LGBTQ&A

"Smile every day — that was a dream I had as a child. I just want to be happy and being happy is not being in any form of closet." Edafe Okporo talks about HIV stigma in Nigeria, why the country's underground queer parties are so vital, and how difficult the asylum process is in the U.S.  LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

When Ann Northrop walked into her first ACT UP meeting in February of 1988, she felt immediately at home. "Oh my god, these are my people," she remembers thinking. "These are the cranky individualists who are really too weird to be part of normal society and they're here doing civil disobedience and direct action." The longtime activist joins us to talk about helping to craft ACT UP's media strategy, the controversial Stop The Church protest, and why for the most marginalized members of the LGBTQ+ community today, the AIDS crisis is ongoing. You can listen to our interview with ACT UP historian, Sarah Schulman here: bit.ly/actuppod LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Come find us on Twitter @lgbtqpod.

Eureka O'Hara (RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars) joins us to talk about her evolving relationship to gender, her drag career, and her late mother's impact. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. Who do you want to hear from? Connect and recommend guests on Twitter: @lgbtqpod.

"My disability was interpreted as a medical issue, producing conversations and resources, but when it came to my gender and sexuality, the world went dark." Chella Man talks about the significance of his tattoos, his interlocking identities, and new book, Continuum. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to lgbtqpodcast.com

Rep. Sharice Davids talks about advocating for her LGBTQ+ and Native American communities in Congress, the viability of the Equality Act, and her new children's book, Sharice's Big Voice. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to lgbtqpodcast.com

"When you are not living an honest, open, true life, you are taking advantage of a privilege granted to you by older, gay, lesbian, queer people who have sacrificed tremendously so that you could come into this place." Charles M. Blow joins us to talk about the decision to come out as bisexual in 2014, why we owe a debt to the queer people who came before us, and his new nightly news show, "Prime with Charles Blow" on the Black News Channel. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. @lgbtqpod

What's wrong with me??! The queer community's favorite advice columnist, John Paul Brammer joins us to talk about his new essay collection, Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to lgbtqpodcast.com

"I didn't get to grow up with the myth that you can love someone and they won't do terrible things if you love them." Ashley C. Ford is the author of the stunning new memoir, Somebody's Daughter. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. To join our newsletter, go to lgbtqpodcast.com

"Damn, I could love again." Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts share their love story on the podcast this week. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. For more info, go to LGBTQpodcast.com

Gina Brown (Community Engagement Manager at the Southern AIDS Coalition) talks about the disproportionality high rates of HIV in the South, HIV criminalization laws, and what we need to do to reduce stigma. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. For more information, go to www.lgbtqpodcast.com