Randy Wicker talks about joining the Mattachine Society in 1958, one of the first gay rights groups in the U.S.... more

Mark Segal moved to New York City in May of 1969 and a month later found himself at The Stonewall... more

Laverne Cox talks about being on the cover of Time magazine ten years ago, the pressure she's faced as one... more

Rep. Barney Frank served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. He talks about being one of... more

(This interview contains explicit sexual content.) Gigi Raven Wilbur talks about learning that they were intersex in college, the transformational... more

Martha Shelley talks to poet Audre Lorde in an episode of her radio show, Lesbian Nation. This was originally recorded... more

Martha Shelley began her life as a gay activist before the Stonewall uprising. She talks about joining the Daughters of... more

Mia Yamamoto talks about her work as a criminal defense attorney, the racism she faced growing up as a Japanese-American... more

Bob "Rose" Levine talks about his first trip to Cherry Grove in 1955, being a part of the original drag... more

Ma-Nee Chacaby talks about learning that she was Two-Spirit as a kid, her rural upbringing, and the challenges of being an... more

Sandy Stone talks about working with the lesbian separatists of Olivia Records, why the attacks on the trans community today... more

Joan Jett Blakk (a.k.a. Terence Alan Smith) talks about her historic 1992 presidential campaign, why the AIDS crisis influenced her run,... more

Duane Michals has never followed the rules. The pioneering photographer, now 92 years old, says, "Because I didn't learn the... more

Hi! We're coming back! On February 27th! And we're continuing our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. I can't wait... more

When Amy Ray first started playing music with her Indigo Girls bandmate, Emily Saliers, her "head felt like it was... more

Darcelle XV (Walter Cole), the world's oldest drag queen, died on March 23, 2023. She was 92. Since 1967, Darcelle has... more

Dr. Charles Silverstein died this week at the age of 87. Best known for making the 1973 presentation before the... more

Shatzi Weisberger died this week at the age of 92. A lifelong activist, Shatzi was a fixture at marches and... more

"I totally support the politics of coming out, but at the same time, I'm critical of the assumption that one's... more

"Prior to Hadestown, I played The Magical Negro. I have no regrets about that. But all the while...and this is... more

Please welcome to the stage, Miss Memory Lane! Colton Haynes talks about the barriers that queer actors still face in... more

Gloria Allen is a legendary figure in Chicago's trans community. The 76-year-old joins us to talk about coming out as... more

The history-making politician shares every inspiring, heartbreaking, and drunken moment that led her to become the first openly trans person... more

Janelle Monáe (!!!) joins us to talk about her journey to becoming a queer icon, new music, and her debut... more

Grab your best friend and give them the tightest possible hug: this episode is a celebration of platonic queer intimacy. R. Eric... more

As of today, a Black lesbian is now the voice and face of the United States government. Karine Jean-Pierre, the... more

With his crucial new book, historian Hugh Ryan restores The Women's House of Detention to its rightful place in LGBTQ+ history.... more

Don Bachardy talks about the 33-years he spent with Christopher Isherwood (author of A Single Man and The Berlin Stories,... more

Spoiler alert: You are going to die. Shatzi Weisberger works with people to dismantle their fears and worries around dying,... more

"When I was in the pool, HIV/AIDS didn't exist. That was a sanctuary for me. It was a place that... more

Alexandra Billings is redefining what is possible for our community. Before making a name for herself in the Chicago theatre... more

After being discovered at a casting for Italian Vogue, Tracey "Africa" Norman's modeling career skyrocketed. In 1975, she memorably appeared... more

Jamison Green has spent his career fighting to make the healthcare world a safer, more accessible place for transgender people. He... more

Ruthie Berman shares her epic, decades-long love story with her wife, Connie Kurtz. She talks about how they fell in... more

When Torch Song Trilogy opened on Broadway in 1982, Harvey Fierstein became the first and, at the time, only out... more

Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker talks about serving in the military in the '80s before Don't Ask, Don't Tell, survival sex work,... more

Our new LGBTQ+ elders project is here! Barbara Satin talks about her "ministry of presence", making sure that trans people... more

This is a time machine!!!!!!! We're launching a new series on the podcast dedicated exclusively to the stories of LGBTQ+... more

"It was a great privilege to be gay. Otherwise, I'd probably be very boring and unhappy and unexamined." John Cameron... more

Jared Frieder, the writer/director of Three Months (premiering February 23rd on Paramount+), talks about why it's vital that we let... more