S1E0:2019 Pride Ext. Edition

Lesbian activist Toni Armstrong Jr. discusses growing up as a lesbian, the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, New land for womyn and girls, being gay and education; Tracy Baim, Publisher of the Chicago Reader, gives an in depth history of Stonewall and the origins of today's pride parades, plus a behind the scenes look at the fight for marriage equality and discusses division in the LGBTQ community; Actress Honey West gives us the scoop on her 30 year career, challenges in transitioning at 41, and her unconventional thoughts on trans actresses; Author Eddie Pierce Jr. Discusses his new book, Love Changes and his company's new children's book for African American children; News on policies and laws affect older LGBT Americans including an upcoming Supreme Court case. For links to topics discussed in the show visit us at https://conversationswith.net/our-truth-today-with-faren-dabell/ Show Timeline Intro (0:04.266) Episode Preview (2:27.266) Toni Armstrong - Growing up Lesbian (3:06.626) (TA) Lesbians & Music (5:48.200) (TA) New Land in Michigan/Womyn's Music Festival (7:44.960) (TA)GLSEN/Education (11:33.986) International Gay News (17:58.440) Tracy Baim-Stonewall (19:41.266) (TB) Early Chicago Media (24:40.746) (TB) Country At War: Gay 80s (27:01.706) (TB) Journalist and Activist (29:31.133) (TB) Marriage Equality Fight (30:14.253) (TB)Love my work (34:29.453) Part 2 Preview (36:06.826) Honey West (37:13.520) (HW) Started Transitioning (41:15.106) (HW) Trans Suicide (42:56.973) (HW) Accepting Parents (44:49.093) (HW) How Gender is Decided (45:24.373) (HW) Being a Trans Actress (48:14.893) (HW) Thoughts on Caitlin Jenner (55:54.106) Needs of Aging LGBT Americans (1:00:07.226) Author Eddie Pierce (1:05:00.226) Preview of Next Episode (1:11:44.946) Show End (1:13:14.120)