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Gaywaves is the longest continuously aired LGBTQ public affairs radio program in Ohio and probably beyond, having originally aired as Radio Lambda in the 1970s. The show's expanded format and pre-recorded interviews have given the opportunity to share parts of the show beyond NE Ohio. This podcast is the best of the recorded interviews with LGBTQ news makers and opinion shapers from all over the country. The interviewer is Eric Resnick, a premiere LGBT newspaper journalist formally with the now defunct Gay People's Chronicle. The podcast features newsworthy interviews with national LGBT political figures, activists, and community leaders.
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Sandra Kurt is the Summit County, Ohio Clerk of Courts, on the ballot for re-election November 3.
In this interview she talks about being the first openly LGBT elected official in Summit County, recruiting and mentoring other LGBTQ candidates as they get elected, and what it will take for her to remain in her seat.
This segment aired September 17.
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
As a high school student Gavin Grimm became a trail blazing trans activist when he sued his school district because they would no longer allow him to use the restroom consistent with his identity.
After 5 years of federal litigation, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals handed Gavin and all trans students a victory.
In this sometimes emotional interview, Gavin Grimm talks about his journey.
This segment aired September 10, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
M4A activist, Twitter sensation and host of the podcast Amped Up, Ryan Knight is one of the young gay men at the center of the movement to create a Progressive political party.
Following the first People's Party Convention https://peoplesconvention.org/ which garnered over a million participants, organizer Ryan Knight talked with Gaywaves about the movement, the convention, and what it could mean for LBGTQ politics post Trump.
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
This is the first ever podcast extending the news coverage beyond the Gaywaves broadcast.
This podcast is current the week of September 10, 2020.
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Canton, Ohio attorney Courtney Morgan represented Bailey Ivy, a Fairless Local High School student discriminated against because he is gay, in a successful federal lawsuit.
In this interview she talks about her client's struggle, and how he was able to successfully settle the suit, and why school districts who fail to protect their LGBTQ students may face a more hostile legal climate going forward.
This segment aired September 3, 2020.