Host, Elena Popp, is joined by Francisco Duenas, from Property Owners for Fair and Affordable Housing, who will talk about the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, and will update our listeners on what rent control efforts are being made by property owners in Los Angeles. #OnEveryFridge Elena Popp is the Executive Director of the Eviction Defense Network. Visit Eviction Defense Network: edn.la or email at [email protected] Housing Justice Radio with Elena Popp airs every 3rd Sunday of the Month (or the following Sunday after a holiday weekend) at 10AM on www.sgvlgbtq.org/qtalk-radio   QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center.

Join Host, David Ty Reza, and Co-host Phillip J. Hurt, and their guest, Edwin Alexis Gómez. Edwin Alexis Gómez is a Los Angeles based Queer Nicaraguan-American writer, performer and director. Gómez stems from a bloodline of artists, musicians and writers. He bares the beautiful burden of an innate need to create. His body of work blends the exquisite pain and resounding beauty of love and life, and becomes its own mythology. He has performed throughout Los Angeles, at the West Hollywood Book Fair as a “Queer Renegade”. He was featured in the show “Rise Up and Shout! Voices of the Next Gay Generation”, and has curated performances such as “Pink Sheep & Other Deviations”, a show about LGBTQ childhood stories. His micro short “Quédate Callado” just won a Grand Jury Award at the 2018 Outfest Fusion Film Festival. Gómezis currently working on his forthcoming book of poetry “La segunda muerte y otras cosas olvidadas”, his digital series “Frenemigas” and is in pre-production for his short films “Joyride” and “La Sad Boy”. IG: @cinematiche Twitter: @edwinalexis Quédate Callado: Two friends with a secret find an honest moment on the beach at sunset. www.quedatecallado.com Official selection: 2018 Outfest Fusion Film Festival, 2018 Outfest Film Festival, 2018 CineArte Latinx Queer Film Festival Winner: 2018 Grand Jury Award Outfest Fusion Film Festival   Itro song Yo Soy David by Ramon Rios: @river_daire QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center and brought to you in collaboration with Q Youth Foundation.

Soy Yo David  David Ty Reza is joined by Actor/YouTube Star/ IG Influencer, Jason Caceres. Most recently, Jason can be seen playing Jimmy Bennet on Criminal Minds, and supporting role on American Animals by Bart Layton. Additionally, Jason is circulating the film festival circuit with short films like BBJ (starring opposite Wilson Cruz) and Emily. Jayson made his Los Angeles stage debut at the Los Angeles LGBT Center playing Newbie in the West Coast Premiere of Hit The Wall; a production that has received many accolades, including Best Production, Best Director, Best Lead Performance, Best Featured Performance, Best Lighting, and Best Ensemble. Jason has also been seen performing in music videos for Five Finger Death Punch, The Vamps, Steve Grand, and Bart Baker. Lastly, but not least, Jason recurs on Web Series such as Where the Bears Are, and How to Survive High School. Itro song Yo Soy David by Ramon Rios:  @river_daire QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center and brought to you in collaboration with Q Youth Foundation.

Host, Xavier Mejia, is joined by Tamara Rettino, Licensed Acupuncturist at Acupunktrix. Tamara Rettino, LAc, MS OBGYN, pediatrics,chronic pain, LGBTQ, mental health, palliative care. House calls, too!    ????‍??Atwater Village Acupuncturist, Mama, Doula, and Sound Healer, Specializing in: ?????????????????‍??. Artist, writer, percussionist. ?? www.acupunktrix.com

First Episode: Host, Elena Popp, is joined by Miki Jackson, from the AIDS Health Foundation (AHF), who will talk about AHF’a pivotal role around housing justice, and the historic role that lgbtq people have played in the fight for housing justice in Los Angeles. Paul Lanctot, from the Los Angeles Tenant Union, also joins Elena on this episode to talk about the union’s tenant-led movement. #OnEveryFridge   Housing Justice Radio with Elena Popp airs every 3rd Sunday of the Month at 10AM on QTalkRadio.com QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center.

Soy Yo David Spisdoe One: David Ty Reza is joined by Natalie Sanches: the co-creator, co-writer and producer of the award-winning telenovela web-series “Sin Vergüenza” which addresses the stigma of HIV in Latino communities. Later in the show, David, is joined by Actor/Producer JM Longoria, known for his supporting role in the very successful feature film Miracles from Heaven, reprises his Imagen Award nominated role of Enrique Salazar in the third season of the groundbreaking bilingual online series Sin Vergüenza. The 3rd season was just released in both English and Spanish on the Sin Vergüenza website worldwide on January 8th, 2018.   Itro song Yo Soy David by Ramon Rios:  @river_daires  

Host, Xavier Mejia is joined by Karla Legaspy and Cyn Gonzalez to talk about a three-day Latinx film and art festival, better known as: CINE ARTE. The 4th annual arts festival dedicated to showcasing the stories of LGBTQ, two-spirited, Latinx, Chicanx, and indigenous identities through film and visual art in a space that builds on their rich and diverse cultural history. The program includes feature and short films, art installations, musical performances, red carpet events, receptions, music, and Q&A sessions with filmmakers and cast members. cineartela.org   QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center and brought to you in collaboration with Q Youth Foundation.

Host, Xavier Mejia sits down to talk with Dr. Eduardo Lara. Dr. Eduardo Lara, a twenty-year educator and recognized expert in teaching, learning, and urban education, has announced his candidacy to replace Board Member John McGinnis, who has announced that he will not seek re-election.  Dr. Eduardo Lara lives in the LBUSD Third District with his husband. He has been an engaged resident of the district for over a decade. Dr. Lara served as a middle school teacher in LAUSD, Director of an Urban Education master’s degree program at Loyola Marymount University, Associate Director of the Youth Empowerment and Research Seminar at Pepperdine, and Director of Research and Evaluation for the Health Literacy Project. Dr. Lara earned his bachelor and master’s degrees from The George Washington University and his Ph.D. in Education from UCLA; he is currently a Sociologist of Education at Cal State Long Beach. Dr. Eduardo Lara’s campaign site: eduardoforeducation.com  

Host Xavier Mejia sits down with director/producer Shaleece Haas to discuss the story of 19 year old Bennett Wallace in the film REAL BOY. REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Along the way, both mother and son find support in their communities, reminding us that families are not only given, but chosen.  REAL BOY has screened more than 180 times in 23 countries, earning 20 awards. For more info: realboymovie.com/ Shaleece Haas is a documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the co-producer of The Genius of Marian, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was broadcast on POV in 2014. She has directed and produced several shorts including Old People Driving, City Fish, and Awardwinninggir. In addition to her work as a director/producer, Shaleece is an instructor of video storytelling at UCLA Extension and UC Berkeley’s Advanced Media Institute. QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center and brought to you in collaboration with Q Youth Foundation.

Hosts Ana Bernal and Xavier Mejia sit down with community leader Ronnie Veliz to discuss the high price of going back to school. Ronnie is the co-founder and executive director of Somos Familia Valle, a San Fernando Valley LGBTQ+ community-based organization dedicated to support, empower, train, and mobilize the LGBTQ community.  During this episode we learn more about Ronnie's life as an MSW student, who is a first-generation and transgender student at CSUN, and who is already breaking new ground on campus for the Latinx community. Bully Advocacy Hotline: 844 256 0735 QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center and brought to you in collaboration with Q Youth Foundation.

Host Xavier Mejia sits down with director and writer Armando Ibanez to talk about the creation of the Undocutales. Undocutales is a web series about the secret life of a Mexican server living in Los Angeles. Fernando has two secrets, he is an undocumented immigrant, and he is a closeted gay. He is constantly lying about his legal status and real identity.   Season 2 Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdVZhwrbOrc Undocutales Season 2 Premiere Screening | Saturday, November 11 | 4PM to 8PM The Village at Ed Gould Plaza | 1125 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, Ca 90038   QTalk Radio is a program of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center and brought to you in collaboration with Q Youth Foundation.