...and this Sunday (11/21), he debuts as Mr. Smithers' new boyfriend on The Simpsons.
Victor Garber joins us to talk about his role as the gay billionaire fashion mogul on The Simpsons, going to Stephen Sondheim's house for his Sweeney Todd callback, and why he doesn't want to do any more musicals.
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Victor Garber: Has Kinda Been In Everything

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Rep. Barney Frank served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. He talks about being one of the first members of Congress to come out, how the AIDS crisis forced Congress to act, and the current state of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement. Plus, his "Trophy Husband", Jim Ready, drops by to say hello. 
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The book mentioned in this episode is Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick. 
This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. ⁠Click here⁠ to listen to our recent interview with Martha Shelly, activist and co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front. 
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Barney Frank: The Gay Agenda, Then and Now

(This interview contains explicit sexual content.) Gigi Raven Wilbur talks about learning that they were intersex in college, the transformational power of BDSM in their life, and how they're feeling living in Texas right now among the current onslaught of anti-trans legislation. 
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This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. Click here to listen to our interview with Martha Shelly, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front. 
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Gigi Raven Wilbur: Talking BDSM With the Bisexual Intersex Elder

Martha Shelley talks to poet Audre Lorde in an episode of her radio show, Lesbian Nation. This was originally recorded in 1972 and is a part of Martha's archive at the Lesbian Herstory Archive.
Martha is a pre-Stonewall activist who got her start in the 1960s with the Daughters of Bilitis. Click here to listen to our new sit-down interview with Martha that aired last week.
This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. LGBTQ&A; is an independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider joining our Substack to help support our work.
LGBTQ&A; is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1

Lesbian Nation: Martha Shelley and Audre Lorde (Bonus Episode!)

Martha Shelley began her life as a gay activist before the Stonewall uprising. She talks about joining the Daughters of Bilitis, co-founding the Gay Liberation Front, the first pride march, and her memoir, "We Set The Night On Fire".
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This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. Click here to listen to our interview with the 91-year-old drag queen, Bob 'Rose' Levine. Bob has been doing drag in Cherry Grove since 1955.
LGBTQ&A; is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1

Martha Shelley: Gay Activism Before Stonewall

Mia Yamamoto talks about her work as a criminal defense attorney, the racism she faced growing up as a Japanese-American after World War II, and coming out as trans later in life.
LGBTQ&A; is an independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider subscribing to our Substack in order to help support our work. 
This is a part of our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. Click here to listen to our interview with Duane Michals, the 92-year-old pioneering photographer. 
LGBTQ&A; is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1

Victor Garber: Has Kinda Been In Everything

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