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Steve Parelli, Executive Director of Other Sheep, a multicultural ecumenical Christian ministry working worldwide for the full inclusion of LGBT people of faith within their respective faith traditions talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson in this exclusive audio interview excerpt . Parelli’s current priority is to stop the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 which will impose the death penalty and prison on the Ugandan LGBT community. He is urging the evangelical community to email their evangelical leaders. “Tell evangelical leaders like Rick Warren to tell the-largely-evangelical Ugandan people to STOP the bill. Why tell Rick Warren? Because of his endorsement of the widely acclaimed 2006 Zondervan Africa Bible Commentary in which a featured article entitled "Homosexuality" by a Nigerian evangelical leader supports no toleration for homosexuals in Africa and says homosexuals are no better than beasts. This is the evangelical talk in Africa and Rick Warren of the USA and John Stott of England and Douglas Carew of Kenya have endorsed it." Email Rick Warren On a personal note, Steve, a graduate of Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, had served the Faith Baptist Church of Sparta, New Jersey, as senior pastor for ten years when in 1997 he chose to leave the ministry to make a new life with his partner, Jose. Prior to leaving the ministry, Steve was in reparative therapy with Joseph Nicolosi, "ex-gay" support groups, an international male mentoring group and spiritual counseling, all with the purpose of "overcoming" his homosexual attractions. After leaving his now ex-wife and four children and establishing himself in a gay relationship, Steve was accordingly defrocked by the First Baptist Church of Sinclairville, New York. On May 31, 2009, Steve was ordained by Rev. Nancy Wilson, Moderator of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). Steve and his spouse Jose were legally married in Sacramento, California, August 25, 2008. They make their home in the Bronx, New York. For More Info: OTHER SHEEP Listen to the Full Interview @OUTTAKE VOICES™

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Gay Activist Cleve Jones talks about LGBT leadership in America in the conclusion of this exclusive audio interview with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson. Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest LGBT lobbying organization has come under fire for statements he made about the timeline for our LGBT civil rights. Congressman Barney Frank has also been criticized for statements he made that seem to be undermining LGBT grassroots efforts. Jones gives an historic retrospect of our LGBT movement dating back to the late seventies beginning with his work with Activist Harvey Milk. “ Something terrible happened to our movement. Something terrible happened to our leadership and that terrible thing was AIDS. In the late seventies this movement was growing. We were this early first generation movement that was just gaining power. Then we experienced the loss of Harvey Milk. We survived that. We began to grow in number and power and then we were hit with a pandemic.” Jones explains that during that time we lost an enormous number of leaders to AIDS and those who survived were required to create infrastructure to build services that the government failed to provide. Jones believes that this changed everything, “Our leaders now tend to be bureaucrats, they’re administrators of these massive programs. Their job is to keep the money flowing. These aren’t bad people, they’re good people. They are cautious by nature, conservative and focused by necessity on not to rock the boat so the money keeps coming. I find this frustrating. These people need to be there to do the work but they’re not the folks that should be devising our political strategies. For that we need visionaries. We need people who are willing to take risks and who are bold.” Part 1: Gay Activist Cleve Jones Federal Agenda More Info: clevejones.com

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Robin McGehee, Co-Director of the National Equality March that took place in Washington D.C. shares her first hand perspective of this recent historic event with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson. When asked what she thought the National Equality March accomplished for our LGBT community McGehee stated, “If anything it brought attention to the fight for full federal equality. I think that the show of support was amazing. Time Magazine came out with a number of over 200,000 people marched and I know that for me seeing a continual sea of people coming down Pennsylvania Avenue, that alone sent a very big message that we are demanding full federal equality in all fifty states.” President Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign dinner the eve before the March. The speech was very passionate but redundant rhetoric of promises he has been making to our LGBT community since he was candidate Obama. When asked to comment about this McGehee said, “This is only the second president that has gone to the national dinner of HRC. I think we need to acknowledge that he is speaking to our populous. What he’s doing is just getting an A+ on the cliff notes version of our struggle. He’s getting a C- in my opinion in actually taking any kind of action to take care of those struggles.” Next step on their agenda will be to bring congressional district action teams together across the United States and provide information on how to lobby federal representatives about our issues such as the Defense of Marriage Act, (DOMA) Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) and a transgender inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). For More Info: Equality Across America.org

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Malcolm Lazin, Founder and Executive Director of Equality Forum chats with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson in this exclusive audio interview . This is an important GLBT organization that is dedicated to getting the word out about our GLBT heritage. In October Equality Forum presents GLBT History Month which was conceived in the mid-1990’s by educators and embraced by the GLBT community. Equality Forum took over the reins of this project in 2006 and solicits Icon nominations from state, national and international executive directors and other community leaders. The criteria are GLBT persons, living or deceased, who have distinguished themselves in their field of endeavor, are a national hero or have made a significant contribution to GLBT civil rights. Every day this month a GLBT Icon is featured with a video, biography, bibliography, downloadable images and other educational resources. Among those being honored this year are Choreographer Alvin Ailey, Commentator Rachael Maddow, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Film Director Gus Van Sant, Financial Expert Suze Orman, Designers Todd Oldham and Yves. St. Laurent, singer k.d. lang and Activist Urvashi Vaid . “For a community deprived of its history, GLBT History Month teaches our heritage, provides role models, builds community, and recognizes our extraordinary national and international contributions. We think this is a hugely important project because we are the only minority community in the world that’s not taught its history at home, in public schools or in religious institutions. So online is a great way for us to teach that history.” Lazin stated.

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In this audio excerpt Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson chats with veteran Gay Activist Urvashi Vaid. Urvashi Vaid is being honored this year by Equality Forum as one of their LGBT Icons for 2009 and by Out Magazine's 50 most influential men and women in America. Her career of LGBT activism spans over 20 years. She has served as Executive Director of National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and currently is Executive Director of the Arcus Foundation, which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights. On a personal note, Vaid shares homes in Manhattan and Provincetown, Massachusetts, with her partner, comedian Kate Clinton. Listen to the Full Interview @ OUTTAKE VOICES™ Over 60 LGBT Leaders Interviews @OUTTAKE VOICES™

David Millbern, Actor and AIDS Activist, who has built a reputation for delivering thought-provoking performances in a wide variety of roles, chats with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson in this exclusive audio interview . You can catch him in “Death Among Friends,” co-starring with Nicholle Tom and Margot Kidder that premiered on the gay network here! Sept. 25th. Nicholle Tom, most famous for her role as Maggie Sheffield on The Nanny, is all grown up and very comfortable playing very hot lesbian scenes according to Millbern. In “Death Among Friends” she plays Romy Vaster the sister of a young lawyer who is murdered to cover up a dangerous corporate secret. Millbern plays the heavy sent by the unscrupulous company to retrieve a set of files her brother sent to an unknown email address. Trapped in the manor by a severe storm, they must fight for their survival and try to discover the mystery behind Edwin's death. You can catch it on here! TV and gay.com. David Millbern also talks about his work as an AIDS Activist. For the last few years he has produced “The Ribbon of Hope Celebration,” which was nominated for a Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award this year. “The Ribbon of Hope Celebration” honors media companies, programs, producers and individuals who have a personal and professional commitment to keeping HIV/AIDS awareness in the forefront of society. He also shared his thoughts about LGBT Civil Rights, gay marriage and Prop 8.

David currently lives between Bel Air and Vancouver. Additionally, Millbern has a new film coming up from Village Roadshow called "Without Borders," co-starring Seymour Cassel. When not in front of a camera, he often appears on stage in theater venues throughout the country. More Info: DavidMillbern.com More Interviews w/ LGBT Leaders @OUTTAKE VOICES™ OUTTAKE™ EQUALITEE STORE

Richard Emmanuel has designed a bold new emblem for LGBT Equality that’s available on apparel exclusively at the new online OUTTAKE™ EQUALITEE STORE. The emblem consists of universal symbols. Two androgynous figures are meeting each other within the circle of the world. This creates a symbol of unity that is diverse with its differences, yet respectful of each person’s beliefs. The word “Equality” is boldly displayed with the words “LGBT Civil Rights.” This awesome design is empowering and a courageous symbol for our LGBT community; a symbol that reflects our strong commitment to equality. Emmanuel also states that we need to retake control of our language. He believes that the term “same-sex marriage” is language the rightwing created to degrade the issue of our relationships. As we all know sex has nothing to do with marriage. Instead our leaders should use the terminology “same-gender marriage.” He states “Hate is the word that is being used to drive a wedge in our culture. In the 1950’s we dealt with the racist doctrine of ‘Separate but Equal.’ What does separate but equal mean? This kind of hypocrisy has become too common in this country. We need to address the inequalities that have risen in our culture. It’s time we have a real discussion about our civil rights and about being civil to each other.” The new emblem for LGBT Equality is available on apparel we’re offering exclusively @ our new online OUTTAKE™ EQUALITEE STORE. Two designs are available on a variety of garments. The first is for Global LGBT Equality and Civil Rights. The second is in support of the National March in Washington D.C. taking place October 11 & 12. OUTTAKE™ EQUALITEE STORE More Interviews w/ LGBT Leaders @OUTTAKE VOICES™

Cleve Jones, LGBT Activist chats about the National Equality March taking place October 10 & 11 in Washington DC in this exclusive audio interview. According to Jones this event is focused on one demand and that demand is for equal protection under the law for our LGBT community in all matters governed by civil laws in all 50 states. Jones believes that true equality can only come from the federal government. The motivation of the National Equality March is to fire up the participants from across America so they will return home energized and inspired to change the overall struggle for equality. The new strategy is to petition our elected federal officials and remind our members of Congress and President Obama of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. (The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868 and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States." In addition, it forbids states from denying any person “life, liberty or property, without due process of law” or to “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans and is cited in more litigation than any other amendment.) Among the speakers appearing will be Civil Rights Activist Julian Bond, President of the NAACP, Judy Shepard, Dustin Lance Black, Oscar Winner Screenwriter of “Milk”, DADT Activist Lieutenant Dan Choi, Activists Urvashi Vaid and Robin McGehee, Comedian Kate Clinton and many more. President Obama has been invited to speak at the rally. The organizers of the event have been in contact with the Obama administration but Obama has not responded thus far. As we all know Obama has yet to act on any of his campaign promises including repealing the Domestic Marriage Act (DOMA) and the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) policy. More Interviews w/ LGBT Leaders @OUTTAKE VOICES™

Sybil Danning, Sci-Fi Action Film Icon, talks about her starring role in the third season of the supernatural vampire series "The Lair" premiering September 4th on the gay television network, here!. Danning also shares personal stories about her fabulous career and what she's learned from celebrities she's encountered along the way including Sophia Loren with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson in this exclusive audio interview. Throughout the course of her amazing career, Sybil Danning built a name for herself as a leading action and horror film star. Most recently, she helped open the Jewish Film Festival with her film "Jump", in which Sybil stars with Patrick Swayze. "Jump" is the tragic-turned glorious story of Philippe Halsman in the uprising Nazi Regime of 1929 Austria. Sybil was also back with a vengeance in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriquez’ "Grindhouse – Werewolf Women of the SS." Sybil haunts "Halloween" in Rob Zombie’s remake of the John Carpenter classic. Sybil is also producing and starring in the horror-thriller "The Last Revenants". The project is being directed by Joe Eckardt (High Hopes, Champion) and is scheduled to begin filming this fall on-location in California.

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B Ruby Rich, American Scholar and Film Critic talks about Director Jennifer M. Kroot’s documentary “It Came From Kuchar” in this audio interview with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson. Long before YouTube, there were the outrageous, no-budget movies of underground, filmmaking twins George and Mike Kuchar. George and Mike grew up in the Bronx in the 1950’s. At the age of twelve, they became obsessed with Hollywood melodramas and began making their own homespun melodramas with their aunt’s 8mm camera. They used their friends and family as actors and their Bronx neighborhood as their set. Early Kuchar titles featured in this film include “I Was A Teenage Rumpot” and “Born of the Wind”. In the early 1960’s, alongside Andy Warhol, the Kuchar brothers shaped the New York underground film scene. Known as the “8mm Mozarts”, their films were noticeably different than other underground films of the time. They were wildly funny, but also human and vulnerable. Their films have inspired many filmmakers, including John Waters, Buck Henry, Atom Egoyan, Guy Maddin and Wayne Wang (all are interviewed in this film). Despite having high profile fans, the Kuchars remain largely unknown because they are only ambitious to make movies, not to be famous. “It Came From Kuchar” interweaves the brothers’ lives, their admirers, a history of underground film and a “greatest hits” of Kuchar clips into a mesmerizing stream of consciousness tale. For More Info: KucharFilm.com B Ruby Rich is a professor of community studies and social documentation at University of California, Santa Cruz. She is credited with coining the term "New Queer Cinema." More Interviews w/ LGBT Leaders @OUTTAKE VOICES™