Baby Gay: Queer Culture Unfiltered

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...

Send us Fan Mail Manifest Your Dream Life & Embrace Queer Identity on the BabyGay™ Podcast! This week, host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with content creator and Delulu  Podcast host Ryan Lu ( @e.mo.tions ) to talk manifestation, gender identity, and coming out. Known for her powerful blend of astrology, daily affirmations, tarot, and unapologetic delulu energy, Ryan has inspired over 1.5M...

Send us Fan Mail Want to be a better LGBTQ+ ally? This episode offers a real, compassionate starting point. Photographer Zach Oren (he/him) joins BabyGay™ Podcast host & founder PJ Brescia (they/them) to share the story behind Ides of Gender — a powerful, seven-year photo series documenting over 650 trans and nonbinary people across all 50 U.S. states and territories. As a cisgender artist, Za...

Send us Fan Mail Struggling with family acceptance or coming out to a parent? This episode is for you. BabyGay™ founder PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with their Dad for a raw, honest conversation about gender identity, queerness, faith, and family across generations. Together, they explore what it really takes to show up for someone you love...even when you don’t fully understand their experien...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever been outed before you were ready, struggled to feel seen in queer spaces, or wondered where you fit in this big, messy LGBTQ+ world...this episode is for you. Recorded in May 2024 at the historic Black Cat in Los Angeles, this was the very first BabyGay™ Podcast episode ever captured. Host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with rapper, dancer, and “Pink Prince of Rap...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt like you weren’t “queer enough” to come out? Or wondered if you need a label to belong? This episode is for anyone who’s still figuring it out. Recorded live at the historic Black Cat in Silver Lake, BabyGay™ Podcast host PJ Brescia (they/them) welcomes comedian and Six Feet Above podcast host Kate Lav for a vulnerable, hilarious, and deeply relatable conversation about...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to come out late and Black in America? If you’re searching for Black queer coming out stories, advice on coming out later in life, or how to find LGBTQ+ community when you feel “behind,” this episode is for you. On this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast , host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Emmy-Nominated ABC News journalist Tim Pulliam . He shares how he came out a...

Send us Fan Mail The BabyGay Podcast recorded live from the Girls, Gays & Theys X BabyGay Pride Party! Host PJ Brescia (they/them) brings you authentic conversations celebrating LGBTQ+ joy and community! In this episode, you'll meet: Soul Purpose (Jake Scott-Thomson) : Phenomenal DJ sharing his personal coming-out story and the magic of the queer community, especially at Out Loud Music Fe...