation is carried out.

Click the audio player above to listen to the interview.

StoryCorps: Two perspectives on love, from two different generations

Matt Martin and Wendy Baker — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:49:08 +0000

At the age of 67, Nicolas “Nicky” Frausto became friends with 18-year-old Alexander “Lexi” Snyder. They met at OutLoud Radio's San Francisco Inter-Generational Storytelling Project, an event that celebrates Bay Area LGBTQ history.