QueerMinded Radio

MusiQueer! - QueerMinded 9/25/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:37:00 +0000

Hello Queer World!

Dayton-area band SKURT joins us on this edition of QueerMinded!
Photo courtesy of Facebook.

This week, co-hosts Orie, SaRea and Brandon explored queer music and packed the show with great queer artists!

This episode includes an interview with founder Lynn Casper of the website Homoground, a queer-oriented music podcast and website. She'll tell us what it's like to promote and find queer artists, and give us some great suggestions on queer music you'll love.

We also talked to Ash from the Dayton, Ohio band SKURT. Their homoerotic rock music will make you dance the night away, and Ash gives us the info on being a queer musician.

Follow the link to listen to our MusiQueer episode.

And here are links to our music from this week!

Splashin' Safari

http://splashinsafari.bandcamp.com/

Skurt

http://skurtdayton.bandcamp.com/

Katherine

http://katherine.bandcamp.com/

Join us next week for Queers on the Mic!

Top 10 LGBTQ Artists in Music

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:27:00 +0000

This Thursday, we will be sitting down with Lynn Casper of Homoground.com to discuss her efforts to unite the queer community with music. Homoground is giving queer artists a voice in her online podcast - broadcast out of Brooklyn, New York! In honor of the amazing weekly podcasts compiled by Homoground (available to listen here), we put together a list of some of the best LGBTQ artists in music today!

1. Angel Haze

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube

2. SIA

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube

3. THEESatisfaction

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Tumblr

4. Zebra Katz

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube

5. Beth Ditto

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube

6. Frank Ocean

Facebook / Youtube / Tumblr

7. JD Samson

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube

8. Tegan & Sara

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube

9. Yo! Majesty

Facebook / Twitter / Myspace

10. Le1f

Facebook / Twitter / Tumblr

Queers in the Classroom - QueerMinded 9/18/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:49:00 +0000

Co-host Brandon Walker (r) and studio guests Tony Gatto (l)
and Richard Albeit (center) get ready to discuss LGBTQ
issues in school. Photo by SaRea Surmon.

Hello Queer World!

School time is upon us, and that time can be challenging for any youth - but our queer youth face even more obstacles while trying to get an education.

Co-hosts Orie, SaRea and Brandon look at all sides of the queer school experience - from how one mother and child is working through the process of gender transition to how a Central-Ohio school is creating an inclusive culture inside and outside of the classroom.

And we hear from representatives of the GSA network telling their story about helping schools become equal spaces for all students.

Take a listen by following this link.

This Week's Music

White Stripes - We're Going To Be Friends

Ke$ha - We R Who We R

Sara Bareilles - Brave

The Jackson 5 - ABC

Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen

Queer Arts! - QueerMinded 09/11/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 14:39:00 +0000

Hello QueerWorld!

This week's episode explores Queer-themed arts in Central Ohio. Co-hosts Orie, SaRea and Brandon talked with co-host emeritus and show founder Dwayne Steward about the changes in Queer film over the years.

And we dish with comedian Brooke Cartus, who shares her story of being a queer comic and tells us what happened when she took her girlfriend to Piada. Make sure to listen, because it's hilarious. As always we give you the latest news from the LGBTQ community around the country and around the world.

Listen to the show here, and check out this week's music below.

Take Me or Leave Me - RENT

If You Were Gay - Avenue Q Soundtrack

Body Beautiful - Salt N Pepa

Queers on the Mic "Da Remix!" - QueerMinded 9/4/2014nullnullnull

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:41:00 +0000

QueerMinded was back on the air live this week, and we decided to do things a bit differently. Orie and SaRea brought in a group of queer millennials to talk about some of the big stories of the summer.

And we put them on the spot with our version of the show One Girl, Five Gays called Queers on da Mic. Do you prefer hairy or smooth partners? What was your funniest date? Our panel shared answers to those questions and more, and so did the hosts!

This is a show full of laughs and fun that you won't want to miss. Grab a cocktail, relax and get QueerMinded!

Listen to this week's show here!

This Week's Music

Tear the house up by Hervé x Zebra Katz

Q.U.E.E.N by Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu

Forever by HAIM

BANG BANG by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj

Let's Go To The Games - QueerMinded 8/14/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:18:00 +0000

The Opening Ceremony of Gay Games 9, presented
by The Cleveland Foundation, rocked the Quicken
Loans arena on 9/9/2014 - Photo by Orie Givens

It's game time, and QueerMinded is ready to play! We showed our spirit this week and roadtripped to Gay Games 9, happening right up I-71 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The seven-day event features sports, exhibits, a downtown outdoor festival, cultural competitions and more. Co-hosts Orie and SaRea traveled to the games during opening weekend to check out the opening ceremony, mingle with spectators and participants and check out the nightlife. We talked to Clevelanders at Festival Village, the heart of the games, and we popped in to the Old School Iron Gym in Brook Park, Ohio to check out the power lifting competition. We'll bring you the story of a woman who overcame breast cancer to participate in lifting at the games. And she has a pretty cool motorcycle.

We also talk to Co-Host Emeritus Deo and Guest Reporter Jason Bourde, live from Cleveland, about their adventures to Gay Games events around the region. And we have an interview with gold medalist Mason Caminiti who participated in Bodybuilding. Caminiti shares his personal story on becoming a bodybuilder and participating the games.

Then, we expand the discussion on LGBT people and sports with a crosstalk featuring New York Daily News Sports Reporter Madison Hartman. Hartman discusses some of the key figures in LGBT sports news, LGBT players in professional sports and more.

Plus, the latest LGBTQ news from around the nation and around the world.

Follow the link to listen, and be sure to check out this week's music...from these three Queens!

RuPaul - Champion

Queen - We Are The Champions

Gloria Estefan - Reach

Next week, we're exploring violence toward and inside our community. It's a show you won't want to miss. Until then, enjoy this week's show!

Orie & SaRea

Post Opening Ceremony Reaction Gay Games 2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:12:00 +0000

Part sporting event, part pride festival, all queer - that's the sentiment after launch day of Gay Games 9 in Akron/Cleveland, Ohio. SaRea and Orie took the show on the road to bring you the sights and sounds of the event.

(If the soundcloud player does not display, follow this link To catch up on the rest of what happened tonight, and to see what we get into tomorrow, check us out on twitter @queerminded. We've also launched an instagram (@queermindedradio) and Vine (@queerminded) to show what we can't tell.

The Global Queer Rights Movement Pt. 2 - QueerMinded 8/7/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:00:00 +0000

The second part of our series on global LGBT rights takes us right to the motherland. The majority of African nations have laws on the books penalizing homosexuality, but that doesn't mean LGBT rights activists aren't working hard across the continent to raise awareness.

SaRea and Orie talk to Ugandan human rights activist and advocate Nicholas Opiyo from chapter 4 Uganda. Opiyo was on the legal team that challenged Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act in court last week (and won!). He says that the courtroom was packed full of supporters and protesters, and that LGBT issues are finally gaining national attention.

Then, Shenilla Mohamed from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) expands the discussion to discuss LGBT rights across the continent. Mohamed says that different countries are in different places in the fight for LGBT visibility, and that pressure is needed to move the agenda forward.

And Ronnie Veliz from GSANetwork continues our discussion on queer migration by talking about the experiences queer undocumented immigrants face in detention.

As always you'll hear the latest LGBTQ national and international news and our discussion about some of the topics heard over the past few weeks.

Follow the link to listen! And, be sure to check out this week's music selections from Kele Okereke, Nahkane Touré and Manu Chao.

The Global Queer Experience Pt. 1 - QueerMinded 7/31/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:48:00 +0000

It's a queer world out there, we swear! These next two editions of QueerMinded are dedicated to exploring the struggles and triumphs of our LGBTQ family worldwide. In this podcast, we talk to a stellar reporter's panel of journalists who are currently covering LGBT rights in Russia & Ukraine.

Orie and SaRea discussed the events in Russia & Ukraine with Deputy Managing Editor International for BuzzFeed, Susie Armitage, BuzzFeed International Correspondent Lester Feder and Independent Kyiv, Ukraine-based journalist Maxim Eristavi.

Then, we focus back on the US in order to explore the struggles of LGBT immigrants working to make a new home in a new land. Founder and co-president of RUSA LGBT, Yelena Goltsman talks about how her organization for Russian-speaking LGBT immigrants is helping to connect new and old.

We're also joined by Ronnie Veliz with GSANetwork to talk about the unique issues facing undocumented LGBT immigrants, the struggles of coming out in a bicultural world and more.

Follow this link to hear the latest edition of QueerMinded, with music from Pussy Riot, La Banda Tribalera and Conchita Wurst!

The L Word - QueerMinded 7/24/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:50:00 +0000

This week's show is all about the ladies, and we discuss topics such as femme invisbility, what it means to be a stud, queer women representation in media and of course, the latest LGBTQ news from around the nation and around the world!

Co-hosts Orie and SaRea talk to a former beauty queen turned queer activist, a queer female media maven and two ladies who are taking over the screen and the web with their queer girl focused content.

Guests include Djuan Trent, former Miss Kentucky and semi-finalist for Miss America, Sara Sugar from PinkNews and Project Q NYC, documentary filmmaker Nneka Onurah and Youtube show creator Sara Rotella.

Follow the link to listen!

The T on PrEP - QueerMinded 7/17/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:39:00 +0000

July 17th is the two-year anniversary of FDA approval of Truvada as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and with recent endorsements by small and large organizations people are talking about whether PrEP is right for them. QueerMinded explores how the treatment and queer communities are reacting to this advancement in the fight against HIV.

Special Guest Co-Host Emeritus Dwayne Steward joins us in the studio, along with Miquel Brazil from Greater Cleveland AIDS Taskforce, Jim Pickett from AIDS Foundation of Chicago and our PrEP experience panel guests, Jessie Roeder, Brookes Hammock and Damon L. Jacobs.

Follow the link to listen to this episode!

Trans*forming Minds - QueerMinded 7/10/2014

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 23:51:00 +0000

This episode of QueerMinded discussed trans* visibility in the media and popular culture, and violence against the trans* community with special guest co-host Ms. Biko. Guests include Cathy Rinna, Alok Vaid-Mennen, Tara Avery and Aaron Eckhardt from BRAVO, the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization.

Follow the link to access this show.

DOMA: One Year Later - QueerMinded 6/26/2014 Ep. 101

queermindedradio@gmail.com (Orie Givens & SaRea Surmon) — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:43:00 +0000

June 26th was our first show as co-hosts, and it was the anniversary of two historic US Supreme Court decisions.

Our DOMA: One Year Later episode featured interviews from Hannah Botkin-Doty from The Lawfirm of Doty and Obenaur, John Lewis from Marriage Equality USA, and special guests Bryant Miller and Keith Miles discussing why they're waiting for marriage.

Follow the link to listen.

QueerMinded Radio

MusiQueer! - QueerMinded 9/25/2014

Top 10 LGBTQ Artists in Music

2. SIA Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube

Queers in the Classroom - QueerMinded 9/18/2014

This Week's Music

White Stripes - We're Going To Be Friends

Ke$ha - We R Who We R

Sara Bareilles - Brave

The Jackson 5 - ABC

Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen

Queer Arts! - QueerMinded 09/11/2014

Take Me or Leave Me - RENT

If You Were Gay - Avenue Q Soundtrack

Body Beautiful - Salt N Pepa

Queers on the Mic "Da Remix!" - QueerMinded 9/4/2014nullnullnull

Let's Go To The Games - QueerMinded 8/14/2014

Post Opening Ceremony Reaction Gay Games 2014

The Global Queer Rights Movement Pt. 2 - QueerMinded 8/7/2014

The Global Queer Experience Pt. 1 - QueerMinded 7/31/2014

The L Word - QueerMinded 7/24/2014

The T on PrEP - QueerMinded 7/17/2014

Trans*forming Minds - QueerMinded 7/10/2014

DOMA: One Year Later - QueerMinded 6/26/2014 Ep. 101

2. SIA

Website / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube