Episode 18 - Gay guys fall for straight guys

Episode 18 of CHECKERED NATION. Hosts Mark, Michelle, Kevin and Jelanie talk about when gay guys fall for straight guys. In 2 parts.

Part 1


Part 2


There are some low volume sound problems at the beginning.

Episode 17 - CHECKERED NATION at Sacramento Pride 2008

CHECKERED NATION hosts Mark and William visit Sacramento Pride 2008 and interview some of the participants.

What does pride mean? Equality, bringing people together and just good fun.

Episode 13 - CHECKERED NATION talks to Christopher Cabaldon

CHECKERED NATION hosts Mark, Michelle and Kevin talk with Christopher Cabaldon who is the mayor of West Sacramento and is currently running for 8th District Assembly of California.

They talk about coming out, LOGO TV, the lavender ceiling in politics and issues important to the 8th district - schools, the delta and transportation.



Christopher Cabaldon's web site.
City of West Sacramento's web site.

Production... Mark L
Production assistant... David

Episode 12 - CHECKERED NATION talks with Terry Sidie

CHECKERED NATION crew Mark, Michelle and Kevin
visit with Terry Sidie on the balcony of his nightclub Faces
and talk about Terry's history with clubs, the gay straight clientele at his clubs and more chat.
Mark tells us his first gay club was Bojangles.

The sound is bad with birds chirping, bar noise (good times) and sirens. Crank up the volume to hear our friends talk.

Web sites mentioned
Faces Nightclub
Headhunter's Restaurant
Mom Guess What Newspaper
Sacramento Pride
Rainbow Festival

Episode 10 - Body Image

Welcome to the 10th episode - a milestone - of CHECKERED NATION.

Mark, William and Kevin talk about "Body Image" and gay men.

Do gay men put more emphasis on looks?
Is what is inside more important?
In addition they touch on Slim-Fast, mirrors and themselves.

Episode 9 - CHECKERED NATION at Badlands

CHECKERED NATION visits Badlands... hosts Mark and William chat with the two people behind the popular Sacramento night club Badlands- TJ and Marge.

They talk about how TJ got into the club business, his passion for it, his mom Marge as well as Midtown and future projects.

Sacramento Badlands celebrates its 1 year anniversary March 28, 2008. Check out their web site: www.sacbadlands.com



The hosts of Checkered Nation encourage your email comments and suggestions checkerednation@yahoo.com

Episode 7 - Bug Chasers

CHECKERED NATION gets serious and talks about "Bug Chasers".

Kevin defines the term for us - "Bug Chasers: HIV negative gay men interested in becoming HIV positive," then Mark, Kevin and William talk about it.

Two local Internet resources for Sacramento, California, USA are -
Sacramento GLBTI Center: www.saccenter.org
Sacramento HIV/AIDS CARES: www.caresclinic.org