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The President of the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition, Dr. Marisa Richmond, will appear this month on Out and About Today.   

This weekend, Dr. Richmond will be part of a roundtable discussion hosted by Pam Wheeler, with Alex Beard of Vanderbilt University Human Rights Campaign, and George Oeser of Impact Equality, to discuss the recent election results and the Impact Rally in Nashville.

Next weekend, Dr. Richmond, who was recently appointed to serve on the Sexual Violence Prevention Planning Committee of the Tennessee Department of Health, will discuss brutal hate crimes against transgender persons, with a special emphasis on the murder of Duanna Johnson, with host Brent Meredith.   

Out and About Today is broadcast throughout the month on NewsChannel 5+ on Fridays  at 10:00 pm, CST.  The show repeats on Saturdays at 2:00 am and 9:30 pm, CST, and Sundays at 2:00 am and 10:00 pm, CST.

NewsChannel 5+ can be found on Nashville Cable at Channel 50.  If you do not live in Nashville, check your local listings to see if NewsChannel 5+ is available in your area.

Out and About Today is also available online at www.outandaboutnewspaper.com.

On Saturday, December 6, Dr. Richmond will appear live on Queer Talk Radio, with host Matthew Shepard, to discuss the recent election results and what the outcome will mean for the LGBT community at both the local and national level.

Queer Talk Radio is a live segment during DJ Ron’s 91 Out of the Closet show, airing from 3:30 to 4:00 pm, CST, in Nashville, on WRVU, 91.1 FM.

Queer Talk Radio is also streamed live at www.wrvu.org.

Be sure to join us at the semi-annual Statewide Membership Meeting, Friday, January 30, 2009, 7pm, in Nashville, as we discuss issues and strategy for 2009.

We also encourage all to set aside Tuesday, February 17, 2009, to join LGBT people and supporters from across the state in Nashville to meet with state legislators at the Tennessee Equality Project’s 5th Annual Advancing Equality Day on the Hill.