17 episodes

Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay, which resumed production in 2020 after a 4-year pause. Find dozens of past shows on its website, OutintheBay.org

Out in the Bay Eric Jansen

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Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay, which resumed production in 2020 after a 4-year pause. Find dozens of past shows on its website, OutintheBay.org

    Writer Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’

    Writer Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’

    Dwayne Ratleff grew up poor, Black and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.”

    • 29 min
    Peers connect on Pacifica Pier in ‘Spell Heaven’

    Peers connect on Pacifica Pier in ‘Spell Heaven’

    As we await the reopening of the Pacifica Pier — now closed due to recent storm damage — we bring you poet Toni Mirosevich's stories of connection on this historic pier.

    • 28 min
    Pagans at Xmas? Making holidays queer-comfy

    Pagans at Xmas? Making holidays queer-comfy

    Just in time for holiday gatherings, tips for getting along joyfully with differences. Our guest says "nosy" questions can grease the turkey!

    • 29 min
    25 years since Matt Shepard, how are queer civil rights?

    25 years since Matt Shepard, how are queer civil rights?

    In December 1998, soon after its namesake's savage murder, his parents launched the Matthew Shepard Foundation to erase hate-based violence. We’ve seen big advances since then — and big setbacks. LGBTQ+ leaders discuss where we are now.

    • 53 min
    Matthew Shepard – in his mother’s words

    Matthew Shepard – in his mother’s words

    25 years ago, a gay college student was savagely beaten, tied to a fence post, and left out to die on a cold Wyoming night. His grief-stricken mother worked to expand hate crime laws. Hear her story.

    • 28 min
    'Funeral Diva' Pamela Sneed: 'We can heal'

    'Funeral Diva' Pamela Sneed: 'We can heal'

    Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. They did me.

    • 29 min

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