#ILoveGay Today

#ILoveGay Today connects with London-based musical artist, Smashby, on National Coming Out Day. Join us as we chat about his new single release "Bad Influence", as well as his pride tour this past summer, including a video series he's created from that, entitled Pride Tour Diaries. We also chat about Smashby's amazing talent at both promoting his music online and distributing it via all of the var...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Michael and Sebastian, the Two Dad Family. Join us as we chat about how they got started creating content, together as a family with their daughter Mia... first on YouTube and then on Instagram. Their content explores their personal stories including their first date and coming out. They also share with us their amazing wedding in Bora Bora, as well as their travel ad...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Dan Watt, producer of the new movie "Everybody Dance". It's a film about 5 kids with different disabilities, attending Ballet for All Kids. The film is Dan following them and their families for 10 months, where we get to learn their stories about the perseverance of the human spirit. The film releases today on most major streaming services, including Amazon, Google an...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Mark Olmsted, author of Ink From The Pen, A Prison Memoir.  Writing this book, which started out as a series of daily letters written by Mark to his sister while he was incarcerated for dealing meth, his work brings us a unique perspective on prison life while bringing together the sensibilities of a gay, HIV+ man, along with a healthy dose of the TV series Break...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with music artist Sev7en Taylor. We chat about his new single release "The Subconscious Side of the Lilith Moon", coming off of his August release of "House of Seven". We chat about his music and his spirituality, which brings both his music and his books together with a common thread of capturing his various "eras" in life into his music and his literature.

#ILoveGay Today connects with Miz Cambell, Miss Drag South Africa 2020/2021/2022. We chat about the organization, who's mission is "drag with a purpose”. Miz has been performing in drag since 2015/2016, and has performed at Johannesburg Pride and the Queer GALA. We also chat about their personal history, having grown up in the Johannesburg area, and their career in technology and robotics.

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Eric McKeever, founder of The Coach Audio Comedy. Starring Eric as the narrator and certified life coach, Evan Nixon, his show brings together an eclectic mix of zany clients he is coaching, all while “life-coaching” his own journey. Think 30Rock meets Twin Peaks! Join us as we chat about how Eric got started on this 6-episode project, and where he sees it going in th...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with music artist Armand Joubert "AJ" in Johannesburg, South Africa. We chat about his work, including his new single inspired by Gwen Guthrie’s “Rent." We also chat about his live performances and how he leverages social media to promote his music and these events in such a masterful way.

#ILoveGay Today reconnects with David Perry, publicist, author and world traveler, based out of San Francisco. We chat about one his clients, the iconic Castro Theatre in San Francisco, and some of the changes they've gone through over the past few years. We also chat about life in Palm Springs, as so many LGBTQ+ folks from Los Angeles, San Francisco and other regions have expedited their retireme...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with MR Slade, LGBTQ+ music artist based in Toronto, Canada. He's just released his new single, "Call Me", breathing a new techno-beat into the longing plea made famous by the legendary Debbie Harry and Blondie. Join us as we chat about his music, and his work in breaking down barriers, both as a queer Asian man and a musician.

#ILoveGay Today joins Aaron Paiva Leyton of Tour Guide Peru to both catch up and get an update as to what Aaron and Tour Guide Peru are up to in 2022. We chat about how Aaron has adapted his business during the pandemic, including a huge personal life change in getting married and moving to the Upper Peninsula region of Michigan. We discuss how managing a travel company has changed post-pandemic,...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Mariah Hanson, an icon and pioneer in the LGBTQ+ community and founder of The Dinah, one of the largest lesbian events worldwide returning to Palm Springs Sept 21-25, 2022. Celebrating its 31st year, we chat with Mariah about how she got started back in 1991 with her first event held at the Palm Springs Modern Art Museum, and how The Dinah has evolved into what it is...

#ILoveGay Today joins Jon Godbold of Tales of the Second City, where we connect with Owen Edmunds and his mother, Helen... two amazing personalities in the LGBTQ+ world of Birmingham. Owen and his mom have traveled throughout the UK, attending Pride festivals close to home and across the country. Listen in as Owen talks about his coming out, and how he and his mother developed this kinship in thei...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Pollo Del Mar, the1st drag personality in National Wrestling Association's (NWA) history and the 1st to manage a  transgender athlete and pro-wrestling star. We chat about his love of wrestling since he was a wee lad growing up in the South. We also chat about Thrillbilly Silas Mason, who together with Pollo Del Mar are considered the most controversial "couple"...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Ash Kapriélov, founder of Tomb of Ash. Based in Manchester, UK, Tomb of Ash is an award-winning videogames blog, Official Tomb Raider Fansite outlet and Resident Evil Ambassador. We chat about how Ash got started with this website and blog, and how he's evolved and grown over the years, and is now invited to key gaming events around the world, and has also now develop...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Lachlan Smith, founder of the Birmingham Unicorns Cricket Club, Birmingham’s first LGBTQ+ cricket team. We chat about his love of cricket, and the inspiration behind creating this club, which has grown above and beyond his expectations, and has created a sense of family, as well as LGBTQ+ allies, in the sports world.

#ILoveGay Today connects with Robin Gray, co-founder of GaymingMag.com. With the #CommonwealthGames coming to Birmingham this month, Gayming Magazine has teamed up with Pride House Birmingham to run the Gayming Arena for the full 18 days of the event. They'll be featuring a range of esports and #LGBTQ games for people to drop in and play. In addition, they're hosting a panel & networking eveni...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Ry Levey, director and producer of Out in the Ring, along with the amazing Pollo Del Mar of San Francisco drag fame. We chat about this film they created together, Out in the Ring, which explores the history of LGBTQIA+ wrestlers and queer representation in professional wrestling. With their recent premiere at InsideOUT Toronto this past June, this film continues on t...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Shenay O'Brien from Johannesburg. Shenay is a drag artist and one of South Africa's premiere entertainers and a true multimedia artist. We chat about her work and how she got started, including her infamous audition for Idols SA, where she auditioned in drag. In addition to her entertainment talents, she is extraordinary in her skills in getting the word out about her...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with David Auten and John Schneider of Debt Free Guys & Queer Money Podcast. This couple have an amazing story about how they got started and what inspired them to begin sharing with the LGBTQ+ community how they took their financial background skills and successfully dug themselves out of debt. They now have a podcast, a blog and they're becoming the "go to" guys for...

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Jayzen Patria from Los Angeles, where we chat about his history in the LGBTQ+ business community, starting with his career at NBCUniversal and culminating in the nearly 5-year anniversary of his consulting business, along with his flagship "Lead With Your Brand" podcast. We chat about Jayzen's involvement with OUT@NBCUniversal and Out & Equal, as well as his board...

#ILoveGay Today joins Michael Green, a public speaker and master storyteller, who has built an amazing career transforming wine & food into entertainment. We chat about his work bringing the worlds of wine & food into corporate boardrooms, private dinners and a myriad of other culinary events around the world. He's also spoken on food and wine curating on  MSNBC, CNN, The Today Show,...

#ILoveGay Today, along with John Godbold of Tales of the Second City, meet up with George Mattu, an "accidental activist." George Mattu and his partner Matthew Grocott have lived in Birmingham together for the past seven years but say the incessant homophobia in the city has left them fearing for their safety. Listen in as we chat about George's roll in helping bring more awareness to this issue,...

#ILoveGay Today, along with John Godbold of Tales of the Second City, meet up with Beth & Cameron, aka Christian Gay and Victor Velvet. They head up Kings N Things Birmingham, where they host a monthly avant garde drag king cabaret on Sunday nights at The Fox on Kent St in Birmingham. Join us as they tell us about who they are, how they got started and where they're headed as they bring the wo...

#ILoveGay Today, along with John Godbold of Tales of the Second City, meet up with Beth & Cameron, aka Christian Gay and Victor Velvet. They head up Kings N Things Birmingham, where they host an avant garde drag king cabaret every Sunday night at The Fox on Kent St in Birmingham. Join us as they tell us about who they are, how they got started and where they're headed as they bring the world of dr...