QUEER MINDED IS YOUR WEEKLY HUB FOR ALL THAT'S QUEER AND HAPPENING IN IN THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD. HOSTS ORIE, SAREA AND JILLIAN BRING THE LATEST LGBT NEWS, INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO ONLINE RADIO WITH SPICY COMMENTARY, EXCITING GUESTS AND STORIES THAT AFFECT OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT WHEN YOU'RE QUEER MINDED!

SHOW HOST, ORIE GIVENS IV IS A BUCKEYE-BORN, NEW YORK CITY EDUCATED JOURNALIST AND COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL. HE RECEIVED HIS MASTERS OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM FROM THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND HAS REPORTED ON-AIR, IN PRINT AND ONLINE FOR A VARIETY OF MAINSTREAM AND LGBT-FOCUSED OUTLETS IN THE US AND CANADA. ORIE ENJOYS FINDING AND REPORTING THE STORIES OF PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AND WHEN HE’S NOT NEWS BINGING, HE’S PROBABLY OUT ON A PATIO OR A DANCE FLOOR. OR STUCK IN A MARATHON OF A VERY ENGAGING TELENOVELA. TWEET HIM AT @ORACLE83.

SHOW HOST, SAREA SURMON, IS AN AVID WORLD TRAVELER, LOVER OF ARTS, CULTURE, MUSIC AND ALL THINGS QUEER. SHE JOINS QUEER MINDED AS A NOVICE TO RADIO, BUT ISN’T AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT AND ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS. THE COLUMBUS, OHIO NATIVE GRADUATED FROM KENT STATE UNIVERSITY IN 2006 WITH A BA IN SPANISH AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AND WORKS A MAJOR CORPORATIONS AS A PROJECT MANAGER. SHE IS HOPING TO EXPLORE TOPICS SUCH AS FEMME INVISIBILITY, MARRIAGE EQUALITY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE INTERSECTION OF BEING BLACK AND QUEER. TWEET HER AT @LA_SAREA

JILLIAN EUGENIOS IS A JOURNALIST BASED IN NEW YORK CITY. SHE GOT HER START IN QUEER MEDIA AT LOTL MAGAZINE IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, WHERE SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME SITTING IN THE SUNSHINE TALKING TO LESBIANS WITH ACCENTS. SHE WENT ON TO A JOB AS AN ASSOCIATE EDITOR AT CURVE, AMERICA'S BEST-SELLING LESBIAN MAGAZINE. SHE HAS SPENT MANY YEARS COVERING ALL ANGLES OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY, FROM ARTS AND CULTURE TO TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENT. SHE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO FOLLOW COMPLICATED RECIPES IN HER TINY KITCHEN, ADDING AND SUBTRACTING THINGS FROM HER AMAZON CART AND IS NEVER VERY FAR FROM A NEWSPAPER OR A RADIO. TWEET HER AT @JILLIANEUGENIOS.

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