LGBTQ&A

One of country music's finest songwriters, Brandy Clark talks about her Grammy Award-nominated album, Your Life is a Record. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

The pioneering lesbian and feminist activist died last week at the age of 94. In one of her final interviews, Ivy Bottini talks about working with Betty Friedan in the 1960s, being kicked out of the women's movement for being a lesbian, and what it was like to reach middle age and finally kiss another woman for the first time. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magaz...

The celebrated trans elder, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy talks about getting knocked out at the Stonewall uprising, her friendship with Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, and achieving "icon" status. Miss Major is Executive Producer of the new docuseries, Trans in Trumpland (available on Topic.com and Amazon Prime). LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partn...

Brian Michael Smith is here to save you. And me. All of us. But me first. The actor joins us to talk about his history-making role on the TV show, 9-1-1: Lone Star. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

Mark Segal talks about being at Stonewall in 1969, how it unified the LGBTQ+ community, and the special ingredient that underlies all of his activist work: humor. Mark is the author of And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

Tracey "Africa" Norman reflects on her legendary modeling career, how being outed on-set of Essence Magazine in 1980 affected her relationship with the Black and LGBTQ+ communities, and the first time she saw her picture on the now-famous "Born Beautiful" Clairol box. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

We're back, baby. This year, you're going to hear from Tracey "Africa" Norman, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Mark Segal, Brian Michael Smith, and Melissa Febos. I can't wait for you to listen. Want to recommend a guest? Come find and connect with me on Twitter: @jeffmasters1. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

Jose Antonio Vargas has been called "the most famous undocumented immigrant in America." The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the book, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, talks about discovering that his green card was fake, how dangerous the mainstream media's coverage of immigration is, and why he wants to feel more comfortable with his sexuality. LGBTQ&A is hosted by...

She's back! Jennifer Finney Boylan makes her triumphant return to LGBTQ&A to talk about how much the trans experience has changed since her groundbreaking memoir, She's Not There, was published in 2003. Her new book, Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs, is out now. Click here to listen to our 2017 interview with Jennifer: http://apple.co/3h58mne And click here to see how to say "transgender" in sign l...

...for the better. Activist and community organizer, Adam Eli talks about how social media has changed activism, why it's such a powerful tool, and grappling with body image in the queer community. @AdamEli LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod We want to hear from YOU! Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out our (short!) liste...

Meet Karine Jean-Pierre before she heads to the White House. After working on the Biden campaign, Jean-Pierre has been named Principal Deputy Press Secretary for the new administration. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod We want to hear from YOU! Please take 2 minutes to fill out our (short!) listener survey: bit.ly/lgbt...

Lucia Lucas talks about her history-making opera career. Her performance in the title role of Don Giovanni made her the first known trans person in the U.S. to perform a principal role in an opera, and is documented in the documentary, The Sound of Identity. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod We want to hear from YOU! Pl...

Ilona Verley talks about being Two-Spirit, competing on Canada's Drag Race, the "crazy fluidity" she's experiencing right now around her gender, and how she achieves her "head-to-toe monochromatic, pastel perfection." LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod We want to hear from YOU! Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out our (sh...

OK, but seriously, what exactly is gender?! The Gender Detective, Tuck Woodstock (host of the Gender Reveal podcast) joins us to talk about why gender is so complicated for everyone. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

Carson Kressley has been busy. Since debuting as the original "Fashion Savant" on Queer Eye in 2003, Carson's been a part of RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag Race All Stars, Get A Room With Carson and Thom on Bravo, Carson Nation on OWN, Dancing With the Stars, and the Miss Universe pageant — to name a few. Today he talks about criticism of the original Queer Eye, dating, being called "daddy," and recentl...

How will COVD-19 transform our community's physical spaces? The legendary activist, Cleve Jones joins us to talk about what will happen to the gayborhoods, why we need to start thinking about the queer community in economic terms, and talks about the current state of the LGBTQ+ movement. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpo...

After serving in the FBI in the 80s, Susan SurfTone (aka Susan Yasinski) became a lesbian surf-rocker. Her new EP, "The EP" comes out on November 3rd. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. This interview was originally recorded in November of 2017. #LGBTQHistoryMonth

Darnell L. Moore is the author of the book, No Ashes in the Fire, and hosts the new podcast, Being Seen, which focusses on the gay and queer Black male experience. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter to connect and recommend future guests. We love hearing from you. @LGBTQpod

Ritchie Torres is running to represent New York's 15th Congressional District and would be one of the first LGBTQ+ people of color to serve in congress. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Since appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race in 2017, Peppermint has done, well, everything: toured the world doing drag, acted on multiple TV shows, originated a role on Broadway, and now she's releasing a trilogy EPs. The first, A Girl Like Me: Letters To My Lovers, comes out on October 16th. She talks on the podcast about coming out as trans on The Daily Show in 2016, racism in the drag fandom, and th...

Lili Reinhart talks about coming out as bisexual, her love of crystals, the advice Luke Perry gave her while filming the pilot of Riverdale, and her new book of poetry, Swimming Lessons (out September 29th).  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Angela Chen talks about the broad spectrum of experiences that make up asexuality, the myth of sexual liberation, and her new book, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Want to recommend a future guest? Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Tayal Parx has written songs for some of the most famous singers in the world: Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Janelle Monáe, Alicia Keys, Kesha. And with a new album of her own coming out this fall, Tayla is poised to no longer be the music industry’s best-kept secret. “The music that’s coming out of me now is more on what’s going on in the world…and I think that...

Allow us to reintroduce Chasten Buttigieg. He joins us to talk about what he learned traveling the country with his husband, Pete Buttigieg, during the 2020 presidential primary, what it was like growing up gay in Northern Michigan, and his new book, I Have Something To Tell You. Click here to listen to our 2019 interview with Pete Buttigieg: apple.co/2M82BaM LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters a...

Neon Trees frontman, Tyler Glenn talks about coming out, why the Mormon Church isn't a safe space for queer people, his solo alum, Excommunication, and the new Neon Trees album, I Can Feel You Forgetting Me. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Instagram to recommend a guest, @lgbtqpod.