The Big Gay Radio Show

**Note: During this episode of The Big Gay After Show, it was incorrectly stated that Friends of Strays Animal Shelter raised $6million in community support for their renovations. At this current point in time, they have only raised $4million and needs the additional $2million to be raised to successfully fund the entirety of their project. We apologize for any confusion, if you would like to supp...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Bryan Hinkson are joined by South Tampa Democrat President, Nathan Kuipers, to discuss his experience as a former candidate for public office, local Democrat election strategies, and the individuals representing the party. The group also gave away RuPaul's Drag Race Werq the World 2027 tour at Ruth Eckerd Hall and discussed a...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, Vyn Suazion continue the conversation with State Senator Brian Nathan and St. Pete Pride Executive Director Bior Guigni. The team discussed State Senator Brian Nathan's experience with hate campaigns, democratic socialists, Esmé Russell's experiences with teachers, the struggles with first-time home buyers competing against c...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Vyn Suazion are joined by St. Pete Pride Executive Director Bior Guigni, Sapphic St. Pete founder Rachel Covello, and Florida State Senator Brian Nathan to recap St. Pete Pride, Brian Nathan's election win, the Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship, their ruling on transgender athletes in women sports, their rejectio...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Bryan Hinkson, and Esmé Russell discuss the weeks hottest topics including a daycare's repeated violations, the probe released regarding the Champlain Towers collapse, the firing of a man who scolded a dad for taking their young daughters into a woman's restroom, the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Marijuana gun owners, the bipartisan hou...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Bryan Hinkson, are called by City of St. Petersburg LGBTQIA+ Liaison, Nathan Bruemmer, to talk about the city's commitment to fighting for the LGBTQIA+ community, the upcoming St. Pete Pride celebrations, and the state of Florida's attacks on local municipalities supporting pride. The trio also discussed the Tampa Bay Rays...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell continued their conversation with Matthew Johnson from PFLAG Wesley Chapel / Pasco. The trio also discussed a far right protest attempt, the lawsuit brought by Yosemite ranger fired over Transgender Flag demonstration, Sen. Dan Sullivan Vs. Dan Sullivan, murder charges dropped against a man accused of shooting outside Savoy Orlando...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Vyn Suazion are joined by Matthew Johnson from PFLAG Wesley Chapel / Pasco to discuss the work that PFLAG Pasco does to support the community and the future of the organization. The team also discussed the weeks biggest topics including UFC Fighter saying that "Michelle Obama is a man" following their Freedom 250 win, t...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Bryan Hinkson recap the Big Gay Fund Drive and discuss all the weeks hottest topics including President Trump storming out of an interview on Meet the Press, a political blogger arrested after sending a photo of Shrek's penis to a state lawmaker, a detective who pulled a gun on a fellow officer over microwaving a fish, the Pen...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Bryan Hinkson are together to raise money for WMNF Community Radio. The trio also discussed President Donald Trump booed at the NBA Finals, same-sex marriage losing support, Representative Andy Ogles' homophobic X post, a lawsuit against Outback Steakhouse over spilled mashed potatoes, a family claiming they weren't allowe...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell continue their conversation with Walter and Luke from the GaYBOR District Coalition who surprised Esmé with a special gift. The group also discussed a Disney Executive's relationship with an AI Chatbot, hot pool deck lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Line, Disney guest accused of recording a video up a woman's skirt, Comics U...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell are joined by Walter and Luke from the GaYBOR District Coalition to talk about the lawsuit between Pattie Gonia and Patagonia, a man arrested for pulling down a trans woman's skirt, Judge ruling against Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, Citation dropped for Florida woman charged with using their phone while driving withou...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell continue their conversation with Lexi Long about their work at Disney. The trio also discussed hot topics such as a former conversion therapy promotor arrested after soliciting a minor, an FWC biologist receiving a cash settlement after being terminated over posts against Charlie Kirk, a man who was arrested after he called 911 to...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell are joined by Lexi Long, winner of Orlando Drag Race Live Season 10, to talk about their story in drag and their experience winning Orlando Drag Race Live. The trio also discussed updates regarding the Hillsborough County teacher accused of hanging a black baby doll, a Manatee County teacher who made her students slap a classmate,...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell are joined by Robert Rigsby (Rockell Blu) to talk about ROCA Productions, the creation of Closet Ball, and their story as a performer. The trio also discussed numerous headlines including U.S. Senators approving to withhold their own pay during government shutdowns, an ICE officer charged after Minnesota shooting of Venezuelan immi...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell talk about allegations against a Hillsborough County, accused of hanging a black baby doll from a TV, our exclusive interview with musician EMM, ChatGPT unveiling a personal finance experience, a MAGA man who recorded men using the bathroom at Naples Pride attempting to catch "Grooming," a Gulfport man accused of killing...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Vyn Suazion continue their conversation with Queer Asian Museum founder Leo Andersen to talk about hot topics such as, U.S. revoking passports of parents who owe more than $2,500 in child support, Gay ICE detainees freed after 150 days in detention, Trump Derangement Syndrome, a Florida man accused of attempting to "beat the...

Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Vyn Suazion sit down with rising musical artist Emm for a streaming-exclusive interview ahead of their show at Crowbar in Ybor City. The group talks about Emm’s journey in music, creating the  Black Diamond  album, navigating the industry as an independent artist, and using music to empower others. The conversation also touches on neurodivergence, LGBTQIA+ visibilit...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell and Vyn Suazion are joined byd by Leo Andersen, founder of The Queer Asian Museum in St. Petersburg to talk about the history behind their museum, the inspiration behind it, and how they have created their collection. The team also discussed the Hantavirus, Charlie & Erika Kirk receiving honorary doctorates, USF and Hillsborough P...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell continue our conversation with Daddy Lance, talking about Esmé's Apple Store drama, the body of a murdered USF student found, Florida Woman's duck massacre, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool defaced, Jimmy Kimmel VS. The Trumps continues, House Republicans pushing nationwide "Don't Say Gay Bill," the return...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman and Esmé Russell are joined by Daddy Lance to talk about the stigma behind surrogate partner therapy and the story behind his work. The trio also discussed a 'Jesus-Centric' Christian phone network, Trump cutting 4.3 million from snap; claiming fraud, ,Spirit Airlines shutting down, President Trump's Gold Card fail and a judge apologizi...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Vyn Suazion continued their conversation with Jesse, HarLeigh, and Danielle from Ink & Lace - Fashion Event. The group talked about DeSantis begging the Trump administration for a job, Jimmy Kimmel coming under fire by the Trumps, an Amazon driver that kidnapped a cat, The Washington Hilton's donation of 2,600 uneaten mea...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, and Vyn Suazion, are joined by Jesse, HarLeigh, and Danielle from the Ink & Lace Fashion Event to talk about the history behind their event, their partnership with Project No Labels, the stigma behind modeling with tattoos. Jesse also shared their experience as a parent of a Transgender individual. Meanwhile, the group also touch...

This week on The Big Gay After Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, Bryan Hinkson, and Vyn Suazion, to talk about the week's hottest topics including Joe Biden saying a University Trustee looks like Barack Obama, 11 scientists either missing/dead tied to access to U.S. secrets, Dylan Spruce's response to an attempted burglary, Pete Hegseth quoting 'Pulp Fiction' during Pentagon prayer service, the Ch...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esmé Russell, Joanna Grosso, Vyn Suazion, and Bryan Hinkson, are joined by WMNF Community Radio General Manager, Randi Zimmerman, to talk about Lesbian Visibility Week, happening from April 20th - April 26. The group also discussed Justice Sonia Sotomayor's apology to Brett Kavanaugh, "President Donald J. Trump Highway," former South...