Group blogs can be a vital tool for making political activism more effective, so how do you use them to get your message out?
Today we continue our series of interviews with top GLBT bloggers with the Bilerico Project’s Editor in Chief, Bil Browning. Bill works with hundreds of writers to bring about change by pressuring companies and politicians to stop their hateful practices.
For gay, lesbian, bi and trans folks the internet has become a vital tool for making political activism more effective. How can you leverage the power of group blogs to get your message out?
Today, we continue our series of interviews with well-known bloggers with long-time LGBT activist and political writer, Bil Browning. He’s the founder and Editor in Chief of the Bilerico Project, one of the nation’s top LGBT community blogs.
Bill works with hundreds of writers to inform and bring about social change by pressuring companies and politicians to stop their hateful practices.
One powerful moment came last year as the Bilerico Project came under attack by the lawyers for RockStar Energy drink for posting an opinion piece about the companies ties to radio hatemonger Michael Savage.
Instead of backing down, Bilerico opened up a can of gay whoop ass, launching a successful boycott of the sugary caffeinated beverage which lead to the company cutting its financial ties to the talk radio host and donating overt 100,000 dollars to further LGBT causes. That’s how you do it!
Listen as we chat with Bil about why bloggers and musicians stay in the closet, the blog swarm targeted at HRC and when to pull the plug on a hot discussion that goes too far.
Plus, what will happen to the Indiana seat now that Senator Bayh has decided not to run for re-election? Also, the changing face of journalism and we even manage to get out of Bil his drag name!
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Interview with Project Runway designer Jack Mackenroth.
On the fourth season of the reality tv show Project Runway- mens designer Jack Mackenroth abruptly withdrew from the show due to a serious staph infection completely unrelated to his HIV status.
A real life jack-of-all-trades, he is now working on a design-inspired TV show pilot with Kevin Christiana.
He’s in Chicago to promote his Merck sponsored HIV Education Campaign Living Positive by Design– as an honorary guest of Design for a Cure.
And, he’s training to compete in Men’s Swimming at the Out Games in Copenhagen. How does he do it all?
We’ve got the sexy, fashion savvy Jack Mackenroth in the home studio. He’s taking your questions through Facebook and he’s telling it all!
Listen as Jack talks about how he manages to stay healthy, muscular and sexy, how serious he got with fellow reality TV star Dale from Top Chef and what it was like playing a dead body on the TV show Law and Order. Plus, what are the fashionistas REALLY like? Find out on today’s show.
Check out these fun pictures of Jack taken by our friend Jason Smith during the taping of the show.
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Will Wikle is an actor, former Big Brother houseguest, nurse, and awesome guy. Definitely Hunk of the Day material. Also check out his previous interview with HDJ.
Will Wikle is an actor, former Big Brother houseguest, nurse, and awesome guy. Definitely Hunk of the Day material. Also check out his previous interview with HDJ.
Interview with Richard Cohen, founder of The International Healing Foundation. She nailed the guy but good. It’s a little long but worth watching.
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Comedian Jackie Hoffman talks about her comedy cabaret “Whining in the Windy City” which promises to skewer everything that is merry for the holidays, including her frustrations with her role as Grandmama in the Addams Family musical.
Many women would kill for the role of Grandmama in the all new The Addams Family musical, but Jackie Hoffman says she’s pissed because she doesn’t get to sing her own song and her stage time is being whittled down to next to nothing.
So while she’s in town, she’s doing double duty in her comedy cabaret show “Whining in the Windy City” which promises to skewer everything that is merry for the holidays with biting, fearless stand up comedy and original songs. Jackie’s going to spill the beans on working on Broadway and dish the dirt on her comedy peers from Chicago like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and the Sedaris siblings who, as she says, are now more famous than she is.
She’s hilarious and hateful, and she’s in the home studio. Look out!
Jackie doesn’t hold back her true feelings about the new Addams Family musical, her funniest moment on stage ever and why the holidays and children are so annoying to her.
Don’t miss“Whining in the Windy City” at the Royal George Cabaret, 1641 N. Halsted, Monday evenings, November 30 – December 21, at 7:30 p.m.
In the news:
Robert Pattison goes on David Letterman and talks about how everyone wants him to take a bite out of them, even a 250 pound Mexican man.
Sarah Palin tells Oprah “You’re not the center of the world.”
and a father in Minnesota teaches his song Klingon by only speaking to him in the artificial language for the first three years of his life. Believe it or not, the father says he isn’t really a huge Star Trek.
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Chaz Bono comes forward on Good Morning America and talks about his transition into becoming a dude. Work it Chaz!
It’s interesting to see how a major news program handles his circumstances.
Chaz in the…
On today’s show we have two fabulous artists in the house, our Chicago based dirty gay rapper, Johhny Dangerous and UK rapper Q-Boy. Among only a few openly gay rappers in hip-hop, they are the leading faces in a new wave of music known as “homo hop”.
I love old school rap music. Who can’t forget the intense work of Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash or Salt-n-Pepa?
I’ll always have a HUGE place in my heart for the quirky beatboxing of the Fat Boys and Tigra ‘n Bunny D (better yet) L’Trimm. For folks like me, rap music became the urban sound of the early 1980s that symbolized a huge change in music and self-expression.
On today’s show we have two fabulous artists in the house, our Chicago based dirty gay rapper, Johhny Dangerous, and UK rapper Q-Boy.
We had a lot of fun doing a show with Johnny D last month and we’re glad he was able to bring over his pal QBoy over to the studio.
Among only a few openly gay rappers in hip-hop, they are the leading faces in a new wave of music known as “homo hop”.
QBoy is visiting New York and Chicago to shoot some music videos, including one for up and coming song with his local pal Johnny Dangerous. Wait until you see some of the outtakes of the video as they lube each other up. Hot!
Q-Boy has been spreading his truth-telling lyrics of accepting yourself and celebrating joy to audiences around the world. He charms you with his message of fun and getting funky.
When he’s not busy rapping and recording music, Q-Boy does a lot of outreach work in high schools in the U.K fighting homophobia and teaching teenagers to express themselves through rap music.
Listen as we talk about how to fight homophobia in high school, why foreskin is underrated, how gangsta rap took over during the 90s and the trans mayor in Oregon.
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San Francisco drag queen Anna Conda, longtime gay rights activist talks about the Great Nationwide Kiss-In happeing all across America to celebrate same sex affection and draw attention to the everyday violence gay people experience.
This Saturday in cities all across America gay loving people and their friends will be holding the Great Nationwide Kiss-In, to celebrate LGBT love in all it’s lovely forms and to draw attention to the sad reality that for same sex couples kissing in public spaces can be dangerous.
We’re talking to longtime Anna Conda, San Francisco drag queen, longtime gay rights activist and fabulous Miss Trannyshack 2004!
Anna helps us to take a look at the power you have in your hands to bring about social change. How do we unchain the bloodthirsty tiger of Justice and Equality?
Be sure to check out the action happening in your city. Here’s a guide to participating in a political kiss-in.
Also in the news:
The British Royal Opera wants to collaborate with you via Twitter. How about a Feast of Fun Opera?
Keep Equality away from the gays (also known as Protect Marriage) in Washington State lost their case to keep donors privacy. Do donors have the right to keep their hate a secret?
Max, the world’s oldest dog turns 26. Happy birthday cutie!
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Live music session with Joshua Aaron Guthals of the band Kind Monitor, one of the most celebrated New York Indie musicians.
Musician Joshua Aaron Guthals’ work with his band Kind Monitor has been highly praised by New York’s gay musical celebrities. John Cameron Mitchell, best known for his musical film Hedwig and the Angry Inch, calls his music “Sweetly melancholy pop perfection.” Lady Rizo exclaims that his music is so indie that it’s actually indie!
Everybody loves Kind Monitor’s dark melodies matched by Joshua’s sensitive brooding voice.
Today, Joshua is in the home studio playing songs from his EP Album, Somebody Saves My Life Most Every Single Day, currently available on iTunes. Please buy the music through the link on our site.
Joshua coined the name of the band, Kind Monitor after eavesdropping on the tragic stories of recovering heroin addicts hanging outside his bedroom window in San Francisco.
Listen as we talk with Joshua about overcoming stage fright and the ties between perfectionism and procrastination. Why are so many performers afraid to perform? Why do some musicians never get their songs or albums finished?
Joshua shares his experience of living in New York City during the events of September 11 and how he moved to San Francisco to recover from the tragedy.
[UPDATE: there was a technical error with some of the songs, it's been fixed.]
You can catch Kind Monitor at Joe’s Pub on Aug 30 at 7:30.
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Varla Jean Merman! You’ve seen her on Project Runway, All My Children and in the fun movie Girls will be Girls now discover the fabulous person behind the big red wig!
Is Varla Jean as sweet as she appears on stage and screen? Listen to today’s show and find out.
Today we have Jeffrey Roberson, the man behind drag queen talking about how he developed Varla Jean Merman into one of today’s most popular acts.
Jeffrey shares with us his roots in New Orleans, his friendship with the gals from Girls Will Be Girls the popular film and short web series and the secrets of what’s it’s like behind the scenes of Project Runway and All My Children.
Is it just a coincidence that Varla’s favorite colors are orange, pink and fuchsia, the same colors used by Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin’ Donuts or is there something more to it?
Make sure you check out Varla’s YouTube channel for lots of fun videos. If you are in Palm Springs, check out her production of Shut Up Sweet Charlotte which opens today at Palm Springs Art Museum.
There are several kinds of drag queens, which one are you?
• Tasty Fakes (Drag Queens who mimic a celebrity) Example: Cher Impersonators.
• Freaky Chicks (Exaggerating aspects of femininity) Heklina, Lady Bunny
• Sloppy Joes (Those who don’t put much effort into their look) You know who you are.
• Glamour Pusses (Fashionistas, those concerned with passing as a runway model) RuPaul.
• Cirque du So Gay (Fantasy costumes, more glitter than lipstick)
Meow! Illusionists Siegfried and Roy return to the Las Vegas Stage for a final farewell act. Will they be working with the same kind of tigers that attacked Roy several years ago?
Every time you download Feast of Fools, a drag queen gets her wig.
[Originally posted on 03.04.09]
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