The Gaily Show

As we continue to assess and understand fascism in the United States, Dr. Laurie Marhoefer joins us to discuss his book Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis. One of the first LGBTQ liberation movements in the world: what can we learn and what pitfalls can we avoid repeating?

Follow Dr. Marhoefer on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lauriem.bsky.social

Buy Sex and the Weimar Republic: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781442626577

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Christopher Kane returns to the Gaily Show. He is the White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade. We’ll be talking about a Michigan lawmaker’s resolution to overturn gay marriage. The Pentagon identifying/firing trans servicemembers. And Trump’s address to Congress.

Keep up to date with Christopher’s new reporting here: https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/

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A look at the tariff war and how gasoline and electricity prices will be the first to increase for Americans. The first openly gay Imam was assassinated in South Africa. California pursues new LGBTQ Healthcare legislation.

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Virginia legislature passed two LGBTQ rights bills and sent them to their Republican Governor. In India, one of their states has moved forward on a comprehensive LGBTQ rights bill. We didn’t get to this last week, but the world’s first openly gay imam was shot dead in South Africa. Iowa removes gender identity as a protected class. Finally, let’s talk about the Oscars! Because why not?

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David Schlosser and Matthew A. Everett joins us to discuss their upcoming world premiere of Spellbound at Threshold Theater. Plus, John and Jim give us their final brutally honest Oscar film reviews before the ceremony this Sunday: Anora, A Complete Unknown, and Sing, Sing. For more information and tickets to Spellbound: https://www.thresholdtheatermpls.com

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It’s our weekly Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode. He is the Greater Minnesota Community Organizer at OutFront Minnesota and we spend this hour exploring the LGBTQ community in greater Minnesota. Plus, in this week’s Queer in the Cosmos essay, we learn more about Frank Kameny. Connect with Christopher at Outfront Minnesota: https://www.outfront.org

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The State of Florida sues Target. So much for getting on MAGA’s good side! Get ready for the economic blackout this Friday. Finally, are we capable of meeting the moment with allowing ourselves to imagine a bold progressive future? Let’s free our political imagination: amend the constitution. Nationalize an industry. Why is it only the fascists who think they can fundamentally change this country?

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Voting and having as many registered voters as possible is our key defense to keep our democracy. Sam Oliker-Friedland from the Institute for Responsive Government returns to the show with IRG’s recently released 2024 Election Policy Progress Reports. You can read them here: responsivegov.org/election-policy-…gress-scorecard/. Plus, Connecticut, Maine, and California all have special elections today. And do you have your plan ready on how to help get out the vote for Wisconsin’s supreme court election on April 1st? We’ll help you out with resources from Swing Left: swingleft.org/p/wisconsin-supreme-court-2025.

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We review the current investigation of Minnesotan Sam Nordquist’s death. Jim and John break down the status of MAGA attacks of federal agencies and employees.

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Novelist Henry Corrigain joins us to discuss his upcoming novel Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light and his novel A Man In Pieces. Plus, what’s gayer than the Oscars? Jim and I give you brutally honest film reviews of two oscar nominees: A Real Pain and Wicked.

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