Alan Silver

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Alan Silver

Ripples in all directions: Basic Rights Oregon, hope as a practice, Youth HIV Awareness Day

Airs at: Tue, 04/14/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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‘People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a ri... Read more

National Women and Girls AIDS Awareness Day

Airs at: Tue, 03/10/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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  Today is National Women and Girls AIDS Awareness Day, an annual day announced by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health. We'll hear a recorded talk on the topic by Dr. Gina Brown, of the NIH Office of AIDS Research. Head to hiv.gov for much... Read more

Queers Against Mayor Pete

Airs at: Tue, 02/11/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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"Corporate America has made its choice, now it's our turn. We have to come together to stop #WallStreetPete." Join us for a conversation about Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign, with queer folks who have had their fill of mainstream, corporatist political leaders. Wit... Read more

Spending time with Sasha Buchert, staff attorney with Lambda Legal

Airs at: Tue, 01/28/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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  We'll be checking in today on trans legal eagle and former KBOO news volunteer & program host, Sasha Buchert. Sasha is staff attorney with Lambda Legal in DC now. We'll be chatting about the LGBTQ legal landscape across the US.  Read more

Songs from the Queer Ether.

Airs at: Tue, 01/14/2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Today, we're playing music! Somya and I will also hang out with you and chat on things from HIV safety, to queer heroes, and beyond.   Music on this show: Swedish pop supergroup Alcazar - Crying at the Discoteque Jade Elektra - Undetectable Mahawam - We've Only Just Begu... Read more

Preference on 12/31/19

Airs at: Tue, 12/31/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Preference on 12/10/19

Airs at: Tue, 12/10/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Talking with writer Esther Godoy on the release of the zine Butch is Not a Dirty Word, #6 - the Mental Health Issue.

Airs at: Tue, 11/26/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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.   We'll be joined by Esther Godoy, a Portland-based writer and curator of the zine Butch is Not a Dirty Word. Issue number six is the Mental Health Issue. Released earlier this year with a launch/reading party here in town, the Mental Health Issue features a number of w... Read more

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Airs at: Tue, 11/12/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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We spend time today with organizers of one of Portland's Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events. TDOR is Wednesday, November 20th.   Per GLAAD:  "Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor... Read more

Talking with Pauline Park, trans activist and writer.

Airs at: Tue, 10/29/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Pauline Park, activist and author, is one of our favorite people to talk with on Preference. We've chatted in the past about censorship and queer community; and about LGBTQ solidarity with Palestinians. This week, we look forward to talking with Pauline about being an adopt... Read more