Nancy

On a grey, Wisconsin day two years ago, Kristin Russo's life changed forever.

— Kristin Russo is a writer, speaker, educator, and consultant with a focus on LGBTQ issues. She is CEO of the website My Kid Is Gay and co-authored This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids. She also co-directs A-Camp, and co-hosts and produces the podcasts Buffering the Vampire Slayer and To L and Back.

— You can read Kristin's article on her miscarriage, The Might-Have-Been, on Autostraddle, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kristinnoeline.

— Episode art by Isabella Rotman and courtesy of Autostraddle.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom, Lee Rosevere ("I Wanted to Live"), and David Keifer ("Another Mark"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

Piñatas, weird car noises, and succulents, OH MY! It's the Nancy Variety Show!

— Chaya Milchtein runs the website Mechanic Shop Femme, where you can find automotive classes and consulting.

— Mark Joseph Stern covers law and LGBTQ issues for Slate.

Music in this episode by Tobin Low and Jeremy Bloom. Theme by Alexander Overington.

2018 MacArthur Genius winner Natalie Diaz talks about going from a professional basketball player to a poet, and how her love of language helped her embrace her queerness.

— Natalie Diaz is a poet, essayist, and linguist. She teaches at the Arizona State University Creative Writing MFA program.

— You can find 10 Things That Scare Me wherever you listen to podcasts.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom and Isaac Jones. Theme by Alexander Overington.

Desiree Akhavan—filmmaker, creator, and star of The Bisexual—talks about being the rule-breaker of her family, and why she trolled her brother with her armpit hair.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom. Theme by Alexander Overington.

The story of Storme DeLarverie, a true American hero.

— Storme DeLarverie’s obituary in The New York Times.

— The Nod is hosted by Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings. It's produced by Kate Parkinson-Morgan and James T. Green. Sarah Abdurrahman is their senior producer. This story was edited by Annie-Rose Strasser, Alex Blumberg and Jorge Just. Additional editing help from Sarah Geis and Jordan Barnes. Fact checking by Nicole Pasulka. Engineering from Cedric Wilson and Matthew Boll.

Music in this episode by Calid B, Bobby Lord, Haley Shaw, The Five Du-Tones and The Morrie Morrison Orchestra. Nancy theme by Alexander Overington.

Tobin realizes he’s been carrying around an insecurity since he was a teenager.

— Dr. Christie Block is a Speech-Language Pathologist based in New York City.

— Jacob Tobia is a writer, activist, producer, and author of the book, Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story. You can find them on Twitter and Instagram.

— Henry Bae is the Creative Director and co-founder of Syro. Shaobo Han is the Director of Operations and co-founder of Syro.

— Syro is a queer POC business that makes heels in all sizes for all genders.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom, Anamorphic Orchestra ("Taking Dark Matter Lightly"), Lee Rosevere ("Featherlight"), Axletree ("Goodnight Esme (Instrumental)"), Ultracat ("Disco High"), Juanitos ("En Croisiere"), Daedelus ("Make it Drums"), and Creo ("Place on Fire"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

A very Russian love story on the brink of Y2K.

— Dan Taberski hosts the show, Surviving Y2K, and previously hosted Missing Richard Simmons. Both shows are part of the Headlong Podcast.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom, Mark Orton & John Hancock, and Nathaniel Wyvern ("Sanctuary Of The Sky Gods"). Theme by Alexander Overington.

Note: this is a rerun of a previous episode.

David and Dominique have something in common.

Special thanks to Krishna Stone at Gay Men's Health Crisis, an HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and advocacy organization in New York. 

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom and Alex Overington. Theme by Alexander Overington.

Nino and Drew kept their relationship a secret for more than 40 years. And then, they decided to do something that forced them into the spotlight.

— This is Love is a show that explores perseverance, obsession, and what happens when we risk betting it all.

Episode scoring by Blue Dot Sessions and Podington Bear. Nancy theme by Alexander Overington.

What is retirement like when there's been a lifetime of discrimination and added costs, and what do we do about it?

Queer Money Matters is Nancy's series about the straight economy and how queer people navigate it.

Music in this episode by Jeremy Bloom and Tigue. Theme by Alexander Overington.