Rainbow Notes NYC

05/11/2019

Reclaim Pride Coalition

“On the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall riots, transgender people of color remain targets of harassment, abuse, and violence. If we ever hope to end this crisis, police departments must evolve to meet the needs of the communities they have sworn to serve."

New report by the National Center for Transgender Equality found police dept's nationwide failed to take proactive measures to prevent the mistreatment and misidentification of transgender people during arrests, witness interviews, search and seizure, and housing of transgender people.

05/06/2019

Season 4 finale!!

05/02/2019

Susan Stryker, profesora de estudios LGTBI: “Todos somos un poco trans”

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Durante años libró una lucha por su identidad. Hoy es un referente del movimiento. Y también es una persona transgénero

05/01/2019

Meet Pam Rocker: the black trans woman running for President of the United States

Meet Pam Rocker: the black trans woman running for President of the United States

Ohio's Pam Rocker is a black transgender woman who recently threw her hat into the ring for a chance at the 2020 election

05/01/2019

First hotel owned and run by trans women opens in India

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Six trans women have decided to do something positive for themselves and the trans community in India and will soon open their own hotel

04/29/2019

The Lavender Scare

Catch this doc!! Know your history

The Lavender Scare is the award-winning untold story of a vicious witch hunt and the courageous few who fought back. 📣🎬NOW PLAYING in NYC and LA!

NYC at Cinema Village: http://bit.ly/lavenderscarenyc
LA at Laemmle Music Hall: http://bit.ly/lavenderscarela

https://www.thelavenderscare.com/

04/26/2019

Coalition for Queer Youth

Yaaaasssss

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day! 💋

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04/23/2019

4 X 7

Thank you again to @GlenGanaway for being on our show last Thursday night! For those of you who missed it live no worries follow this link to your @SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/rainbow-notes-nyc/4-x-7 … pic.twitter.com/mL9SSdPh5n

Last night we had your favorite Anarchist Preacher Glen Ganaway on the show! Spoke about everything from #radicalfairies to Sex energies to create healing magick! What a treat!!!

04/23/2019

REV. YOLANDA | Singer Songwriter-Interfaith Minister-Trans Femme-Gender Queer | Mighty Companions Ministries

http://www.yolanda.net/mighty_companions_ministries/

04/19/2019

Last night we had your favorite Anarchist preacher Glen Ganaway on the show! Spoke about everything from #radicalfairies to Sex energies to create healing magick! What a treat!!! If you missed the live broadcast be sure to check out the SoundCloud link is in the bio!

04/13/2019

Season 4

Finally!!! season 4 is up and running on our Soundcloud page! Check out your favorite hosts Jules & Gabriel listen folks from Black Trans Media, BiRequest and many more as they come into the studio to speak about issues that matter!

Season 4 of Rainbow Notes NYC has aired! Join your guests Jules & Gabriel as they interview Folks from Black Transmedia, Bi-Request, and many more! The season finale will air May, 2nd on WHCSradio.o

04/04/2019

There is a reason we do this show... And it's for moments like this!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
#Repost @kaei.pevna @get_reposter
All my best from #czechia🇨🇿 @rainbownotesnyc #thebest @whcsradio I never forget the time when you make me feel more to be human #TransgenderLife #transgenderlivesmatter thank you @gabrielhse and @jules_rico #nyc #bestcityintheworld @ Rainbow Notes NYC

03/31/2019

National Center for Transgender Equality

National Center for Transgender Equality

Happy #TransDayofVisibility! We were so delighted over 100 members of Congress honored our request to fly transgender pride flags outside their offices all week! But today we also remember the strength and power of YOU--Just by being true to yourself, you have the power to change your school, your workplace, your town, and even the halls of power. We are so privileged to serve such a strong and diverse community, so THANK YOU for your power, your love, and your support #TDOV

The music in the video below was used with the permission of the songwriters, Jaimie Wilson and Jehry Robinson. Follow Jaimie on Instagram here (www.instagram.com/tboy61915) and Jehry here (www.instagram.com/jehryrobinson).

03/31/2019

Merce

You belong here and your life is a gift to all of us 💛 #TransDayOfVisibility

03/29/2019

Reclaim Pride Close to Securing March, Central Rally Permits

Reclaim Pride Close to Securing March, Central Rally Permits

The group that is producing the Queer Liberation March on the last Sunday in June appears poised to secure permits for the march and for a rally in Central Park.

03/28/2019

NowThis Her

NowThis Her

'We don't need to be ashamed of our bodies... It's the environment that disables us, not our body.' — This activist founded a 'non-march' to fight for inclusivity and visibility

03/27/2019

This Chilean School for Transgender Children Is the First of Its Kind in Latin America

Yasssss Chile!

For Alexis, 6, going to school meant being forced to use the boys’ bathroom instead of the girls’. For 16-year-old Angela, school meant physical and verbal abuse starting at a young age. “I just…

03/24/2019

Brazil: murders of lesbians increased by 237% in 3 years

This is so sad 😔 homophobia mixed with Misogyny becomes the greatest weapon of all

Between 2014 and 2017 the murders of lesbian women increased by 237%. The study ” Murdered by lesbophobia – The stories that no one has” made by “We – Feminists Dissi…

03/16/2019

Thanks to the folks at @blacktransmedia for taking the time to come into the studio this week! If you missed our show stay tune and catch it on the SoundCloud ! The link is in our bio #transisbeautiful #blacktrans #blacktranslivesmatter #blackmediamatters #queersofinstagram #liveradio

03/16/2019

DO NOT LOOK AWAY. REFLECT: THE QUEER GENOCIDE IN CHECHNYA | FAIRPLANET.ORG

DO NOT LOOK AWAY. REFLECT: THE QUEER GENOCIDE IN CHECHNYA | FAIRPLANET.ORG

Exiled Russian professor and Co-President of RUSA LGBT Lyosha Gorshkov reveals the harsh truth about the queer purge in Chechnya and offers ways to help.

03/15/2019

Last night with Black Trans Media!!!! What a pleasure!!!

03/11/2019

ACT UP Was Unofficially Founded 32 Years Ago Today, Changing the Face of Queer Activism

And we thank you

On the unofficial birthday of Larry Kramer's pioneering activist organization, we take you through ACT UP history, including the famous CBS News disruption

03/08/2019

Some pictures from our show last night!

03/07/2019

Tune in tonight! Co-president of @rusalgbt @lyosha_gorshkov will be on the show tonight! Live on @whcsradio at 7pm!

#rusalgbt #lgbtradio #lgbtq #radioshow #radioqueers #queersofinstagram #queersofig #activism #russiaqueers

02/26/2019

Gays Against Guns

Remember that time we had co-founder John Grauwiler on the show to speak about Gays Against Guns ? Whelp there's a new documentary being made about their amazing efforts to end GUN VIOLENCE! Congrats!

Did you know that Gays Against Guns are having a new documentary film made about us?
Well now you do!

Check out the first trailer for the movie - to be released early next year.
And please cher!!!

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Here's what the film crew wrote about the film:

"A drag queen walks up to you on the street and spray paints you in the face. That’s this movie.

Gun violence in America is out of control. Over 40,000 dead every year. Profits soar for the gun industry, while most mass shootings no longer even make headline news.

Yes, gun violence is horrific. But GAYS AGAINST GUNS are not. These are a gaggle of ex-ACT UP rabble rousers - the same people who brought you marriage equality. And now they’re taking on the NRA. They are hilarious. Irreverent. Whip smart and fearless. You don’t want to f**k with these gays.

GAG came together in immediate response to the Pulse massacre, and instantly grabbed worldwide attention as “the most exciting form of street protest since the 1960s”. The movie captures their exhilarating mix of colorful street theatrics, direct action, and civil disobedience, as they demand an end to the gun violence epidemic. We follow GAG as they invade rural gun shows in drag, protest NRA puppet politicians, and create their haunting processions of white-veiled ‘Human Beings’ representing gun violence victims.

And the film goes deeper. It’s a veritable how-to of queer activism and resistance under a virulent homophobic regime. Yes the Trump election was a horror - but that did not stop these queens. The film shows how it made them stronger and more razor focused in their mission to break the gun industry’s chain of death, and the bigotry that feeds it.

And the movie goes deeper still. Because what lies at the heart of this film is a powerful conversation about the current state of America. Because when you look at a gun - you see everything that’s wrong with this country. People hating black folks, hating women, hating queer people. Bigotry. Corruption in the highest corridors of government. Corporate blood money blocking sensible gun laws. Mass incarceration. The mess that is our health care system. This movie connects it all to that toxic object we call a gun.

So yes this is the story of GAG. This is the story of the crazy ass queens who are going to shut down the NRA. But it’s also a story of American violence. How we got here. Where we lost our empathy. And how a can of spray paint and a purse full of glitter is going to fix it."

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SPECIAL THANKS FOR THE KICK ASS MUSIC
Samuri DJs Featuring Kevin Aviance
Oberman Knocks

More info on the film onthe Still Films page or www.stillfilms.org

02/24/2019

Season 4 started with the amazing Sergio Mota coming into the studio and speaking with us! You can also check him out on his SiriusXM show!

Season 4 x1 will be up and running on the soundcloud! Link in the bio

02/24/2019

Reclaim Pride Coalition

Reclaim Pride Coalition

What is the US really doing for Queer Chechens facing genocide? “In terms of genocide and massacre towards LGBTQ people, it was the first. We were stunned, we were petrified, we thought those people could make it to the United States for example, but they didn’t because the United States has not accepted any queer immigrants from Chechnya.” #WhyWeMarch #ReclaimPride

02/21/2019

Aren't we excited for tonight! We are back with season 4 of #rainbownotesnyc 😁😁 tune in at 7pm for our season premiere

#queersofinstagram #radioshow #radioqueers #podcastersofinstagram #queerspace #radiohosts

02/20/2019

Gender Studies: Foundations and Key Concepts | JSTOR Daily

Both your hosts majored in Gender Studies!

Don’t forget that we are back with season 4 this Thursday, February 21 with Sergio Mota as our guest!

Gender studies developed alongside and emerged out of Women’s Studies. This non-exhaustive list introduces readers to scholarship in the field.

02/17/2019

After the hiatus! We will be back next Thursday!!!

01/30/2019

As we gear up for season 4 of #rainbownotesnyc our beloved host sat down with Expendables Plus Inc. to discuss #equality, #acceptance ,and the importance of using resources to push forward this message

Full interview on the Expendables Plus Inc. YouTube channel!

#womenfilmmakers #womeninmedia #radioshow #queersofinstagram #queersinradio #queersofig #collegeradio #lgbtradio #livesmatter

01/25/2019

Andrew Cuomo on Twitter

Cecilia Gentili amazing as always

“New York’s leadership on #GENDA sends a strong message to the nation that our state welcomes and affirms transgender and gender nonconforming people for exactly who they are. Can’t wait to make it law today. https://t.co/8zULJOonEP”

01/24/2019

The end of the journey is just the beginning!!! Congratulations to our hosts!! Today is your big day!! Enjoy, celebrate and rejoice !!! @huntercollegeadmissions @huntercollege @whcsradio #queersinradio #queersofinstagram #graduates #huntercollege

01/16/2019

New York Passes Historic Transgender Anti-Discrimination Law

About damn time!!!

The State Senate has passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), which adds gender identity as a protected class in housing, employment, and public accommodations.

01/12/2019

M2M

A staple of our community not just a fad!

Emerging from the Harlem Ballroom scene of the 1960's, Voguing served as an ode to flamboyance, passion and the art of striking a pose. Thanks to its original LGBTQ pioneers, the unique dance style has made it's way into pop routines of today while remaining a celebration of the exiled and oppressed.

01/10/2019

Kevin Fret, Who Billed Himself as First Openly Gay Latin Trap Artist, Murdered in Puerto Rico

Rest in power

Fret was murdered in Santurce on January 10.

01/03/2019

This New Sonam Kapoor Film On Lesbian Love Is Written By A Transwoman

Yasssssss

2018 has been a significant year for the LGBTQ+ community, with some major ups and downs. Between the Supreme Court scrapping Section 377 and the Lok Sabha pass

01/01/2019

Madonna's New Year's Eve Surprise: Singing At The Stonewall Inn

What a way to start the new year

The pop icon was named Stonewall Ambassador as the landmark marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

12/31/2018

Gay Super Hero for Merce, Amanda Bruton

In case you needed a little push today here's a word from The Gay Superhero Herself! Amanda Bruton

Amanda Bruton, fabulous actress from both Season 1 & Season 2 of Merce is being a Gay Super Hero for the ground breaking, stigma shattering HIV musical comedy…

12/31/2018

Season 3x6 : Season Finale

A special treat for this New Year's Eve!!

Check out our last show of the season! It was a real treat to have the amazing and charming funny man Charles Sanchez came to the studio to talk to us about his award-winning web series!

Then check out Merce

or check out @Mercetheseries and then our show!

Whichever order you do it in, it sure beats watching The Honeymooners reruns!

Charles Sanchez stops by the studio to speak with us about his award-winning web series Merce! A new take on what it means to be HIV+ and happy!

12/17/2018

Our hosts have been up to some good this past semester !!! Come and check out this short Doc tomorrow night! At @huntercollege

Featuring @terri_wilder
@gabrielhse, and @meactnet a film by @jules_rico

#Repost @jules_rico (@get_repost)
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On Tuesday night from 6:20pm -7pm I will be screening my short documentary about M.E. at The Lang Hall at @huntercollege ! @meactnet " M.E. & Me follows two New York activists living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.), they are on a mission to fight the stigma and misinformation that surround M.E. a disease that affects 15 to 30 million people worldwide"

#MEAction #sciencenotstigma #documentaryfilmmaking #documentaryfilm #activism #huntercollege #collegelife #seniorfilm #womeninmedia #womenfilmmakers #womenproducers #queersofig #womenmakingmovies #documentary #dp #shortdoc

12/12/2018

Our last show of the season will be posted tomorrow 😊😊😊

12/06/2018

Season 3 X 5 : Homeless Queer Youth

Catch up! Last week's show is up on the cloud! Special thanks to Joaly Burgos from ACQC !

Joaly Burgos from The Aids Center of Queens County came to speak with us about the programs being put into place to help homeless Queer youth in New York City.

12/06/2018

Season 3 x 2: Trans Rapper Braydbunch

Whoa !!!! We have had almost 700 listens on this one! Thank you to the one and only @Braydbunch for coming by the studio to speak with us!

Trans- rapper, activist, and teacher Braydbunch stops by the studio!

12/06/2018

Happy Birthday to our host!!! Remember to tune in tonight!! @7pm

#showtime #radioshow #queersofinstagram
#queeraf
#Repost @jules_rico (@get_repost)
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30 looks good on me 😊😂😊 Thanks @peterjackson8102 for the cake!!! @techterns for the choir #happybirthdaytome #dirty30 #queerbirthday #happybirthday #happyface #yayme #30 #idontwannagrowup