LGBTQ&A

By Jeffrey Masters

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 Jan 18, 2023

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*Nominated for Outstanding Podcast at the GLAAD Awards* Weekly interviews with the most interesting LGBTQ+ people in the world. Recent guests include Laverne Cox, Janelle Monáe, Pete Buttigieg, Brandi Carlile, Alok Vaid-Menon, and Angela Davis. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters.

Episode Date
Bob 'Rose' Levine: Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955
Mar 26, 2024
Ma-Nee Chacaby: 'I'm Old, But So What?' Says The Two-Spirit Elder
Mar 19, 2024
Sandy Stone: From Lesbian Separatist to Trans History
Mar 12, 2024
Joan Jett Blakk: The Drag Queen Who Ran for President
Mar 05, 2024
Duane Michals: Redefined Photography, But Don't Call Him an Artist
Feb 27, 2024
If You Can Read This, You're Gay (We Are So Back)
Feb 23, 2024
Amy Ray: How The Indigo Girls Became The Greatest Band of All Time
Sep 09, 2023
Darcelle XV: The Oldest Drag Queen in the World (ft. Poison Waters)
Apr 05, 2023
Charles Silverstein: Remembering The Joy of Gay Sex Author (1935-2023)
Feb 08, 2023
Shatzi Weisberger: Remembering The People's Bubbie (1930-2022)
Dec 02, 2022
Angela Davis: Queer Revolutionary | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Jul 05, 2022
André De Shields: Breaking The Methuselah Code | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Jun 28, 2022
Colton Haynes: Is Still 'Trying To Figure Out Who The F*ck I Am'
Jun 21, 2022
Gloria Allen: The Mother of Chicago's Trans Community | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Jun 14, 2022
Danica Roem: From Heavy Metal to Trans History
Jun 07, 2022
Janelle Monáe: The Queer Icon Has a Warning for The Future
May 31, 2022
R. Eric Thomas: We Learn About Love By Loving Our Friends
May 24, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre: The Historic White House Press Secretary
May 17, 2022
Hugh Ryan: Will Change How You Think About Queer History
May 10, 2022
Don Bachardy: His 33-Year Love Affair With Christopher Isherwood | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
May 03, 2022
Shatzi Weisberger: The 91-Year-Old Death Educator | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Apr 26, 2022
Greg Louganis: This Is What HIV Looks Like | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Apr 19, 2022
Alexandra Billings: Transgender Acting Legend | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Apr 12, 2022
Tracey 'Africa' Norman: The Trailblazing Model | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Apr 05, 2022
Jamison Green: Where Are All The Trans Men? | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Mar 29, 2022
Ruthie Berman: An Old-Fashioned Lesbian Love Story | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Mar 22, 2022
Harvey Fierstein: Makes Broadway (And Queer) History | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Mar 15, 2022
Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker: Her Harrowing Fight for Trans-Affirming Health Care | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Mar 08, 2022
Barbara Satin: The Trans Ministry of Presence | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Mar 01, 2022
Introducing Our LGBTQ+ Elders Project ✨
Feb 27, 2022
John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig And The Angry Inch — The Evolving Legacy
Feb 22, 2022
Jared Frieder: Queer Intimacy On-Screen
Feb 15, 2022
Rachel Krantz: Dives Deep Into Polyamory & Non-Monogamy
Feb 08, 2022
LZ Granderson: Life Out Loud
Feb 01, 2022
Margaret Cho: A Complete History of Bisexuality
Jan 30, 2022
Roxane Gay: Our Big 5-Year Anniversary Celebration (!!!!)
Dec 28, 2021
Hida Viloria: Born Both, An Intersex Life
Dec 21, 2021
Magora Kennedy: The 83-Year-Old Gay Reverend
Dec 14, 2021
Jay Toole: Super Butch Stonewall Veteran
Dec 07, 2021
Angela Chen: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
Nov 30, 2021
Larry Kramer: Making Gay History
Nov 23, 2021
Victor Garber: Has Kinda Been In Everything
Nov 16, 2021
VINCINT: There Will Be Tears
Nov 09, 2021
Theo Germaine: The Nonbinary Actor Changing Hollywood
Nov 02, 2021
Jen Winston: How Bisexuals Are Reimagining the World
Oct 26, 2021
Ts Madison: The Future Belongs to Her
Oct 19, 2021
Peter Staley: ACT UP Changed The World — Here's How
Oct 12, 2021
Senator Tammy Baldwin: LGBTQ+ History Maker
Oct 05, 2021
Charles Silverstein: The Joy of Gay Sex
Sep 28, 2021
Melissa Etheridge: Comes To Our Window
Sep 21, 2021
Alicia Garza: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
Sep 14, 2021
Denne-Michele Norris: Coming Out in the Pandemic 🏳️‍⚧️
Sep 07, 2021
Abby McEnany: Dykes Can Do Whatever The F*ck They Want
Aug 31, 2021
Darryl Stephens: Noah's Arc, HIV, and Becoming a Dad
Aug 24, 2021
Billie Jean King: Pressure is a Privilege
Aug 17, 2021
Andrew Rannells: From Book of Mormon to Modern Love
Aug 10, 2021
Carolina de Robertis: A Love Letter to Anyone Who's Felt Despair
Aug 03, 2021
Kate Bornstein: Still A Gender Outlaw
Jul 27, 2021
Kate Bornstein: Gender Is A Playground (5/2/18)
Jul 27, 2021
Edafe Okporo: Seeking Asylum in The U.S.
Jul 20, 2021
Ann Northrop: The Crucial Role of Women in ACT UP
Jul 13, 2021
Eureka O'Hara: The Drag Race All Stars Season 6 Winner (We Hope!!!)
Jul 06, 2021
Chella Man: Trans, Deaf, Goofy, Hungry, and Tired
Jun 29, 2021
Rep. Sharice Davids: The First LGBTQ+ Native American in Congress
Jun 22, 2021
Charles M. Blow: The Debt We Owe As Queer People
Jun 15, 2021
John Paul Brammer: Hola Papi! Why Am I Single??!
Jun 08, 2021
Ashley C. Ford: Somebody's Daughter
Jun 01, 2021
Niecy Nash & Jessica Betts: Their Great Queer Love Story
May 25, 2021
Gina Brown: The Invisibility of Women Living With HIV
May 18, 2021
Sarah Schulman: The Political History of ACT UP
May 11, 2021
Alok Vaid-Menon: Trans People Have Always Existed
May 04, 2021
François Clemmons: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Apr 27, 2021
Brandon Wolf: The Pulse Survivor Talks Gun Violence Prevention
Apr 20, 2021
Lauren Hough: Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing
Apr 13, 2021
Brandi Carlile: Music, Faith, & Motherhood
Apr 06, 2021
Amy Ray: Indigo Girls FOREVER (!!!)
Mar 30, 2021
Melissa Febos: The Gray Areas of Sex and Consent
Mar 23, 2021
Jim Obergefell: The Love Story That Changed History
Mar 16, 2021
Brandy Clark: When Your Life is a Record
Mar 09, 2021
Ivy Bottini: The Pioneering Lesbian's Legacy
Mar 02, 2021
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy: What The Trans Elder Wants You To Know
Feb 23, 2021
Brian Michael Smith: Makes Trans TV History on 9-1-1: Lone Star
Feb 16, 2021
Mark Segal: Selma, Seneca Falls, Stonewall
Feb 09, 2021
Tracey "Africa" Norman: The Legendary 'Born Beautiful' Clairol Model
Feb 02, 2021
What to Expect When You're Expecting New Episodes
Jan 31, 2021
Jose Antonio Vargas: Coming Out As Undocumented
Dec 29, 2020
Jennifer Finney Boylan: Has Had a Front Seat to Trans History
Dec 22, 2020
Adam Eli: How Social Media Is Changing Queer Activism
Dec 15, 2020
Karine Jean-Pierre: The History-Making Lesbian on Biden's Staff
Dec 08, 2020
Lucia Lucas: Cracking Opera’s Trans Glass Ceiling
Dec 01, 2020
Ilona Verley: Drag Race's Two-Spirit Queen
Nov 24, 2020
Tuck Woodstock: Gender, A Definitive Guide
Nov 17, 2020
Carson Kressley: The Queer Eye OG
Nov 10, 2020
Cleve Jones: Queer Spaces After COVID-19
Oct 27, 2020
Susan SurfTone: It's LGBTQ+ History Month, Baby
Oct 20, 2020
Darnell L. Moore: Queer Spirituality + Being Seen
Oct 13, 2020
Ritchie Torres: From The Bronx to Congress
Oct 06, 2020
Peppermint: The Drag Race Star Has Literally Done It All
Sep 29, 2020
Lili Reinhart: Bisexuality, Crystals, Reiki, and Riverdale
Sep 22, 2020
Angela Chen: Asexuality Is Pretty Complex—And That's OK
Sep 15, 2020
Tayla Parx: Has Written All of Your Favorite Pop Songs
Sep 08, 2020
Chasten Buttigieg: Shares His Side of the Story
Sep 01, 2020
Tyler Glenn: 15 Years of Neon Trees
Aug 25, 2020
Holland Taylor: Is 77 and Busier Than Ever
Aug 18, 2020
Brandon Taylor: Would Rather Be Alone, Thank You Very Much
Aug 11, 2020
Ianne Fields Stewart: The Okra Project (ft. Scott Shigeoka)
Aug 04, 2020
Akwaeke Emezi: I Like to Talk About Death
Jul 28, 2020
Shea Couleé: Your RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 5 Winner
Jul 25, 2020
Shea Diamond: Why Music is a Tool for Trans Liberation
Jul 21, 2020
Maria Town: Disability Rights Are LGBTQ+ Rights
Jul 14, 2020
Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow the Rules
Jul 07, 2020
Laverne Cox: Fighting for Trans Lives
Jun 30, 2020
Sam Feder: Transgender Lives On Screen (ft. Alex Schmider)
Jun 23, 2020
Alok Vaid-Menon: Beyond The Gender Binary
Jun 16, 2020
James Baldwin: The 1967 Detroit Riots
Jun 09, 2020
Kimberly Drew: Art and Activism
Jun 02, 2020
François Clemmons: Hi from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
May 28, 2020
Alice Wu: The New Queer Rom-Com
May 24, 2020
Don't Be The Last To Know
May 20, 2020
Mila Jam: Dating, New Music, & Why Being Trans Is a Gift
Mar 10, 2020
Jake Borelli and Peter Paige: The Thing About Harry
Feb 15, 2020
Richie Jackson: Writes A Love Letter (and a Warning) to His Gay Son
Jan 29, 2020
Justin Tranter: Is The Actual Queen of Pop
Jan 22, 2020
Chani Nicholas: Why Do Queer People Love Astrology?
Jan 08, 2020
Our Big Gay Holiday Spectacular (w/ Zach Stafford!)
Jan 01, 2020
H. Alan Scott: Give It Up For All The Queer Jews
Dec 25, 2019
Isa Mazzei: The Ins and Outs of Being a Camgirl
Dec 11, 2019
Robyn Crawford: My Life With Whitney Houston
Nov 20, 2019
Mary Lambert: Self-Described Grief Creature
Nov 06, 2019
Davey Wavey: What Is The Future of Porn?
Oct 29, 2019
Cyrus Grace Dunham: Gender Can Get Pretty Complicated
Oct 15, 2019
Hayley Kiyoko: Your Lesbian Jesus
Oct 08, 2019
Renée Zellweger: The Judy Garland Ep (ft. Rufus Wainwright)
Sep 27, 2019
Trace Lysette: Is Changing The Game for Trans Actresses
Sep 17, 2019
Travis Coles: Black, Queer, And Super Gendery
Sep 10, 2019
Shakina Nayfack: Manifest Pussy 😻
Sep 03, 2019
Rodney Evans: How Losing His Vision Made Him a Better Director
Aug 27, 2019
Gamal Palmer: Talks About Being Black, Gay, And Jewish in America
Aug 20, 2019
Chen Arieli: Tel Aviv's New Lesbian Deputy Mayor
Aug 13, 2019
Uzi Even: Meet Israel's Gay History-Maker
Aug 07, 2019
Denise Edger: The Lesbian Rabbi Cared for AIDS Patients When No One Would
Jul 31, 2019
Alana Mayo: Is Hollywood Starting To Get It Right?
Jul 16, 2019
Karen Tongson: Why Queer People Love Karen Carpenter
Jul 09, 2019
John Cameron Mitchell: 20 Years of Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Jul 02, 2019
Samantha Allen: Queer People are Thriving in Red States
Jun 11, 2019
Adam Rippon: Life After Ice Skating
Jun 04, 2019
Michael D. Cohen: Hollywood's Blossoming Trans Community
May 28, 2019
Tanya Saracho: Vida's Steamy Queer Sex Scenes
May 21, 2019
Ryan O'Connell: A Big Yes to Sex Work
May 14, 2019
Amiyah Scott: Hollywood's New Leading Lady
May 07, 2019
Roxane Gay: How to Write About Love
Apr 30, 2019
Pete Buttigieg: The Big Gay Interview
Apr 23, 2019
Don Bachardy: To Christopher Isherwood, With Love
Apr 16, 2019
Jasika Nicole: Queer + Biracial in Hollywood
Apr 09, 2019
Gigi Gorgeous: The Queen of YouTube Is Here
Apr 02, 2019
Ian Alexander: Is Coming For Your Gender Norms
Mar 26, 2019
Jennifer Finney Boylan: Oprah's Place in Trans History
Mar 19, 2019
Joel Kim Booster: See You at the Circuit Party
Mar 12, 2019
Karina Samala: We Need Chosen Families
Mar 05, 2019
Jacob Tobia: Will Change How You Think About Gender
Feb 26, 2019
Zach Stafford: What Is The Future Of LGBTQ Media?
Feb 19, 2019
Buck Angel: Let's Talk About Masturbation
Jan 02, 2019
Mary Lambert: All I Know of Love Is Hunger
Nov 12, 2018
Tre'vell Anderson: Here to Critique
Nov 08, 2018
Grace Bonney: After Design*Sponge
Oct 30, 2018
Alexei Romanoff: The 1967 Black Cat Protest
Oct 23, 2018
DeRay Mckesson: Out of the Quiet
Oct 16, 2018
Wrabel: Hello, My Name Is Needy.
Oct 09, 2018
Jake Shears & Ira Madison: LIVE From the Big Queer Pod Fest
Oct 02, 2018
Chani Nicholas: Doesn't Care If You Hate Astrology
Sep 18, 2018
Sonya Passi: We Need to Talk About Domestic Violence
Sep 11, 2018
River Gallo: Intersex Bodies Are Healthy Bodies
Sep 04, 2018
Arisce Wanzer: Gets Candid About Sex and Dating
Aug 28, 2018
Alaska Thunderfuck: Squishy Human Drag Thing
Aug 21, 2018
Fran Tirado: A Wink of Faggotry
Aug 14, 2018
Scott Turner Schofield: I Look Trans Because I Am Trans
Jul 31, 2018
Guy Branum: Emotions Are Scary
Jul 24, 2018
Mara Wilson: Bisexual Imposture Syndrome
Jul 17, 2018
Steven Canals: The Restorative Power of Art
Jul 10, 2018
Gaby Dunn: Dating Men? In This Political Climate?
Jul 03, 2018
Shakina Nayfack: The Radical Act of Being a Trans Woman in Love
Jun 26, 2018
Kate Bornstein: The Future of Gender
Jun 19, 2018
Wilson Cruz: We're In Revolutionary Times
Jun 12, 2018
Laura Jane Grace: Self-Loathing is a Cherished Queer Tradition
Jun 05, 2018
Jasika Nicole: Hollywood's LGBTQ Diversity Issue
May 29, 2018
Jeffrey Marsh: Finding LGBTQ Community Online
May 22, 2018
Chelsey Johnson: Portland's Queer Mythology
May 15, 2018
Alexander Chee: On Becoming An American Writer
Apr 24, 2018
Ryan Berg: 40% of Homeless Youth Are LGBTQ...Why Aren't We Mad?
Apr 17, 2018
Kathy Tu: What Makes Us A Community?
Apr 10, 2018
Brooke Sullivan: HIV In the Trans & GNC Community
Apr 03, 2018
Trixie Mattel: Expanding The Definition of Drag
Mar 27, 2018
Keiynan Lonsdale: Queer Superhero (On TV and Real Life)
Mar 20, 2018
Greg Berlanti: Love, Simon Director & Legendary TV Producer
Mar 13, 2018
Shangela Laquifa Wadley: Think Before You Tweet
Mar 09, 2018
BRB Still Recovering From Drag Race
Mar 06, 2018
Andrew Gurza: Sex & Disability
Feb 27, 2018
Jacob Tobia is back! A Field Guide to Transfemme Desire
Feb 20, 2018
Food 4 Thot: Love is TBD Real
Feb 13, 2018
Dana Goldberg: In Defense of Scissoring
Feb 06, 2018
Conner Habib: Your Strict Sexual Preferences Are Dangerous
Jan 30, 2018
Lina Bradford: Magic Is Real
Jan 23, 2018
Joseph Osmundson: Love Makes You Grow Up
Jan 16, 2018
Kim Coco Iwamoto: Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Hawaii
Jan 09, 2018
Aaron Carter: Embracing My Bisexuality
Dec 19, 2017
Solomon Georgio: What Sitcoms Taught Me About American Culture
Dec 12, 2017
Isis King: Paris Is Burning Changed My Life
Dec 05, 2017
Will Kostakis: A New Wave of LGBTQ Representation in YA
Nov 28, 2017
Ross Mathews: Gay People Wanted Me Off TV
Nov 21, 2017
Susan SurfTone: Former FBI Agent Talks New Threat to LGBTQ Rights
Nov 14, 2017
Zeke Smith: Life After Survivor
Nov 07, 2017
Sylvia Rivera: The World Has Made Me Crazy
Nov 03, 2017
Katya Zamolodchikova: "Piss Queen From the Jump"
Oct 29, 2017
Zeke Thomas: Wants You To Slide Into His DMs
Oct 24, 2017
Abdi Nazemian: Gay Iranians, Gay Dads, & The Gospel of Madonna
Oct 03, 2017
Cameron Esposito: To Be Apolitical & an Artist is a Waste of Time
Sep 26, 2017
Tommy Pico: How Not To Be One With Nature
Sep 19, 2017
Shadi Petosky: Chosen Families & The Challenge of Gender
Sep 10, 2017
Michael Varrati: Horror Movies Are Finalllllly Coming Out of the Closet!
Aug 29, 2017
Cheryl Dunye: Why We Need to Change the Way Queer Stories Are Told
Aug 22, 2017
Our Lady J: The Birth of Transgender Identities in Pop Culture
Aug 15, 2017
Kristin Russo: LGBTQ Sex Ed, A-Camp, Reclaiming Bisexuality
Aug 09, 2017
Laith Ashley: Everything is a Spectrum, Nothing is Binary
Aug 01, 2017
Special Episode! Shane Ortega Reacts to Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
Jul 26, 2017
Erin Judge: Plus Size Women Can Have Active, Healthy Sex Lives, OK?!
Jul 21, 2017
Eliel Cruz: The End of Bisexual Erasure (Hopefully)
Jul 11, 2017
Mariana Marroquin: Transgender Immigrants: “I See You As Human Beings”
Jul 06, 2017
Nico Tortorella: Biphobia, Polyamory, and Understanding the Cosmos
Jun 09, 2017
Alexandra Billings: Being Transgender is a Gift
May 24, 2017
Shane Ortega: Fighting for Transgender Rights in the Military
May 09, 2017
Matt Baume: Chechnya, Polari, and The Gift of Queerness
May 01, 2017
Cleve Jones: LGBTQ Activist Talks Harvey Milk, AIDS, & Marriage Equality
Apr 24, 2017
Amin El Gamal: Prison Break, LGBTQ Muslims, and Judy Garland
Apr 17, 2017
Asia Kate Dillon: TV’s First (And Only) Openly Non-Binary Actor
Apr 11, 2017
Michelle Stevens: From Childhood Abuse to the Perfect Lesbian Love Story
Apr 03, 2017
Angelica Ross: Spending Time in Silence
Mar 28, 2017
Melissa Febos: Hickeys, Daddy Issues, and Celibacy
Mar 21, 2017
NiK Kacy: Embracing the Absence of Gender…Beginning with Shoes
Mar 17, 2017
Ira Madison III: Why Pop Culture Matters
Feb 21, 2017
Jen Richards: Adjusting to Life Without Male Privilege
Feb 09, 2017
Trixie Mattel: Aging, Dating, & Wanting to Look Like a Wind-Up Toy
Jan 25, 2017
Alexandra Grey: Transparent Breakout Star
Jan 16, 2017
Ashby Dodge: Caring For LGBTQ Youth With The Trevor Project
Dec 13, 2016
D’Lo: Will the Real Queer Transgender Tamil Sri Lankan Please Stand Up?
Dec 07, 2016
Laura Jane Grace: Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
Nov 30, 2016
Cheryl Dunye: The Groundbreaking Queer Filmmaker
Nov 22, 2016
Peter Paige: Queer As Folk's Legacy Today
Nov 15, 2016
Bamby Salcedo: Making the World a Safer Place for Trans People
Nov 07, 2016
Conner Habib: Why Are We Afraid to Talk About Sex?
Nov 01, 2016
Shane Ortega: The First Trans Person to Serve Openly in the Military
Oct 25, 2016
iO Tillett Wright: My Parents Never Questioned My Gender
Oct 17, 2016
Jacob Tobia: The Sisterhood of the Traveling 1950s Grandma Dress
Oct 10, 2016
Michelle Tea: Suffering For Your Art is Like So Sexy
Oct 03, 2016
Arisce Wanzer: The Fashion Industry Needs To Embrace Diverse Women
Sep 18, 2016
Ross Mathews: Sounding Gay and Loving Football
Sep 13, 2016
Josh Allen: LGBTQ Characters on Empire & Growing Up in Chicago
Sep 06, 2016
Ali Liebegott: Transparent Writer and Gender Turducken
Sep 01, 2016
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