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Ronni Sanlo’s This Day in LGBTQ History (October 29 November 4)
Ronni Sanlo’s This Day in LGBTQ History makes the past ever-present with daily rundowns of historic events and people.
Ronni Sanlo
THIS DAY in LGBTQ HISTORY
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The Rocky Horror Skivvies Show Album Available for Streaming
We just saw The Skivvies at the Bucks County Playhouse last week for my birthday and LOVED THEM! The band is tight, the voices amazing, the energy infectious. And they’ve made their first album, recorded during the pandemic, available for streaming free. You can also purchase it, which I did to support them. We will absolutely see them again when we can.
The Skivvies are Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, singer/actor/musicians performing stripped down arrangements of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only is the music stripped down – cello, ukulele, glockenspiel, melodica – but the Skivvies literally strip down to their underwear to perform.
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The Weekly Readlines October 29
The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) is a feature at LGBTSr.com, offering news you can use every Friday morning. Subscribe here for virtual delivery.
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESThe good news first: President Biden submitted his Build Back Better proposal, skinny edition, to the Democrats, pressuring them for full support. It looks like it may happen in time for a Halloween scare to the haters. “That’s not candy corn, Todd. That’s socialism!”
Information continues to come out about the attempted overthrow of the U.S. government on January 6, with clear indications that the former president was fully aware of the coup planning.
The U.S. issued its first non-binary ‘X’ gender passport. And solidifying the Democrats’ reputation as all but useless, paid family leave has been cut from the spending bill at Manchin’s insistence. Will there be any reason left to vote for them except they’re not Republicans?
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And the Winners of the LGBTSr Coffee Cups Are …
As promised, in celebration of my 63rd birthday this week five subscribers to LGBTSr have been selected at random to receive a fabulous LGBTSr coffee cup. Those winners are: Michael, Jeff, Elaine, “A”, and “M” (you don’t actually have to provide a name to subscribe). I’ve emailed them with the announcement and their cups will be on the way in time for the holidays.
How the cups look in the hands of real people!
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Featured Book: Multicultural Guide to Caregiving, by Angelica Herrera Venson, DrPH
I’ve been a fan of the work being done at Kapok Aging and Caregiver Resources. Founded by Angelica Herrera Venson, DrPH, their website offers a treasure trove of information, guidance, and resources for the aging population and those who care for them. I’ve been privileged to share some of Angelica’s articles here at LGBTSr, and you can hear my interview with her on the One Thing or Another Podcast HERE.
And now I’m happy to feature her new book, Multicultural Guide to Caregiving: Essential resources to help you balance traditions without losing your mind or money.
About Multicultural Guide to Caregiving
Author and gerontologist, Angelica P. Herrera Venson, DrPH, opens up and shares her family’s personal stories and lessons from her field work and research on aging and caregiving with communities of color and first generation Americans.
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AudioFile Magazine Recommends ‘Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery’
Made my day! AudioFile Magazine recommended the audiobook edition of ‘Reservation for Murder: A Kyle Callahan Mystery‘.
“This contemporary cozy mystery will please listeners who enjoy a well-constructed story delivered by a promising voice actor. The story takes place in idyllic Lambertville, New Jersey, in The Passion Inn, which is owned by a gay couple who have left the violence of New York City for a life in a community of art galleries, bistros, and charming shops. Then the couple discover that murders can happen alongside picturesque bridges and peaceful canals. Narrator Sean Rhead speaks authoritatively and animates the inn’s guests. The arrogant, deep voice of the first murder victim, a successful gay mystery writer, is especially well delivered. This title is Book 6 in the Kyle Callahan mystery series. It’s worth hearing as an LGBTQ literary work and a clever mystery.”
You can listen to my interview with AudioFile Magazine founder and editor Robin Whitten HERE.
And listen to my interview with narrator Sean Rhead HERE.
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Ronni Sanlo’s This Day in LGBTQ History (October 15 – 21)
Ronni Sanlo’s This Day in LGBTQ History makes the past ever-present with daily rundowns of historic events and people.
Ronni Sanlo
THIS DAY in LGBTQ HISTORY
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And the Emmy Goes to … Me!
Show co-creator Rick Rose accepts the award Correction: the Emmy goes to us, everyone who has worked on the children’s TV program Into the Outdoors for the past 20 years. The show is dedicated to teaching kids about nature and the outdoors. I co-created it with my longtime friend a collaborator Rick Rose (the co-host of our weekly Twist Podcast), and it’s so nice to be included in the entry. My statue from 2001 will soon have a BFF to share shelf space with. – Mark/Editor
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Kapok Aging and Caregiver Resources: Technology Tutoring for Seniors in 5 Easy Steps with Proven Strategies
This article is excerpted with permission from Kapok Aging and Caregiver Resources. You can listen to my conversation with Angelica here. – Mark/Editor
By Angelica Herrera Venson,DrPH, MPH
Angelica Herrera Venson I’ll never forget when an aunt bought a foot massager for my 105-year-old great grandmother. As soon as she dipped her feet in the water, heard the rumbling vibrations, and saw the LED lights come on, she almost fell out of her chair with fright. My aunt had the best intentions, but clearly this was alien technology as far as my great-gramma was concerned.
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The Weekly Readlines October 8
The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) is a feature at LGBTSr.com, offering news you can use every Friday morning. Subscribe here for virtual delivery.
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIESThe good news first: Facebook was down for six hours on Monday. A billion people suddenly discovered they could do something else with their time. And my adopted state, New Jersey, is home to two of the nation’s most LGBTQ-friendly colleges! We love the Garden State.
A massive document dump called the Pandora Papers revealed how the filthy rich hide their assets and no one cared. They’re too busy blaming Joe Biden for the rising cost of chickens.
A debt ceiling deal was reached in the Senate, two infrastructure bills still hang by a thread, and Lindsey Graham yapped some more about impeaching Biden because … what else do they have to do?
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Review: Ken Burns’s ‘Muhammad Ali,’ by Sue Katz
This review is reprinted with permission from Sue Katz: Consenting Adult.
By Sue Katz
The Greatest: Burns was not up to the challengeKen Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns, and her husband David McMahon, were not the right people to make the lengthy documentary on Muhammed Ali for PBS. I felt the long series had a subtly hostile tone to Ali and a more explicit hostility to boxing. Despite having the resources to access piles of stunning archival footage and despite having a massive eight hours of airtime, the entire work was devoid of emotion. Muhammed Ali was a passionate, emotional figure, but this was not reflected in the deadpan commentary, not the least by the guy they presented as the biographer of Ali, who seemed barely conscious.
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Ronni Sanlo’s This Day in LGBTQ History (September 24 – 30)
Ronni Sanlo’s This Day in LGBTQ History makes the past ever-present with daily rundowns of historic events and people.
Ronni Sanlo
THIS DAY in LGBTQ HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 30
1924
Truman Capote (born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) is born. He was an American novelist, screen-writer, playwright, and actor, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966) which he labeled as a nonfiction novel. At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced of Capote novels, stories, and plays. Capote was openly homosexual. One of his first serious lovers was Smith College literature professor Newton Arvin. Although Capote seemed never really to embrace the gay rights movement, his own openness about homosexuality and his encouragement for openness in others makes him an important player in the realm of gay rights nonetheless. Capote died in Bel Air, Los Angeles, on August 25, 1984, age 59. According to the coroner’s report, the cause of death was liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication. He died at the home of his old friend Joanne Carson, ex-wife of late-night TV host Johnny Carson on whose program Capote had been a frequent guest. Gore Vidal responded to news of Capote’s death by calling it “a wise career move.”1935
Johnny Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is born. A beloved velvet-voiced jazz and pop singer, Johnny came out to his public in an interview for Us magazine in June 1982.1959, Paraguay
The first public action for gay rights takes place after the Paraguayan government arrests hundreds of gay men without warrant and tortures them for being gay.1983
New York State sues a West 12th Street co-op for trying to evict Dr. Joseph Sonnabend for treating AIDS patients. He later receives $10,000 and a new lease.