WRKF presents this special programming to help listeners celebrate pride month, learn about LGBTQ history, and examine cultural and political issues of gender identity and sexual orientation.
America Learn Your History: What Happened Before Stonewall
Sunday, June 11 at 5pm
A sensation that began as a popular Instagram series by composer and professor Bobby Wooten comes to the radio with this public radio special. Stonewall often gets credit for the beginning of the gay liberation movement. But there was an earlier riot, at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco, and it was started by a transwoman. Guests include actor Tituss Burgess and historian Dr. Susan Stryker.
Call to Mind: Queer Youth Resilience & Mental Health
Sunday, June 11 at 6pm
Everyday Queer teens and young adults are challenged by the politicization of gender identity and sexual orientation—along with increased levels of discrimination. And the mental health consequences are alarming. In 2022, 45% of LGBTQ+ youth report to have seriously considered suicide, and 14% tried to hurt themselves. At a time when LGBTQ+ youth face continued fights around their identity, what are mental health concerns specific to Queer youth? And what support is necessary for LGBTQ+ teens and young adults to best take care of their well-being in the middle of continued barriers?
Ear Hustle Pride Month Special
Sunday, June 11 at 7pm
In honor of Pride Month, the acclaimed podcast Ear Hustle serves up some of its best stories about the LGBTQ community inside prison. A love story set in the most unlikely place, out on the yard at San Quentin State Prison. Two trans women on their journey from a men’s prison to a women’s prison thanks to a new California law. And the first ever pride parade held inside a Norwegian prison.
A perfectly good body: Transmasculine Pregnancy
Sunday, June 25 at 6pm
The pregnancy and birth experiences of transgender men reveal questions that all of us could be asking about what it means to be the person who brings new life into this world. Researcher and activist Vann Jones explores that question with interviewer Suki Wessling. Hear how transmasculine people view their gender and their bodies, and what choices they may or may not make regarding medical transition. We'll talk about the experiences that the men Vann researched had when they chose to become parents. Finally, we learn how the pregnancy and birth experiences of trans men shine a light on our preconceived notions of what it means to be "mom."
Witness: Pride Month
Sunday, June 25 at 7pm
From the BBC, remarkable stories of LGBT+ rights, told by the people who were there. We meet the first openly gay political candidate in the US, revisit the first Pride March in the UK, and hear about the diaries of the woman commonly referred to as ‘the first modern Lesbian’.
