LGBTQ&A

Darryl Stephens talks about the legacy of Noah's Arc, the radical way the show dealt with HIV, and why he almost quit acting before becoming a father. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

The legendary tennis player joins us to talk about being outed in 1981, why she didn't feel comfortable with her sexuality until she was 51, and the epiphany she had as a 12-year-old that changed her life. All In, Billie Jean King's autobiography is out now.  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

The Tony-nominated actor talks about his directorial debut in Modern Love, streaming August 13th on Prime Video. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Instagram at @lgbtqpod.

"If we all wait for all the homophobic people to come around, we're going to give up our whole lives. For me, having kids really rooted me in that." Carolina de Robertis joins us to talk about her new novel, The President and the Frog. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

The legendary Kate Bornstein talks about why gender is always changing, what is missing from public discussions of gender, and how now in her 70s, gender has become "inconsequential" to her.  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod. (We've rereleased an earlier conversation with Kate from 2018 as a com...

What is the future of gender? Writer and gender theorist, Kate Bornstein talks about the past, present, and future of gender. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod. (We've just released a brand new conversation with Kate Bornstein. It's available right above this one in your podcast feed.)

"Smile every day — that was a dream I had as a child. I just want to be happy and being happy is not being in any form of closet." Edafe Okporo talks about HIV stigma in Nigeria, why the country's underground queer parties are so vital, and how difficult the asylum process is in the U.S.  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come fi...

When Ann Northrop walked into her first ACT UP meeting in February of 1988, she felt immediately at home. "Oh my god, these are my people," she remembers thinking. "These are the cranky individualists who are really too weird to be part of normal society and they're here doing civil disobedience and direct action." The longtime activist joins us to talk about helping to craft ACT UP's media strate...

Eureka O'Hara (RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars) joins us to talk about her evolving relationship to gender, her drag career, and her late mother's impact. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Who do you want to hear from? Connect and recommend guests on Twitter: @lgbtqpod.

"My disability was interpreted as a medical issue, producing conversations and resources, but when it came to my gender and sexuality, the world went dark." Chella Man talks about the significance of his tattoos, his interlocking identities, and new book, Continuum. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to...

Rep. Sharice Davids talks about advocating for her LGBTQ+ and Native American communities in Congress, the viability of the Equality Act, and her new children's book, Sharice's Big Voice. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to lgbtqpodcast.com

"When you are not living an honest, open, true life, you are taking advantage of a privilege granted to you by older, gay, lesbian, queer people who have sacrificed tremendously so that you could come into this place." Charles M. Blow joins us to talk about the decision to come out as bisexual in 2014, why we owe a debt to the queer people who came before us, and his new nightly news show, "Prime...

What's wrong with me??! The queer community's favorite advice columnist, John Paul Brammer joins us to talk about his new essay collection, Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to lgbtqpodcast.com

"I didn't get to grow up with the myth that you can love someone and they won't do terrible things if you love them." Ashley C. Ford is the author of the stunning new memoir, Somebody's Daughter. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to lgbtqpodcast.com

"Damn, I could love again." Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts share their love story on the podcast this week. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. For more info, go to LGBTQpodcast.com

Gina Brown (Community Engagement Manager at the Southern AIDS Coalition) talks about the disproportionality high rates of HIV in the South, HIV criminalization laws, and what we need to do to reduce stigma. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. For more information, go to www.lgbtqpodcast.com

ACT UP changed the world. Sarah Schulman's new book explains how. Let The Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York (out on May 18th) is an utterly crucial guidebook for effective activism. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. For more info, go to LGBTQpodcast.com

“What feminine part of yourself did you have to kill in order to survive in the world?” Alok Vaid-Menon talks about the past, present, and future of gender. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Best known as Officer Clemmons in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, François Clemmons talks about making the choice to stay in the closet for Fred Rogers, visiting Stonewall in 1969, and his Grammy Award-winning music career.  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod. (This interview was originally recorded...

Brandon Wolf is one of the survivors of the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub that left 53 people wounded and 49 dead. He talks about what we can do to help advance gun safety reform, his recent meeting with President Biden, and what the media gets wrong about mass shootings. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

Lauren Hough grew up in the now infamous cult, The Children of God, where "homosexuality was a sin akin to murder." She talks on the podcast about how the cult continues to shape her life, working "shitty jobs", and her new essay collection, Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing (out now). LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile talks about her evolving relationship to religion, how motherhood's changed her, and her new memoir, Broken Horses. "I think the book is me going, 'OK, here's the truth. Here's where I come from, here's who I am. I still dream that I'm back in school and I can't catch up and I can't graduate.' If I just write it all down in one place and I hand it to you, if you...

O frabjous day! Amy Ray is here. Amy's been making music with her Indigo Girls bandmate Emily Saliers for over 35-years. She joins us to talk about the band's legacy, identifying as genderqueer, and the lasting power of "Closer to Fine".  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

“Girlhood was a darker time for many than we’re often willing to acknowledge." Melissa Febos talks about her new essay collection, Girlhood (out on March 30th).  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

Obergefell v. Hodges was the landmark civil rights case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marry. Jim Obergefell, one of the men at the heart of the case, joins us to talk about why six years later, we still don't have *true* marriage equality.  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLA...