LGBTQ&A

Jasika Nicole (Scandal, Fringe, The Good Doctor) talks about her experience as a queer, biracial actress working in Hollywood. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

Gigi Gorgeous talks about how much YouTube has changed since 2008, how her fiancee feels about being in such a public relationship, and her new book, He Said, She Said: Lessons, Stories, and Mistakes from My Transgender Journey. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

Ian Alexander talks about finding trans community online, embracing both his masculine and feminine sides, and why his experience of gender is still evolving. Ian is in The OA, a Netflix show whose new season is out now. We're excited to announce that LGBTQ&A is moving to Luminary, a brand new podcast platform. We'll be joining show creators like Malcolm Gladwell, Guy Raz, Lena Dunham, and John Ca...

"In some ways, there is nothing more radical than raising a family." Jennifer Finney Boylan talks about coming out as trans over 20 years ago, being on The Oprah Show, losing hearing, moral imagination, and the radical queer act of raising a family. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate.

Gay men are complicated. Joel Kim Booster talks about growing up in a religious household, being a sexual kid, looking up semen in the Encyclopedia Britannica, stanning Barbara Walters, and why gay men need to interrogate their desires a little bit more. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advoca...

Empress Karina Samala talks about her over 25 years of activism in Los Angeles. Karina helped the LA Police and Sheriff's department create guidelines for incarcerated trans people, sensitivity training for new officers, and advocates for sex workers. We're excited to announce that LGBTQ&A is moving to Luminary! Luminary is a brand new podcast platform where you'll be able to listen to all the sho...

"The reality is we're not happy and fine all the time." Jacob Tobia talks about anti-femme sentiments in the queer community, how masculinity operates as a cycle of abuse, and why a person's under no obligation to share their trauma. They also talk about their new memoir, Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast.com Join GLAAD'...

The Advocate's Editor-in-Chief, Zach Stafford talks about what the future of LGBTQ media is going to look like. He also talks about his plans to transform The Advocate, what the closing of Into means, and what Pride Media is doing to address the number of freelancers who haven't been paid for their work at Out Magazine and The Advocate. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at...

Buck Angel started doing porn because he didn't see any other trans men represented on screen. From there, he's gone on to win an AVN award, as well as create the first commercially produced sex toy specifically made for trans men. He talks about why sex and masturbation was such an important part to his transition, how much has changed in the 22 years since he started transitioning, and why it's...

Mary Lambert talks about coming out in the church, growing up with a bisexual mom, the highs and lows of Same Love (with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis), and the life-saving importance of talking about your trauma. She describes the radical vulnerability in her book of poetry, Shame Is An Ocean I Swim Across, saying, "There's value in being radically vulnerable because it encourages empathy, and that e...

How do we critique art made by queer people, especially when it's so beloved by the community? Writer, Tre'vell Anderson, joins the pod to talk about not being scared of people who disagree with them (especially on the internet), why out queer white people have achieved greater success in Hollywood than out people of color, and why they're not afraid of being pigeonholed as a writer. Never miss an...

Grace Bonney (Design Sponge) talks about coming out at 30, why figuring out a delicate part of your identity in a public space isn't ideal, and why people not perceiving her as gay means she's constantly having to come out to people. She also talks about how the internet forces you into a place where you don't feel safe admitting mistakes, how blogging has changed, and why one day, she's going to...

Alexei Romanoff and David Farah talk about the 1967 Black Cat protest. Alexei helped to organize the protest and is the last known living person who was there. They discuss the New Year's Eve police raid that lead to the protest, the planning that went into it, and the legal significance of the trials that followed. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast.com...

DeRay Mckesson (On The Other Side of Freedom) talks about myths we tell about black people, being stripped of every marker of strength as a public gay person, and why he used to avoid talking publicly about his love life. He also discusses how we begin to hold police accountable for misdeeds and questions if people will remain as mobilized as they are now when Trump is out of office. Never miss an...

Wrabel describes growing more comfortable including same-sex pronouns in his music, how writing "The Village" changed his life, and why he cried when Sam Smith came out. He also talks about being kicked out of his church when he came out to them, the tattoo Kesha gave him, and struggles with addiction and mental health. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast...

This edition of the Big Queer Pod Fest featured Ira Madison (Keep It!), Fran Tirado and Dennis Norris II (Food 4 Thot), and special guest, Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters). Jake talks about his new solo album and shares a "shameful secret" story about crashing his Jaguar, which resulted in an immediate hookup. Ira mourns the loss the Lexi Featherston. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) ne...

Chani Nicholas talks about why astrology is a tool for healing, and says that if astrology doesn't resonate with you...that's totally OK. Chani describes her own struggles with the legitimacy of her work, the changing perception and experience of astrology, and what our current president's birth chart says about him. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www. LGBTQpodcast.co...

One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, but as Sonya Passi says, this is not a gendered issue. It affects people of all genders and sexualities. Sonya is the founder and CEO of Freefrom, an organization working to financially empower survivors of domestic violence. She talks about the financial trauma that occurs and why we need to become more comfortable talking abo...

River Gallo didn't learn what intersex meant, let alone that he was intersex, until just last year. On this episode, he talks about how the medical community objectifies intersex people, the resulting desexualization he's experienced around his genitals, and why he's trying to bring greater visibility to intersex people with his new film, Ponyboi. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) new...

Arisce Wanzer talks about how men have become more open to dating trans women over the last few years. She talks about how non-trans people don't consider dating trans people because it's not something they see in the media, the dangers of not disclosing being trans before you go out with someone, and why Grindr is the new frontier for trans women. Come to the Big Queer Pod Fest in New Orleans on...

Alaska discusses her new album, Amethyst Journey, and why the visual presentation has been so challenging. She also talks about what her early drag looked like, how winning RuPaul's Drag Race messes with your head, racism in the drag community, and her life-changing talk with Michelle Visage. Join us for our live show in New Orleans on September 1st at 6:00. Click here for more info. Never miss an...

"Wait. Does God exist?" Fran Tirado talks about attending church three times a week growing up and how when he came out, it forced him to reckon with his entire belief system. He also talks about fighting historical gender norms, why people are so devoted to astrology and tarot, social anxiety, and queerness as "the great equalizer". Join LGBTQ&A and Food 4 Thot at the Big Queer Pod Fest in New Or...

Scott Turner Schofield talks about why he's so angry about the treatment of trans people in Hollywood and how he hopes the conversation that resulted from Scarlett Johansson's casting as a trans man is the beginning of real change. He also discusses why trans women are so much more visible in society than trans men, how visibility can lead to more violence, and Everybody Changes, the e-course he d...

Guy Branum talks about the stories pop culture tells about fat people—they're lazy, they're dumb, they're cowards—and how despite everything, he loves his body a great deal. Guy also talks about the lack of gay standup comedians who've found mainstream success,  why he doesn't care about writing jokes that are considered "nice and acceptable," and managing depression. Guy is the author of the new...

Mara Wilson talks about why Matilda still resonates with people, especially the LGBTQ community. It's all about feeling different and finding your chosen family. Mara also talks about quitting acting because she thought she wasn't pretty enough, why it's difficult to see how we treat current and former child stars, and coming to terms with her bisexuality while in the public eye. Check out Mara's...