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interview by Sylvia Rhue Let's start with the panel discussion you participated in last Wednesday at the Screen Actors Guild on Black LGBT Images in the media co-sponsored by NBJC, NAACP and GLAAD. How was that experience for you? Please tell our readers what was learned from that meeting. What are your feelings about black lgbt people's images in the media? I was very honored to be included in the Feb. 11th Panel at SAG. Being surrounded by so many brothers and sisters who are both working and “working it” in Show Business is inspiring in itself, it showed that even as we have a long way to go to reach true equality in this (or any other) business, that we have made tremendous progress. I found it particularly inspiring that nearly half the panel represented the Production side of the business, i.e. writers, producers, directors. To really get our voices heard we must nurture more of this leadership from our LGBT brothers and sisters of color. How and why did you get started in show business? |
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20 Feb 09 interview conducted by Jason W. Bartlett Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born and raised here is Wichita. I have 4 grown children and 5.5 grand kids. My youngest daughter died last year during the election—she was 20. I am a court appointed guardian for people with disabilities. I currently work in our county jail here where I have been for almost 4 years. You ran for [the Kansas State house] in the primary and came very close to winning. Looking back, are you glad you ran? What did you learn from the experience? Yes, I am glad that I ran, and I still believe that I am the best candidate for the district. I believe it says a lot about the candidate (and the opponent) when the opponent has to result to underhanded tactics to win. |
Interview with Leslie Herod
14 Feb 09 12:00 AM EST
First please introduce yourself, indicate where you live, who you work for and what your position is. My name is Leslie Herod, I live in Denver, CO, and I am the Human Services Policy Advisor to Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. You work for the Governor of Colorado. How LGBT friendly is the Governor and how did you get the job? Our governor believes in equal rights for all citizens. In 2007 he signed both the Second Parent Adoption Act, which allows a second legal parent to adopt a child, and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which added protections to LGBT individuals in Colorado’s nondiscrimination statutes. In 2008 he signed legislation that furthered the protections for LGBT individuals and their families to all nondiscrimination statutes including housing, credit transactions, jury service, issuance of a license to practice law, and public accommodations.
interview conducted by Sylvia Rhue
Dr. Marjorie Hill: Leader in the Fight Against AIDS
interviewed by Sylvia Rhue
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The first thing you notice is the regal bearing. At 5’10 and 3/4’ she walks with the august presence of a person of State. An ambassador. And indeed she is. She is an Ambassador of Compassion, Competence, and Charity. She is the first African American to become the CEO of a major LGBT organization. She has a Ph. D. in Psychology. She is dedicated, determined, and dynamic. She is Dr. Marjorie Hill, the head of New York’s Gay Men’s Health Crisis organization. |
