"It's a great asset to have access to your work, which I know we can present with pride and confidence. We and our listeners know we are being given a privileged and expert view of queer film through your journalism." - John Frame, Host of QUEER RADIO on 102.1 FM, Brisbane, Australia

"If I had my way I would have switched positions, and interviewed you instead." - David Sedaris, NPR

"It was deep and probing!" - Jeff Stryker, porn legend

ASK NOT
"Sexual orientation will not be a bar to service unless manifested by homosexual conduct. The military will discharge members who engage in homosexual conduct, which is defined as a homosexual act, a statement that the member is homosexual or bisexual, or a marriage or attempted marriage to someone of the same gender." It's hard to believe that 16 years have passed since Bill Clinton capitulated to right-wing attacks on his proposal to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military, or that little has changed since. Screening in the U.S. on the PBS-TV Series "Independent Lens" on June 16th, the documentary "ASK NOT" from San Francisco filmmaker JOHNNY SYMONS provides a vivid behind-the-scenes portrait of the movement to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

THE ART OF BEING STRAIGHT
"THE ART OF BEING STRAIGHT" explores the too often strict boundaries of being gay or straight from the perspective of today's younger generatio n. "This Way Out's" STEVE PRIDE sat down with writer/director/producer/star JESSE ROSEN to chat about his micro-budget comedy and Rosen’s own shifting place on the Kinsien scale."

Eleven Minutes
An ongoing legal battle between Lifetime, Bravo and the Weinstein Company has delayed the premiere of the sixth season of U.S. reality TV's "PROJECT RUNWAY", so if you're a devotee of gay reality cat fights you may be in serious withdrawal. But according to STEVE PRIDE, the new documentary feature "ELEVEN MINUTES," chronicling the hectic post-victory life of the show’s first winner, JAY McCARROLL, might be just the interim fix you need. Steve chats briefly with the film's producer/director MICHAEL SELDITCH ("Fixing Frank," "Project Jay," "Open Bar," "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy") – and at length with the larger-than-life McCarroll himself, about fashion, sexuality, and supermodels named Heidi..

Were the World Mine
WERE THE WORLD MINE, which director Tom Gustafson expanded from his short film Fairies, takes the familiar scenarios of high school angst and adolescent crushes and gives them a musical spin, complete with elaborate sets and choreography. Borrowing from A Midsummer's Night Dream in ways Shakespeare could have never imagined, the movie centers on Timothy (Tanner Cohen), a gay student at a private school who harbors a secret crush on the schools rugby star.. Steve Pride chatted up the film's hottie star Tanner Cohen, director Tom Gustafson and his co-writer Cory Krueckeberg.

.I CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT about THE WORLD UNSEEN
Shamim Sarif is the author of the acclaimed lesbian novels: “Despite the Falling Snow” and “The World Unseen” as well as the producer, writer and director of two new lesbian films: THE WORLD UNSEEN which tackles apartheid in 1950's south africa and the contemporary romantic comedy I CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT. She gave Steve Pride the 411.

NOAH'S ARC : Jumping the Broom
Nearly two years after it filmed its last episode, "NOAH’S ARC," the landmark LOGO Network TV series, is hitting the big screen as a feature length film. "NOAH’S ARC: JUMPING THE BROOM" brings the ensemble cast back together for Noah’s Martha’s Vineyard wedding. STEVE PRIDE boarded the Arc to chat with Noah himself, DARRYL STEPHENS, about the series and the film (with a preview clip, and brief music from the movie).

SORDID LIVES: THE SERIES
In "SORDID LIVES: THE SERIES," the colorful folk in a certain Texas town are back in action after having won an avid following with the 1996 play and 2000 movie of the same name. For the 12-episode half hour comedy playing on the U.S. LOGO cable network, creator-writer-director DEL SHORES has reunited stars from his film, including Bonnie Bedelia, Olivia Newton-John, Ann Walker, Beth Grant and Leslie Jordan, who are joined by new recruits Rue McClanahan and Caroline Rhea. His larger than life but not far from the truth small-town saga is imbued with the Spirit, cigarette smoke and self-administered Valium; pecan pie, whiskey shots at the local bar, sex, and an undying love of country music superstar Tammy Wynette. STEVE PRIDE sets a spell with Shores and his producer/star/husband JASON DOTTLEY to get caught up on all the goings on.

A JIHAD FOR LOVE
Filmed in twelve different countries and in nine languages, A Jihad for Love is the first-ever feature-length documentary to explore the complex global intersections of Islam and homosexuality. With unprecedented access and depth, the film brings to light the hidden lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Muslims and goes where the silence has been loudest, to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt and Bangladesh, as well as to Turkey, France, India, South Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom. Steve Pride spoke with the films director and co-producer Parvez Sharma.

Chris & Don
Have you ever wondered what happed to Sally Bowles' gay boyfriend after he left Berlin at the end of "Cabaret"? "CHRIS & DON: A LOVE STORY" is the true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose autobiographical "Berlin Stories" was the basis for the musical "Cabaret") and American portrait painter DON BACHARDY, thirty years his junior. From Isherwood's Kit-Kat-Club years in Weimar-era Germany to the couple's first meeting on the beaches of 1950s Malibu, their against-all-odds saga is brought to dazzling life in this critically acclaimed documentary. STEVE PRIDE spoke with Bachardy, and filmmakers TINA MASCARA and GUIDO SANTI (with outro music from "To Love and Be Loved" by DAVID BROWN).

Sex Positive
While the practice of “safe sex” has become an American habit over the past twenty years, few are familiar with its controversial origins. It was born out of the tireless crusading, of an unlikely trio of friends that included aids researcher and physician Joseph Sonnabend, activist/singer Michael Callen and a male S & M escort named Richard Berkowitz. SEX POSITIVE a new documentary about Berkowitz and his contributions is making the rounds of both the LGBT and mainstream film festivals. Steve Pride spoke to Richard Berkowitz about the film, safe sex and survival.

Shelter
The first project showcased under the U.S. here! cable network's indie film initiative, "SHELTER," centers on Zach (TREVOR WRIGHT), a young man in San Pedro, California who gives up on his dream of art school in order to provide for his family. But when his best friend's brother Shaun (BRAD ROWE) returns to town, their casual surfing relationship turns into much more, setting off a chain of events forcing Zach to choose between continuing to put others first or fighting for what he wants for himself. After winning awards at LGBT film festivals across North America, the "gay surfer" movie has finally caught a slow wave into U.S. theatrical release and will soon be available on DVD. With preview clips, STEVE PRIDE spoke with the film’s neophyte writer/director JONAH MARKOWITZ about hanging tough and hanging ten.

Transamerican Love Story
On February 11th the U.S. queer LOGO cable channel debuted"TRANSAMERICAN LOVE STORY". This groundbreaking elimination dating show features transgender bachelorette CALPERNIA ADDAMS being wooed by eight dashing men. With the help of her trans best friend ANDREA JAMES and a parade of challenges and matchmaking dates, Calpernia whittles down her group of eligibles in hopes of finding her Prince Charming. And unlike a widely condemned "reality TV" predecessor, the suitors on this show know that she’s a male-to-female transsexual. STEVE PRIDE sits down with his friends Calpernia and Andrea to get the 411 on the show, the perks of reality TV, and dating in Los Angeles [www.logoonline.com; www.calpernia.com; www.andreajames.com; www.deepstealth.com].

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A freelance radio and print journalist based in Los Angeles, STEVE PRIDE is a FIVE-TIME winner of the GOLDEN MIKE award presented by The RADIO & TELEVISION NEWS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, including for three years in a row the award for BEST ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE REPORTING on radio.

Steve contributes to radio programs around the country and is often heard locally on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles / 98.7 FM Santa Barbara. His PRIDE ON SCREEN entertainment features can be heard regularly on the international radio phenomenon THIS WAY OUT .Every week nearly a million global listeners tune in to THIS WAY OUT on one of over 170 local community radio stations, via short wave, direct satellite to home, or cable outlets..