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Eliana Turan joins Gaywaves to talk about anti-transgender violence in Cleveland, and why Cleveland seems to have so much of it.

Eliana Turan has written a five part essay on anti-transgender violence in Cleveland and what she believes are reasons for Cleveland standing out as dangerous for transgender people while also being a leader in Ohio for LGBTQ equality.

 

The discussion is interesting and eye opening.

 

The essays can be read here:

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2022/06/21/epicenter-part-1/

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2022/06/28/how-cleveland-became-an-epicenter-of-anti-trans-violence-part-ii-hate-groups/#comments

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2022/07/06/how-cleveland-became-an-epicenter-of-anti-trans-violence-part-iii-exclusion-inequality-violence/

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2022/07/12/how-cleveland-became-an-epicenter-of-anti-trans-violence-part-iv-mass-incarceration/

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2022/07/20/how-cleveland-became-an-epicenter-of-anti-trans-violence-part-v-conclusion-call-to-action/

 

This segment aired August 18, 2022

Equality Ohio director Alana Jochum introduces their 2022 scorecard of Ohio’s elected officials

Equality Ohio has released its 2022 scorecard of Ohio's elected officials and candidates.

 

As LGBTQ rights are once again front and center in national and state races, this scorecard -- Equality Ohio's third -- is an essential voting tool.

 

In this segment Alana talks about what went into this scorecard and why the methodology matters, and also shares dates, activities and opportunities for action around this election.  The important information is linked here:

 

https://equalityohio.org/our-work/scorecard-2022/ 

 

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This segment aired August 11, 2022

MetroHealth Pride Clinic medical director Dr. Mark McLoney joins Gaywaves to talk about Monkeypox -- risk reduction and vaccines

As Monkeypox continues its high rate of spread among men who have sex with men, MetroHealth Pride Clinic medical director Dr. Mark McLoney joins Gaywaves today to talk about recent developments.

 

There are now a small number of Monkeypox vaccines available in the Cleveland area and Dr. McLoney discusses how they will be distributed and what we can expect and how soon most who need the vaccines can get them. He also discusses risk and harm reduction until vaccines are widely available.

 

Resources:

 

https://www.metrohealth.org/lgbtqi-pride-network

 

https://www.centraloutreach.com/location/cleveland-heights-oh-location

 

This segment aired August 11, 2022

Democratic candidate for Ohio Attorney General Jeff Crossman does the LGBTQ interview on Gaywaves

Ohio's LGBTQ community is currently under attack from the sitting Republican attorney general, who is part of an attempt to limit or overturn LGBTQ non-discrimination protection in employment, housing and public accommodtations, and especially in education opportunities.

 

Attorneys General are a state's top enforcer of civil rights.  In this interview Crossman discusses his relationship to the LGBTQ community and his vision for civil rights and equality in contrast to his incumbent opponent's.

 

https://crossmanforohio.com/

 

This segment aired August 4, 2022

Activist and LGBTQ community leader John Farina returned from the Equality Federation Leadership Conference in Minneapolis and joins us to share what he found

NEOhio LGBTQ activist and leader John Farina  attended the Equality Federation Leadership Conference in Minneapolis this week. He talks about the conference and gives a sort of state-of-the-movement assessment based on what he learned there.

 

John's venerable service to the LGBTQ community in both professional and volunteer roles adds depth to this wide range interview that is more important in our post Roe v. Wade era.

 

This segment aired July 28, 2022.

MetroHealth Pride Clinic physician Dr. Laura Mintz comes on Gaywaves to discuss the Monkeypox outbreak in men who have sex with men

MetroHealth Pride Clinic physician Dr. Laura Mintz discusses Monkeypox.

 

Topics include what it is, why it is spreading among men who have sex with men, treatments, and what to do to protect oneself from it.

 

In the first two minutes or so Dr. Mintz revealed that Monkeypox has been diagnosed in gay men in Cleveland, which occurred the day before this segment was recorded.  

 

Monkeypox is likely going to be a topic of concern for the general public, and for men who have sex with men in particular for the forseeable future, and Gaywaves is grateful to Dr. Mintz for such an early and complete look at the situation currently.

 

https://www.metrohealth.org/physician/laura-mintz-163893

 

 

This segment aired July 28, 2022

NCLR staff attorney Asaf Orr breaks down the anti-LGBTQ court decision challenging the landmark LGBTQ rights case Bostock v. Clayton County

Our guest on Gaywaves this week is Asaf Orr, senior staff attorney and Transgender Youth Project director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

 

Gaywaves has been covering the case brought by 20 state attorneys general, including Ohio's Dave Yost, seeking to overturn or severely narrow the landmark LGBTQ rights Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. That's the decision that expanded the definition of "sex' in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to finally include sexual orientation and gender identity.

 

This week a Trump appointed federal judge in Tennessee agreed with the anti-LGBTQ attorneys general, which is of concern to LGBTQ rights advocates.

 

Attorney Orr breaks it down, telling us what we should be concerned about, and where this potentially harmful decision could lead.

 

 

This segment aired July 21, 2022

Gaywaves interview with Noah Ruiz, the 20 year old transgender man attacked, then arrested as a result of using the restroom he was instructed to use at a SW Ohio campground

Our guest this segment is Noah Ruiz from Oxford, Ohio.  Noah is a 20 year old transgender man.

 

On July 3 while at a campground with his family and girlfriend, Noah was assaulted and beaten up in the restroom because the rules he was following placed him in the wrong bathroom.

 

Preble County Sheriff deputies arrived on the scene, but instead of arresting the assailants, they arrested Noah, who spent the night in the county jail and has been charged with crimes.

 

This event highlights the danger transgender people face doing things like using restrooms, which cisgender people take for granted.

 

This drama is unfolding in SW Ohio and this Gaywaves interview is the most complete account of it as experienced by Noah.

 

 

This segment aired July 14, 2022

GLAAD’s senior director of news and campaigns Barbara Simon joins Gaywaves to talk about corporate accountability around Pride

America's corporations have found ways to cash in on LGBTQ Pride, so much so that during the month of June it is hard to miss the ubiquitous rainbow colors and special messages.

 

But do these corporations really care about LGBTQ lives, other than as a business opportunity?

 

GLAAD has been watching, and following trends, and has some concerns, as some of the most Pride signaling companies are also supporting politicians that do the LGBTQ community the most harm.

 

GLAAD's senior director of news and campaigns Barbara Simon joins Gaywaves for a frank discussion on this phenomenon, especially in our post-Substantive Due Process legal environment.

 

This segment aired July 7, 2022

 

National Center for Lesbian Rights legal director Shannon Minter joins Gaywaves to talk about the future of LGBTQ rights in this new post-Roe v. Wade era

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it perfectly clear that substantive due process rights, which include the right to sex with someone of the same sex and marriage equality, are now under threat.

 

In this segment Gaywaves' own 'Supreme Court Whisperer' Shannon Minter discusses the reality of the threats, the state of the Court and the entire federal judiciary.

 

For nearly 30 years LGBTQ rights have expanded under a Court willing to recognize Substantive Due Process as a framework to guarantee reproductive rights, guarantee sexual privacy and advance equality.  That era just ended, and the new era will likely lead to going backwards.

 

Minter is candid that the LGBTQ rights movement is not up for this yet, and offers some thoughts as to what needs to happen to address the new reality.

 

This segment is not pleasant to hear, but it is necessary.

 

 

This segment aired June 30, 2022