The Advocates Podcast

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, hosts Tracy E. Gilchrist is joined by co-host Kimberly Eaton and stand-up comic Gloria Bigelow. They talk about the queer nominations at the Oscars, the recent Bryan Singer accusations, the implications of The Supreme Court upholding a transgender military ban, and their personal excitement around Kamala Harris announcing her run for presidency.

Then, special guest Gloria Bigelow shares why she started comedy (spoiler: for a girl). Then she relives some of her most extreme stand-up experiences, including attending Dinah Shore during an earthquake, and trying to our run a hurricane while on a lesbian cruise line. You've got to hear it to believe it.

The Advocates podcast is a biweekly series from the world's most influential LGBTQ magazine, where host Tracy E. Gilchrist breaks down the biggest stories in queer news, along with numerous LGBTQ guests. Don't miss a single episode by subscribing on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Google Play.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, hosts Tracy E. Gilchrist is joined by pop culture junkie Kimberly Eaton and writer and social media influencer Jill Gutowitz. They talk about the very queer Golden Globes, a very special lesbian Coachella meme, and their personal experiences with The L Word, in honor of the show's 15th anniversary.

The Advocates podcast is a biweekly series from the world's most influential LGBTQ magazine, where host Tracy E. Gilchrist breaks down the biggest stories in queer news, along with numerous LGBTQ guests. Don't miss a single episode by subscribing on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Google Play.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, hosts Tracy E. Gilchrist is joined by pop culture junkie Kimberly Eaton and The Advocate's social media editor Daniel Reynolds to talk about the best LGBTQ Film and Television of 2018.

For hot topics, Tracy and Kimberly are joined by The Advocate's interim editorial director Neal Broverman to break down the recent Kevin Hart controversy, which women from SNL should have their own show, and how comedians handle homophobic jokes.

The Advocates podcast is a biweekly series from the world's most influential LGBTQ magazine, where host Tracy E. Gilchrist breaks down the biggest stories in queer news, along with numerous LGBTQ guests. Don't miss a single episode by subscribing on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Google Play.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, co-host Jessie Earl announces that she is officially leaving The Advocate magazine staff, and talks about her upcoming adventures and looks back with her co-host Tracy E. Gilchrist on what they've been most thankful this past year. From interviews with Margot Robbie to appearing on a Los Angeles Comic-Con Panel, Tracy and Jessie look back and say goodbye as they move onto bright futures.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, singer-songwriter Mary La joins co-hosts Tracy E. Gilchrist and Daniel Reynolds to talk about her upcoming book of poetry, Shame is an Ocean I Swim Across. The three also discuss the midterm elections and what it would feel like if Republicans had won yet again.

For hot topics, Tracy and Jessie break down the rainbow wave of elected LGBTQ candidates during the midterm elections, the horrific shooting in Thousand Oaks, and the failure of our current President to show empathy for the victims of the apocalyptic California wildfires. For homework, the two cohosts talk about Supergirl and the introductions of the world's first live-action transgender superhero.

The Advocates podcast is a biweekly series from the world's most influential LGBTQ magazine, where hosts Jessie "Gender" Earl and Tracy E. Gilchrist break down the biggest stories in queer news, along with numerous LGBTQ guests. Don't miss a single episode by subscribing on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Google Play.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, The Advocate editorial intern Jessa Powers joins co-hosts Tracy E. Gilchrist and Jessie Earl to talk about her recent article To Everyone Who Has to Stay Closeted on National Coming Out Day and how we need to always remember the voices of the most vulnerable when they can't speak for themselves. The three also discuss "cancel" culture, and how we can include the voices of problematic figures like Caitlyn Jenner in our community after all the damage they may have caused.

For hot topics, Jessie breaks down the recent continuing stream of anti-transgender news from the Trump Administration and how it ignores science and biology in an attempt to harm the trans community, and how she had her faith in humanity restored by her recent panel at LA Comic Con. Also, Tracy shares news about her recent vacation to the East Coast as well as the queer feminism of the new Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Netflix series. For homework, the two co-hosts talk about punk poet Patti Smith's life with Robert Mapplethorpe through her book Just Kids.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, transgender YouTube creator and LGBT activist Jackson Bird joins co-hosts Tracy E. Gilchrist and Jessie Earl. Bird was known for his past work with the Harry Potter Alliance, a nonprofit that uses fandoms to help create social change. He was awarded the Social Media Warrior Who Helped Restore Our Faith by MTV in 2016. He also recently won the Turner Visionary Grant from the GLADD Rising Stars Grant Program to help fund the second season of his transgender-focused series Transmission.

On The Advocates, Jackson talks about coming out as transgender after having gained a following on YouTube, how he hopes to share transgender stories with cisgender listeners, as well as what it was liking gaining male privilege as a trans man. For hot topics, Tracy and Jessie discuss self-care following the recent Brett Kavanaugh confirmation, Nicole Maines premiere as the first live-action transgender superhero on Supergirl, and Tracy's recent Q&A with Boy Erased author Garrard Conley.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, transgender filmmaker A.J. Mattioli joins cohosts Tracy E. Gilchrist and Jessie Earl. Owner of LGBT production company Mattioli Productions, A.J. was listed as part of Huffington Post's "10 Trans Filmmakers You Should Know" and was named one of The Advocate's "40 People Under 40 to Look Out For" in 2011.

The hilarious LGBT filmmaker discusses his recent documentary Words, which focuses on how the queer community and other marginalized groups use words to identify and express ourselves. He also talks about his upcoming horror-comedy Killer Unicorn, getting to direct drag queens to act in a movie, how he found himself working in the film industry. For hot topics, Tracy and Jessie discuss Bill Cosby, the Brett Kavanaugh, and how constantly talking about sexual assault can wear down one's mental health. For homework, Jessie and Tracy discuss recent LGBT-inclusive films Collette starring Keira Knightley (who Tracy recently interviewed for the film) and Assassination Nation starring transgender actress and model Hari Nef.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast, the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations, out actor and Mean Girls star Daniel Franzese joins cohosts, Jessie Earl and Tracy E. Gilchrist. Franzese opened up about his experience going through gay conversion therapy, how he initially blamed his mother for his sexuality, and how he and his mother grew to not only accept, but celebrate his gay identity. Daniel also discussed how he tries to use his stand-up comedy to bring people together and how Mean Girls helped him decide to become more outspoken about his sexuality.

For hot topics, Jessie and Tracy also discuss The Predator's sexual predator, the recently released historical queer film Lizzie, and the State Department discouraging transgender travelers. Later, Tracy discusses her homework, Jessie's LGBT short film Together.

On the latest episode of The Advocates podcast (the show dedicated to LGBTQ issues across generations) out actress turned cat adoption specialist Jill Bennett joins cohosts Tracy E. Gilchrist and Jessie Earl. Bennett discusses how switching gears from being a lesbian in the entertainment industry when there weren't that many to spending her days surrounded by cats and kittens she helps to place with happy adopters as an adoption coordinator at Perry’s Place at Heaven on Earth cat sanctuary in North Hollywood, Calif. has transformed her life.

The star of LGBTQ fare like And Then Came Lola, Dante’s Cove, the webseries We Have to Stop Now regales the listener with anecdotes about the early days of online video blogs (before YouTube influencers became the standard) when she appeared on AfterEllen’s South of Nowhere video blog and The L Word vlog. She even touches on those days when a certain rising star named Kate McKinnon was hanging out with the crowd. But, most importantly, Bennett chats about cats!

With Earl out of town on vacation, The Advocate interim Editorial Director Neal Broverman joins Gilchrist to discuss Louis C.K.’s shameful return to comedy and LGBTQ sex scenes that made film history (live on The Advocate today). Later, the cohosts compare notes on their homework, the TV adaptation of Tales of the City, which neither of them have seen.