LGBTQ&A

Gay men are complicated. Joel Kim Booster talks about growing up in a religious household, being a sexual kid, looking up semen in the Encyclopedia Britannica, stanning Barbara Walters, and why gay men need to interrogate their desires a little bit more. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

Empress Karina Samala talks about her over 25 years of activism in Los Angeles. Karina helped the LA Police and Sheriff's department create guidelines for incarcerated trans people, sensitivity training for new officers, and advocates for sex workers. We're excited to announce that LGBTQ&A is moving to Luminary! Luminary is a brand new podcast platform where you'll be able to listen to all the shows you already listen to — and if you upgrade, you'll get access to amazing AD-FREE shows only available on Luminary. >>> Click here to learn more. <<< Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com Join GLAAD's growing movement to amend the U.S. Constitution to provide explicit protections for women, LGBTQ people, communities of color, and those with disabilities. #EqualityAmendment LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

"The reality is we're not happy and fine all the time." Jacob Tobia talks about anti-femme sentiments in the queer community, how masculinity operates as a cycle of abuse, and why a person's under no obligation to share their trauma. They also talk about their new memoir, Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com Join GLAAD's growing movement to amend the U.S. constitution to provide explicit protections for women, LGBTQ people, communities of color, and those with disabilities. Click here to learn more: GLAAD.org/constitution LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

The Advocate's Editor-in-Chief, Zach Stafford talks about what the future of LGBTQ media is going to look like. He also talks about his plans to transform The Advocate, what the closing of Into means, and what Pride Media is doing to address the number of freelancers who haven't been paid for their work at Out Magazine and The Advocate. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com Join GLAAD's movement to amend the U.S. constitution in order to provide explicit protections for women, LGBTQ people, communities of color, and those with disabilities. #EqualityAmendment LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

Buck Angel started doing porn because he didn't see any other trans men represented on screen. From there, he's gone on to win an AVN award, as well as create the first commercially produced sex toy specifically made for trans men. He talks about why sex and masturbation was such an important part to his transition, how much has changed in the 22 years since he started transitioning, and why it's important for him to be vocal about how much he loves his vagina. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com Join GLAAD's fight to amend the U.S. Constitution. Let's make equality equal for everyone, once and for all. Click here to learn more. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

Mary Lambert talks about coming out in the church, growing up with a bisexual mom, the highs and lows of Same Love (with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis), and the life-saving importance of talking about your trauma. She describes the radical vulnerability in her book of poetry, Shame Is An Ocean I Swim Across, saying, "There's value in being radically vulnerable because it encourages empathy, and that empathy carries over into connection. Connection is what encourages us to stay alive and be accountable to each other." Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

How do we critique art made by queer people, especially when it's so beloved by the community? Writer, Tre'vell Anderson, joins the pod to talk about not being scared of people who disagree with them (especially on the internet), why out queer white people have achieved greater success in Hollywood than out people of color, and why they're not afraid of being pigeonholed as a writer. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by @JeffMasters1 and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

Grace Bonney (Design Sponge) talks about coming out at 30, why figuring out a delicate part of your identity in a public space isn't ideal, and why people not perceiving her as gay means she's constantly having to come out to people. She also talks about how the internet forces you into a place where you don't feel safe admitting mistakes, how blogging has changed, and why one day, she's going to step away from it all. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

Alexei Romanoff and David Farah talk about the 1967 Black Cat protest. Alexei helped to organize the protest and is the last known living person who was there. They discuss the New Year's Eve police raid that lead to the protest, the planning that went into it, and the legal significance of the trials that followed. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.

DeRay Mckesson (On The Other Side of Freedom) talks about myths we tell about black people, being stripped of every marker of strength as a public gay person, and why he used to avoid talking publicly about his love life. He also discusses how we begin to hold police accountable for misdeeds and questions if people will remain as mobilized as they are now when Trump is out of office. Never miss an update! Sign up for our (short!) newsletter at www.LGBTQpodcast.com Join GLAAD's #AmpYourVoice campaign and make sure your voice is heard this election year. Click here to take the pledge to vote. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and is part of The Advocate Magazine.