Post by Scott Jacobsen

Charles Bouley II is a trailblazing LGBTQ broadcaster, entertainer, and activist. As half of the first openly gay duo in U.S. drive-time radio, he made history while shaping California law on LGBTQ wrongful death cases. Karel rose to prominence as the #1 talk show host on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles and KGO AM 810 in San Francisco, later expanding to Free Speech TV and the Karel Cast podcast. His work spans journalism (HuffPost, The Advocate, Billboard), television (CNN, MSNBC), and the music industry. A voting member of NARAS, GALECA, and SAG-AFTRA, Karel now lives and creates in Las Vegas. Karel Bouley and Scott Douglas Jacobsen discuss LGBTQ rights across a volatile global landscape, from Project Not Alone’s effort to free imprisoned queer people in Cameroon and Nigeria to Pride controversies in Long Beach, Israel, and Kyiv. They connect family rejection, AIDS-era grief, youth vaping, artistic resilience, and RuPaul’s joy-versus-resistance message, arguing that celebration must remain tied to organizing, universal human rights, and practical solidarity for vulnerable communities amid rising authoritarianism and institutional neglect worldwide. https://lnkd.in/dSWgZu9u