The Gaily Show

Men-Who-Read is a Twin Cities book club for Gay, Bi, and Straight men who love reading non-fiction books, want to read more, and meet like-minded men in person. Founder Paul Cram and member Andrew Donager join us to discuss how this book club’s growth, its annual book challenges, and how its queer and allied readers…

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We take a look back at the first six months of the Trump Administration with David Reddish who is the Lead Anchor/Commentator of Occupy Democrats TV. We talk about the Big Ugly Bill, Supreme Court, anti-trans legislation, and more. Connect with David on Instagram: @thegailymagneto. Watch Occupy Democrats: https://www.youtube.com/@occupydemocratsyoutube

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Dr. Ken Schneck, editor of The Buckeye Flame, joins us to discuss This News is So Gay a new weekly podcast described as Meet The Press…But Gayer. Learn more about This Is So Gay: https://thebuckeyeflame.com/category/podcasts/ or stream it everywhere you get your podcasts. Legislators in Pennsylvania blocked an anti-trans bill. Plus, Pope Leo will continue…

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 The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the ban on conversion therapy that Governor Evers’ administration pursued a year ago. We’re getting new reporting about the big ugly bill’s medicaid cuts will impact the LGBTQ community. CA Governor Newsom’s budget negotiations reveal how anti-LGTBQ he’s become. Plus, Israel destroyed Iran’s Evin prison with its airstrikes and…

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MAGA and the Christian Nationalists are all up in arms about rainbows on crosswalks. Libraries are getting bomb threats as Christian Nationalists continue to get staff fired. As Musk launches the “America Party” should Progressives do the same and create a 4-party system?

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Listen to Queer Spirit Radio the first Saturday of every month at 2:30 as part of the Gaily Show!

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor of Windy City Times, is back to talk about how Trans Up Front is changing Illinois and how Greg Harris was honored decades of LGBTQ+ advocacy. Plus, we talk about the Big Ugly Bill and UPenn’s humiliation.

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We take a look at the big ugly bills impacts on the LGBTQ community. Plus the Supreme Court is already gearing up to attack LGBTQ kids again when they come back from summer break.

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Twin Cities Pride, the Hungary Pride March, and Pride Fest in Marquette, Michigan. Plus, we actually one a case at the Supreme Court last Friday. We break down how.

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John is joined by Abigail James Dillon of MELSA; Scott Duff and Ellen Miller of WCPT 820 in Chicago join to preview Chicago’s Pride Parade plus other conversation.

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John is joined by Cathy Renna, Director of Communications for the National LGBT Task Force. Plus, John continues Queer in the Cosmos.

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Christopher Kane of the Washington Blade returns to discuss national stories with the Supreme Court, North Carolina politics, and Representative Robert Garcia, plus John and Jim on the dread of upcoming Supreme Court decisions

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Tammye Nash from the Dallas Voice returns in the second half of the show today, while John and Jim also discuss reliigon in schools and touch on Rep. McBride’s comment that maybe LGBY supporters overplayed their hand.

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Our first annual LGBTQ media survey is open. It aims to discover where folks get LGBTQ news, perceptions of how media covers LGBTQ community, utilization of LGBTQ media, preferred content, & the role of radio/podcasts. Take the survey here: https://tinyurl.com/LGBTQMEDIASURVEY. It’s time to acknowledge that facts don’t and won’t change people’s minds when it comes…

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Director Charles Askenaizer discusses the production of Angels in America at the Invictus Theatre in Chicago playing through September 7. Plus, John and Jim have reviews for you.

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An ordained priest, playwright, and theologian, Shannon TL Kearns joins us to discuss his newest book: No One Taught Me How To Be A Man. In it, he recounts how after he transitioned he made a radical discovery. His experiences of masculinity are similar to cisgender men: they both have universal worries about not being…

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor for Windy City Times, is back with his reporting on the milestone Pride Flag ceremony at the Chicago Park District, Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison rallies LGBTQ+ leaders, and GroceryLand stages a comeback.

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Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-39B) shares her reflections on the legacy of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, who is being remembered as the most consequential Speaker of the House in Minnesota history.

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John will talk with Kat Rohn, Executive Director of OutFront Minnesota, about the life and legacy of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman who was assassinated in her home along with her husband. Additionally, we’ve got updates about the status of MN State Senator Hoffman and his wife’s condition, and the new federal charges against…

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John and Gaily Show Executive Producer Jim Pounds have reviews galore for your weekend! Theatrical productions: Mae West and The Trial of Sex at Crane Theatre and Significant Other at Lyric Arts. Films: The Lost Boys and The Summer of Carmen. Television: Everything I Like and with HBO’s Gilded Age returning this month, we look…

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Hilary Otey, co-founder of Queermunity in Minneapolis, discusses how Queermunity programmed  feels like an answer to the question of how to create Pride programming for marginalized folks within mainstream Pride celebrations. View all of their events for Pride season here: https://www.queermunitymn.com/events

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Plus, updates on Andry José Hernández Romero, an openly gay 32-year-old Venezuelan makeup artist wrongly deported to a concentration camp in El Salvador. And MSNBC’s ratings are…not great.

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Lex Exworthy from UP Peninsula Pride joins us to discuss Marquette Pride. Learn more and connect here: www.uprainbowpride.org. Plus, starting today, and then bi-weekly, Tammye Nash, the Managing Editor for the Dallas Voice, will join us to share the Dallas Voice’s award winning LGBTQ journalism. Dallas Voice just started its 42nd year as the Voice…

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Starting today, Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke will join us monthly to discuss LGBTQ politics and queer history! Connect with Samuel here: samuelcloweshuneke.com. Plus, revisiting the story of Pete Hegseth stripping Harvey Milk’s name off a Navy Ship. And the Supreme Court unanimously just made reverse discrimination lawsuits super easy.

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Jim Pounds hosts this special edition of the Gaily Show live from Golden Valley Pride!

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Listen to Queer Spirit Radio the first Saturday of every month at 2:30 as part of the Gaily Show!

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Best selling author Marie Rutkoski’s new novel Ordinary Love comes out June 10. It’s a sweeping romance of two people trying to forge a path toward hope, bound by a love they discovered when they were too young to understand its power. Plus, Dale Stark from Hennepin Arts joins us to talk about the 2025…

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Looking at your apartment, house, and condo have you thought to yourself: I’ve got to find a way to organize all of this. Did you know how you organize can be a reflection of how we’re feeling about the world. We’re talking about organizing with Jake Stepansky, who is also the co-founder and Board President…

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor for Windy City Times, is back with his reporting on Channyn Lynne Parker, CEO of one of Brave Space Alliance, being tapped as interim CEO of Equality Illinois. A queer Wisconsin teenager is seeking hate crime charges after being attacked at an Illinois McDonald’s. Plus, there are so many Pride events…

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70+ European lawmakers headed to Pride to march in a Pride event after Hungary bans all Pride events. A trans man was arrested for using the bathroom conservatives told him to use. Months after LGBTQ community helped elect Arizona Senator Gallego, he just called us ‘dangerous’. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says “we’re all going to…

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Another segment of “Is It Left-Wing Extremism?” looking at amnesty for undocumented immigrants. Speaking of, MN is trying to take away health insurance for tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants just months after enrolling them. Plus, Lori Dokken’s upcoming Fireside Theatre concert event at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres: SHOUT SISTER SHOUT is June 8! Lori joins…

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History is being made again, as Keith Stern’s newest book “Queers in History Returns” is the follow-up to his original groundbreaking and perennial bestseller Queers in History, originally published in 1993 on CD-ROM. The current update covers more than 5000 years of history and it just dropped May 27. reviews for you: Pee-Wee as Himself…

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In this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly, we dive into LGBTQ Elder Law. As MAGA is cutting Medicaid, and threatening to roll back gay marriage and cut Medicare and Social Security, what laws and documents (medical power of attorney, wills, etc.) do we need as queer folks to protect us? We’ll be joined by David…

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The Washington Blade’s White House Correspondent Christopher Kane returns to the Gaily Show to give us an inside look at what’s happening in DC. Plus, Abigail Dillon from the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) will be here to talk about their upcoming booth at Pride, as well as their Pride month booklist: melsa.org Read Christopher…

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As the federal government has slashed $800 million in federal research into the LGBTQ community, be part of state-based and nonprofit LGBTQ research. In Minnesota, you can participate in the first-ever statewide LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment. Nationwide, you can participate in the Trevor Project’s National Survey of LGBTQ youth and young adults.  If you’re 13-24,…

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Christopher Tradowsky’s debut novel Midnight at the Cinema Place drops June 10. His novel is a luminant exploration of 90s queer culture and the complexities of friends discovering love and themselves in San Francisco. Walking Shadow’s production of Mae West and the Trial of Sex opens May 31 at Walking Shadow Theater in Minneapolis. Its…

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It’s our weekly episode of Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly. We meet author Rey Terciero whose new book Dan of Green Gables drops June 3. It is a queer reimagining of Anne of Green Gables. We talk about queering the classics as Rey has also done with Little Women and Northanger Abbey. Pre-order Dan of Green…

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor for Windy City Times, is back with his reporting on Chicago’s surprise search for an LGBTQ Director, Cook County’s LGBTQ Commissioner Kevin Morrison is running for Congress, and a look back, and forward, of Chicago’s En La Vida magazine. Plus, Hastings PRIDE is coming up, we chat with organizers about why…

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Heading across the pond today as Paris opens a new memorial dedicated to LGBTQ Holocaust victims. Plus, for the third year in a row, an LGBTQ performer has won Eurovision. Oh, and the Pope is still a Catholic when it comes to gay marriage.

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Shocker: Texas House votes to repeal sodomy law. Appeals court bans Florida’s drag ban. Far-right MAGA judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers. Plus, Overcompensating debuts on Prime Video.

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It’s new novel Friday! Blair Fell’s newest novel Disco Witches of Fire Island just came out on May 6. If you like spicy queer romances with a dash of fantasy, this is for you! And Mac Crane’s A Sharp Endless Need came out two days ago! It’s serving sapphic high-school women’s basketball romance. Connect with…

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It’s our weekly Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode. My guest is TanyaMarck Oviedo who is the co-host of the Queer Spirit podcast. We’re going to talk about care (self-care, community care, and more) as activism. Listen to the podcast: https://queerhealingjourneys.com/podcast/ Explore the community: https://queerspirit.mn.co

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Christopher Kane returns to the Gaily Show to give us an inside look at what’s happening in DC. Christopher is the White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade. Read Christopher’s reporting here: https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/ Learn more about the Washington Blade and it’s membership plans here https://washingtonblade.ac-page.com/support-washington

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We took a look at Pope Leo XIV. What do we make of him from LGBTQ perspective? An LGBTQ candidate has announced a run for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District. And there was a literal book burning in Ohio when a guy checked out 100 books and burned them. They were of course LGBTQ, Jewish, and…

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Brazil’s superior court of justice paves the way for gender neutral IDs in a unanimous decision. Pete Hegseth has given trans service members a July 7 deadline to quit. The UK Supreme Court has unleashed chaos with its ruling on gender. Here’s the story of a trans man who asked 60 gyms if he could…

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Ode to Walt Whitman, the acclaimed silent puppet poem about queer poets Walt Whitman and Federico Garcia Lorca opens at Open Eye Theatre this month. Its creator Bart Buch joins us! Plus, authors Joseph Lezza & Richard Mirabella share the books they are loving and that you should be reading this spring. For tickets and…

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On this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, Nick Venegoni started the Queer Spirit podcast in 2018. Fast forward seven years, and there is a whole community built around the show, a care-centered space for queer folks, brand new Care Chats mini podcast, and 10 new interns through UCLA’s Behavioral Health Support Specialist Certification program…

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor for Windy City Times, is back with his reporting on the new Chicago Teachers Union Contract which includes a number of LGBTQ+ protections and the debut of The First Homosexuals at Wrightwood 659 in Lincoln Park (Chicago). Windy City Times has been the voice of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community since 1985. This…

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Tammye Nash, Managing Editor for the Dallas Voice, returns to the show to share the Dallas Voice’s coverage of a dangerous new bill in Texas that would give parents permission to taunt and abuse their kids just for being LGBTQ. In Florida, advocates crushed every piece of Anti-LGBTQ legislation this year.

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Angie Craig, Minnesota’s first LGBTQ legislator, announces Senate run. Trump and MAGA have slashed $477 million in LGBTQ research. Maine wins its lawsuit against Trump freezing USDA funds over trans women in sports. John and Jim discuss how we need to give up the idea that Progressives and Democrats can go back to the way…

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Jonathan D. Katz, one of the country’s pre-eminent queer art historians, joins us to discuss The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity which opens May 2 and runs to July 26 at Wrightwood 659 in Lincoln Park, Chicago. More than 300 paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs, and films will be on view, presented…

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On this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, we meet Dr. Gwen Bass whose book Immaculate Misconception charts how her Lesbian parents found a doctor willing to perform an artificial insemination procedure in secret, using sperm from an anonymous donor. Her book explores: what happens when we’re born into an identity we didn’t choose? What…

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Christopher Kane returns to the Gaily Show to give us an inside look at what’s happening in DC. Christopher is the White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade. Read Christopher’s reporting here: https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/ Learn more about the Washington Blade and it’s membership plans here https://washingtonblade.ac-page.com/support-washington

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Infamous fabulist George Santos is headed to jail for the many, many, many lies he told. Plus Caitlin Jenner is begging for money for her legal defense against allegations of financial malfeasance. Oh, did we mention Trump just pardoned a Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer?

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It’s election day in Canada, we take a look to see if there are any anti-LGBTQ attack ads. Minnesota sues Trump (again). This time for banning funding for schools who have trans athletes. Poland repeals it’s final “LGBTQ-free” zone. And in another installment of “Is It Left-Wing Extremism?” We take a look at universal healthcare…

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Craig Johnson returns to the Gaily Show to talk about Joyful Noise which opens tonight at Bucket Brigade in St. Paul. Plus, Max Wojtanowicz joins us to discuss the gay rom com Significant Other which opens at Lyric Arts this May. For tickets to Joyful Noise: https://www.bucketbrigadetheater.com/joyful-noise/ For tickets to Significant Other: https://www.lyricarts.org/significant-other

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It’s our weekly Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode and we have Gender Justice’s Noah Parrish (Communications Director) and Monica Meyer (Political Director and Trans Equity Trainer), who will share their Trans Equity training! A perfect opportunity to connect with Gender Justice’s excellent educational resources. Learn more about Gender Justice’s trainings here: https://www.genderjustice.us/work/trans-equity-trainings/ and their advocacy…

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Managing Editor for the Windy City Times’ Jake Wittich returns to the show to break down their recent reporting on the LGBTQ community. Read Jake’s reporting here: https://windycitytimes.com/author/jake-wittich/. Stay up-to-date with all of Windy City Times award-winning journalism here: https://windycitytimes.com/newsletters/

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The Supreme Court will hear a case today that could make “Don’t Say Gay” the law all across the country. Both Christian and Muslim religious groups are asking for a verdict that will create such confusion in schools that they will end LGBTQ curriculum completely.

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The oldest LGBTQ bar in Wisconsin has closed. Trump/Vance wants the UK to repeal anti-hate speech laws if they want a trade deal with the US. Alabama passes its own “Don’t Say Gay” bill for all grades. MAGA turns on Rep. Nancy Mace. Plus, a new Gaily Show segment: “Is it Left-Wing Extremism?”

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Joining us today: Emmy winner Ross Mathews and Dr. Wellithon Garcia-Mathews’ new book Tio and Tio: The Ring Bearers came out this week (April 15)! Inspired by their wedding and their nephews’ role in the wedding, it’s a sweet story about love, family, responsibilities, and culture. Order it here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780593752586 Plus, Audie and Earphone award-winning…

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In this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke returns to the Gaily Show to discuss how Queer Theory can shape our politics and create the government we need. His book is A Queer Theory of State and you can find it here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9783982389462. Connect with Samuel at his website: https://samuelcloweshuneke.com and…

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White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade, Christopher Kane is back with his new reporting on Chris Pappas who is running for the open Senate seat in New Hampshire. The White House and Airforce are obsessed with pronouns. And Maine vs. Trump heats up. Read Christopher’s reporting here: https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/ Learn more about the Washington Blade…

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Host John Parker is off today. We are rebroadcasting our episode featuring David Schlosser and Matthew A. Everett from Threshold Theater discussing their upcoming world premiere of Spellbound – which opens April 18! For more information and tickets to Spellbound: https://www.thresholdtheatermpls.com. Then we play back John’s conversation with Tyler Susan Jennings from CTC’s Disney’s Frozen:…

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For this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, we take a deeper dive into the state of HIV prevention internationally and locally with Ezra McNair, the Advocacy Organizer and Volunteer Manager for the Aliveness Project. We tackle the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts to PREPFAR and USAID and how people can get involved to…

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Joseph Jaafari, Editor in Chief Arizona’s The Lookout’s reporting on the Arizona legislature killing LGBTQ rights bills, LGBTQ Arizonans fleeing the state (and how lawmakers are responding), and AZ’s anti-equity ballot measure. Plus, Becky McNattin and Tara Martini from AM950 Radio’s Feels Out Loud join us to talk about taking care of our mental health…

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor of the Windy City Times, returns to discuss judicial rulings against Trump, Illinois Governor Pritzker vowing to defend Trans rights, and Chicago’s fight against plans to cut CDC’s HIV prevention funding. Plus, Emma Watts from Minnesota’s new Council on LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans (MNQT) joins us to discuss their new initiative – a…

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John and Jim review the TV shows: Hulu’s Mid-Century Modern and Netflix’s Cassandra. Plus, theatre reviews of Minneapolis Musical Theatre’s Triassic Parq and Walking Shadow’s Witch. Tickets and info for Triassic Parq: https://www.aboutmmt.org/triassic-parq/ Tickets and info for Witch: https://www.walkingshadow.org/witch/

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On this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, attorney Tim Jon Semmerling joins us to share his experiences in GTMO as a gay-American: death-penalty-defense, working with al-Qaeda defendants charged with the crimes of 9/11, and confronting the one of the most powerful institutions in the world — the U.S. Department of Defense. His writing shows…

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Denmark issues travel warning about coming to the US to its trans residents. Meanwhile MAGA Trump’s Project 2025 attacks on gender neutral US passports challenged in court. Plus, the MAGA Project 2025 Trump budget will shutdown the Division of HIV Prevention the CDC.

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Nebraska LGBTQ+ advocates are getting ready for “The Classy-Tacky Ball,” Sundance film festival announces they are a wrap on Utah – the same week Utah bans Pride flags.

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Anne Laughlin joins us to discuss a writer’s life—discussion of networking, volunteering, giving back to the writing community. How do you do it? Why? It’s Trans Day of Visibility, so we’re going to make some facts more visible. Plus, one of the most seismic setbacks against the far-right: A leader who committed crimes was held…

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Transatlantic Love Affair’s production of Red and the Mother Wild opens March 28 and runs through April 12. Co-founder and co-artistic director Allison Vincent joins us to discuss. Red and the Mother Wild is a tale of what lies beyond the bounds of our cultivated lives. Inspired by the themes and hidden corners of Red…

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On this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode, we sit down with Manuel Betancourt to discuss his new book Hello Stranger. It is a book about chance encounters and what a stranger can reveal about who we are and who we could still yet be. The book grapples with everything from online sexting, real-life cruising,…

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Christopher Kane returns to the show to discuss his new reporting from the White House and nationally.

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Abigail Swetz, the Executive Director of Fair Wisconsin, joins us to discuss the April 1st WI Supreme Court race’s impact for the LGBTQ community, anti-trans legislation in the WI Legislature, and their upcoming Equality on the Hill day. Connect with Fair Wisconsin: https://fairwisconsin.com

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Tammye Nash, the managing editor of the LGBTQ newspaper Dallas Voice, joins us to discuss the Voice’s recent reporting on proposing felony charges for ‘gender identity fraud’. Plus, with all of MAGA’s talk of “protecting children,” we introduce “The Patriots for the Protection of Children Act” which looks at the facts and proposes solutions to…

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Tyler Susan Jennings from CTC’s Disney’s Frozen: The Musical joins us to talk about the show which opens April 15. Plus John and Jim share film reviews! Tickets for Disney’s Frozen: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/frozen/#book

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It’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly and we’re talking with Ariel Gore and her new book: Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer. It’s a memoir of gay marriage and a searing critique of the for-profit breast cancer industry. In John’s new essay for A Queer in the Cosmos, John argues we need to rename…

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On today’s show John Parker and Jim Pounds debate if Democrats need to push for generational change with their elected leaders. Plus Viktor Orban’s Hungary passes a law outlawing Pride events and Arkansas proposes a bill that would ban gender affirming haircuts.

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Jake Wittich reporter for the Windy City Times, Chicago’s LGBTQ newspaper joins us to discuss: Chicago Women in Trades suing the feds, Lurie Children’s Hospital pausing gender-affirming care, and the Illinois Community denouncing politicians who are going back on LGBTQ rights . Plus, while other states are removing sex education, New Mexico lawmakers are advancing…

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Gavin Newsom caught suppressing pro-LGBTQ legislation is a symptom of Democratic leadership. Plus, a debate on whether or not all LGBTQ discrimination is based solely on gender identity. 

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Triassic Parq debuts at Minneapolis Musical Theater March 22. It’s a retelling of that famous dinosaur-themed film, this time seen from the dino’s point of view. Artistic Director Andrew Newmann, Director Kjer Whiting, and actor Max Kile join us. Plus, Max Austin shares his new book That Is What We Are. Tickets and info Triassic…

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For this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly, Lara Lillibridge joins us to talk about writing craft and what it can mean to write queerly. She is the author of creative fiction and fantasy. Her most recent book The Truth of Unringing Phones came out last year. Lara was the Interviews Editor for Hippocampus Magazine and…

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Just weeks after MSNBC took a hatchet to their anchors of color, the network made history (in a good way) with the newly named anchors for its show: The Weekend.

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The Supreme Court will take up a Colorado case challenging that state’s ban on conversion therapy. And in Texas, a state employee was fired not for misconduct, but because he included his pronouns in his email signature.

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Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Ben Wikler joins us to break down the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on April 1st. In Arizona, cops are now being called into women’s bathrooms to determine who is and isn’t a woman.

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Amy Spalding returns to The Gaily Show with her new queer novel: On Her Terms. Plus, Craig Johnson joins us to discuss as he directs “Proof” at the Gremlin Theatre running March 7-30. Buy On Her Terms: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781496751157 Get tickets to Proof: https://gremlintheatre.org/proof/

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As we continue to assess and understand fascism in the United States, Dr. Laurie Marhoefer joins us to discuss his book Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis. One of the first LGBTQ liberation movements in the world: what can we learn and what pitfalls can we avoid…

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As we continue to assess and understand fascism in the United States, Dr. Laurie Marhoefer joins us to discuss his book Sex and the Weimar Republic: German Homosexual Emancipation and the Rise of the Nazis. One of the first LGBTQ liberation movements in the world: what can we learn and what pitfalls can we avoid…

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Christopher Kane returns to the Gaily Show. He is the White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade. We’ll be talking about a Michigan lawmaker’s resolution to overturn gay marriage. The Pentagon identifying/firing trans servicemembers. And Trump’s address to Congress. Keep up to date with Christopher’s new reporting here: https://www.washingtonblade.com/author/christopher-kane/

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A look at the tariff war and how gasoline and electricity prices will be the first to increase for Americans. The first openly gay Imam was assassinated in South Africa. California pursues new LGBTQ Healthcare legislation.

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Virginia legislature passed two LGBTQ rights bills and sent them to their Republican Governor. In India, one of their states has moved forward on a comprehensive LGBTQ rights bill. We didn’t get to this last week, but the world’s first openly gay imam was shot dead in South Africa. Iowa removes gender identity as a…

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David Schlosser and Matthew A. Everett joins us to discuss their upcoming world premiere of Spellbound at Threshold Theater. Plus, John and Jim give us their final brutally honest Oscar film reviews before the ceremony this Sunday: Anora, A Complete Unknown, and Sing, Sing. For more information and tickets to Spellbound: https://www.thresholdtheatermpls.com

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It’s our weekly Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode. He is the Greater Minnesota Community Organizer at OutFront Minnesota and we spend this hour exploring the LGBTQ community in greater Minnesota. Plus, in this week’s Queer in the Cosmos essay, we learn more about Frank Kameny. Connect with Christopher at Outfront Minnesota: https://www.outfront.org

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The State of Florida sues Target. So much for getting on MAGA’s good side! Get ready for the economic blackout this Friday. Finally, are we capable of meeting the moment with allowing ourselves to imagine a bold progressive future? Let’s free our political imagination: amend the constitution. Nationalize an industry. Why is it only the…

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