Out In The Bay

10/07/2024

Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger's gone global yet again! Part 2 of a 2-parter is included in this week's This Way Out LGBTQ radio magazine that goes to some 200 stations worldwide. (Great tease at beginning, then the feature -- with clips from D'Arcy's SF Oasis performances -- starts about 12 minutes in) She's on fire! https://www.thiswayout.org/post/this-way-out-radio-episode-1893
Plus you can hear the "producer's cut" full interview at OutintheBay.org !

San Francisco Drag Laureate D’Arcy Drollinger talks about the perspective to be gained by blowing up masculine and feminine identities, and how he’s creating an Oasis for the art form (Part 2 of a two-part interview with Eric Jansen of “Out In The Bay” outinthbay.org ).

06/06/2024

Hear the world's first Drag Laureate, SF Oasis owner D'Arcy Drollinger, on politics and "sparkle!" Our talk, with performance clips, airs in the SF Bay Area* 666! That's 6 pm June 6 on KALW radio, 91.7 FM. Missed it? No prob! Hear the saltier version at OutintheBay.org. Enjoy, and Happy Pride Month! https://www.outinthebay.org/
*And it's been picked up by 9 other stations in 7 states so far - including Alabama, Maryland, eastern Washington and Texas where D'Arcy's message needs to be heard!

01/06/2024

Hear SF Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger on politics and "sparkle!"
Our talk - with performance clips - airs 666! That's 6 pm Thursday 6/6 on , 91.7 FM in SF, but why wait, hear the saltier version here now. Happy Pride Month!
https://www.outinthebay.org/worlds-first-drag-laureate-shares-art-joy-politics-of-drag/
SF Oasis KALW D'Arcy Drollinger

24/05/2024

D'Arcy Drollinger is blazing a new role as the world's first Drag Laureate. Just a year in, she's already made steps toward a Drag Mall and a yearly "Day of Drag." On Out In The Bay's latest podcast, we hear some of her performances and Drollinger shares how she crafted the role. We also discuss the intense politics around drag and why it's become such a cultural flashpoint. https://www.outinthebay.org/worlds-first-drag-laureate-shares-art-joy-politics-of-drag/ Porfirio Rangel co-produced.
SF Oasis D'Arcy Drollinger
This will air on KALW's Q***r Power Hour June 6, but why wait? Enjoy it now!

A yearly "Day of Drag" and a Drag Mall? While many states are restricting drag, San Francisco Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger is spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world.

29/04/2024

What do you want to know about Drag Laureates? Tomorrow I'm interviewing San Francisco's - and the world's! - first Drag Laureate. Like a Poet Laureate, but elevates appreciation of drag performance rather than poetry. Got a comment or question? Please send! (Don’t be shy, anything goes and I won't use your name - unless you'd like me to😉) I'd especially like questions or comments from outside our San Francisco bubble. But all are considered!

25/04/2024

Our cool, grey Bay Area weather this week makes me miss Death Valley's recent heat. 'twas glorious!

05/10/2023

6 pm - tune in and call in! What's the status of q***r rights 25 years since Matthew Shepard was savagely killed? There's been substantial progress, but big recent setbacks. What do you think? We'd love to hear from you. 6 - 7 pm on KALW's ***rPowerHour. I'm hosting. Join us! And/or post your thoughts and questions here now.

6 pm to 7pm tonight on KALW! Tune in and call in! Live panel on the state of LGBTQ rights and safety.

30/03/2023

Airs tonight at 10 on KQED! (and 1 a.m. for you nightowls!) 88.5 FM SF Bay Region; 89.3 FM Sacramento + Sierra Nevada foothills. And of course hear it whenever you like at the link here. Enjoy!

When musician and educator Nick Lawrence shared his story with me, I understood “transgender” like never before. His album “I Am a Man” is about his personal journey. In ori…

10/03/2023

Meet the first out le***an on California's Supreme Court on this week's Out in the Bay! Kelli Evans was a delight to speak with. Enjoy!

As a young girl, future Supreme Court of California Associate Justice Kelli Evans was more excited about the bookmobile coming through her Denver neighborhood than the ice cream truck. “I was a vor…

06/01/2023

Our 2023 incarnation - 6 p.m. this evening tune to KALW, 91.7 FM, SF Bay Area. Or listen live online at KALW.org.
Out in the Bay is now part of KALW's Q***r Power Hour, 6 p.m. every Thursday!

06/01/2023

15/12/2022

Got Time for a Q***r Quickie?

Out in the Bay invites submissions for short audio “quickies” to fill out our Q***r Power Hours (working title) that start in January. Opinion pieces, perspectives, reflections on life experience, etc. of 1 minute to 4 or 5 minutes in length. Can include music – in fact, short musician features would be great! These are open to all - i.e. contributor doesn’t need to be q***r - as long as they refer to LGBTQIA+ life in some way.
For example, humorous or poignant coming-out moments/ experiences are often interesting, whether in families, among friends or on the job - any setting. Intersectional perspectives
about q***rness and race, religion, (dis)ability, etc.
Intergenerational perspectives would be interesting too. e.g.: What have you learned from q***r people older or younger than you? What are the best, and the most difficult aspects of relating with people of another age than yours?
They don't need to by fancy or highly produced. You could just record as a voice memo on your phone. But if you wanna get fancy, great, knock your socks off, and ours too!
If interested, email your audio submission to [email protected]. Want to know more first? Send your questions the same way ❤️ Or post in comments or DM us here.
Love and Happy Holidaze from us Out In The Bay folks!

Send a message to learn more

18/11/2022

Matthew Clark Davison's Amble Press book Doubting Thomas questions limits of human contact. Can young brothers share a bed when they're cold and scared? Can a teacher help an embarrassed, taunted child pull up his pants? Hear him on Out In The Bay, at the link here whenever you like, or on the radio 5 p.m. today on KALW, 91.7 SF Bay Area. A provocative read and conversation.

What would you do if falsely accused of molesting a child? And you see your career crumble. Matthew Clark Davison’s novel “Doubting Thomas,” about a gay school teacher, challenges assumptions about…

30/09/2022

News got you down? Paul Mason Barnes says the best antidote is to get involved in a cause you care about.

Hear the full interview: https://www.outinthebay.org/passion-for-politics-shines-in-paul-for-pete

Listen on KALW, 91.7 FM, at 5 p.m. tonight or San Francisco Public Press, 102.5 FM, at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Thanks for your support, Project Open Hand!

Paul for Pete

Author Paul Barnes served on Pete Buttigieg’s ground-breaking presidential campaign and wrote a book about it called, “Paul for Pete: Or How I Became A Septuagenarian Fan Boy.”

30/09/2022

It’s tempting to step back from the fray once things seem quieter — but there’s no time to relax, says Paul Mason Barnes.

Check out this week's episode to learn what you can do: https://www.outinthebay.org/passion-for-politics-shines-in-paul-for-pete

Or tune in to KALW, 91.7 FM, at 5 p.m. tonight or San Francisco Public Press, 102.5 FM, at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Thanks for your support, Project Open Hand!

Paul for Pete

23/09/2022

Kink is way more than what you'd see in "Fifty Shades of Grey." In fact, that doesn't even scratch the surface...

Hear q***r icon Race Bannon demystify kink and give a preview of this Sunday's Folsom Street Fair!

On OitB with Christopher Beale: https://www.outinthebay.org/race-bannon-q***r-kinky

Or tune in to KALW, 91.7 FM, at 5 p.m. tonight or San Francisco Public Press, 102.5 FM, at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Thanks for your support, Project Open Hand!

22/09/2022

Fall weather may be here, but the streets will be plenty hot this weekend at the Folsom Street Fair.

Here's what kink icon Race Bannon tells OitB host Christopher Beale: https://www.outinthebay.org/race-bannon-q***r-kinky

Tune to KSFP, 102.5 FM, 6:30 p.m. tonight and 8:30 a.m. Saturday or check out KALW, 91.7 FM, 5 p.m. tomorrow!

Thanks for your support, Project Open Hand!

The leather activist, author, s*x educator, and kink afficianado is Christopher Beale’s guest this week Out In The Bay.

16/09/2022

Find connection and solace by the sea with author Toni Mirosevich. She reads from her new book "Spell Heaven" and talks about rebuilding human connection and meaning in a small coastal town.

Listen here: https://www.outinthebay.org/how-many-ways-can-you-spell-heaven

Or tune in to KALW at 5 p.m. tonight or San Francisco Public Press at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Thanks for your support, Project Open Hand!

16/09/2022

Need a break from the news? Come to the sea for human connection and meaning with poet and author Toni Mirosevich on Out In The Bay. She reads from her latest book, "Spell Heaven."

Join us at 5 p.m. today on KALW, 91.7 fm Bay Area, or tune in to San Francisco Public Press's KSFP, 102.5 fm in SF, at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow!

Or listen any time here: https://www.outinthebay.org/how-many-ways-can-you-spell-heaven

Thanks to Project Open Hand for their support!

11/09/2022

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? There's some merit to that — but it's not just apples.

The folks at Project Open Hand work hard to meet their clients' nutritional needs with meals and groceries medically tailored to each individual.

Hear all about their work: https://www.outinthebay.org/project-open-hand-meals-with-love

Thanks for partnering with us, POH!

10/09/2022

When you're sick, malnutrition and isolation can make matters even worse.

Since 1985, Project Open Hand has worked to keep San Francisco fed — physically and emotionally.

No one should have to go through illness hungry or alone.

Listen to learn more about POH's work: https://www.outinthebay.org/project-open-hand-meals-with-love

Thanks for your partnership, POH!

Listen in at 8:30 a.m. today on San Francisco Public Press.

09/09/2022

If you're looking to help someone with food insecurity, dropping off a pizza might be a start — but it isn't enough.

Just like medicine, nutritional needs vary from person to person.

Project Open Hand seeks to combat not just food insecurity but also nutrition insecurity.

Check out this special episode to hear POH's story and approach — and all the ways you can help: https://www.outinthebay.org/project-open-hand-meals-with-love

Tune in tonight at 5 p.m. to hear it on KALW or tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. on San Francisco Public Press.

We're proud to partner with this great organization. Thanks, POH!

27/08/2022

What does it mean to be in an open relationship?

In this episode of Out in the Bay, Christopher Beale and his friend, Julian, discuss their experiences with non-monogamy:

https://www.outinthebay.org/wrestling-with-monogamy/

Thanks to Project Open Hand for the support!

26/08/2022

Growing up, we all got messages about the "right" and "wrong" way to love.

And if your love doesn't match what you see, it can take some time to figure out what you want, what you need, and what you deserve.

Julian, a local non-monogamous gay man, speaks about that — and the joy of self-discovery! — in our latest episode: https://www.outinthebay.org/wrestling-with-monogamy

Thanks to Project Open Hand for the support!

21/08/2022

Even before he came out as gay, Author Dwayne A Ratleff was no stranger to hate.

Here's how he developed the skills to deal with it.

Listen to our full conversation here: https://www.outinthebay.org/author-dwayne-ratleff-on-dancing-to-the-lyrics

Thanks to Project Open Hand for the support!

***rlit

19/08/2022

Author Dwayne A Ratleff's first novel, "Dancing to the Lyrics: Finding an Inner Rhythm," shares truths that never made it onto news broadcasts of the 1960s.

Ratleff based the book on his life, partly to be sure there was a record of what really happened — for himself, for his family, and for the history books.

Hear more about Ratleff's life and work, in his own voice: https://www.outinthebay.org/author-dwayne-ratleff-on-dancing-to-the-lyrics

Thanks to Project Open Hand for their support!

***rlit

18/08/2022

Author Dwayne A Ratleff advises filtering out all the noise and listening to yourself instead.

On this week's Out in the Bay, he shares a vital lesson from his grandmother: "Don't explain yourself. Be yourself and let that be the explanation."

Hear the full story here: https://www.outinthebay.org/author-dwayne-ratleff-on-dancing-to-the-lyrics

Thanks to Project Open Hand for their support!

***rlit

10/08/2022

This native San Franciscan talks about how the arts and local q***r community help her feel right at home in Provincetown.

Hear from her and other q***r residents of Provincetown: https://www.outinthebay.org/flashback-to-ptown-2013.

Thanks to Project Open Hand for their support!



Provincetown Provincetown Chamber of Commerce

09/08/2022

In this special episode, one Provincetown resident reflects on something truly special about his home: community.

Especially the q***r community — something we can relate to here in the Bay!

Listen in here: https://www.outinthebay.org/flashback-to-ptown-2013.

Special thanks to Project Open Hand for their support!

Provincetown Provincetown Chamber of Commerce

08/08/2022

Weird summer, eh? Escape — in your easy chair — with Out in the Bay to a different time and place: Provincetown, MA, 2013, years before COVID and monkeypox.

The Cape Cod town claimed to be even gayer than San Francisco! Listen in, meet Ptown q***r denizens, then you decide.

Time travel to Provincetown, 2013, at https://www.outinthebay.org/flashback-to-ptown-2013.