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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Society Bytes Radio

A Forum that interviews interesting people for their perspectives on local, regional, and international issues that impact the LGBTQIA Community. Included are many personal 1st person stories which shows why the struggle for LGBTQIA rights must continue. We will also report on issues and local events that directly impact the Florida West Coast LGBTQIA Community.

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All Episodes

00:26:44

How to whistle--GREGG SHAPIRO

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/04/18

Gregg Shapiro (he/him) is the author of seven books, most recently Sunshine State. An expanded edition of his short story collection How to Whistle is forthcoming from Rattling Good Yarns Press in 2021. Recent publications include Gargoyle, Limp Wrist, Mollyhouse, Impossible Archetype, Dissonance Magazine, Dash and Caesura. An entertainment journalist, whose interviews and reviews run in a variety of regional LGBTQ+ and mainstream publications and websites, Shapiro lives in Fort Lauderdale,

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00:25:29

SHEILA WEISS

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/04/11

Will discuss PLFAG Sarasota and important issues that PFLAG is working to accomplish with local parents and friends supporting children and their families in local and national causes for equality. She may also touch on efforts of parents to protect their children from “bullying” in public schools, and how other parents can help.

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00:28:45

PROBE--AUTHOR MIKE PART 2

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/04/04

D&I Emerald Coast Author, Mike will do an excerpt from his forthcoming sci-fi book “Probe” and discuss his writing style. Here is an example: “The cavern was glowing with warm orange light as he descended into its clutches. The tribe was sitting lazily, languishing around the large earthen room. He knew that there was no way to escape their inquiry. He would have to tell them everything, immediately. The platform clutched the floor and he stepped off of the metallic grating and rested his

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00:26:13

PROBE--AUTHOR MIKE PART 1

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/03/28

D&I Emerald Coast Author, Mike will do an excerpt from his forthcoming sci-fi book “Probe” and discuss his writing style. Here is an example: “The cavern was glowing with warm orange light as he descended into its clutches. The tribe was sitting lazily, languishing around the large earthen room. He knew that there was no way to escape their inquiry. He would have to tell them everything, immediately. The platform clutched the floor and he stepped off of the metallic grating and rested his

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00:25:55

Harvey Milk Festival--SHANNON FORTNER

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/03/21

Shannon Fortner related Projects Harvey Milk Festival; The band Meteor-EYES has another single and a record coming out soon. MXME is a project consisting of her solo work and Erne Murphy. New releases and more in the works as far as new performance piece. Pop-up events in the fall of 2021 picking up the work with Moxie Productions SRQ. Hopes to work with the Ringling to do Ringling Underground soon. HMF Drive-in Festival music, performance art, dance, film. 2022 Fall 3+ Day Drag Culture

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00:29:39

SUSIE COPELAND (D&I with Black History Month)

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/03/07

Guest Name: Susie Copeland (D&I with Black History) Email: susieb.copeland@gmail.com Topic: Bio: D&I with Black History Month: Susie will speak about her appointment as D&I Leader in Manatee, who is on the committee, what they see as possible elements of a D & I committee. On Black History: She will do an overview of how it began; why black history month; how it is celebrated; how most Blacks believe it should be celebrated. She will also discuss other related topics in the

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00:23:49

REV DR NANCY WILSON

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/02/28

Guest Name – Rev, Dr. Nancy Wilson Email: revdrnancywilson@gmail.com Bio & Topic: Venice Pride & Other; Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson will discuss Venice Pride and events at Venice MCC which involve their outreach into community. She has long history of accomplishments and work in helping so many people in not only Florida but other areas. Society Bytes Radio considers it a honor to share some of Rev. Wilsons insights, and plans for future.

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00:28:17

FLORIDA LGBTQ LEGISLATIVE AGENDA 2021 - NATHAN BRUEMMER

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/02/15

Nathan is chair of the Florida LGBTQ+ State Legislative Committee and will lead efforts to advocate for LGBTQ+ Rights in all legislation. He is trained as a lawyer and multiple local, and state achievements; including instructing D&I Courses for Businesses/Organizations.

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00:26:28

BOARD MEMBER PFLAG - SHEILA WEISS

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/02/08

Sheila Weiss is a straight ally with 2 lesbian daughters; and she serves on Board of PFLAG Sarasota along with other NGO Leadership positions. She was born and lived in WV; then in Ohio over 30 years, before moving to Sarasota. She has a BA in MGT ECON and MBA. One daughter has been married 13 years and lives in Chicago with her wife and 2 yr old daughter. The other daughter lives in Philadelphia with her dog, Finn and her cat Maurice and is VP of sales for DMi Partners.

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00:27:11

IF THEY ONLY CAME WITH INSTUCTIONS - MARLENE RESNICK...

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/02/01

Marlene has worked with parents, teachers and children for 30 years, directed foster care and counseling programs, provided parent and teacher education in MA & FL. She also taught Child/Family/Teacher Relations at the University of South FL for 8 years. “I did not decide to write a book on parenting because I felt I was an expert, although my years of experience would indicate some level of expertise. I undertook this project because although I had a great deal of experience caring for

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00:26:20

IF THEY ONLY CAME WITH INSTUCTIONS - MARLENE RESNICK...

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/01/25

Marlene has worked with parents, teachers and children for 30 years, directed foster care and counseling programs, provided parent and teacher education in MA & FL. She also taught Child/Family/Teacher Relations at the University of South FL for 8 years. She holds a M.A. In Family Studies from Goddard College had the privilege of attending the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, as well as three years in a Ph.D. program on public policy and child welfare. She is a mother and

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00:27:46

#138 FLIN-FLON PRIDE AND LGBTQ - JORDANNA OULETTE

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/01/11

Jordana was a leading person behind the first organized Pride event in this remote northern area of Canada. She first experienced a Pride event when she moved away from Flin Flon (less than 6k pop.) at a young age to Saskatoon (a metro area of about ½ million pop.) Still not sure of her sexual identity out when she moved, she built a relationship with a “roommate” in Saskatoon. She dealt with trauma of coming out to family who at first did not accept. Moving back to Flin Flon, she gained

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00:27:26

#137 RESPECTED AUTHORS - CATHERINE ESPOSITO PRESCOTT...

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2021/01/04

Catherine Esposito Prescott is the author of the chapbooks Maria Sings and The Living Ruin. Recent poems appear in Bellevue Literary Review, Gone Lawn, Green Mountains Review Online, Flyway, MiPOesias, NELLE, Pleiades, Poetry East, Southern Poetry Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, as well as The Orison Anthology, and Grabbed: Writers Respond to Sexual Assault. Co-founder and editor in chief of SWWIM Every Day, Prescott teaches vinyasa yoga and yoga philosophy. She lives in Miami Beach with

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00:27:43

#136 SEXUAL MINORITY - LUIGI FERRER

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2020/12/28

Originally trained as a Marine Biologist; he is now “Sexual Minority Health Coordinator for Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County”, Fl. He is former Exec. Director at Pridelines in Miami-Dade, Fl. He also has Consulting background for Body Positive and is one of the long-term survivors of HIV. He has a long list of activism events we will discuss.

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00:25:58

#135 GRABBED - CARIDAD MORO

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2020/12/21

Author Caridad Moro is the author of TORTILLERA, the winner of the TRP Southern Poetry Breakthrough Prize for Florida forthcoming from Texas Review Press in the Spring of 2021, as well as the chapbook Vision-ware, published by Finishing Line Press as part of its New Women Voices Series. She is also a Contributing Editor for Grabbed: Poets and Writers Respond to Sexual Assault, Empowerment and Healing (Beacon Press, 2020) and an Associate Editor for SWWIM Every Day, an online daily poetry

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00:26:43

#134 D AND I - TYLER PART 2

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2020/12/14

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00:28:47

#133 D AND I - TYLER PART 1

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2020/12/07

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00:26:30

#132 THE COMMITTEE - AUTHOR STERLING WATSON

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2020/11/30

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00:27:34

#131 BOYS OF ALABAMA - AUTHOR GENEVIEVE HUDSON

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2020/11/23

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00:27:36

#130 SHANI MOOTOO

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION ·

2020/11/16

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