Not only do cities like Norfolk, Louisville, and Indianapolis have thriving LGBTQ+ communities, they're now seeing larger increases in their LGBTQ populations than places like San Francisco or New York. Samantha Allen documents this change in her new book, Real Queer America. It disproves the common my that if you want to be happy, you must move to a big city in a blue state. 

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Now that he's retired, Adam Rippon talks about the process of figuring out what the rest of his life is going to look like after skating. LGBTQ&A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. Follow up on Twitter: @lgbtqpod @jeffmasters1

Trans men exist; sometimes that feels like an important thing to remind people. While most people know who Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, and even Caitlyn Jenner are, the majority would have a harder time naming men of the trans experience. When Michael D. Cohen recently shared with the public that he transitioned in 2000, he instantly became one of Hollywood's most visible men in the trans community. The actor, most known for his role on Henry Danger, the long-running Nickelodeon sitcom, hopes that by talking more publicly about his gender history, he's signaling to the kids who watch the show to "just be who you are, whatever that is." 

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Vida shows how complicated the sex lives of queer people — of all people, really — can be. Tanya Saracho, the TV show's creator, wants audiences to feel like they're there in person, watching along as the intimate moments most TV shows cut away from.

"Those sex scenes are shot very specifically," she says. "The uncomfortable parts, we want to stay and linger in them." Tanya Saracho talks about workshopping these scenes, showing a different side of nonbinary people onscreen, and what to expect in the upcoming season of Vida on this week's episode. 

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