Baby Gay: Queer Culture Unfiltered

Send us Fan Mail Feeling alone in your coming out journey? This episode is for you. On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Jorge Valencia (he/him), CEO of Point Foundation —the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ and ally students. Jorge shares his powerful coming out story, growing up in a Mormon Latino family in Texas and coming out...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when one of the funniest women on television walks into The BabyGay™ Podcast? We almost peed our pants. You’ll see... This week, PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with actress, comedienne, writer, painter, and recent Las Vegas Pride Celebrity Grand Marshal,  Lauren Weedman (she/her). From her scene-stealing turn as Doris on HBO’s Looking to her unforgettable Mayor of L...

Send us Fan Mail What would change if you finally let yourself wear the dress — or whatever you’ve been too scared to try? On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Ross Alan (they/them), a nonbinary singer-songwriter blending Midwest country roots with disco energy into their signature “country disco” sound. Growing up in small-town Ohio, Ross struggled with fai...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt out of place in the fitness community? You’re not alone...and this episode is for you. Nick Davis , a New York City–based performer and endurance athlete, joins The BabyGay™ Podcast to share how a decade in professional musical theater...including the Broadway national tour of Cats... shaped his discipline, resilience, and athletic mindset. Now competing as the only out...

Send us Fan Mail Want to celebrate Pride all year long? You can...thanks to Jeff Consoletti . On this week’s The BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Jeff Consoletti (he/him), Founder & CEO of JJLA and creator of OUTLOUD . Jeff shares how OUTLOUD was built, why Pride can’t be limited to one month, and what it takes to create queer stages and music festivals that exist...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt the pressure to hide your true self just to protect your career...or your sense of safety? On this week’s The BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with comedian, activist, and podcast host Dana Goldberg , a fellow Out100 Honoree from the 2025 class , for a powerful conversation about coming out, creativity, and choosing authenticity when the stakes fe...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how journalism can actually save lives? On this week’s The BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Jay Valle , a GLAAD Media Award–winning journalist with NBC News, whose investigative reporting helped expose and stop a deadly pattern targeting gay men in New York City. Recorded at the historic Black Cat in Silver Lake, this episode shows how st...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling stuck, unseen, or navigating your queer or trans identity? You’re not alone. On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with cultural visionary, musician, and activist Love Bailey for a bold conversation about gender identity, self-expression, and queer resistance. Love shares her journey as a trans woman raised by a showgirl grandmother and a...

Send us Fan Mail Struggling to live authentically? You’re not alone. On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Tommi Aura to talk about coming out, unlearning religious shame, and stepping fully into queer identity. Tommi opens up about growing up religious and praying the gay away, navigating androgyny and nonbinary identity, and building confidence as a queer a...

Send us Fan Mail If you're coming out later in life or questioning your queer identity, this episode will ground you. On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with comedian, actor, writer, and DJ Bri Giger for a candid, funny, and affirming conversation about navigating the LGBTQ+ coming-out process at any age. Bri opens up about early queer awakenings, being la...

Send us Fan Mail Learn how queer media shapes culture on this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , where host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Tracy E. Gilchrist (she/her) — the journalist and queer media icon behind 2024’s viral “holding space” Wicked interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Tracy opens up about her decades-long career covering the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop cultur...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wish you had a BFF who loved you so unconditionally that you felt safe being exactly who you are?! This week on The BabyGay™ Podcast, PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Greg Cope White (he/him), author of The Pink Marine , and his lifelong best friend Dale Kiker (he/him) — the duo whose 51-year friendship inspired Netflix’s queer hit BOOTS . They’ve been inseparable since...

Send us Fan Mail The world is cracking...and Margaret Cho will save us! On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) records from the historic Black Cat in Silver Lake with comedy legend, activist, and fellow Out100 honoree Margaret Cho (she/her) - truly one of the funniest, fiercest, and most influential queer voices of our time! Margaret opens up about growing up in a gay bookst...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt like it’s too late to start over or chase your creative dream? On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with filmmaker and podcaster GG Hawkins (she/her) — writer-director of I Really Love My Husband and host of the No Film School  podcast — for a funny, inspiring, and deeply honest conversation about queerness, creativity, and finding your...

Send us Fan Mail Want to see what real allyship in action looks like? On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with LA City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez (he/him) — a lifelong Angeleno, former labor organizer, and one of Los Angeles’ leading voices for equity and inclusion. Born and raised in LA to Mexican immigrant parents who worked as street vendors, Hugo learn...

Send us Fan Mail This episode kicks off BabyGay’s Out100 Honoree Series — celebrating the bold, brilliant queer trailblazers featured in Out Magazine’s Out100. Host PJ Brescia (they/them) — a 2025 Out100 honoree — sits down at the historic Black Cat in Silver Lake with political analyst, comedian, and activist Ryan Basham for an open, hilarious, and heartfelt conversation about finding self-accept...

Send us Fan Mail Ever struggled to unlearn people-pleasing or talk openly about sex, weed, or mental health? On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down at The Black Cat with comedian and That’s A Gay Ass Podcast creator Eric Williams (he/him) for a raw, hilarious, and deeply relatable conversation on queer identity, open relationships, OCD, and self-acceptance. Warning...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt the pressure to hide your true self just to belong? On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Andy Parker (he/him) writer, creator and co-showrunner of Netflix’s new queer drama BOOTS . Inspired by Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine , BOOTS follows a gay recruit navigating Marine Corps boot camp before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” —a s...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel anxious, struggle to stay grounded, or wonder how to trust yourself on your creative journey? On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with singer–songwriter and queer icon Bryce Xavier (he/him) ( @BryceXavier ). Bryce shares how journaling, affirmations, and his mantra “I can do it” help him manage anxiety and stay authentic while creating...

Send us Fan Mail What every BabyGay needs to hear. On this episode of the BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) welcomes producer (and bestie) Tom Gault (he/him) for a raw and hilarious conversation about growing up queer in the South, navigating religious shame and family expectations, and embracing life as a queer adult. Tom shares the lessons he’s learned, the advice he wishes he had w...

Send us Fan Mail How to build confidence with a positive mindset. On this episode of the BabyGay™ Podcast, filmmaker Megan Chumbley (she/they) sits down with host PJ Brescia (they/them) to share simple mindset shifts that turn “not queer enough” doubts into grounded confidence: on set, at work, and in everyday life.  From BabyGay × The Black Cat origins and a Kentucky→LA journey to early queer mem...

Send us Fan Mail Learn how chosen family and reinvention can change your life. On this episode of the BabyGay™ Podcast , PJ Bresci a (they/them) sits down with Sarah Carson (actor, private investigator, Harvard trailblazer, and PJB's chosen family) to explore what it takes to keep starting over. From breaking barriers as one of the first women at Harvard Business School , to working undercove...

Send us Fan Mail How to own your power after coming out. On this episode of the BabyGay™ Podcast , Ashlee Belzo (she/her) — founder of Girls Gays Theys and PuffDAO — shares her journey from being outed as a teen and bullied in school to reclaiming her identity and creating inclusive queer spaces. From transforming pain into empowerment to launching Girls Gays Theys and LEZBOS by Belzo , Ashlee’s s...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt like you had to wait until you weren’t scared to finally be yourself? Spoiler: you don’t! On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Hannah Perez , entrepreneur and co-founder of Seeq Protein , to talk about what it really means to “do it scared.” From her powerful coming out story at 15 in South Dakota (and realizing coming out isn’t a one-t...

Send us Fan Mail Curious how faith, queerness, and comedy shape LGBTQ+ culture? This week on the BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with comedian and Newsweek Senior Culture journalist H. Alan Scott for an unfiltered conversation about growing up Mormon, coming out queer, converting to Judaism, and finding their voice through comedy.  As host of The Parting Shot with H. Alan...