Year

1997

Show#

06

Description

Chinese Gay Activists; Barney Frank; Gay and Lesbian History

Show Information

Hosts: Holly Landau and Joe Liberatore

News briefs report on Chinese gay activists defying the communist government, the Discover Card's denial of service to gay and lesbian business on the web, good news for civil rights in Louisiana and Drag Bingo AIDS charity events in Philadelphia.

In the Washington Report's premier segment, Member of Congress Barney Frank extols the virtues of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Watch this segmentwith Real Player!

Then at a benefit for the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) Betto Ortiz brings us a story on the new gay and lesbian trivia board game, "How to Earn Your Pink Card," that helps everyone learn about gay and lesbian history while having fun. Finally, funny lady Suzanne Westenhoffer leaves 'em laughing in the aisles.

Gay Agenda host Matt Hutchison explores how the explosion of gay and lesbian media images affect youth. Our guest panel of experts include Craig Bowman and Nathan Postell IV, from the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL), Roman Frillarte from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and Martha Pritchard of Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

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