Marilyn Pittman’s and Eric Jansen’s 2007 interview with the late Lesley Gore. Discovered by Quincy Jones, Gore’s iconic, “It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To” and “You Don’t Own Me,” were smash…
The Best of OITB’s Ten Years: Sylvester
- March 2, 2015
- Tagged as: AIDS, disco diva, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, San Francisco, Sylvester
Marilyn Pittman’s sound portrait of the late great disco diva Sylvester. Josh Gamson talks with Marilyn and reads from his biography, “The Fabulous Sylvester.” We hear from the fans at the book party launch in 2005…
Tom Nolan Tackles LGBT Senior Issues
- February 5, 2015
- Tagged as: aging, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, San Francisco, seniors, Tom Nolan
For almost two decades, Tom Nolan ran Project Open Hand, a meal service created during the AIDS crisis.  He’s now chairman of the MUNI board. But his passion is gay rights and right now it’s the…
Moving on from “Trannyshack,” the legendary punk rock drag show in SoMa for 12 years, impresario Heklina is opening her new club in what used to be the hot corner of the gay male club…
Troy Williams is known as “the gay mayor” of Salt Lake City. He is an award-winning broadcaster, host of KRCL’s “Radioactive” there. He has been at the forefront of the fight for marriage equality in…
An Archive Of Hope: Harvey Milk
- May 22, 2014
- Tagged as: Archive of Hope, gay radio, Harvey Milk, LGBT, Marilyn Pittman, San Francisco
To commemorate Independence Day and the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in favor of marriage equality, we are honoring the Martin Luther King, Jr. of the gay rights movement, Harvey Milk. Marilyn’s 2013 talks with scholars…
