Isn't It Queer

Jonny reviews reasons why members of the LGBTQ community should get vaccinated. He reviews the Right's hypocritical obsession with "cancel culture." He checks in on the progress of legislation around the country that prevents trans youths from playing sports as their gender, noting especially the failure of proponents of this law to provide any evidence that there is a problem.

Jonny reviews a series of stories that demonstrate the Republican Party seeks to make Trans Rights issues (especially sports and puberty blockers) their new defining issue. From CPAC to the halls of Congress to toy shelves, GOP transphobia was on full display this week.

Jonny interviews friend of the show Tara Bell about the REACH Act, which is under consideration in the Illinois legislature and would mandate age-appropriate and LGBTQ-inclusive sex education in public schools. He then offers a suitably salty obituary for Rush Limbaugh. He ends with some hopeful news about the status of the Equality Act.

Addendum: Tara reports that state representative Patrick Windhorst has agreed to a meeting with her about the REACH Act. In the interview, Tara shares her frustration that IL legislators in Southern Illinois don't seem willing to talk with constituents about this piece of legislation under consideration. We can now remove Rep. Windhorst from that list.

Jonny reviews further policy from the Biden Administration to prevent discrimination against LGBTQ people, notably in housing and in allowing asylum seekers. He then reviews the status of anti-trans bills, particularly those impacting trans youth, as they move through various state legislatures. Finally, Clare and Tara discuss what a Trans INCLUSIVE Feminism looks like.

Jonny talks with a group of folks associated with The Rainbow Cafe about new developments at the RC and how to respond to increasing local and national transphobic discourse. Included on the show: Tara Bell, Clare Killman, new chair of the RC Board of Directors O.J. Duncan, and new RC manager Benton Goff.

Jonny reviews the record of some of the more outspoken QAnon endorsing members of Congress, revealing their anti-LGBTQ records. He then checks in on the status of the Equality Act. He reviews information on current studies that may make new PreP drugs a monthly rather than daily dosage. Finally, he offers obituaries for activist Carmen Vázquez and ally Cloris Leachman.

Jonny responds to the first week of the Biden Administration and his inauguration. He reviews the pro-LGBTQ Executive Orders of the first week. He summarizes some of the anti-LGBTQ backlash in state legislatures around the country. He checks in on the historic Sennate confirmation process of the first out gay full member of a presidential cabinet--Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation. He concludes with a reading of the letter of support for LGBTQ youth from nine prominent US Catholic bishops.

Jonny rebroadcasts his December 2020 interview with Clare Killman. Hey, it was a busy week. And this interview was so good, it deserved multiple airings. We discuss the 2020 Election, anti-trans legislation co-sponsored by Tulsi Gabbard, JK Rowlings and the empowering of the UK TERFs, and how to respond to liberal friends who embrace TERF discourse ad opinions.

Jonny reviews LGBTQ involvement in the assault on the Capitol. He then reviews other LGBTQ responses to the assault, including some high profile resignations from the Trump administration. He ends with some news coming out of Vice President Pence's home state (Indiana) of legal efforts to ban Conversion Therapy, something Pence has long supported.

Jonny shares information about the upcoming mini series "It's a Sin" about the UK's LGBTQ response to HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, including a clip that features many of the myths and disinformation that spread about the disease at the time. He then reviews the differences between HIV and Coronavirus to understand why we still don't have a vaccine for the firmer. He ends with a review of controversy over folks on social media documenting and "policing" gay circuit and other parties that violate pandemic protocols.