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| LISTEN NOW: STONEWALL 40 MINUTES |
June 28 marks 40 years since the Stonewall Riots. In commemoration of that landmark event, SIRIUS OutQ News presents 40 key events in 40 years of the gay movement.
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 1969: Stonewall |
1970: First gay pride marches in NYC & LA |
| 1972: “One Magazine” & “The Ladder (Daughters of Bilitis)” end publishing |
1973: APA removes Homosexuality from disorder list |
| 1973: National Gay Task Force founded |
1975: Civil Service Commission eliminates gay employment ban for Government Jobs |
| 1977: Dade County, FL Passes human rights ordinance; citizens repeal it |
1978: Harvey Milk assassinated |
| 1978: Rainbow Flag created |
1980: Human Rights Campaign founded (as HRCF) |
| 1981: Billie Jean King outed; Martina comes out |
1984: Discovery of HIV |
| 1984: West Hollywood incorporates |
1985: Rock Hudson dies |
| 1986: Bowers v. Hardwick (Supreme Court: Ok for states to ban sodomy) |
1987: Rep. Barney Frank comes out |
| 1987: First major ACT UP Protest, 17 arrested |
1987: 2nd March on Washington |
| 1993: Murder of Brandon Teena |
1993: Passage of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell |
| 1995: Introduction of 1st Protease Inhibitor |
1996: Defense of Marriage Act passed |
| 1996: Supreme Court strikes down anti-gay Colorado Amendment 2 |
1997: Ellen comes out |
| 1997: South Africa first country to write pro-gay anti-discrimination law into constitution |
1998: Death of Matthew Shepard |
| 1998: Hawaii and Alaska become first states to ban gay marriage |
2000: Vermont creates Civil Unions |
| 2000: Dale v. Boy Scouts |
2001: Netherlands first country in world with full marriage rights |
| 2002: Murder of Gwen Arujo |
2003: Lawrence v. Texas |
| 2003: Gene Robinson elected Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire |
2003: OutQ launched |
| 2004: First gay couple married in Massachusetts |
2004: Jim McGreevey Comes Out |
| 2005: Canada legalizes Gay Marriage |
2005: Brokeback Mountain released |
| 2008: California Marriage Legalized, then repealed |
2009: Gay Marriage legalized in NH, ME, IA, VT (and technically CT) |
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The Morning Jolt with Larry Flick
Weekdays 7 am - 11 am ET
Veteran Billboard editor/pop-culture commentator Larry Flick presides over a bracing blend of music and conversation. He’s joined by comedian Keith Price for laughs and chats with the hottest stars and intriguing newcomers in music and entertainment. As for the launching pad for such global phenomenons as Leona Lewis and Duffy – this is the perfect "jolt" to start your day.
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Frank DeCaro Show
Weekdays 11 am - 2 pm ET
From the entertainment capitals of the world — well, two of them anyway — comes a comedy show that’s 99% fact free and 100% hilarious. Flamboyant funnyman Frank DeCaro (The Daily Show) in New York City and martini-dry sidekick Doria Biddle in Los Angeles welcome a stellar guest list and send listeners driving into ditches with their irreverent and outrageous take on pop culture. The Frank DeCaro Show, featuring Doria Biddle is both deranged and de rigueur.
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Michelangelo Signorile Show
Weekdays 2 pm - 6 pm ET
Columnist and rabble-rouser Michelangelo Signorile fearlessly takes on the right wing, the media and the homophobes with hard-hitting and humorous talk. Michelangelo sits down with all the big names — authors, newsmakers, and icons from pop culture to politics — while breaking down all the stories of the day. This is must-listen-radio.
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Derek & Romaine
Weekdays 6 pm - 10 pm ET
Derek and Romaine is a popular afternoon drive talk show that The Washington Post called "frisky, free-wheeling… a distinctly different brand of radio." Filled with free-form chatter, candid and frank discussions and tons of laughs, the Derek and Romaine Show is a unique radio experience featuring an unlikely gay/lesbian duo. Hosted by Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson, the show is a wild and witty romp, a welcome respite from the serious world at the end of the work day. Interacting with a wide variety of celebrity guests including Samuel L. Jackson, Rosie O’Donnell, Meredith Vieira, Perez Hilton, and Gold medalist Shaun White, as well as experts and real people sharing personal experiences, the Derek and Romaine Show overflows with exuberance and fun.
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SIRIUS OutQ News
Top of the Hour
Tim Curran, News Director/Anchor
Aaron McQuade, Anchor
SIRIUS OutQ News delivers critical and topical programming relevant to specific GLBT issues and the world in general. Tim Curran and Aaron McQuade bring a combined total of more than 60 years of broadcast-journalism experience to SIRIUS OutQ's news programming team. Plus, SIRIUS OutQ News has the largest network of reporters across the nation covering GLBT news.
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The Focus Group
Saturdays 11 am - Noon ET
Rebroadcast Sundays 10 am 11 am ET
As “alternative lifestyle” marketing has gone from forbidden to fabulous, gays and lesbians find themselves wanted and wooed. Two pioneers of alternative marketing, Tim Bennett and John Nash, will provide listeners with insights and conversation about gays and lesbians in business and the business of selling to gay and lesbian consumers and share true — and often hilarious – stories with each other and their guests. Tune in each week to The Focus Group for a look at the OUT side of business.
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Feel the Spin
Sunday 2 pm - 6 pm ET
Larry Flick serves up four hours of music cast in the mold of "the good ol’ days" of radio, when DJs were storytellers and songs were their tools. In the Spin are hits-in-the-making by budding and superstar acts from all over the world, as well as must-hear recordings by the legends and unsung heroes of rock, pop, disco and country.
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News, interviews and music on America's only 24/7 radio station from and for the GLBT community.
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