Tyller Williamson and Elaine Johnson are leaders in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. Tyller is Mayor of the City of Monterey and Elaine is the Executive Director of Housing Santa Cruz County and president of the local NAACP. Hear how their identity informs their work.

Guest Host Kim Clark talked with Rev Deborah Johnson to close out our religion and LGBTQ+ people discussions of the past month and also reflects on the past year. The 50th Anniversary of Pride comes to an end, but we share the world premiere musical composition composed by Mickey McGushan  that was performed during the […]

Hear insights from Rev. Deb Johnson and Rabbi Eli Cohen and their outreach to LGBTQ+ people.

Hear two out and proud religious leaders in Santa Cruz County discuss their inclusive churches.

Students in Santa Cruz County discuss how LGBTQ+ history (FAIR Ed Act) and LGBTQ+ inclusive sexual health (Ca Healthy Youth Act) is taught in their schools.

The focus of this Pride Perspectives show are the young people who helped organize, interview and edit the “Santa Cruz County Queer History Podcasts” in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride.  Over 20 interviews have been conducted by high school and college aged students with older queer people who have been part […]

This show focused was on the 1970s and in particular how women contributed to the implementation of the first Santa Cruz Pride in 1975. At UCSC, feminist studies began in 1974 and at the same time, the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Collective began with many involved lesbians. Also developing at the same time was women’s […]

Join KSQD every other Sunday evening at 5, and Tuesday morning at 6, for Pride Perspectives, highlighting the LGBTQ+ community across Santa Cruz County and the Central Coast.  Hosts Rob Darrow and Cece Pinheiro keep you up to date on current issues, and share perspectives from the long and rich history of Santa Cruz Pride, marking its […]