LGBTQ

Before easing into the weekend, it's time to wrap the news. Arkansas legislation regarding drag shows moves past a senate committee and Arkansas State University updates plans for a veterinary school. Also, registration for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School classes and auditions at Walton Arts Center, and more.

On today's show, a pop-up procurement museum is displayed at the University of Arkansas’ Walton College of Business. State Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R - Branch, sponsors a bill classifying a drag performance as an adult-oriented business. Also, Buddy Hasten, Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas CEO, discusses international, national and state energy policy. Also, collecting comprehensive Ozark folklore, local music and more.

On today's episode, a plan to improve Arkansas' future of mobility. The final chapter of the Whitewater investigation from the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History's archives. Plus, breaking down the federal Respect for Marriage Act and more.

The new bipartisan "Respect for Marriage Act," recently passed by Congress, requires federal and state governments to recognize legal marriages regardless of a couple's sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. University of Arkansas Law Professor Danielle Weatherby, said, however, the new law will provide only limited protection if the current Conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court decides to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in all fifty states.

On today's show, Goshen residents elect Russell Stroud, Arkansas' first openly gay mayor. Plus, KUAF's first holiday gift guide from a local bookstore, and examining a central figure in the Whitewater investigation, Ken Starr.

Russell Stroud, the newly-elected mayor of Goshen, Arkansas — a rural Ozarks municipality in northeastern Washington County — appears to be the first “out” LGBTQ+ mayor in the state. Stroud discusses his historic campaign, progressive political agenda and family life.

A spokesperson for Northwest Arkansas Equality and a University of Arkansas scholar who specializes in gender studies illuminate root triggers for rising violence against LGTBQ+ people, most recently a mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.

The second annual Friendsgiving will take place inside at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. The Thanksgiving night (6:00-8:00) gathering is designed to be safe place for anybody wanting to share in fellowship on the holiday.

President Joe Biden announced in June a proposal to expand and clarify the text of Title IX to include protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in addition to sex. in September, Governor Asa Hutchinson held a press conference to announce that he was opposed to this amendment, specifically on the issue of trans women student athletes in Arkansas. There are no such incidents of trans women student athletes that we could find in the state of Arkansas.

Danica Roem is a heavy metal drummer, a victim of childhood trauma, a trans woman, and now, a state legislator in Virginia. She talks about her life and experiences getting into politics from her book Burn the Page.