Tag: LGBT
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The AIDS Tragedy Isn’t Over
As I listened to Skip Allen share the nightmare that his family had thrust upon them in the 1980s and continue through its devastation well into the 90s an attractive healthy man sat in front of me. Twelve years ago Skip’s body was ravaged…
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Episode 14 – Part 2 of 3 of Skip Allen continues his family’s crisis as covered by The New York Times, Dateline NBC & ABC’s 20/20; Skip, who is gay, is the son of Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Episode 14 – This is part 2 of 3 parts – Skip Allen continues his family’s harrowing story. Skip, who is the gay, is the son of the former President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Skip’s dad was the personal pastor to President Jimmy Carter, before, during and after President Carter was in the White…
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Episode 13 – Part 1 of 3 of Skip Allen sharing his family’s story as covered by The New York Times, Dateline NBC & ABC’s 20/20; Skip, who is gay, is the son of former President of the Southern Baptist Convention
Episode 13 – This is part 1 of 3 parts – Skip Allen shares his family’s harrowing story. Skip, who is the gay, is the son of the former President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Skip’s dad was the personal pastor to President Jimmy Carter, before, during and after President Carter was in the White…
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Episode 12 – Charles Flowers, Executive Director of Lambda Literary Foundation and My Commentary “Disappearing Gay Cultural Identity.”
Episode 12 – Charles Flowers is the Executive Director of the Lambda Literary Foundation, which is the country’s leading organization for LGBT literature. Lambda’s mission is to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians – the whole literary community. The Lambda Literary Foundation presents the annual Lambda Literary Awards…
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Disappearing Gay Cultural Identity
One of the principal reasons that I decided to produce “John Selig Outspoken” was a growing concern that I have sensed a disappearance of our gay cultural identity…
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Episode 11 – Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and my commentary “Outside The Comfort Zone.”
Episode 11 – Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and an expert on the Ex-Gay movement. Wayne is a columnist, public speaker and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” and “Bashing Back: Wayne Besen on GLBT People, Politics, and Culture.” My commentary titled “Outside The…
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Outside The Comfort Zone
Religion, or religious preference as I prefer to call it, is not an easy topic for me to discuss for several reasons…
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Role Models for Gay Youth in America Can Be a Matter of Life and Death
I can think of a multitude of occasions when I was at a crossroads when I had an inner conversation with myself wondering how somebody that I respected would handle a situation…
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Episode 10 – 2nd Half of Interview with Cathy McElrath Renna and Interview with Famed Author and Commentator Patricia Nell Warren Plus My Commentary, “Good Media Coverage Requires Experience and Planning.”
Episode 10 – 2nd half of interview with Cathy McElrath Renna, Managing Partner of Renna Communications who is a media expert for the LGBT community. Interview with New York Times best selling author and commentator, Patricia Nell Warren, who discusses censorship and her lawsuit as a plaintiff with the ACLU concerning the 1st Amendment and…
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Good Media Coverage Requires Experience and Planning
Media coverage can be a huge asset to an individual or organization but is most likely to be successful only when a well thought out media strategy and implementation plan is put in place…