BloomingOUT
Encyclopedia
BloomingOUT is an LGBTQI radio show broadcast on WFHB
in Bloomington, Indiana
, United States
. It is dedicated to the LGBTQI life, its history, current issues, news, culture, and a variety of queer topics. It began broadcasting on October 7, 2003. The show airs every Thursday at 6:00 p.m, Eastern Time. It has a podcast and raw audio links going back through part of its history.
The show generally includes 1-2 interviews, 1-2 segments, news, featured artist of the week and area calendar of events which are written by volunteers in the community. The station is located in downtown Bloomington, IN.
BloomingOUT has co-sponsored and provided entertainment for the 2005 and 2006 Bloomington Pride picnics which took place on the 4th of July
in their respective years, and have partnerships with The Word
, Pride of Indy Band and Color Guard
as well as OutMedia and Bloomington Hospital's Positive Link.
The hosts are Helen Harrell, who said of her community, "You go north half an hour or south, you're in Klan country. But Bloomington seems to have this way of maintaining a message of safety." and Sean Lemieux.
In fact, Bloomington has received attention for its tolerance of LGBTQ people and culture. In the 1990s, Bloomington added sexual orientation to its human rights ordinance. The city launched the LGBT film fest (PRIDE) in 2004, which continues to this day. The town has one gay bar.
WFHB
WFHB 91.3 FM is a community radio FM station in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The station has three translators serving southern Indiana: 98.1 in Bloomington, 100.7 in Nashville and 106.3 in Ellettsville....
in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
, United States
United States
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. It is dedicated to the LGBTQI life, its history, current issues, news, culture, and a variety of queer topics. It began broadcasting on October 7, 2003. The show airs every Thursday at 6:00 p.m, Eastern Time. It has a podcast and raw audio links going back through part of its history.
The show generally includes 1-2 interviews, 1-2 segments, news, featured artist of the week and area calendar of events which are written by volunteers in the community. The station is located in downtown Bloomington, IN.
BloomingOUT has co-sponsored and provided entertainment for the 2005 and 2006 Bloomington Pride picnics which took place on the 4th of July
Independence Day (United States)
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...
in their respective years, and have partnerships with The Word
The Word
The Word may mean:in bookstores:*The Word Bookstore, a philosophy and poetry bookstore in Montreal*Word , a Christian bookstore chain in Australiain the Christian faith:*The Bible*Christ the Logos...
, Pride of Indy Band and Color Guard
Pride of Indy Band and Color Guard
The Pride of Indy Band and Color Guard is a performing musical ensemble in Indianapolis of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and other LGBT-friendly musicians. Founded in March 2005, The Pride of Indy Band and Color Guard is currently the only LGBT instrumental and pageantry ensemble in Indiana...
as well as OutMedia and Bloomington Hospital's Positive Link.
The hosts are Helen Harrell, who said of her community, "You go north half an hour or south, you're in Klan country. But Bloomington seems to have this way of maintaining a message of safety." and Sean Lemieux.
In fact, Bloomington has received attention for its tolerance of LGBTQ people and culture. In the 1990s, Bloomington added sexual orientation to its human rights ordinance. The city launched the LGBT film fest (PRIDE) in 2004, which continues to this day. The town has one gay bar.
Active Segments
- Queer His/Herstory by Helen Harrell
- Coming Out of the Deviant's Closet by Victor Kinzer
- Critical Inqueery with Mark Brostoff & Helen Harrell
- Transformation Station with Ethan B.
- Our View by Jim Doud
- A Road for the Roadless by Abigail A. Sewell
- Verbal Terrorism: Poetry by Jada B.
- LGBT Book Zone by Tiffany Dow
- The Heart of Polyamory with Millie Jackson
- Youth In Peril with Greg Chafin (on-going series)
- Student Talk
- 'The Soul of Us On-going series of interviews with members of the faith community - 1st Thursday of every month
Inactive Segments
(Not a complete list.)- Reclaiming Our Faith by Mark Lee
- In Transit by Deane Lahre
- Gay Destinations by Mark Brostoff
- Navajo Rainbow by Wesley Thomas
- Queering Culture by Victor Kinzer
- Student Talk by Kim Ruggles
- Gendered Variations by Corinne Datchi-Phillips
- Facing AIDS by Mark Lee
- It's Only Sex by Emily Nagoski
- What's Going On by Nita McB
- Legislative Update by Carolyn Wiethoff
- Straight Talk by Aimee Stanton
- The Bi Connection by Eric D. & Emily Cohen
- Chronicles of Rachael, Adventures of a Transwoman in the Heartland by Rachael