LGBTQ&A

The first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the United States Senate, Senator Tammy Baldwin joins us to talk about her history-making career, the Equality Act, and the current state of LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. #LGBTQHistoryMonth

LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter to recommend a future guest: @lgbtqpod.

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! Dr. Charles Silverstein talks about his 1973 presentation before the American Psychiatric Association that led to the removal of homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual). He also talks about working with the Gay Activist Alliance in the '70s, his landmark book. The Joy of Gay Sex, and how his relationship to sex has changed now that he's 86-years-old.

The new documentary, CURED, premieres on PBS on October 11th.

You can listen to our interview with the legendary trans elder, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy here: bit.ly/missmajor1

LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter to recommend a future guest: @lgbtqpod.

The iconic singer talks about how not being publicly out affected her songwriting, never hiding her sexuality from those in the music industry, and what it was like to go back and listen to her 30-year-old demos. (Melissa Etheridge's new album One Way Out is available now.) LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Black Lives Matter co-founder and community organizer, Alicia Garza talks about her book, The Purpose of Power (now out in paperback). LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter to recommend a guest @lgbtqpod @jeffmasters1

Denne Michele Norris (co-host of Food 4 Thot) talks about recently coming out as trans, how the Choices: Stories You Play video game changed her life, and her new job as the Editor-in-Chief of Electric Literature.

LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Self-described "fat, queer dyke", Abby McEnany is one of the first butch women to ever lead a TV show. Season Two of Work In Progress is now airing on Showtime. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Darryl Stephens talks about the legacy of Noah's Arc, the radical way the show dealt with HIV, and why he almost quit acting before becoming a father. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

The legendary tennis player joins us to talk about being outed in 1981, why she didn't feel comfortable with her sexuality until she was 51, and the epiphany she had as a 12-year-old that changed her life. All In, Billie Jean King's autobiography is out now. 

LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

"If we all wait for all the homophobic people to come around, we're going to give up our whole lives. For me, having kids really rooted me in that." Carolina de Robertis joins us to talk about her new novel, The President and the Frog.

LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.