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  OUTcast Maine 05/16/2022

  05/23/2022

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, May 16th to hear Out Cast collective member Alex Thompson as he welcomes back to the program, Dr. Theo Greene, Professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College, for the 3rd in the series: The Intersection of the African American & Queer Experience. Alex will be leading a discussion on racism in the LGBT+ community. As professional gay black men, Alex & Theo will disclose their shared experiences at the intersection of their race, gender and orientation. Our listeners will be introduced to the sociological terms, Representational Racism, referencing the lack of diversity in the LGBT+ media and Sexual Racism, exploring racism in the selection of romantic or intimate partners. The pair has deemed this conversation less of an interview and more of a “fire-side chat” in which they casually and humorously talk many things gay and black. You, the listening audience, are treated to a rare opportunity to eavesdrop into their unfiltered experiences, opinions and even emotions. This will be one you don’t want to miss.

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  OUTcast Maine 05/02/2022

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, May 2nd as the host, Alex Thompson, presents the 2nd in the series, The Intersection of the African American & Queer Experience. In this episode Alex will explore the intersection of white gay men and adoption of African-American children. Alex’s guest will be Randy & Paul Johnson-Campion who are educators, authors, trailblazers, philanthropist but most importantly, white same-gender parents of four African-American children. The couple met in 1991 and immediately began talking about their desire to be fathers. Within six months, Paul, a teacher, and Randy, a nurse, moved in with each other having their most significant bonding conversations revolve around their views on family. Over the course of the next decade, the couple worked to build their family. After many twists and turns in the complicated adoption process, in which their state did not favor same-sex couples, they were finally proud parents to twin black boys, and soon after, they welcomed a little girl into their lives. Four years later, they decided to be foster parents to a 7-year-old who Paul met through his work as a school counselor. Shortly after they became foster parents, they certified a final adoption of the child. Their happy family of six was now complete. Randy and Paul joined a federal lawsuit seeking respect for their 2008 California marriage and the marriages between same-sex couples legally performed in other states by their home state. In February 2014, they celebrated as the judge ruled in their favor, and although on November 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled on the wrong side of history, they did not give up the fight and found themselves standing in front of the Supreme Court of the United States. In June, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor, making same-sex marriage the law of the land. Randy & Paul join Alex to share their unique experiences as white gay men raising four black children in the early 90s into adulthood. They discuss the social and legal stereotypes of white gay parents with black children, the challenges of raising young black men during the era of the Black Lives Matter/pre & post Trump’s America as well as raising their teenage daughter following the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. You do not want to miss this riveting and thought provoking conversation about the intersection of race and family. You can read more about the family and their triumphs and challenges in their book, Higher Love: The Miraculous Story of a Family.

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  OUTcast Maine 05/09/2022

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, May 9th to hear OUT Cast collective member Sive Neilan’s discussion with Annella Linton. In the news we hear much about economic immigrants and political refugees but not a great deal about people who come to this country for cultural reasons – frequently individuals who come to be more fully who they are in ways that would be unacceptable or stymied in their home countries. Today Sive, an immigrant from (southern) Ireland, interviews Annella Linton, who comes from Northern Ireland about the reasons she chose to come to the US and settle in Portland, Maine. Annella is the Development Director at WMPG and is host of “Something for the Weekend” on Fridays at 1.30pm. Annella grew up in Northern Ireland during “the troubles”. She lived in Belfast and experienced firsthand, the problems of the conflict in her home country. She moved to London in the early 90’s where she completed her degree in Communications and Audio-Visual Production at Guildhall University. Partial to the London nightlife, Annella DJ’d in bars and clubs, ran live music and queer club nights and produced a couple of women’s music festivals. In London, Annella met her partner Holly who is from the U.S and they made the move to the US in 2013. They live in Portland, Maine with their dog Dylan and cats, Samson and Bama. Annella serves on the board of directors at Portland Media Center and is on the organizing committee of Maine Women Fly Fishers. When not at the radio station, she can be found fly fishing on the Maine rivers, scooting about on her Stella scooter or machining wood projects with her friend Eve.

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  OUT cast Maine 02/14/2022

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, February 14 to hear a special tribute to Sylvie Markiewicz. Sylvie was an OUT Cast Collective member and poet who passed away in August of 2021. Poetry readers will include Maya Williams, Jason Dionne, Marvin Ellison, Dal Maxwell, and her partner Skip Brushaber.

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  OUT cast Maine 02/21/2022

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, February 21st for the latest LGBTQ+ local and world news. Hosted by OUT Cast collective member Daralyn (Dal) Maxwell.

  Daralyn (Dal) a devotee of alternative music since before her teens, has developed a love of radio. As the music scene evolved, so did Dal's musical tastes and today she finds herself very multi-dimensional in her appreciation for different genres.

  Among her credentials are radio stints in upstate New York, Vermont, and at WMPG here in Portland Maine. Although her affiliation with WMPG has not been constant owing to life and medical issues, the fire within still burns bright for alternative/community radio.

  As an out and proud trans woman, Dal currently brings to WMPG two things very close and important to her life-long passion for contemporary Celtic music and timely LGB and especially T-centric news of the day from around the world.

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  OUT cast Maine 02/28/2022

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune into OUTCastMaine on Monday, February 28 to hear collective members Alex Thompson and Steve Bull welcome Dr. Theo Greene, Professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College, as they began discussions in the first of a series entitled: The Intersection of the African American & Queer Experience.

  Alex & Theo will discuss their shared experiences as African American men navigating unique challenges within the Queer community as Steve gives a historical political perspective on the convergences of two communities.

  This series will explore such hard hitting topics like racism within Queer communities, our cultural sexualization of the black body, the rise & fall of Critical Race Theory and so much more. In conjunction with Theo’s book “Not in MY Gayborhood: Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen”, one broadcast will examine the national phenomenon of gentrification of African American neighborhoods often by LGBT+ persons. This series is expected to be filled with insight and humor for all. DON’T MISS IT!

  THEO GREENE

  Theo Greene is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College. His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of sexuality, urbanism, and culture. His research broadly uses sexual communities to understand how urban redevelopment shape and reconfigure how individuals conceptualize, identify to, and participate in local communities.

  His current book project, entitled Not in MY Gayborhood: Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen (under contract with Columbia University Press) explores the persistence of iconic gay neighborhoods in Washington, DC through ephemeral acts of placemaking by nonresidential community actors (vicarious citizens).

  In addition to his research and teaching, Greene also serves on the boards for the Equality Community Center and the Frannie Peabody Center, as well as The Corner, The Whitman-Walker Health Cultural Center.

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  OUT cast Maine 03/07/2022

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in next Monday, March 7 to hear collective members Sive Neilan, Mary Holt and Steve Bull’s interview with Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt.

  For 50 years women have pursued equality under the law both nationally and in the state of Maine. Today Outcast is interviewing our great warrior Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt, who has been engaged in this struggle from the beginning.

  Once again this year Lois is the prime sponsor of the bill designed to send the ERA out for referendum. In this interview she speaks of the long history of this struggle, and the equally enduring opposition - who they are and what motivates them.

  Lois Galgay Reckitt

  Lois Galgay Reckitt graduated from Brandeis University in the midst of the turbulent 60’s with a degree in biology. In 1968, she moved to Maine and took her first job at SMVTI teaching marine science. She spent the decade of the 70’s at the YWCA in Portland where her day job was directing the operations of the swimming program. It was then that she discovered her passion for activism – both in the feminist – and then the LGBT movements.

  By the 80’s she was director of Family Crisis Services where she served for 37 years abused women and their children. In this same period, she co-founded the Maine Women’s Lobby, lobbied for passage of Maine’s first civil rights law for the LGBT community.

  Nationally, she co-founded The Human Rights Campaign Fund and served two terms as Executive Vice President of the National Organization for Women (NOW).

  Lois represents the ocean end of South Portland in the Maine State Legislature and has since 2016.

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  OUT cast Maine 03/14/2022

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, March 14 to hear an interview with Myke Johnson on “Queer Spirit,” a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern.

  Myke Johnson

  Myke Johnson, author of Finding Our Way Home: A Spiritual Journey into Earth Community, describes herself as a lesbian mystic, earth activist, and retired Unitarian Universalist minister, who lives in Portland Maine with her partner Margy and two cats.

  She blogs at https://findingourwayhome.blog

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  OUT cast Maine 03/21/2022

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, March 21 to hear OUT Cast collective member Skip Brushaber’s interview with Brenda Buchanan.

  Brenda Buchanan

  Brenda served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Maine Writers and Publisher's Alliance. A former journalist, since 2015 she has published three mystery novels set in Maine.

  Her three Joe Gale books–Quick Pivot, Cover Story and Truth Beat–are about a newspaper reporter who covers the crime and courts beat. She’s currently writing a new series featuring a lesbian criminal defense lawyer who’s establishing a blue-collar practice in her hometown of Portland after veiled homophobia cost her a partnership bid at a high flying Boston firm.

  After earning a journalism degree at Northeastern University in Boston she moved to Maine where she became a reporter and columnist for the York County Coast Star. She also was a member of the Our Paper collective.

  Brenda is a graduate of Maine Law and is a partner in the Portland firm CurrierBuchanan.

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  OUT cast 01/04/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune into OUT Cast (90.9 FM) on Monday, January 4 from 1 to 1:30 p.m. for a discussion with Sive, Steve and guest commentator, Alex Thompson. OUT Cast is committed to the fight against systemic racism in this country. On the eve of the Senate runoff in Georgia, we will look at voter suppression and the historic fight for Black voting rights in this country. Queer folks have a vested interest in the fight for democratic rights and the liberation of all the oppressed. Please join us for the first of several discussions on the embedded racism in this country. Alex Thompson: Alex is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Western Kentucky University in which he holds a dual degree of a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. He received a Master’s in Business Administration from the College of Business at the University of Louisville. Alex holds a Chartered Life Underwriting degree for the Insurance Institution of America. He earned a Diversity & Inclusion Certification from Cornell University. Alex is a noted lecturer, media guest, and curriculum developer on various Diversity & Inclusion topics to universities, churches and civil organizations throughout the south. He is a Vlogger documenting his family’s travel around the world on his YouTube channel “The Travel Adventures of Alex & Tim”.

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  OUT cast 01/11/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast Monday, January 11 from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. as Sive interviews co-host Steve Bull. Steve grew up in Kennebunk and as a student at the University of Maine Orono was a co-founder of the Wilde-Stein Club, igniting a controversy that polarized the state and made national news. Fundamentalist preachers and right-wing state legislators ran a multi-media campaign to decertify the fledgling group to no avail. Wilde-Stein fought back the opposition and hosted the first Maine Gay Symposium at the Orono campus in April, 1974. Steve chaired that gathering of 300 which included activists from around the state as well as leading figures of what was then called Gay Liberation from NYC and Boston. From this came the first state-wide organization, the Maine Gay Task Force. Steve left Maine in August, 1975 for a lifetime of social activism in the Los Angeles area, returning to Maine in 2016. Steve now chairs the advisory committee for the LGBTQ+ Collection at USM and co-hosts OUT Cast on WMPG. Steve will share the story of a ragtag group of young militants, inspired by Stonewall, laying the foundation of the fight for queer liberation in Maine.

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  OUT cast 01/18/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, January 18 from 1:00 -1:30 P.M. for the latest LGBTQ+ local and world news. Hosted by our own Daralyn (Dal) Maxwell. Daralyn (Dal) a devotee of alternative music since before her teens, has developed a love of radio. As the music scene evolved, so did Dal's musical tastes and today she finds herself very multi-dimensional in her appreciation for different genres. Among her credentials are radio stints in upstate New York, Vermont, and at WMPG here in Portland Maine. Although her affiliation with WMPG has not been constant owing to life and medical issues, the fire within still burns bright for alternative/community radio. As an out and proud trans woman, Dal currently brings to WMPG two things very close and important to her.......her life-long passion for contemporary Celtic music and timely LGB and especially T-centric news of the day from around the world.

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  OUT cast 01/25/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Hear a fascinating interview with Episcopal priest and transman Kit Wang on “Queer Spirit” for OUT Cast on WMPG community radio (90.0 FM in Portland, Maine) Monday, January 25 from 1:00-1:30 p.m. Queer Spirit is a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred. Kit Wang, an Episcopal priest here in Maine, identifies as queer, trans, Chinese-American, and a beloved child of God. Kit moved to New England for college and never left, attending Yale Divinity School and eventually moving to Maine in 2004. Kit serves on the Episcopal Diocese’s Commission on Ministry, supporting others in their call to ministry, and is also on the leadership team for Arise Portland, an emergent, queer affirming inter-spiritual community. He also works in a brewery—not quite turning water into wine, but certainly the journey from hops-to-beer is its own kind of sacred. Kit is passionate about gender justice and expansive hospitality in the church, especially for children, youth, and LGBTQ folks.

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  OUT cast 03/01/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast, 90.9 FM (Livestream: WMPG.org) Monday, March 1st from 1 - 1:30 p.m. for Sylvie’s conversation with Quinn Gormley, Executive Director of Maine Transgender Network (MTN).

  Quinn Gormley (she/they) currently serves as the Executive Director of the Maine Transgender Network (MTN). Her work with MTN ranges from community building initiatives, expanding health equity and access across the state, suicide prevention, policy advocacy, and violence prevention.

  Before MTN, Quinn worked in a variety of community organizing settings, including at the Health Equity Alliance managing a rural HIV testing program and building rural LGBTQ+ communities, and with the Maine People’s Alliance working on economic and health justice issues.

  Throughout her work, Quinn believes in centering the wellness of marginalized communities, and that the root of power and liberation can be found in communities that embrace their diversity and interdependence. She lives with her husband Ezra and a small menagerie of pets in Central Maine.

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  OUT cast 03/08/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Monday, March 8, International Women’s Day from 1:00 - 1:30 PM Sive interviews Donna Short and Meredith Bruskin. Meredith, a retired nurse-practitioner, and Donna, a retired carpenter / behavioral health professional, are known for their environmental, Black Lives Matter, and anti-war work. In earlier days they were active in humanitarian efforts to address the HIV/AIDS crisis. They organize a yearly public vigil on December 1, World AIDS Day to remember all those we have lost, and honor all those still living with HIV/AIDS. Over the years there are few social justice causes in which they have not participated but, like most women, feminism was their first introduction to the need for political change. This program will be a wide ranging discussion of how political awareness occurs and of the balm of political action. Photo of Donna Short and Meredith Bruskin

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  OUT cast 03/15/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  OUT Cast 90.9 FM (Livestream: WMPG.org)

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, March 15 from 1:00 -1:30 P.M. for the latest LGBTQ+ local and world news. Hosted by our own Daralyn (Dal) Maxwell.

  Daralyn (Dal) a devotee of alternative music since before her teens, has developed a love of radio. As the music scene evolved, so did Dal's musical tastes and today she finds herself very multi-dimensional in her appreciation for different genres.

  Among her credentials are radio stints in upstate New York, Vermont, and at WMPG here in Portland Maine. Although her affiliation with WMPG has not been constant owing to life and medical issues, the fire within still burns bright for alternative/community radio.

  As an out and proud trans woman, Dal currently brings to WMPG two things very close and important to her.......her life-long passion for contemporary Celtic music and timely LGB and especially T-centric news of the day from around the world.

  This week Dal will be reporting on LGBT+ youth fighting for a ‘Polish Stonewall’. You can watch a 9 min video on this topic on YouTube with this link:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAeprvNfaKE

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  OUT cast 03/22/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  "PLEASE TUNE IN to OUT Cast 90.9 FM MONDAY, MARCH 22 1:00-1:30 PM Special guest: Dale Robin Goodman, Development Director for WMPG

  It is BEGATHON time and we appeal to our OUT Cast listeners to do what they can to support community radio at WMPG. Our mission of being a forum for the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community has been fully embraced by WMPG since our first show in December, 2018. More than 100 weekly shows have covered everything from queer poets and authors, LGBTQ+ immigrants, transgender rights, pivotal court cases, medical marijuana, mental health, religion and spirituality, HIV/AIDS to issues of race and class and the challenges of building a sense of community among us. These are tough times and the economic impact of COVID has been devastating. If you are in a position to help, please go to WMPG.org and click on the donate button. WMPG has been there for us and we want to help in sustaining the great programming they continue to provide. Stay tuned to OUT Cast on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. at 90.9 FM as we do our bit in advocating for social and racial justice in this country."

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  OUT cast 03/29/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  PART 2 of Sive's interview with Steve Bull on OUT Cast about early LGBTQ+ activism in Maine.

  Steve grew up in Kennebunk and as a student at the University of Maine Orono was a co-founder of the Wilde-Stein Club, igniting a controversy that polarized the state and made national news. Fundamentalist preachers and right-wing state legislators ran a multi-media campaign to decertify the fledgling group to no avail. Wilde-Stein fought back the opposition and hosted the first Maine Gay Symposium at the Orono campus in April, 1974. Steve chaired that gathering of 300 which included activists from around the state as well as leading figures of what was then called Gay Liberation from NYC and Boston. From this came the first state-wide organization, the Maine Gay Task Force.

  Steve left Maine in August, 1975 for a lifetime of social activism in the Los Angeles area, returning to Maine in 2016. Steve now chairs the advisory committee for the LGBTQ+ Collection at USM and co-hosts OUT Cast on WMPG.

  Steve will share the story of a ragtag group of young militants, inspired by Stonewall, laying the foundation of the fight for queer liberation in Maine.

  Photos of Steve Bull and parents, Evelyn and Floyd Bull

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  OUT cast 04/05/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  On Monday, April 5, tune in to OUT Cast, a forum for LBGTQ+ issues, to hear Sive and Marvin and two of Maine’s most seasoned political analysts discuss several anti-trans and anti-choice bills that have been introduced this season in the Maine legislature.

  Matt Moonen is Executive Director of Equality Maine, the oldest and largest statewide organization dedicated to creating a fair and just society for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Mainers. He previously served four terms in the Maine House of Representatives and sat on the Taxation Committee and the Judiciary Committee, as well as served as House Majority leader.

  Nicole Clegg is Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. PPNNE is the largest reproductive health care and sexuality education provider and advocate in northern New England with 21 health centers in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

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  OUT cast 04/12/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Sylvie interviews John-Michael Albert (Mike).

  John-Michael Albert (Mike) moved from Houston to New Hampshire on Ground Hog Day in 1999. Since then he has been active in the poetry community, serving on the board of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire, hosting monthly poetry readings throughout the Seacoast, giving readings, and supporting open mic and readings as an avid audience member.

  He edited the 2-volume anthology, The Poets’ Guide to New Hampshire (2008, 2010), featuring 400 poems by 300 poets, about all aspects of the State, gathered from sources spanning the last 200 years.

  He also works with poets to help them get their work published. 10 volumes of his own poetry have been published, the most recent of which is Questions You Were Too Polite to Ask (Marble Kite Press, 2018).

  Mike served as the Portsmouth Poet Laureate from 2011 to 2013.

  He is a published composer (Yelton Rhodes Music), with a BA in music from The University of the South (1980, Sewanee TN) and 15 years of experience composing for and conducting the Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston (1981-1995).

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  OUT cast 04/19/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, April 19 to hear OUT Cast collective members Dal Maxwell and Dick Harrison interview Elissa Miller, SAGE Program Assistant / Equality Maine.

  Elissa Miller (she/her/hers)

  Elissa Miller is serving with EqualityMaine as the SAGE Program Assistant through AmeriCorps VISTA.

  Originally from North Carolina, she graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Political Science. While at UNC Charlotte, Elissa was the Head of Speaker Coordination and one of the founding members of Sex Week UNC Charlotte, a student organization that creates programming related to sexual education. She was especially focused on creating programming related to LGBTQ+ identities as well as the impacts of religion on sexual health.

  Elissa has previously interned with the Charlotte nonprofits Safe Alliance and the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation.

  Elissa is excited to join the EQME team and support LGBTQ+ older adults through SAGE programming and in her spare time, she enjoys musical theater and good books.""

  Join SAGE Maine for Spring Awakening, our 3rd LGBTQ+ Aging Symposium! This important event, held every other year, will be virtual and take place on the platform Zoom. Together, we will explore several topics of interest to the community, from housing to self-care to state policy. Beyond that, this will be a space for us to gather as a community and uplift one another after a very long year. We are also excited to host a pre-event Happy Hour on the eve of the Symposium with the opportunity to connect with LGBTQ+ older adults all across the state.""

  We are especially excited to announce that Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of Maine CDC, will be joining us for this event! Join us as we learn more about the future of COVID-19 prevention in Maine. Other speakers for the day include Aaron Tax, Director of Advocacy for SAGE USA, Jane Margesson, AARP Maine’s Communications Director, and Susan Corbett, Director of the National Digital Equity Center.

  Stay tuned for a full schedule announcement next week! This event is FREE to attend and registration is required.

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  OUT cast 04/26/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, April 26 to hear a remarkable interview with Marpheen Chann, Cambodian queer activist and educator for justice, on “Queer Spirit”.

  Queer Spirit is a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred hosted by OUT Cast collective members, Rev. Marvin Ellison and Rev. Tamara Torres McGovern.

  Marpheen Chann is a Portland-based thinker, writer, educator, and speaker on social justice, equity, and inclusion. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern Maine and a law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. Currently, he’s on staff at Maine’s Holocaust and Human Rights Center. He also serves as co-president of the Cambodian Community Association of Maine.

  Marpheen has an intriguing personal journey as a gay man and first-generation Asian American, who was born in California to a Cambodian refugee family and later adopted by an evangelical, white working-class family in Maine. He uses a mix of storytelling and humor to help people view topics such as racism, xenophobia, and homophobia through an intersectional lens.

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  OUT cast 05/10/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, May 10, to hear Part 2 of a two-part conversation with guest-host Franklin Brooks and his guest Dan Crewe. Part 1 aired on May 3rd. GUEST: Daniel N. Crewe Dan discusses his military career during the 1950’s and 1960’s-an extremely dangerous and homophobic era. Dan also discusses his current interests in supporting arts and music education in public schools and higher education as well as promoting LGBTQ-and HIV educational programming in Maine. Dan has been a prolific social justice and political activist In Maine over the past forty years. He is also a community-engaged philanthropist who has founded two foundations that support LGBTQ civil rights, arts organizations and children’s medical services. Dan is a United States Naval Academy graduate and a retired captain of the United States Air Force. He is a passionate humanitarian and philanthropist; his leadership in the arts, education, and human rights, including LGBTQ support, has had an enormous impact on the lives of countless Mainers. Dan has been a generous supporter of the Maine College of Art for many years and has served on the Board of Trustees since 2011. Dan is the president and chair of the Crewe Foundation. He is currently the chair of the USM Foundation and the chair of the Great University campaign. He is also on the board and is the former president of the ACLU of Maine and is a Trustee of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. In 1992, Dan co-founded Gateway Mastering Studio in Portland which brought Maine to the forefront of the national music business. Since his move to Maine in 1991, he has served on the Susan Curtis Foundation, the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, Breakwater School, Equality Maine, and the Maine Audubon. Dan is the father of two daughters and grandfather of four spectacular children. GUEST HOST: Franklin Brooks Franklin Brooks, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW recently retired from teaching full-time in the MSW program at University of New England School of Social Work in Portland. His research has focused on human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity issues. He serves on the SAGE Maine Board of Directors for whom he co-authored the recently published 2017 SAGE Maine Social Services Provider Survey Report. He has been appointed to the Maine Family Law Advisory Commission and has served on the Board of Directors of The Maine Transnet and the Kids First Center. He has also served on the Council on Social Work Education’s Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and was Chair of the Maine Chapter, National Association’s LGBT Advocacy Committee. Until recently, he had a private clinical social work practice serving the LGBTQH community in Portland. He has a son, Sam, daughter-in-law Keisha, and two wonderful grandchildren, 6-year-old Maya and newborn Zoe who live in Philadelphia. He lives in Portland with his husband, Marvin Ellison. He is also step-parent to Marvin’s daughter Beverly who lives in San Francisco.

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  OUT cast 05/17/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, May 17 as guest commentator Alex Thompson joins OUT Cast hosts, Sive Neilan and Steve Bull to discuss the current racist assault on voting rights spearheaded by Republican led state legislatures across the country with a focus on Georgia. First and foremost, this offensive primarily targets black and brown voters as well as youth of all races. The queer community has a vested interest in beating back any attempts at dismantling democratic rights; an injury to one is an injury to all! OUT Cast stands in defense of all members of our diverse community in giving voice to efforts against this attempt to abridge this most fundamental right.

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  OUT cast 05/24/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, May 24 for the latest LGBTQ+ local and world news. Hosted by OUT Cast collective member Daralyn (Dal) Maxwell. Daralyn (Dal) a devotee of alternative music since before her teens, has developed a love of radio. As the music scene evolved, so did Dal's musical tastes and today she finds herself very multi-dimensional in her appreciation for different genres. Among her credentials are radio stints in upstate New York, Vermont, and at WMPG here in Portland Maine. Although her affiliation with WMPG has not been constant owing to life and medical issues, the fire within still burns bright for alternative/community radio. As an out and proud trans woman, Dal currently brings to WMPG two things very close and important to her.......her life-long passion for contemporary Celtic music and timely LGB and especially T-centric news of the day from around the world.

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  OUT cast 05/31/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, May 31 to hear an interview about Women in Harmony with guests Kitty Beller-McKenna and Monica Fischbach, hosted by OUT Cast collective member Marvin Ellison. Founded in 1993 and based in southern Maine, Women in Harmony is a chorus of 60 women singers who perform in concert and promote social justice through music. “Our vision,” the WIH website reads, is “a world where every voice is equal and valued.” Catherine Beller-McKenna – better known as Kitty -- became the second music director of Women in Harmony in 1999, bringing to the group extensive experience in conducting both women’s and mixed choruses in community and collegiate settings. A believer in the potential of music and language to effect social change, Kitty is strongly committed to Women in Harmony’s tradition of singing out for equality and social justice. Monica Fischbach has been a member of Women in Harmony for over ten years, starting with a concert called “Sister, Carry On.” A longtime lesbian feminist, she has been involved in many community causes. One of the things Monica enjoys most about Women in Harmony is the community of women, united in creating social justice and peace through the connection that shared music provides. In her words, “There is nothing like the moment when our voices blend to express what is in our hearts. Nothing like it.”

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  OUT cast 06/07/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, June 7 as we kick off Pride Month with an interview of Larry and Steve from the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus. They will talk about the challenges of the past year and look to what the future holds. The show will feature several excerpts of songs from the past MGMC performances for your listening enjoyment. OUT Cast’s June shows will highlight different aspects of Pride. Lawrence Jackson, Artistic Director Larry has a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst majoring in trumpet and minoring in voice. He also holds a master’s degree in Music from the University of Southern Oregon in Ashland, Oregon. He has been teaching instrumental music in the public schools for 31 years working with students from grades 5 through 12 as a conductor of concert bands and jazz bands. Larry currently teaches instrumental music grades 5-8. He is the director of three 5th and 6th grade concert and jazz bands in Falmouth where he has over 200 band students. He founded the 6th grade band and choral festival in Maine district I. He has also been the guest band conductor at the district music festivals in Districts I, III and IV. Larry also has extensive choral training. He sang with the Portland Choral Art Society for 13 years where he performed with the Masterworks chorus, the Choral Art Singers and the Camerata singers. Larry also sang with Renaissance Voices for 10 years, as well as the St. Mary Schola. He served as one of the choir directors at Unity church in Windham for several years. Larry has served as artistic director for the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus since they re-formed in 2015. Steve Floyd, President of the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus Board of Directors He is also Larry’s husband and they have been together for 29 years. He is a retired Special Education Director and worked in the field for 33 years. He has been the president of MGMC since it was reformed in 2015 and was a past president. He sings bass in the chorus as well as a number of other “duties” each concert period. You may have seen him as “Pixie Beaver” as he called Bingo for one of the MGMC fundraisers.

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  OUT cast 06/14/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, June 14 from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. on WMPG 90.9 FM and from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. on WERU 80.9 FM. OUT Cast hosts Sive and Steve interview Ophelia Hu Kinney and Rich Waitzkin about the plans for the new Equality Community Center in Portland. Our Pride month shows continue with the exciting possibilities this newly purchased space will bring to the queer community in Portland as well as to the community at large. Ophelia Hu Kinney is Director of Communications for the Reconciling Ministries Network, which promotes LGBTQ justice and inclusion in The United Methodist Church. She is also the Worship Coordinator at Hope Gateway in Portland. Describing herself as a garden-variety queer woman who lives with her wife in Scarborough, she blogs about leaving Christian evangelicalism for the spiritual wilderness at QueeringTheKindom.com. Ophelia’s story “Honeysuckle” recently won NYC Midnight’s 100-word Micro-fiction Challenge. Rich Waitzkin is an educator and clinical social worker in Maine for the past 45 years. He served on the front lines of the AIDS crisis in southern Maine, participating in the first training for HIV/AIDS educators and counselors who provided counseling and testing in those early days. He also served on the Governor’s Council for AIDS when John McKernan was in office. Historically, Rich has served on numerous, non-profit boards and most recently, helped establish Portland’s Equality Community Center and now, serves as its board secretary.

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  OUT cast 06/21/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, June 21 to hear an interview with Will Green and Ophelia Hu Kinney, two queer faith leaders whose congregations have recently voted to leave the United Methodist Church because of that denomination’s continued opposition to marriage equality and the ordination of LBGTQ clergy. This interview is hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern. Will Green of New Brackett Church on Peaks Island describes himself as “a gay man who has been far too active in denominational politics.” New Brackett is only the second United Methodist congregation in the U.S. to break from the international denomination – and the first of four churches in Maine that are in the process of doing so. To depart, the congregation was required to pay the denomination about $200,000, which is more than its annual budget. Ophelia Hu Kinney is the Director of Communications for Reconciling Ministries Network, an organization advancing LGBTQ justice and inclusion in churches. She also serves as the worship coordinator at Hope Gateway in Portland, a former United Methodist congregation.

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  OUT cast 06/28/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in Monday, June 28 when members of the OUT Cast collective wrap up Pride Month with their own memories of Pride and community activism covering 50 years of our history. Dal, Dick, Sive, Alex, Stan and Steve have a far ranging conversation that takes up an early Christopher Street Liberation Day march in NYC to the Maine community's response to the tragic murder of Charlie Howard in Bangor in 1984 to the recent "rogue" Dyke March in Portland reported on by Dal. Don't miss Alex's story of a new Pride tradition in Kentucky and Dick's tale from Boston Pride in the 1970's. Let's look forward to next year when we hopefully fill the streets again! Happy Pride from OUT Cast!

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  OUT cast 07/05/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Join us on OUT Cast Monday, July 5th as Sive and Steve chat with returning guests author Lisa Bunker and Alli Harper from OURSHELVES. Lisa has two books under her belt; Felix Yz and Zenobia July. Hear about her new venture into crossword puzzle construction! Alli and her team at OURSHELVES curate books for children that feature racially and ethnically diverse, LGBTQ+ and feminist characters and themes. Tune in for our discussion on queer literature. Lisa Bunker Lisa Bunker works full time as a writer. Her first novel, Felix Yz, about a boy fused with an alien counting down to a risky procedure to separate them, was published by Viking in June 2017. Her second novel, Zenobia July, about a trans girl getting to live as a girl for the first time in a new family and school and investigating a cyber crime, came out, also from Viking, in Spring 2019. Over the years she has made homes in New Mexico, southern California, Seattle, the Florida panhandle, and Maine. She currently lives in Exeter, New Hampshire with her wife, Dawn Huebner, a retired child psychologist and author in her own right. Between them they have three grown children. Since 2018 Lisa has served her town in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. She is also an online entrepreneur: in July 2021 she founded Crucinova, an indie subscription service dedicated to championing innovation in crossword puzzle construction. In her leisure time she plays chess, plays the bass, and studies languages. Her author website is at www.lisabunker.net, and you can find her on Twitter @LisaBunker. Alli Harper Alli Harper (she/her/hers) is the queer founder of OurShelves (www.OurShelves.com, @OurShelvesKids), a LGBTQ+ and other diverse children's books subcription service and advocacy effort. OurShelves has a dual mission: 1) To connect high-quality diverse kids' books (for kids ages 0-8) to the families, teachers and others seeking them; and 2) To advocate for the many LGBTQ+ and other diverse books still needed, in part by proving the large, yet currently underestimated, audience for such books. Alli's career has focused on social justice lawyering and organizing, including service as President of the ACLU of Maryland during that state's marriage equality victory, as well as on the boards of the ACLU of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Maine. Alli and her, wife, Jenn, are moms to two little ones, Anna (7) and Isaac (1). They live in Cumberland.

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  OUT cast 07/12/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, July 12 to hear an interview with Nicole Manganelli on “Queer Spirit,” a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern. Nicole Manganelli Nicole Manganelli is a queer femme printmaker and freelance graphic designer based in Portland, Maine. She's a member of Pickwick Independent Press (a community printshop), and her design and printmaking work focuses on supporting movement organizations and projects that are fighting for racial, economic, gender, and climate justice. She's a deep believer in the magic of organizing, the sacredness of the earth's cycles, and the divinity of all things. You can find her work at radicalemprints.com or @radicalemprints on Instagram.

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  OUT cast 07/19/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, July 19 to hear Steve Bull's interview with Stephen M. Engel about his new book Disrupting Dignity: Rethinking Power and Progress in LGBTQ Lives. Stephen M. Engel is Professor of Politics and Faculty Fellow in Student Affairs at Bates College. He is also an Affiliated Scholar of the American Bar Foundation in Chicago (www.abfn.org). His research and teaching focus on U.S. political development, U.S. constitutional law, and social movements, particularly LGBTQ+ socio-political and legal mobilization. He is author of 4 books including The Unfinished Revolution: Social Movement Theory and the Gay and Lesbian Movement (Cambridge 2001), American Politicians Confront the Court (Cambridge 2011), Fragmented Citizens: The Changing Landscape of Gay and Lesbian Lives (NYU Press 2016), and, most recently, Disrupting Dignity: Rethinking Power and Progress in LGBTQ Lives (NYU Press 2021). He lives in Portland.

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  OUT cast 07/26/2021

  90.9 WMPG FM

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, July 26 to hear a fascinating interview with Sage Hayes, community activist and alternative healer, on “Queer Spirit”. This interview is hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern. Queer Spirit is a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred. Sage Hayes: Sage Hayes, a white-bodied practitioner of healing arts, is dedicated to working towards collective healing and liberation and, among other pursuits, is a lead teaching assistant with the Somatic Experiencing Institute.

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  OUT cast 08/02/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, August 2 to hear Steve Bull and new OUT Cast collective member, Mary Holt’s conversation with Maine-based filmmaker and director, Elmer J. Howard about his new film Kings and Queens. This short film about drag culture is garnering awards at film festivals and was filmed in Portland in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Screenwriter and cast member, Melissa Martin and cinematographer, Brett Bays, also give their takes on the making of the film. Part 2 of the discussion on August 9 will include Elmer and some of the cast members. Elmer J. Howard: Award-winning independent filmmaker Elmer J. Howard is a Maine native. Changing the world one production at a time is his motto and how he chooses which films to bring to life. His first short, “Loving Martin,” is based on a true story of love, loss, and hope and won 15 awards. His current short, “Kings & Queens,” is about a lesbian down on her luck who finds solace in a local drag community while searching to find her authentic self. “Kings & Queens” has won over 40 awards so far in its festival run. Entertaining has been his passion since he was a teenager making short films wowing and exciting family and friends. Elmer got his baptism by fire into the entertainment world by landing his first job and first exposure by being a craft services assistant on the Disney film Flubber with Robin Williams. He was also an extra in the movie. After taking a 12-year detour, Elmer returned to filmmaking in 2010 when he got introduced to Phoenix’s independent filmmaking community, starting his production company Thrive Productions that year as well. Elmer has a passion and a gift for telling stories through a visual medium and positively impacting his audience by getting them to think and challenging their beliefs while entertaining them, which fuels his passion. Elmer’s Socials & Websites https://www.imdb.me/ElmerJHoward https://www.ElmerJHoward.com https://www.ThriveProductions.com Kings & Queens Social https://www.facebook.com/KingsAndQueensShortFilm Brett Bays – Cinematographer IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7240271/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Brett has worked as a Cinematographer on multiple projects since 2013. Brett brings a helpful and cooperative atmosphere to any project or film on which he works. In 2019, he worked as Cinematographer on four different short films and an upcoming mini-series. One of the short films, “Loving Martin,” earned him the Award of Excellence in Cinematography. In addition, he won Best Film Lighing for “Kings & Queens.” Melissa Martin – Writer IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11731247/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_36

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  OUT cast 08/09/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  If you enjoyed part 1 of our shows on the award-winning film, Kings and Queens, tune in for Part 2. OUT Cast collective members Mary Holt and Steve Bull continue their interview with cast members on Monday, August 9. Filmmaker and director Elmer J. Howard and screenwriter and actor Melissa Martin return with cast members Emily Kokidko, Thomas Smallwood, Sara Brophy and Michelle Martin for a lively chat about the making of Kings and Queens, sharing their thoughts on the importance of this ground-breaking effort. Sara Brophy Sara is an actor, dancer, and singer whose career spans film, television, Broadway, and regional theater. She is currently based in New York City, where she is also a Pure Barre instructor and Certified Stretch Therapist. www.sarabrophy.com @SaraBeesKnees (IG) Emily Kokidko Emily is an award-winning actor from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, Emily loved making up characters and stories with her friends and family. Though she long had a strong desire to act, Emily officially began acting in junior year of high school. She was selected to be the lead in her high school's production of "Splendor in the Grass", despite having no prior acting experience. Emily instantly caught the theatre bug, and she continued to be an engaged member of her high school's theatre program. Emily went on to attend Babson College where she studied business. At Babson, she acted in short films, student films, and helped found Babson's first improvisational theatre troupe. After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles where she trained and worked at top acting studios. Emily is now back on the East Coast where she continues to act, teach, and perform. imdb: https://www.imdb.me/emilykokidko website: https://www.emilykokidko.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilykokidko/

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  OUT cast 08/16/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, August 16 to hear an interview with Chris Davis, lesbian survivor and author, on “Queer Spirit,” a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern. Chris Davis Chris Davis, who grew up in Bangor, is a relatively recent arrival in Portland. She attends college as an adult learner while working part-time and also parenting two young adults from a distance, one of whom identifies as transgender. In recent years Chris has been engaged in her own coming out: coming out as lesbian, coming out from a heterosexual marriage, and coming out from membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormons. And if that wasn’t enough, Chris is also soon to be out as a published author. She’s contributing an essay to a collection by ex-Mormon LBGTQ folks entitled I Spoke to You with Silence, to be published by the University of Utah Press. The title of Chris’ chapter is “Five Reasons Why I Didn’t Belong.”

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  OUT cast 08/23/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, August 23 to hear a lively interview with queer theologian Skyler Keiter-Massefski on “Queer Spirit,” a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern. Skyler Keiter-Massefski Skyler Keiter-Massefski, who grew up in South Portland, recently received their Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School with concentrations in queer theology and theological anthropology. Skyler currently serves as minister of faith formation at the South Church in Amherst, Massachusetts. On its website South Church Amherst describes itself as “an Open and Affirming, Immigrant Welcoming, [and] Green congregation of the United Church of Christ where all can seek, pray, learn, and serve together.” Skyler lives in South Hadley with their partner Shayn and their four-legged companions.

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  OUT cast 09/06/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, September 6th, to hear hosts Sive and Steve chat with Andy Serfes about his portrait project of queer elders. Andy Serfes PRONOUNS HE/HIM/HIS Andy is gay and transgender. He is a full-time student at SMCC (and lives there as a resident assistant). He’s worked with Portland Outright, Blunt Youth Radio, Maine Center for Electronic Music, and others. He plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in queer studies or studio art, and then go on to get his law degree. He is a first-generation college student and the first in his family to graduate from high school. Andy joined the Board of the Equality Community Center in 2021. He very much likes rock and roll and wishes to be the improved version of Andy Warhol.

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  OUT cast 09/13/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, September 13th when host Sive Neilan interviews Ellie Goldberg. Part 2 of the interview will air on Monday, September 20th. Ellie Goldberg One of the back-to the-land hippies who came to Maine in 1973, Ellie bought land in Hope, Knox County, where, inspired by Buckminister Fuller, she built built her own home, a geodesic dome. Prior to coming to Maine she was a social worker in NYC. After some years as a house painter, video producer, drug councilor, she once again became a Child Protective Worker for DHS in Rockland. In 1984, following the murder of gay teen Charlie Howard in Bangor she became one of the original founders of the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance (now Equality Maine) where she served on the board for many years. Ellie's vast experience of working with children and families led to her being hired as the founding Executive Director of the Maine Children's Alliance (MCA). For over 15 years she successfully built the local and national reputation of this great organization. Now retired she reflects on the changes she has seen - and helped accelerate - in the last 50 years!

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  OUT cast 09/20/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, September 20 to hear Part 2 of a two-part conversation with host Sive Neilan and her guest Ellie Goldberg. Part 1 aired on Monday, September 13th. GUEST: Ellie Goldberg One of the back-to the-land hippies who came to Maine in 1973, Ellie bought land in Hope, Knox County, where, inspired by Buckminister Fuller, she built built her own home, a geodesic dome. Prior to coming to Maine she was a social worker in NYC. After some years as a house painter, video producer, drug councilor, she once again became a Child Protective Worker for DHS in Rockland. In 1984, following the murder of gay teen Charlie Howard in Bangor she became one of the original founders of the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance (now Equality Maine) where she served on the board for many years. Ellie's vast experience of working with children and families led to her being hired as the founding Executive Director of the Maine Children's Alliance (MCA). For over 15 years she successfully built the local and national reputation of this great organization. Now retired she reflects on the changes she has seen - and helped accelerate - in the last 50 years!

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  OUT cast 09/27/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, September 27 to hear an interview with Lutheran pastor and gay man, Christephor Gilbert, on “Queer Spirit,” a series of conversations exploring queer life and the power of the Sacred hosted by OUT Cast collective members Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres McGovern. Christephor Gilbert is pastor of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Portland. He hails from Louisville, Kentucky and completed his ministry studies in Chicago, but ministry is perhaps Christephor’s second or even third career. He has an extensive background in the performing arts as a dancer and choreographer, an actor and costume designer, and as a director. Before arriving in Portland, he worked for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, an organization that affirms and supports LGBTQ+ faith leaders in the Lutheran tradition. He’s also an active member of Proclaim, the professional organization of queer Lutheran pastors and seminarians. Christephor lives in Portland with his husband Donald. When you visit the St. Ansgar church website, you find that marvelous statement: “We believe that God loves every single one of God’s children. No. Matter. What. . . . We believe that our faith is at its best when we’re building relationship with and serving our neighbors.”

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  OUT cast 10/04/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune into OUT Cast on Monday, October 4 to hear Steve Bull’s interview with Ritch Savin-Williams, author of BI: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth. Ritch is a developmental psychologist and his clinical practice has given him rich insights into the evolving sexual and gender identities of young people. RITCH SAVIN-WILLIAMS RITCH SAVIN-WILLIAMS is Professor Emeritus of Developmental Psychology at Cornell University and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in identity, relationships, and family issues among sexual-minority young adults. He is the author of nine previous books, including Mostly Straight: Sexual Fluidity Among Men and The New Gay Teenager. He has served as a consultant for MTV, CNN, 20/20, and the Oprah Winfrey Show, and his work has been cited in Fortune, Newsweek, Parent Magazine, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time, Utne Reader, Chicago Sun Times, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. His latest book is BI: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Nonbinary Youth.

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  OUT cast 10/11/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, October 11 at 1:00 PM for a conversation with host Frank Brooks and Lynn Duryea about the Watershed Workshop for People with HIV/AIDS that Lynn led from 1992-2004. Lynn describes how groups of people living with HIV/AIDS came together for a week of community-building and creating art in a rural pastoral setting in Maine. She also discusses the upcoming publication entitled “The Watershed Workshop for People with HIV/AIDS” which will commemorate this important arts project on the thirtieth anniversary of the workshop’s first session in 1991. Lynn Duryea Lynn Duryea is Professor Emerita of Art at Appalachian State University in Boone NC, Lynn Duryea was a studio artist working in Maine before earning a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Florida in 2002. She now works in Maine full-time, in South Portland and on Deer Isle. Lynn is a Founding Trustee of Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts and was the Program Coordinator and Artist-in-Residence for The Watershed Workshop for People with HIV/AIDS. She is a co-founder of Sawyer Street Studios, an artist-owned ceramic facility in South Portland, Maine.

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  OUT cast 10/18/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, October 18 for the latest LGBTQ+ local and world news. Hosted by OUT Cast collective member Daralyn (Dal) Maxwell. Daralyn (Dal) a devotee of alternative music since before her teens, has developed a love of radio. As the music scene evolved, so did Dal's musical tastes and today she finds herself very multi-dimensional in her appreciation for different genres. Among her credentials are radio stints in upstate New York, Vermont, and at WMPG here in Portland Maine. Although her affiliation with WMPG has not been constant owing to life and medical issues, the fire within still burns bright for alternative/community radio. As an out and proud trans woman, Dal currently brings to WMPG two things very close and important to her.......her life-long passion for contemporary Celtic music and timely LGB and especially T-centric news of the day from around the world.

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  OUT cast 10/25/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  It’s BEGATHON time! Join us Monday, October 25 from 1:00-1:30 PM on WMPG 90.9 as we appeal to our OUT Cast listeners to do what you can to support community radio at WMPG. Our mission of being a forum for the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community has been fully embraced by WMPG since our first show in December, 2018. More than 120 weekly shows have covered everything from queer poets and authors, LGBTQ+ immigrants, transgender rights, pivotal court cases, medical marijuana, mental health, religion and spirituality, HIV/AIDS to issues of race and class and the challenges of building a sense of community among us. These are tough times and the economic impact of COVID has been devastating. If you are in a position to help, please go to WMPG.org and click on the donate button. WMPG has been there for us and we want to help in sustaining the great programming they continue to provide. Stay tuned to OUT Cast on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. at 90.9 FM as we do our bit in advocating for social and racial justice in this country.

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  OUT cast 10/25/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Join us Monday, October 25 from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. on WERU 89.9 FM as OUT Cast airs an episode of Ren Morrill's The Three Letters Podcast. Ren’s guest is Mike O’Loughlin who is the host of the podcast “Plague: The Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church,’ and the author of the forthcoming book based on the podcast, Hidden Mercy (due out November 2021). In this episode we learn that beneath the Catholic Church’s many public mistakes concerning HIV/AIDS there were individuals of faith for whom compassion trumped over stigma and homophobia.

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  OUT cast 11/01/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune into OUT Cast on Monday, November 1st to hear OUT Cast collective member Richard Doherty’s interview with Mael Embser-Herbert, Professor of Sociology at Hamline University and Lieutenant Colonel Bree Fram from the US Space Force about their new book With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops in Their Own Words (NYU Press; November 9, 2021) MAEL EMBSER-HERBERT Mael Embser-Herbert is a veteran of the US Army and author of Camouflage Isn’t Only for Combat: Gender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military and is author of The US Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy: A Reference Handbook. BREE FRAM Bree Fram has also held command at the squadron level, led Air Force security cooperation with Iraq, and led space acquisition programs. She is the President of SPARTA, a transgender military advocacy organization, and is currently the highest ranking out transgender officer in the US military. Their book explores the question of whether transgender service members celebrate the future of a more inclusive military—or prepare for the next administration to turn back the clock again? It also addresses other concerns— practical, social, financial, and medical— through the voices of transgender military personnel, past and present. They share honest, heartfelt, and often heart-wrenching accounts from 26 individuals who know what it is like to serve in the US military as a trans person. Putting a personal face on a complex issue, With Honor and Integrity features the stories of transgender service members across a range of ranks, all military branches, and a variety of occupational specialties and personal backgrounds and trans gender identities. Based on a data from the Williams Institute at UCLA, roughly 15,500 transgender persons served in the US military and 134,300 military veterans identify as transgender—though the actual numbers are certainly much higher. When “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” was repealed in 2011, the LGBT community declared a major victory, while transgender enlistees and officers continued serving in silence. On June 30, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that transgender people would be able to serve openly. On July 26, 2017, Donald Trump tweeted: “The United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military”. On January 25, 2021, Joe Biden reversed Trump’s widely condemned ban. On March 31, 2021, the President announced a new policy allowing transgender individuals to serve openly.

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  OUT cast 11/08/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune into OUT Cast on Monday, November 8th to hear OUT Cast collective member Skip Brushaber’s interview with Gia Drew, Program Director for Equality Maine and Maddy Chiapetta, SAGE intern. Skip, Gia and Maddy discuss how SAGE dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic and what the future holds for SAGE. SAGE Maine is a program of EqualityMaine and is an affiliate of SAGE USA, a national services and advocacy organization for older LGBTQ+ adults. In November 2019, SAGE Maine joined with EqualityMaine, to ensure the longevity and sustainability of their programs. SAGE Maine’s primary focus is to support and advocate on behalf of the older adults in LGBTQ+ community. In the past, SAGE Maine’s wonderful volunteers have run monthly dinners, movie nights, ukulele groups, and more! They also provided resources for older adults across the state in need of support and community. To help support the goals and mission of our SAGE Maine program, an additional team member was added to the EqualityMaine staff through AmeriCorps VISTA to better support SAGE programs and communication. GIA DREW Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Gia joined the staff of EqualityMaine in 2014 after being a volunteer for several years. As program director, Gia oversees all our education, rural outreach, and youth programming, as well as supporting our advocacy work. While originally from Boston, Gia has called Maine home for nearly 18 years. After earning degrees from Syracuse University and Savannah College of Art and Design, Gia was a high school teacher and coach for twenty years, working in Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland, and Maine. In that time she became one of Maine’s first OUT transgender teachers and one of the first transgender coaches in the country. Outside of EqualityMaine Gia loves spendig time in nature, especially hiking, snowshoeing, and ocean swimming. MADDY CHIAPETTA Pronouns: they, them, theirs Maddy Chiappetta is serving with EqualityMaine as the SAGE program intern this year. Maddy graduated from the University of Maine Farmington with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is currently a first year Master of Social Work student at the University of New England. In the past, Maddy has been part of intergenerational classrooms through the Gold Leaf Institute Senior College. They have also worked as a Wilderness Therapy Guide, in adolescent rehabilitative treatment, and in young adult shelters. In their free time Maddy gets a kick out of sewing quilts and riding their bicycle. Maddy is delighted to have the opportunity to learn more about the experiences and interests of older adults across the state of Maine. SKIP BRUSHABER Skip is a retired nurse/social worker. He was a founding member of the Our Paper Collective and The AIDS Project. He is a writer and artist.

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  OUT cast 11/15/2021

  OUT cast Maine

  Tune in to OUT Cast on Monday, November 15 for the latest LGBTQ+ local and world news. Hosted by OUT Cast collective member Daralyn (Dal) Maxwell. Daralyn (Dal) a devotee of alternative music since before her teens, has developed a love of radio. As the music scene evolved, so did Dal's musical tastes and today she finds herself very multi-dimensional in her appreciation for different genres. Among her credentials are radio stints in upstate New York, Vermont, and at WMPG here in Portland Maine. Although her affiliation with WMPG has not been constant owing to life and medical issues, the fire within still burns bright for alternative/community radio. As an out and proud trans woman, Dal currently brings to WMPG two things very close and important to her.......her life-long passion for contemporary Celtic music and timely LGB and especially T-centric news of the day from around the world.