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In this episode, hosts Wenzel Jones and Abby Dees discuss Drag Queen Story Hour and how it resulted in a Christian’s arrest, Valedictorian Christian Bales (Gender Non-Conforming) vs Covington Catholic High School, Bart Hester and Arkansas striking down Equality and New Jersey becoming second state to mandate LGBT education in the Honest T.

Also in this episode…

...Wayne Sampson takes us to the Red Carpet of the Big Queer Convo

...Steve Pride explores the world of World of Wonder

...Rupert Everett talks about his film “The Happy Prince”

...Abby Dees performs her audio essay “Who’s the Man?” 

In this episode, Hosts Wenzel Jones and Steve Pride entertain us as we…

...Talk with Lori Kaye about her documentary “ Kevyn Aucoin: Beauty & the Beast In Me” - Steve Pride

...Tango with Director and Dancers from the Same-Sex Ballroom Dance documentary “Hot to Trot” - Abby Dees

...Boogie down with Matt Tyrnauer and his documentary about Studio 54 - Steve Pride

...Honor Holocaust Memorial Day around the world by revisiting the documentary “Paragraph 175”

...Hear Audio Essay “Letter to Self” - Abby Dees

Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones discuss Missouri marriage equality challenge, Karen Pence and discrimination at the  Emmanuel Christian School, Kickxy Vixen-Styles, organizes other Drag Queens in San Diego coming comes to the aid of LGBTQI migrants all in the Honest Tea.

Then, we...

...Pay tribute to the Gay Black man responsible for organizing both the march on Washington and Selma, Bayard Rustin

...Talk to Walter Naegle, Bayard Rustin’s surviving partner with Vash Boddie

...Hear from actress Tina Alexis Allen and her best selling memoir “Hiding Out” with Steve Pride

...Learn Gay History from Tony Curry and Carrie Gibson, OE Improv duo

In this episode, hosts Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones discuss Increase in persecutions of LGBTQ people in Chechnya and organizations trying to help (RainbowRailroad.com, Meduza.io/en, Email: [email protected]), LGBTQ Homeless in Anchorage, AK, and Ed Buck and the string of dead Black men in his home all in the Honest Tea.

Also, in this episode, we…

...Attend GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, Dorian Awards with Steve Pride

...Talk with Ryan O'Connell and his memoirs “I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves” 

...Visit the Groundswell Institute with Vash Boddie

In this first episode of 2019, Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones discuss the Trump’s Military Trans Ban update, Representative Jennifer Wexton features Trans Flag at office, Arizona Senator Kristen Sinema is sworn in using the Constitution and Drag Queen Story Hour support and protests in the Honest TEA.

Also in this episode, we hear...

...Hole drummer Patty Schemel share her Coming Out story

...David Sedaris shares his story about guitar lessons

...Jessica Penser interviews her brother Ben about his coming out to the family

...Sam Harris shares a moment from his memoir “Ham: Slices of Life”

...Billy Bean shares a story from his memoir “Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major League Baseball

...Steve Pride visits Steven Reigns and his “My Life as Poetry Workshop”

Producer Steve Pride, Diretor Wayne Sampson, Board Op. Ricky Herrarra Rainbow Minute Producers Judd Proctor Brian Burns

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