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Gaywaves interview with Flex Spas Cleveland general manager James Foster

Flex Spas Cleveland has been in the news recently due to it having been a crime scene.

 

General manager James Foster joins the show to talk about what happened and what his team's response has been to continue to ensure a safe experience for patrons.

 

We also discuss Flex Cleveland's ongoing protocols to deal with the COVID 19 crisis.

 

This segment aired April 8, 2021.

Gaywaves interview with Cleveland International Film Festival Associate Director Patrick Shepherd

It is Cleveland International Film Festival time, and associate director Patrick Shepherd is our guest to talk about the LGBTQ+ films and the festival's involvement with the LGBTQ+ community of Greater Cleveland.

 

The Cleveland International Film Festival has been LGBTQ+ affirming since long before it was cool, and this year, features 112 films in its Outlook sidebar.

 

The Cleveland International Film Festival is in its 45th year and runs April 7 - 20.  https://www.clevelandfilm.org/

 

This segment aired April 8, 2021.

Gaywaves interview with transgender activist Jacob Nash

March 31, 2021 was International Transgender Day of Visibility.  This segment features transgender activist Jacob Nash talking about the day and what it means today for transgender equality and quality of life.

 

Nash also talks about legislation pending in Ohio that outlaw transgender girls' participation in scholastic sports.

 

This segment is included in the April 1, 2021 show.

Gaywaves entire show April 1, 2021

This is the entire Gaywaves show from April 1, 2021.

 

Due to transmitter problems at WRUW, this probably did get transmitted.

 

Our guest is transgender activist Jacob Nash talking about International Transgender Day of Visibility and the legislative issues in Ohio.

 

We also reveal the responses to questions bout the Equality Act posed to Senator Tammy Baldwin, and report on local LGBTQ events.

Gaywaves original reporting on the conflict between actor Daniel Franzese and Walsh University

Actor and comedian Daniel Franzese has accused Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, of firing him because he is gay.

 

There is always more to the story, and this segment is the result of Gaywaves' investigation into the matter.

 

This segment aired March 25, 2021.

Gaywaves interview with Gwen Stembridge, Statewide Civic Engagement Director, Equality Ohio

Ohio now has bills in the House and Senate that would require looking between girls' legs to determine their eligibility to play high school and college sports.  This is part of a national effort to whip up culturally conservative voting base for 2022 and 2024 in a manner similar to how marriage equality was used in 2004.

 

Stembridge talks about the danger of these bills and the need to defeat them in Ohio and around the nation.

 

This segment aired March 25.

Gaywaves interview with Dr. Jason Steidel on the latest Vatican attack on LGBTQ families

Dr. Jason Steidel is a lecturer on Religious Studies at St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, NY.  He is also openly gay and a native of Medina County, Ohio.  In this segment he makes his second appearance on Gaywaves as "Pope Whisperer."

As the Vatican office of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly known as the Inquisition, rules against blessing same-sex unions, and the families they create, Steidel unpacks what LGBTQ Catholics and allies need to know and makes suggestions as to what to do next.

 

This segment aired on March 18, 2021

Gaywaves interview with Gil Kudrin on how Ohio discriminates against people with HIV and AIDS in the administration of COVID vaccines.

Ohio prioritizes COVID vaccine administration primarily by age, but also for some people with other risk factors, including diabetes, obesity, and some cancers.

But despite HIV and AIDS being one of the most serious risk factors for COVID death, Ohio places no priority on the condition whatsoever, leaving hundreds of thousands more vulnerable than they need to be.

Long term survivor and long time HIV activist Gil Kudrin makes his second Gaywaves appearance to raise awareness of this disparity and offer advice to those with HIV.

 

This segment aired March 11, 2021

Gaywaves interview with Nina Turner

Former state senator, former Cleveland city councilor, now Progressive icon and Bernie Sanders surrogate Nina Turner has declared her candidacy for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 11th Congressional District to fill the vacancy left when Marcia Fudge joined the Biden Administration as HUD Secretary.

 

Turner talks about her political experience, her relationship to the LGBTQ community, and why a Progressive who knows how to fight matters to this community.

 

This segment aired February 18, 2021.

Gaywaves interview with Ryan Schwartz

When it comes to choosing health providers, LGBTQ people have to consider factors that are generally taken for granted by non-LGBTQ people.

 

Ryan Schwartz of Portland, Oregon has developed an online service that works like a dating app to match people with appropriate providers.  The service has launched in Ohio and is ready for LGBTQ people to use it.

 

This segment aired February 4, 2021