Isn't It Queer

Stacy and Jonny check in on the holiday season kick-off, discuss World Aids Day, and cover a series of stories dealing with blood.

Jonny and Stacy discuss the local responses to the Grand Jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown. Other topics covered included President Obabma's immigration executive order, ranking the worst cities and states in the US for LGBT people, the latest shenanigans of Kirk Cameron, and a check-in on recent developments in the push for nation-wide marriage equality.

Stacy and Jonny discuss the potential schism emerging in the Catholic Church over Pope Francis's liberal theology, the Advocate's Person of the Year selection, global trends in LGBT acceptance, and the anniversary of Pedro Zamora's death.

Stacy and Jonny make sense of the 2014 Midterm Election results. [Note: this should be the last of our buzzy podcasts. New recording tech is finally working in the studio, although we were unable to use it for today's podcast.]

Jonny and Stacy review Halloween week events in Carbondale, city ordinance violations at "The Pony Cabaret," closings of LGBT venues locally and around the country, and new LGBT film and television projects in the works.

Jonny discusses advances in Marriage Equality in October. He also plays and discusses brief documentaries on what the word "queer" means and why some LGBTQ identified people embrace a Christian identity as well. Finally, he ends with a plea to all listeners who are able to vote in the midterm elections.

Jonny and Stacy interview Dr. Stacy Holman Jones about her residency and upcoming talk as part of the SIU LGBT History Month. Dr. Stacy discusses the importance of autoethnography and queer storytelling. Jonny and the Stacy's then discuss the recent Supreme Court (non)decision about Marriage Equality, the My2024 online game/discussion about the future, other local LGBTQ History Month events, and "Transparent" starring Jeffrey Tambor.

Jonny interviews Sandy Pensoneau-Conway about the Rainbow Cafe, a local organization for LGBTQ youth. Sandy and Jonny then review the calendar of upcoming events for LGBTQ History Month. Jonny conducts an interview with Michael McNight about his upcoming cabaret performance, "Barbies Dream Funeral."

In this episode, Stacy and Jonny discuss a number of news items, including: an upcoming campus visit from new Federal District Judge for Southern Illinois, Judge Staci Yandle, who is an out lesbian of color; Bi Pride week; Alison Bechdel's MacArthur Fellowship; queer presence on new Fall TV shows; and the Facebook policy on enforcing the use of legal names.

Our field report of the 6th Annual Carbondale Pride Picnic. Plus, Stacy interviews Michelle Alexander and Teresa Dowell-Vest.