Isn't It Queer

Stacy and Jonny preview the upcoming Big Muddy Film Festival, with an emphasis on the LGBTQ contributions. Find out more at http://bigmuddyfilm.com/ . They also discuss recent legislative shenanigans in Arkansas and Alabama as well as the startling number of murders of trans* women of color so far in 2015.

Jonny and Stacy are joined by Michael Morthland and Kate Jamruk from the SIU Law School to get into the details of the court battles over Marriage Equality, particularly judicial banter in Alabama and what recent Supreme Court decisions suggest about how the Court is likely to weigh in on Marriage Equality this summer.

Jonny flies solo this week and brings you stories about the fight for Marriage Equality in Alabama, a review of recent legislation coming out of different states that seeks to limit LGBTQ rights, and a reminder of the gay victims of concentration camps during the recent International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Jonny also reviews some recent developments in LGBTQ comics and animation.

Stacy and Jonny interview Danette Patton about her research into Blues Women, African American's in the music industry, and queer presence, therein. Stacy also previews the upcoming Big Muddy Film Festival.

Jonny and Stacy discuss the State of the Union address, MLK Day, Civil Rights, Marriage Equality and the Supreme Court, and Pope Francis's latest comments about marriage. Apologies for the technical difficulties we've been having with the podcast. We seem to have fixed the microphone pops only to have level issues with Stacy's mic. We continue to work to fix these problems.

Jonny is joined by his partner and husband, Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, to discuss NPR's reporting on a "same sex attracted" pastor who is married, his gay brother's response to the news coverage, and TLC's special "My Husband's Not Gay."

Jonny and Stacy review a few lists of resolutions and hopes for 2015 from LGBTQ and feminist activists. They also discuss TLC's upcoming special, "My Husband is Not Gay" and its links to ex-gay therapy organizations. Finally, a discussion of some current media representations of queer characters.

Jonny and Stacy do a recap of major LGBTQ stories from 2014 and make some hopeful predictions for 2015.

Stacy and Jonny discuss a series of stories about the need for an inclusive LGBT Nondiscrimination/Rights bill in the wake of the failure of any movement on ENDA. They also discuss connections between LGBT rights and the #BlackLivesMatter protests across the country.

Matt Limb joins Jonny to discuss queer art, activism, and a variety of recent news items.