In this episode Lizette and Stephen talk about the distractions and deflection around Trump’s health, share stories of feeling out of control, commiserate about calls from parents in crisis and finding space. We give it up to this week’s ally, the man who called JD Vance a “couch f*cker” and drag Ro Khanna, Pete Buttigieg, Gavin Newsom and Malcolm Gladwell for switching their stances on support for trans people.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen play catch-up and bring each other up to speed on things happening in their respective neck of the woods. They talk policed sidewalks in Florida, the apathy surrounding the widespread detention of immigrants, and we get an update on The Dads.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview dual gender cross-dresser, Savannah Hauk, and talk about appreciating duality, finding acceptance and the importance of connecting with one’s true self. In Today’s Topics, we address the United Nations, Stonewall and ICE. Finally, in Allies & Assholes we celebrate NFL Bears QB Caleb Williams for unapologetically rocking painted nails and drag Puerto Rico’s Governor Jennifer Gonzales Colon for restricting care for trans people.

In this inaugural episode of the LGBTQ Politicians Hall of Fame, Stephen and the self-appointed executive producer, third co-host and younger brother, Anthony, review the top LGBTQ+ politicians making a difference.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen bring back last week’s guest, Kate Okeson and continue their discussion about the Skrmetti decision, Trump’s Big B*llsh*t Bill, and having difficult conversations with friends, families and colleagues. In Today’s Topics, we talk about Florida forcing a transgender teacher to misgender themselves in the classroom, and UPenn capitulating to Trump by banning trans athletes from participating on sports teams. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate NY Assemblymen, Zohran Mamdani for centering the LGBTQ community during Pride, and drag Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for banning Rainbow flags on federal roads.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview queer advocate and educator Kate Okeson, who shares her path from community organizing to spearheading New Jersey's 2019 LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum law, emphasizing the vital role of intersectional advocacy. In Today’s Topics, we talk defiant Trans flags at the Stonewall Monument, the harms from the recent SCOTUS Skrmetti decision, and the survey of over 90,000 trans people establishing that trans people are happier when they receive gender affirming care. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate out gay USTA Chairman Brian Vahaly, and drag Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate Lizette and Stephen unpack the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the United States vs Skrmetti decision, which allowed Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender youth to take effect, and the implications of that decision for trans kids and their families.

In this special Pride edition of the Parent Advocate, Stephen is joined by the show’s self-appointed executive producer, third host and younger brother, Anthony to talk about the inaugural LGBTQ+ Entertainer Hall of Fame, highlighting Elliot Page, Angelica Ross, Laverne Cox, Gena Rocero, Alan Cumming, Colman Domingo, Nicole Maines, Janelle Monáe, Freddie Mercury, and Billy Porter.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen are joined by trans scholar, writer, producer and historian, Susan Stryker. They talk about discovering who they were in a Dear Abby column, growing up trans in the ‘90s, their path to recording and forging a path to capture and preserve trans histories. In Today’s Topics, we cover the Trump administration pulling funds from LGBTQ suicide prevention programs, Pittsburgh police raiding a popular trans nightclub, the Vatican’s questionable selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next pope, and SCOTUS declining to hear the challenge to Trumps ban on trans military members. In Allies & Assholes we celebrate California Representative Robert Garcia for shaming transphobic Representative Nancy Mace, and drag Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for signing a law banning trans girls in sports in his state.

In this episode of the Parent Advocate, Lizette and Stephen interview Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and visionary founder of TransLash Media, Imara Jones. We talk about growing up Black and bougee in Atlanta, working in the Clinton Administration, and traveling the globe as a journalist, storyteller and activist. In Today’s Topics, we discuss Planned Parenthood in AZ resuming services, Alabama Republicans requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools, a Georgia teacher dismissed for supporting LGBTQ students, and the Department of Health and Human Services recognizing gender dysphoria as a disability under federal law. In Allies & Assholes, we celebrate Texas Representative Lauren Ashley Simmons for standing up for intersex kids, and drag Bill Maher for jockriding Trump.