#ILoveGay Today

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Chad Intrachooto of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. We chat about Chad's 15+ year history with TAT, as well as their dedication to the LGBTQ+ travel marketplace, including being a part of IGLTA, as well as working with key partners & influencers to help tell the story of #GoThaiBeFree.

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Wyatt O'Brian Evans, a return guest and friend, where we talk about his high-octane, sexually-charged, and compelling new novel being released this month, “Nothing Can Tear Us Apart—SHATTERED!" We chat about his book series, as well as his work in educating the world about IPV/A. These themes are in sync with this new book, which reveals provocative insight i...

#ILoveGay Today joins Tom Christ, co-founder of The Pride Cup and the KindRED Pride Foundation. We chat about the excitement of this 2nd season of Pride Cup, and how they've expanded into additional sporting events. They've been quite active on the road as well, promoting and forming partnerships at Sin City Classic in Las Vegas, Miami Beach Pride, Atlanta Bear Weekend and the upcoming Bea...

#ILoveGay Today connects with Alison Burgos, co-founder of the Kindred Pride Foundation in Florida. Kindred Pride's Mission: To get ONE MILLION people around the world to wear RED on the first Saturday of June! How? By inviting people throughout the world to organically join the movement by posting an image and/or a video of themselves wearing red using the hashtags #REDshirtchallenge, #Taketh...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with a Los Angeles icon, DJ Paul V., one of the founders of the original Dragstrip 66, which ran from 1993 to 2013 in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles. Dragstrip 66 was the place LA's queer/mixed underground eagerly descended upon for an evening of messy drag and trashy rock ’n roll. Listen in as Paul tells us a bit about his history and the history of Dragstrip 66,...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Burak Yilmaz, author of "If My Mother Never Left". We chat with Burak about his life growing up in Turkey, where he wrote "The Ordinary Story of a Homosexual" in 2002, a book that would change his life completely. Outing some of the wrong people in this book landed Burak in jail and worse, but he was able to successfully leave Turkey for New York C...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Seth Santoro, an "intuitive" business coach from Los Angeles. We chat about Seth's work in helping people, through coaching, writing and holding various educational courses and retreats. He's gone from "Smile from the Inside" to "Stop Writing, Start Selling", along with some amazing children's books along the way. In all of hi...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Kirstie Pike, one half of the dynamic duo with her girlfriend Christine Diaz, where they run one of the most successful LGBTQ+ influencer and content creation companies online, On Airplane Mode. Join us as Kirstie talks a bit about how they got started 3 years ago, working with companies ranging from Michael Kors, Prada, AirBNB, Alaska Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and th...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Bruce Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, author of the Families' Storytelling Trilogy - Unconventional Daughters, Uncommon Sons, Undeniable Relations. Join us as we chat about his 20th century period drama book series, how he got started, and how he has included either major or secondary LGBT characters in the casts, not as tokens, but as believable and ordinary (alb...

Join us as we meet up with Brandon Adkins on #ILove Gay Today. Brandon is a gay kart racer and kart track owner (Adkins Raceway) in Port Washington, Ohio. We chat about his start in Ohio, where he was closeted, married and the father of 2 children. Upon coming out, he moved to North Carolina, where he met his husband Jamie Wince. They are now back in Ohio, where he can be close to his kids again,...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Brandan Rader just in time for Valentine's Day! Based in Denver, Brandan has developed an amazing business "Helping People Find Love Through Psychology." A former model with a master’s degree in psychology and behavioral health, Brandan has developed a series of programs on finding love, including master classes, coaching, matchmaking & personal styling. Having in...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Jessica Clark, host of "Coming Out For Love", a new LGBTQ dating competition series from prolific queer filmmaker Nicole Conn. Jessica, who some of you may recognize as Lillith from True Blood, tells us a bit about the show and how it's unique compared to other reality dating series. It's filmed at the Palm Palace in Palm Springs, and is streaming on Lesflicks.com and...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with TJ Chernick, Executive Director of the IGLTA Foundation. TJ tells us what the IGLTA Foundation is all about in the world of LGBTQ+ travel. We also chat about his first IGLTA Convention in Milan he recently attended, as well as where he sees the IGLTA Foundation going in 2023, including San Juan, Puerto Rico in October 2023 for the next IGLTA Convention. They also held...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Yvo Manuel Van Dias, founder and chair of TransAmsterdam. We chat about his recent "Star" award by the Dutch Queen Awards organization. We also chat about the history of the organization Yvo started, Amsterdam TransPride, and how in 2019, the organization became TransAmsterdam, a “Trans Art School” that offers various artistic workshops, networking and professional gr...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Paul Rimar of The Ri Show, with Season 2 coming soon on CW Philadelphia and My Network TV in Miami. With the 1st season touching on topics ranging from weddings & honeymoons, travel, home decor, fashion and cooking, Season 2 plans to continue in that direction, focusing on more local business spotlights and behind the scenes interviews. They also plan on releasing...

#ILoveGay Today connects with Ricky Cornish of Equal Pride and KTNV Action News host of "The Morning Blend" in Las Vegas. Ricky is doing amazing work, both on television and via streaming and social media. He's done a wide variety of celebrity & lifestyle interviews, including interviewing David Archuleta, various Drag Race stars, and most recently, the GayVN Awards show, where Ricky became "g...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Josue Luciano, "The Cake Guy", from Pittsburgh, PA. We chat about how he got started, and what inspires him for new concepts, ideas and designs, including his recent inspiration by Enid & Wednesday Addams. Josue has become quite talented at tapping into pop culture for designs that range from "Enancto" to Netflix's "Wednesday" and more. Josue is also really good a...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Andrew Rimby, founder of the podcast "Ivory Tower Boiler Room". We chat about how and when Andrew started the public humanities podcast mid-2020, with a focus on literary and artistic interviews. It has since expanded into true crime in academia, live podcasts and a recent interview Playboy vs Playgirl with his friend and colleague, Taylor Ferber. Lastly, we touch on...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Alejandra Palma Trujillo in the new year, where we chat about her new podcast focusing on bringing to light some of the issues she has faced in her transition this past year. Alejandra has done an amazing job putting together this podcast series, and she's set to continue bringing new content and new stories to light in 2023.

#ILoveGay Today connects with Jason Peplinski, co-founder of the Sin City Classic Sports Festival, now the largest annual LGBTQ+ sporting event in the US, with over 10,000 athletes competing in 24 different sports. It is held every year in Las Vegas in January... this season it's January 12-15, 2023.   They've come a long way since their first event in 2008, produced by GLASA, the organizatio...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Rico Coar Fernandez, owner of Florida Boy Skincare in St Petersburg, Florida. Rico has created a studio day spa, providing a wide range of skincare services to the local LGBTQ+ community. Rico chats with us about how he got started, and how he networks and partners with other LGBTQ+ service providers in the area.

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Steve Greenberg, where we chat about his show "What The Heck Is That!?", The Gadget Game Show, a fun mix of “Shark Tank” and the classic TV show “What’s My Line?” We chat about how he got started in TV news, and from there, created his show where, with the host’s help, his panelists ask Yes/No questions to try to guess the identity and function of the mystery gadget....

#ILoveGay Today connects with Florian Klein, where we talk about his new musical debuting in NYC on October 24th, Shooting Star. Shooting Star is a semi-autobiographical performance about an award-winning gay porn star, Hans Berlin, set at the Black Rooster club. Set up as an intimate, immersive theater not unlike Cabaret, making the audience a part of the show. If you're in NYC this season, be su...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Robin Hopkins, where we chat about her new podcast debuting October 24th, "Well... Adjusting". Considering the previous work this author, actor and funny lady Robin Hopkins has created over the years, this new show should be a hit. It's kind of like a therapy session with a margarita in hand, Robin helps guests manage stress, set some boundaries, find a new apartment...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Enrique Anarte Lazo, Tiktok journalist and International Correspondent, creating amazing content for the Thomson Reuters Foundation and their LGBTQ+ news brand Openly. We chat about how he got started creating this content, which is unique in that it combines some of the best of LGBTQ+ influencer content with creating an engaging and compelling news story, told in a s...