What Pride Means To Me

It's that time of year again... June 1st marks the beginning of what is known around the world as LGBT Pride Month. 

THREE STRANGE WOMEN FLOAT & BOSTON PRIDE

Three Strange Women is UNregular Radio’s ORIGINAL LGBT radio program, celebrating 2 years on-air the week of July 4th, 2013. It has been a long, fun road for Three Strange Women, and in our almost two years on radio we’ve changed, grown, and accomplished quite a bit in a short period of time.

Our most recent accomplishment has been to successfully obtain our very own float in the Boston Pride parade next Saturday, June 8th! It wasn’t easy, but I knew that with help of our sponsors, our friends in the Boston scene and of course the strange ladies, anything was possible!

UR Lesbian: LGB Files Volume 14

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Vol. 14 TSW 1 year anniversary

Monday July 2nd marks the one year anniversary of the first live broadcast of Three Strange Women on UNregular Radio!

For anyone who doesn't already know, Three Strange Women is my little monster of a creation. We are currently the only show on UNregular Radio geared specifically towards the LGBT community. Each Monday from 3:00 to 4:00pm EST, Three Strange Women drenches our fantastic listeners with as much positive LGBT content and music as we can squeeze into one hour. 

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Volume 13

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Vol. 13; Gay Boston Media Past and Present

Carmelita, Jackie, Sue

Last week's LGBT Files article was about gay friendly travel in the U.S. and around the world. This week, we're taking it back home to Massachusetts to examine some of the gay culture here in Boston's media scene.

First, a brief look at Boston's gay marriage history:

On May 17th, 2004, just over 8 years ago, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same sex marriage. This would then make us the 6th jurisdiction world wide to incorporate same sex marriage laws into legislation, along with Belgium, Quebec, the Netherlands, Ontario, and British Colombia at the time. Since 2004 the list has grown to include 8 other countries and 5 more U.S. states: Spain (2005), Canada (2005), South Africa (2006), Norway (2009), Sweden (2009), Portugal (2010), Iceland (2010), & Argentina (2010) along with U.S. StatesConnecticut (2008), Iowa (2009), Vermont (2009),  New Hampshire (2010) , and New York (2011).

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Volume 12

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Vol. 12 Gay Friendly Travel

If you're like me, and you love to travel and meet new people, then this article is for you! Summer is here, and the festival scene is bumping! I will be traveling here and there over the summer, exploring everything the scene has to offer .

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Volume 10

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Vol. 10 "Coming Out"

Coming out, also known as "coming out of the closet", is a figure of speech used by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community to describe when an individual voluntarily discloses his or her sexual identity. Coming out can be both a comforting and stressful event. It is about so much more than just proclaiming one's sexuality to the public. 

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Volume 9

UR Lesbian: LGBT Files Vol. 9 Celebrities and the LGBT Community

There are many prominent celebrities who identify within the LGBT community. As someone who identifies with said community, it is comforting to be able to look to the mainstream media for support. 

From my standpoint, the queer lifestyle is something quite normal.

On occasion, I find myself debating this topic, even with people who are encompassed by the LGBT umbrella. More often than not, I will end with a retort somewhere along the lines of "I feel that homosexuality and the queer lifestyle are normal because this is a lifestyle I choose to live and have identified with for close to a decade. What is not normal to me is seeing people so overly concerned with my choices." I live my life everyday as the best person I can be, and my sexuality is an entirely separate entity. 

The number of celebrities who identify as L-G-B or T has steadily risen over the past decade, and even more so over the past 4 or 5 years. A good amount of those celebrities are also working to raise awareness and create a positive image for the community.