Mpox & Pride 2023
Episode 38
Introducing InterPod: The Global Voices of Pride Podcast | Episode 38 — Mpox & Pride 2023 with Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis and Dr. Nikki Romanik.
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About Episode 38
Our latest episode is focused on Pride 2023, which means we’ll gather in large crowds or participate in activities in which we should have an “anti-body” plan. We speak to Dr. Demetre Daskalakis and Dr. Nikki Romanik from The White House about the current status of Mpox.
About Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis (he/him)
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is an infectious disease physician who serves as the Deputy Coordinator of the White House National Mpox Response. Prior to his appointment, he served locally and nationally as a leader in public health as the Director for the Division of HIV Prevention at the CDC, Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Disease Control, and Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Daskalakis is recognized internationally as an expert in HIV prevention and has focused much of his career on the treatment and prevention of HIV and other STIs as an activist physician with a focus on LGBTQ+ communities. He has also served in leadership roles in several other public health emergencies.
About Dr. Nikki Romanik (she/her)
Dr. Romanik is the Senior Policy Advisor for Mpox National Coordinator & Deputy Coordinator at the White House.
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News Contributor
Global LGBTQIA+ News Update By Michael K. Lavers, the international news editor of the Washington Blade.
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Michelle Meow, Producer & Host
Michelle Meow is the host and producer of “The Michelle Meow Show.” The program’s tagline is: “Your A-Z, covering the LGBT, LMNOP, and everyone in between.” Michelle’s mission is to construct opportunities for people to listen to deep conversations to develop understanding and empathy. She shares, “We simply don’t have enough opportunities to talk and not enough moments to listen.” Michelle’s show can be heard in San Francisco and nationally on the Progressive Voices Network, and her local TV show can be seen on KBCW TV and Channel 44.
Michelle also produces programs at the iconic Commonwealth Club, where she has also served on their Board of Governors. There, she is dedicated to conversations around social justice with an intersectional lens. She has interviewed notable thought leaders such as Olympic medalist Adam Rippon, NFL’s first out LGBTQ coach Katie Sowers, the first American woman in space, and Sally Ride’s widow, Tam O’Shaughnessy. Since 2006, Michelle has been a co-host of the San Francisco Pride Parade broadcast and was President of their Board of Directors from 2014 to 2018. She is a self-described LGBTQI+ history geek, information sponge, and lover, not a fighter.
Michelle shares, “Exchanging thoughtful dialogue can create change. We are all different, but we find similarities and hope in our differences. Exchanging thoughtful dialogue can create the change we all seek in humanity.”
You can learn more about Michelle and her programming here.
Michael K. Lavers, Global LGBTQIA+ News Contributor
Michael K. Lavers is the award-winning International News Editor for the Washington Blade. He has been with the newspaper since 2012.
Michael has reported from the Deep South, the United Nations, Cuba, Israel, Brazil, and more than a dozen other countries and territories. In addition, he has appeared on Al Jazeera, BBC, Sirius XM, and other English and Spanish-language media outlets to discuss LGBTQ-specific issues.
Michael holds a degree in journalism and Spanish from the University of New Hampshire. He grew up in Manchester, N.H., and currently lives in Dupont Circle with his husband.
