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June is internationally recognized as Pride Month and this year BPI members and allies have taken to the MIC to share their thoughts on Why Pride? WhyPride matters? Why Pride is important?
This powerful set of testimonials spans experiences both very personal and very retrospective of our community. We share from our vulnerability, experienceand from our hearts. We hope this episode will serve to continue the understanding of why all parts of us matter, need to be respected and why our pridecan only strengthen the greater pride of advocacy.
If your really still asking yourself: Why Pride in this time and space this episode is for you.
BPI celebrates our strong and wonderful Allies this month as well and this episode is also a testimonial in itself of our strong Allied Members.
Pride Connection airs on ACB Media stream 1, Tuesday evenings at 10 pm and can be found wherever you listen to podcasts by searching: ACB’s Pride Connection
For more information or to support our mission please visit www.BPI.gay
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Late May coincides with Memorial Day in the U.S. and warm weather in many regions of the world. With summer in the air, it's time to pull out the suitcasesfrom the closet and set out for new travel destinations. On today's Pride Connection podcast, Leah Gardner talks with some BPI members about their travelexperiences around the world. They share memories of travels past and hopes for future exploration. They also share tips and tricks for navigating as avisually impaired traveler in new locations. If you want to travel with confidence, get packing and listen to this week's Pride Connection escapade.
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Pride is a big deal in the LBGTQIA Plus community, but, for some of us who are blind or visually impaired, the idea of attending such a huge event canfeel scary and/or overwhelming. On this episode of Pride Connection, we reached out to some of our members who have attended pride marches all over thecountry and came away with some tips and tricks that might make the whole experience feel a bit more doable. We hope this episode gives you some insightand maybe some confidence to get out this year and support the community.
Pride Connection can be heard Tuesday nights on the ACB Media network Stream 1 at 10 pm; or can be accessed by your favorite podcast catcher by searching:
ACB’s Pride Connection
For more information about our organization please visit www.BPI.Gay
Questions about the show or Blind LGBT Pride please email:
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This week Anthony Corona and Jessica Tomlinson speak with Kaila Allen of ACB Crafters and Jade Alexander to learn about many ways of creating accessible craft projects. Amethyst Twilight also shares her own personal experiences with art and crafting. Low vision? No vision? You can still be an artist or crafter and add beauty to the world.
We answer some of the fun questions about crafting, get a little philosophical, and talk about projects that can be fun and exciting!
Pride Connection airs Tuesday at 10 PM Eastern on ACB Media 1, and can be found wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
Check out ACB Crafters at https://www.facebook.com/groups/acbcrafters/
Check out Jade Alexander and Tokyo Dog Designs at https://www.tokyodogdesigns.com/
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Join Pride Connection as we talk with Diane, Collin of ArtsAbly, along with Shannon and Natalia, two blind musicians, who have both studied at the university level. They talk accessibility in the university halls, and the concert halls, and even beyond in the broader community. Learn about some barriers they faced, and some suggestions they have for moving forward. If you’re a producer, a performer, or just someone who enjoys the arts, you’ll definitely want to tune in for this one.
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We at Blind Pride International are always working diligently to advocate for our membership. But, things have been kind of heavy lately and we wanted to lighten things up. We invited BPI members to a recording session where they could share their embarrassing stories and bloopers. Join us for an episode full of laughter and commerodity.
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This week a panel of guests lead by Jessica Tomlinson talk about LGBTQ+ representation in TV and Film. Who was your first celebrity gay crush? What character helped you to find the strength to come out? Which character did you most identify with? We discuss these topics and more on this week's episode of Pride Connection!
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This week on Pride Connection, we have produced a very special program highlighting the importance of human rights. This episode features a rich tapestry of voices from all walks of life within the membership of Blind LGBT Pride International. The focal point of this presentation is the recent decision by the American Council of the Blind's Board, which chose to remain neutral on the matter of supporting BPI's Human Rights Rally. This choice has stirred a wave of concern and disappointment among us, for a multitude of reasons that we will delve into throughout the program. We hope that you will listen with an open heart and an open mind.
Featured Voices Lineup:
Leah Gardner - Welcome and Introduction
Anthony Corona
Tristan Snyder
Amethyst
John Forster
Margie Donovan
Erick Marco Ramos
Monica Wegner
Brynn Lee
Ray Campbell
Margo Downey
Jessica Tomlinson
Gabriel Lopez Kafati
Leah Gardner - Jenga, a PoemIn addition, we featured clips from famous activists and human rights advocates, this list is in order that they were heard.
Angelica Ross
Rustin Bayard
Harvey Milk
Judy Heuman
Stevie WonderAdditional voices from various news programs and TikTok channels were also used throughout Brynn Lee's segment of our program.
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One of BPI's most popular events is our 3D Audio Excursion, which we owe to the Sultan of Sound himself, Tristan Snyder. His tireless efforts have resulted in this amazing example of binaural audio. We'll be back in 2 weeks with a fresh episode of Pride Connection. Until then, enjoy this blast from the past.
Here's the original description of this episode for additional contest.
If you missed the 3D Audio Excursion at convention this year, fear not; Pride Connection has you covered! Grab those headphones, and tune in. Tristan Snyder will take you on a Tesla autonomous driving tour, a trip on the Portland Max Rail to the Portland Pride Festival, a jaunt to the French Quarter Jazz Festival in New Orleans, and top the evening off with a little stand up comedy from the deviously hilarious Emo Phillips. It’s a virtual trip you won’t want to miss! Don’t forget, headphones are required to experience the 3D aspects of the tour.
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This week we invited BPI members and allies to come to Clubhouse to talk about their favorite LGBTQ+ Books. We covered every genre from non-fiction to the weirdest of science fiction and everything in between. Thank you to Jessica Tomlinson for taking the helm and leading this conversation.
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Join us this week on Pride Connection, a podcast by Blind LGBT Pride International, as hosts Anthony Corona and Leah Gardner engage in a candid conversation with Brynn Lee. This episode provides an insightful look into Brynn's personal experience with her transition. Brynn will let us in on on the practical and emotional aspects of coming out to friends, family, and employers as a trans woman. We also cover the importance of community and finding your chosen family during this crucial time. We also touch on the legal and financial hurdles Brynn faced during her legal name change. This episode is a great one to catch if you are trans, a parent of a trans child, or an ally who wants to know more about the personal aspects of transition.
Pride Connection airs on ACB Media 1 every Tuesday at 10pm ET, and can be found wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts by searching for ACB’s Pride Connection.
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On this very special episode of Pride Connection, hosts Anthony Corona and Janeen Lea talk with David Cruz of Millionaire Matchmaker and Finding Cupid fame about his newest adventure in love: FruitLoots! David, who originally hails from Guam, shares his story of coming to California for college and the culture shock that was, to being first a contestant, then the host on Millionaire Matchmaker, and creating the wildly popular Finding Cupid. Love is a recurring theme for David; studying it, helping others find and cultivate it, and now helping others celebrate it. He shares his vulnerability with us and why advocating for the queer community still matters, especially for the most vulnerable among us.
"Love is Love is Love" will be the theme for BPI’s February programming, as well as the name of our first-ever fundraiser. More details about the fundraiser in the program will be shared later this week. Whether you're celebrating loving yourself, a loving partner, a family member, or a friend, FruitLoots is a place for specialized curated love boxes of all kinds by queer-owned and operated small businesses.
To support our fabulous "Love is Love is Love" fundraiser, visit https://www.fruitloots.com/collections/blind-pride-international-love-is-love-fundraiser
Pride Connection airs on ACB Media every Tuesday at 10 pm ET and can be found wherever you listen to your podcasts by asking for ACB’s Pride Connection.
To support "Love is Love is Love" and all of BPI’s important work, please consider joining us or donating to our mission at http://bpi.gay.
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This week's episode of Pride Connection showcases a special recording from our Friday Night Fun Chat on Clubhouse, hosted by Jessica and JD.
The theme is "Holiday Open House," where the discussion revolves around unique ways of celebrating the holidays, with a focus on how blindness and queerness intersect with festive traditions.
Additionally, the episode is enriched with musical contributions from BPI secretary, Tristan Snyder.
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This time on Pride Connection, Host Anthony Corona is back, and with him are Advocacy Committee co-chairs Gabriel Lopez Kafati and Tristan Snyder. We’ll hear from Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani, and we’ll get an update on BPI’s plans to bring a powerful advocacy rally to Jacksonville.
BPI’s reinvigorated Advocacy Committee is ready to offer a platform not only to the LGBTQ+ community, but to all marginalized communities. In this powerful episode, we talk about our views on diversity and about the importance of advocating for equality across the board.
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This is a rebroadcast of a previous episode that aired over Pride Month 2023.
Blind Pride International and Members and our Allies offer testimonials surrounding restrictive Laws, book bans, drag story hours and so much more.
As our community is used as a pawn for political divisiveness, hearfrom our members in their own words how destructive these proposed andsadly adopted laws are to our community and country. Words matter somuch more than we realize and in the words of our MEMBERS AND ALLIES,you will hear how the rhetoric hurts, devalues and frightens us to thecore.
Our members are; Teachers, Lawyers and Tech developers. They areParents, Daughters, Sons and Non-binary individuals. Most of all,they are Americans! They are watching and listening as factions in theUnited States try to Weaponize the way we love. They attempt to shameand blame the LGBTQ+ community, all while framing their divisivetactics as saving the soul of America. The hurt and damage to themental health of the most vulnerable among us is incalculable.
We aren’t attempting to groom or convert; rather, we are trying tolive our lives as proud Americans. In this episode, you will hear fromthe very people who are living through these scary times. Thispowerful episode shines light on the feelings evoked by almost dailyattacks on LGBTQ+ HUMANS!!
For More information or to support Blind LGBT Pride International,please visit:WWW.BPI.Gay
Or to join our mission:
WWW.BPI.Gay/join
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This episode is brought to us by permission from the Multicultural Affairs Committee (MCAC). This discussion was recorded at the American Council of the Blind National Convention in Schaumburg, Illinois on July 5, 2023.
Panelists Jennifer Arnott, Pam Shaw, and Tristan Snyder discuss how recent laws that lead to the removal of books are rewriting history and affecting the blind and other marginalized groups. They highlight the debate over Helen Keller's existence as a key example of this issue. The conversation emphasizes the need to maintain a full historical record in schools and libraries to support equality and rights for all communities.
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This evening at 10pm ET and directly after wherever you listen to your podcasts, Pride Connection puts the treat into the Tricky Halloween bag.
Enjoy a delectable grab bag of treats including stories and reflections from our community, a spooky audio drama from Tristan Snyder, and a musical offering from Jessica Tomlinson! It's the perfect way to jump into Halloween season!
To listen ask your devices to play: ACB Media and choose stream 1 or go to:
ACBMedia.org and choose stream 1 or search under podcasts.
Special Thanks to all BPI members who shared their Spooky and to Jessica Tomlinson for producing this extravaganza!
To support BPI or get more information please visit:
BPI.gay/join
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For many years, October 11 has been recognized in our country as “National Coming Out Day.”
Have you ever wondered why do we celebrate coming out? Do you know what is the importance of coming out for the LGBTQ+ Community?
In this edition of Pride Connection, we share and listen personal stories that illustrate why it is so important. Join us, as we hear powerful testimonials from a diverse panel composed of BPI Members.
Pride is the opposite of shame; and for too long, members of the LGBTQ+ Community were forced to live in shame, in a closet. Coming Out is the act of sharing with loved ones and society at large the fullness of our beauty and the entirety of our light!
Letting someone you know that they have a safe space in which they can feel free to come out and be themselves is not only life-changing, but it can also be life-saving.
Please join Pride Connection, as BPI celebrates National Coming Out Day!
Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00 PM EDT and shortly after through your favorite podcast catcher.
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Tune in as the Pride Connection crew recommend some of their favorite other podcasts, besides Pride Connection, that is! You may want to add a few of these to your favorite podcast catcher! Happy listening!
Stacey's Recommendations:
Making Gay Historyhttps://makinggayhistory.com/
VisionCast with JC & Friendshttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/preston-gaylor
Aaron's Opinionhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4ufuOkBmyC2XM8BccB57eA
Brynn's Recommendations:
Gender Revealhttps://www.genderpodcast.com/
We're Having Gay Sexhttps://werehavinggaysex.com/
Penny Forwardhttps://www.pennyforward.com/podcast-2/
Twenty Thousand Hertzhttps://www.20k.org/
The Morning Streamhttps://www.frogpants.com/tms
The Mothhttps://themoth.org/podcast
TED Radio Hourhttps://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/
Overcast - APPhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/overcast/id888422857
Jessica's Recommendations:
Handsomehttps://podtail.com/en/podcast/handsome/
Queeryhttps://maximumfun.org/podcasts/queery/
We Can Do Hard Thingshttps://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/
The Soundgirls Podcasthttps://soundgirls.org/the-soundgirls-podcast/
Leah's Recommendations:
RISK!https://www.risk-show.com/
The Rachel Maddow Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/7yfYvyKNKAuuqSX3PVyRYi
The Fun Zone with Brynn Leehttp://funzone.show
iCatcher - APPhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/icatcher-podcast-player/id414419105
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First they came for is a recording of an advocacy panel discussion, held at the Convention in Schaumburg, Illinois. Participants spoke about current threats to our community, and what can be done to ensure that we have a brighter future. Please listen, and. Be inspired to get involved!
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