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Gender Fest

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Join us on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 for a variety show in celebration of all genders, particularly trans, non binary and GNC folx, in the realm of music and art! 6-10PM | $5-10 slding scale | +21 Tickets: https://genderfest.bpt.me This is a safer space. No hate speech or discrimination tolerated. —MUSIC— Gender Confetti!!! https://genderconfetti.bandcamp.com/releases Dequadray […]

The History of OutReach and the Future of PRIDE in Madison

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Today’s episode comes to you in the wake of Madison’s PRIDE parade and rally this past weekend. For this hour, guest host Emily Mills, editor of Our Lives Magazine, is in conversation with Steve Starkey, executive director of OutReach LGBT Community Center. They discuss the recent controversy around police presence at the parade, along with […]

No Police At Pride?

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This Sunday is Madison’s annual OutReach Pride Parade, but what should be a celebratory event has recently come under some controversy over whether Madison Police should be allowed to formally participate in the event.  After last year’s parade,  some members of the LGBTQ+ community and communities of color objected to the number of armed, uniformed […]

Revisiting 2017’s Access Denied panel

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Recorded in February 2017 at the Central Library, the Access Denied panel discussion tackled issues of equity and accessibility in Madison’s nightlife. While much has changed in Madison’s venue landscape since then, the struggle to make nightlife spaces open and welcoming to all people continues. We bring you the audio from the discussion again this […]