The Big Gay Radio Show

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Joanna is filling in for Bryan and joins Chris and Esmé, as we welcome Devin Hughes to the studio. Devin is a former male entertainer who has since transitioned into a more traditional workforce and comes on to talk about their career change, their story, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Esmé, Bryan, and Chris, are joined by Clifford Hobbs, Board Member of St. Pete Pride, and the winners of the 2023 Mx. St. Pete Pride Pageant, Miss Ceazia Giovanni Kreshé, Mr. Vyn Suazion, and Mx. Kamarion Lavish, to talk about their story, their preparations for the 2023 Mx. St. Pete Pride pageant, what makes a good Community Service Title Holder, and all thing...

This week, show host Joanna, Bryan, and Chris, are joined in the studio by Tisbeth Mejia, a lesbian chef and restaurant owner of Catrinas Tacos and Tequila Bar, to talk about their story and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Bryan, Esmé, and Chris raise money on-air for 88.5 FM, WMNF Community Radio. They also discuss the death of Nex Benedict, a parent who had their 5-year-old child work a shocking job, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Esmé, Bryan, and Chris are joined by Charlie Waters, an umpire/Hall of Famer with The Suncoast Softball League, to talk about his experience, sports within the LGBTQIA+ community, The Super Bowl, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Esme, Bryan, and Chris are joined by Robert Rigsby (Rockell Blu) to talk about their story, Florida's Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle rescinding of Transgender individuals' licenses, the passing of Desiree DeMornay, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, show hosts Bryan and Chris are joined by Erin Lowry, to talk about HB-49 Employment and Curfew of Minors, their story, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay. The show was also joined by Featured Host and News Anchor, Joanna Grosso, to officially announce their position as News Host on The Big Gay Radio Show.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, hosts Bryan, Esmé, and Chris are joined by Rachel Covello, owner of OutCoast Florida and LickHer Lounge Pop-Ups, to talk about their upcoming events, changes in LGBTQIA+ Tourism and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, we talked with Dioscar DeMilo, a local performer who recently won Mr. Continental Newcomer 2024, to talk about his story, the recent legislative session and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, newlyweds Veronica Foxx and Shane McCabe come on to talk about their relationship, being married by The Trans Queen of Radio, Esmé Russell, their new podcast Necessary Pursuit, The Big Gay Mike O. Radio Show, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Bryan and Chris are joined by Alex Quinto / Alice Marie Gripp, to talk about LGBTQIA+ youth education, Closet Ball 2024, their drag story, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

It's Twinkmas on The Big Gay Radio Show! Esmé, Bryan, and Chris bundle up to bring a discussion about how many shirtless selfies are too many, TERF's, generational beef, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Esme, Bryan, and Chris are joined by the 2023 Gulfcoast Comedy Queen, Ripp Lee, to talk about the story behind their drag, dog etiquette, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Justine B. Knights joins weekly show hosts, Chris, Bryan, and Esme, to talk about their story, TIME's Person of the Year, Finals week, and everything LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay. Joanna Grosso also takes over reading this week's LGBTQIA+ News.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Esme, Bryan, and Chris are back together with special guest Chuck Diaz-Henson, a former Bay News 9 Reporter/Fill-In Anchor and current massage therapist, to talk about their story, early Christmas decorations, if trans individuals "shake hands with the mailman," and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

Happy Thanksgiving! This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, it's Chris's first-ever solo broadcast, coming on to talk about Florida's new bill regarding pronoun usage, the U.K. Museum stating a Roman Emperor was a trans-woman, keeping your pets safe this Thanksgiving, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, show hosts, Esmé, Bryan, and Chris are joined by Angelique Young-Cavalier, to talk about their new opportunity in Pensacola, VagueBook, singing on airplanes, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Bryan and Chris are joined by Jose Alomar and his partner, Andrew Singer, to try the products of Alomar Aesthetics and Wellness, talk about their rebrand grand opening, Shark-Coochie Boards, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, weekly hosts Bryan and Chris are joined, once again, by Joanna Grosso, to talk about the potential curfew change proposed for Ybor City, changes in Trick-Or-Treating, the defrosting of Mariah Carey and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, it's Twink-O-Ween with hosts Esmé Russell, Bryan Hinkson, and Chris Gorman! They are joined by Steve Blanchard and Tim Hinton, LGBTQIA+ owners of Phantom History, to talk about their Bed and Breakfast, their story, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, weekly hosts Esmé, Bryan, and Chris are joined by Hank E. Pankey, a local drag king, and Titus Bembry, a local bartender, to talk about The Lady's Room, their story, their upcoming events, Disney's 100th Anniversary, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, weekly show hosts Bryan, Esme, and Chris are joined by Drag-Bingo host, Alexis De La Mer, to talk about the upcoming bingos benefitting 88.5 FM, WMNF Community Radio, happening on Oct. 24th at Quench Lounge, Nov. 16th at The Jazzy Cat Cafe, and Dec. 4th at Cocktail St. Pete. We also talk about Alexis's story and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay. This weeks...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, after a two-week break, Esme Russell is back from the thirtieth anniversary of her 1993 Miss Florida FI win! Esme is back, with Bryan and Chris, to fundraise for 88.5 FM, WMNF Community Radio and to talk about Esme's Miss Florida FI experience after thirty years, Esme's process to becoming an ordained minister, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay! Than...

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, weekly show hosts Chris and Bryan are joined by two returning guests, Angelique Young-Cavalier and Brianna Summers - Angelique comes on to announce an important experience she is going through, and Brianna about The Roast of Brianna Summers, their first charity event. We also discussed queer-bating, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, weekly show hosts Bryan, Esme, and Chris, are joined by Lilith Black, a local non-binary entertainer, to talk about what it means to be non-binary, the treatment of non-binary individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community, coming out as a non-binary individual, their story, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay!