The Gaily Show

Carlisle Evans Peck is back with a new album “The Lines in My Hands”. They have an upcoming release show on December 4th at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis! Connect with Carlisle here: https://www.carlisleevanspeck.com.Get tickets to the album release party here: https://www.thecedar.org/events/carlisle-evans-peck-with-mckain-lakey-and-proper-t Plus, Ryan Collett’s new novel George Falls Through Time has been called…

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Minnesota State Representative Leigh Finke (DFL-66A) unpacks the impacts of the 2025 election, the effects of the Trump Administration’s anti-queer and trans executive orders and funding retractions, the anti-trans Supreme Court, and the outlook for the Minnesota LGBTQ community. Connect with Rep. Finke here: https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15575 The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ radio news…

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Joe Reberkenny, White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade, joins us to discuss Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva’s swearing in to the House of Representatives. Joe had an exclusive one on one with her. Yesterday was Veterans Day and Joe has new reporting on the status of trans service members. Plus, we can’t get enough talking about…

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We’ve become so used to Florida, that we often forget just how much they have crushed the rights of LGBTQ people in that state. It’s Veterans Day and we take a look at the status of Trans Veterans. Plus, breaking down the headlines that the Senate Dems “caved”. The Gaily Show is the only daily…

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2025 Election Results: We know now how big our wins were last Tuesday. And it was BIG. Plus, Kim Davis lost her chance to overturn gay marriage. Now she owes $360,000. Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke returns to break this down for us, plus we’ll get into the proposed ending to the longest government shutdown in…

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As we enter winter, this is a period of ancestral remembrance and honoring our queer ancestors. Today, Queer Spirit’s TanyaMarck and Nick offer us care practices for this season! Connect with Queer Spirit, TanyaMarck, and Nick here: thequeerspirit.com

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The 2025 Queer & Funny Improv Festival is November 9th. The organizers will join us to discuss their curated line-up of queer improvisers and groups. Get your tickets here: https://www.queerandfunny.com. Then, One Voice Mixed Chorus presents Protest Lines on November 15th. Their Executive Director, Jerome Evans, is our guest. Get your tickets here: https://www.onevoicemn.org/upcoming-events/protest-lines The…

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We’re revisiting our conversation with attorney and writer Kat Grant. We discuss Christian Nationalism. Kat was a Freedom From Religion’s Equal Justice Works Fellow from 2022-24 focusing specifically on the intersection of LGBTQIA+ rights and state church separation. Kat is a contributing writer for Freethought Now and author of the blog, Transing Boundaries analyzing the…

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2025 Election Results, plus Windy City Times Jake Wittich Big night for Dems in Tuesday’s election. Particularly bad for anti-Trans lawmakers. We take a look. Plus, Jake Wittich, Managing Editor of Windy City Times is back with new reporting on how a transgender man is alleging discrimination for trying to use the bathroom at Chicago’s…

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Queer owned FWDIO studios is hosting a fundraiser to support their new animated pilot and celebrating diversity in media in Baltimore. Founder AJ Writer joins us to discuss this and how Sapphic Lit Pop Up, a collective of queer artists and authors, will be selling their work during a happy hour at the Lord Baltimore…

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For the first time, The Gaily Show will be offering its endorsements on who to rank in the Minneapolis Mayoral election. Executive Producer Jim Pounds and host John Parker have categorized their ranking endorsements as follows: Rank, Split Vote, No Recommendation. Rank means both John and Jim agreed that voters should rank the candidate. Split…

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Mike Nejman is here to talk about his road-trip memoir Laughing at the Sun. Plus, Mike Albo joins us to talk about his new audio book Hologram Boyfriends! Connect with Robert Fischer: http://www.robertfischerphoto.com/index.html and https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/blue-zebra-8336 Connect with Michael Nejman here: https://www.michaelnejman.com Get your copy of Laughing at the Sun here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781512080971 Get your copy of…

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Before we get into how Dan Savage ruined his life (in a good way), author Bill Hulseman returns to unpack for us how we can use queer identities as a tool of self-empowerment (and not limiting ourselves by them). He also shares how to create a practice of reflection. Plus we gush about our enduring…

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We continue our interviews with the candidates running for Minneapolis Mayor. Today’s guest is Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh. Visit Senator Fateh’s website here: https://fatehformayor.com. Topics: record of support for the LGBTQ community. The political retreat from LGBTQ issues. Access to gender affirming healthcare. Responding to Trump’s anti-LGBTQ executive orders. The Gaily Show is the…

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Tammye Nash, Managing Editor of the Dallas Voice is back with new reporting on LGBTQ+ groups being uninvited from the University of Texas-Tyler. Plus, a week out from election day, we take a look at Bolts Magazine’s excellent election guide. The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ radio news and talk show in the…

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John shares his reporting from the 2025 Fresh Coast Film Festival. Plus, the new leader of the UK Green Party is LGBTQ and helping that party rise in the polls against the far-right party. And the MAGA and Gay candidate for Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor just debated AI…and lost? We also check in on the Federal…

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We celebrate LGBTQ performers and writers on The Gaily Show. Today we talk with Janely Rodriguez who’s performing in Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. It opens November 4th at Children’s Theatre Company. Plus, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner David LaRochelle is back with two new books: How To Draw A Tree and Mr…

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Rep. Christian Phelps won a swing district in Wisconsin in 2024. And he’s an out LGBTQ legislator who is laser-focused on workers rights, healthcare, and education. Oh, and he’s proudly claiming the Democratic Socialist label. He unpacks for us how to win and serve in swing seats from a proud Democratic Socialist perspective.  The Gaily…

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The MN Supreme Court ruled in favor of trans athletes today. We break down the case. Then: Jake Wittich, Managing Editor of Windy City Times, is back with new reporting on Chicago Alderperson Fuentes’ new lawsuit against an ICE agent, the Chicago No Kings Protest, and the passing of icon Miss Major. Windy City Times…

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We continue our interviews with the candidates running for Minneapolis Mayor. Today’s guest is Alejandro Richardson. Visit Alejandro’s website here: https://alejandroformayor.com. Topics: record of support for the LGBTQ community. The political retreat from LGBTQ issues. Access to gender affirming healthcare. Responding to Trump’s anti-LGBTQ executive orders. Plus, frightening new reporting from the Associated Press on…

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We continue our interviews with the candidates running for Minneapolis Mayor. Today’s guest is Brenda Short. Visit Brenda’s website here: https://www.brendashort4mpls.com. Topics: record of support for the LGBTQ community. The political retreat from LGBTQ issues. Access to gender affirming healthcare. Responding to Trump’s anti-LGBTQ executive orders. Plus, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford made history as the first…

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In her new book, Lana Lin charts her partner Lan Thao’s life journey from Việt Nam during the war and Lin’s own troubled history as a gender-queer Taiwanese American. Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781948980296. Connect with Lana here: https://www.lanalin.com. AND THEN: Two women in love and in danger. Mob families at war. Mary E. Roach’s…

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David Reddish from Occupy Democrats returns to the show to help me unpack a variety of topics with his recent reporting on: New Epstein Evidence and Ghislaine Maxwell Pardon Bomb. The International Criminal Court has put Trump, Rubio, and Hegseth on notice. Trump’s Revenge Tour. Connect with David:   Instagram: @thegaymagneto   KO-FI: Ko-fi.com/thegaymagneto  Muckrack: muckrack.com/david-reddish …

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We continue our interviews with the candidates running for Minneapolis Mayor. Today’s guest is Rev. Dr. DeWayne Davis. Visit Dr. Davis’ website here: dewayneforminneapolis.com. Topics: record of support for the LGBTQ community. The political retreat from LGBTQ issues. Access to gender affirming healthcare. Responding to Trump’s anti-LGBTQ executive orders. Plus news on a conversion therapy…

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We begin our interviews with the candidates running for Minneapolis Mayor. Today’s guest is Jazz Hampton. Visit Jazz’s website here: jazzformayor.com. Topics: record of support for the LGBTQ community. The political retreat from LGBTQ issues. Access to gender affirming healthcare. Responding to Trump’s anti-LGBTQ executive orders. Plus, Part 2 of our coverage of the recent…

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The list of gay men serving in Trump’s administration is quite long. Despite Trump’s and MAGA’s very obvious attacks on…gay men. How? Why? Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke returns to break this down for us and reveals that this is part of a trend that dates back centuries. Sam is the author of numerous books and…

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It’s not just Virgo season, but Eclipse season! Queer Spirit’s TanyaMarck and Nick offer us original soundscapes and music for the guided meditation and breathwork practices in this episode. This episode is honoring energies related to clearing, detoxing, getting organized, as well as honoring endings and closures. Connect with Queer Spirit, TanyaMarck, and Nick here:…

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Hugh Nini & Neal Treadwell join us to discuss the follow-up to their stunning book LOVING: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s – 1950s. Now, featuring more 300 photos from their collection, LOVING II features more photographic History of Men in Love. The book comes out 10/15/2025. Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9788874394456. Connect…

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Our guest: Orie Givens IV, Vice President of Communications at the Victory Institute. The question: how do we get more LGBTQ candidates in office at all levels? And is it you listening at home? Orie unpacks what resources are available, the challenges, and how the Victory Institute is planning for the 2026 elections. Connect with…

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The Washington Blade’s new White House Correspondent Joe Reberkenny joins us with the latest on the government shutdown. Plus, Windy City Times’ Managing Editor Jake Wittich updates on his new reporting on ICE arresting a gay Chicago alderperson and actions Illinois officials are taking to counter ICE’s increasing violence. Since 1969, The Washington Blade has…

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David Russo joins us to discuss the premier conference of LGBTQ doctors happening in Minneapolis this weekend. It’s the GLMA Conference and get more info here https://glma.org/glma2025_registration.php. PLUS: The Left lost the media war. MAGA owns the majority of media in the US (from major corporations to local TV and radio stations). Now what? AND:…

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Dakari Larriett’s run for U.S. Senate began with an unlawful arrest in Michigan. He joins us to discuss that arrest and his campaign for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat. He also has a new book coming out: Don’t Flush. Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9798283503820.  PLUS, we have the winning reason why moderates should support adding…

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Joining us today are Adib Khorram whose new novel It Had To Be Him is out now. It’s described as “Heartstopper meets Eat Pray Love in this swoony, spicy, second-chance romance.” Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781538739556. Connect with Adib: https://adibkhorram.com. Plus, Bill Hulseman joins us to discuss his new book six to carry the casket…

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Kirby Taylor’s play A Pink Triangle depicts the last moments in a concentration camp where a father and son attempt to find common ground, hope, and forgiveness. In this episode, Taylor, along with Joe Eggers Interim Director for the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Bry Sharland, Historian & Artist, Pink Triangle Portraits, and Chris…

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Austene C Van, Artistic Director of Yellow Tree Theatre joins us to discuss the attack on the arts and current lack of federal funding, as well as the representation and scrutinization of LGBTQIA, POC, and female presenting leadership within the theater landscape. Plus, Misery is now playing at Yellow Tree Theatre. For tickets and more…

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In the second half hour Tammye Nash, Managing Editor of the Dallas Voice will join us to talk about new reporting from the Voice. Before that, an anti-LGBTQ MAGA candidate for Wisconsin Governor just dropped out of the race we’ll talk about why. And the government may, probably, shut down? We’re tracking that story. A…

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MAGA’s soybean diplomacy isn’t going well here in the Midwest. And do you remember the economic brilliance of the 2021 American Rescue Plan? No? Exactly. Plus, Lux Mortenson the star of Lizzie: The Rock Musical joins us, along with director Joel Sass. It opens Oct. 9, 2025 at Open Eye Theatre. Just in time for…

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Ilana Masad joins us to discuss their new novel, Beings, which just came out this week. It’s based on actual events and asks, “whether extraterrestrial life might be what ties us to one another, to history, and to reality itself.” Connect with Ilana here: ilanamasad.com. Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781639737000. Plus, Nicole Disney’s new novel…

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Outright International just released an urgent new report: Queering Democracy: The Global Elections in 2024. Neela Ghoshal, Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research, joins us to break down how LGBTQ people fared. Read the report here: http://bit.ly/42DCL4V

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor for Windy City Times, joins us to discuss his new reporting on Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Affairs Director hiring delayed amid reorganization at City Hall, the Bisexual pride flag was raised in Logan Square, and it’s Windy City Times’ 40th anniversary! Jake share the details.

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Susan Estler, CEO of Travel Marquette, is here to talk with John about why you need to head to the Fresh Coast this fall. John has been traveling to Marquette every year for the past ten years. Find out why today. Learn more: https://www.travelmarquette.com. The first ever mapping of LGBTQ+ media across the United States…

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John and Jim talk about the fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, then Adam Moen is here to discuss the upcoming Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. Tickets and more info here: https://chanhassendt.com/whitechristmas/. Connect with Adam on Instagram: @adam_moen

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The US Premiere of Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical opens at Children’s Theatre Company on October 4th. Alison Arnopp joins us to discuss! For tickets and more info: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/the-enormous-crocodile/#book. The 6th annual Flip The Script Film Festival opens October 3rd. Festival Director Matthew Berg shares the films and details. In-person and digital passes…

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Attorney and writer Kat Grant joins us to discuss Christian Nationalism. Kat was a Freedom From Religion’s Equal Justice Works Fellow from 2022-24 focusing specifically on the intersection of LGBTQIA+ rights and state church separation. Kat is a contributing writer for Freethought Now and author of the blog, Transing Boundaries analyzing the intersections of law,…

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Mason Deaver joins us to discuss their new book The Build-A-Boyfriend Project and the upcoming film adaptation of their debut novel I Wish You All the Best, coming to theaters this November. Buy The Build-A-Boyfriend Project here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780063394308. Buy I Wish You All The Best: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781338608359.  Connect with Mason: https://www.instagram.com/mason_deaver. We have our review of…

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Ken Shneck editor of The Buckeye Flame and host of This News Is So Gay joins us in the second half hour to discuss the upcoming conversion therapy lawsuit at the Supreme court as well as the ongoing and expanding bans of LGBTQ people from public life. Weirdly, the Supreme Court just ruled that a…

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We break down the facts (current as of 9/15/2025) about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Abdi Nazemian joins us to discuss his new book Exquisite Things. Plus, in lighter news, gays won the Emmys this past weekend. Pre-order Abdi’s book here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780063339682 and connect with Abdi at abdinazemian.com

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It’s the beginning of Virgo season. So, TanyaMarck and Nick from Queer Spirit offer us practices and energies related to clearing, detoxing, and getting organized. Plus, upcoming lunar eclipses invite us to honor endings and closures. Connect with Queer Spirit, TanyaMarck, and Nick here: thequeerspirit.com

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Rachel Meredith joins us to discuss her debut novel Girl Next Door. Buy your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780063438545. Connect with Rachel: rachelmeredithauthor.com. Plus, Mike Player’s gay comedy western Utopia comes out September 19 as an ebook. He’s here to talk all about the queer frontier. Get your copy here: https://a.co/d/6MX7s5C. Connect with Mike: mikeplayer.net

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It’s our weekly Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode and we meet Molly Sinclair who is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist in the LGBTQIA2S+ community at Minnesota Recovery Connection and the Pride Institute. We talking about what recovery means, what it looks like, as well as Minnesota Recovery Connection’s 15th annual Walk for Recovery is this…

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Filmmaker Carmen Emmi joins us to discuss his upcoming film Plainclothes starring Russel Tovey and Tom Blyth. Then, Jake Wittich, Managing Editor for Windy City Times, joins us to discuss his new reporting on the Illinois State Senate race between incumbent Sara Feigenholtz and young newcomer Nick Uniejewski. And with Mpox infections rising in Chicago,…

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New research into Google’s algorithm finds that when LGBTQ teens are in crisis and searching for help online, Google is giving them debunked religious therapy as the top options. A Michigan judge issued a ruling that essentially (and shockingly) approves of January 6th. And according to everyone in the country, the Democrats are in “disarray.”…

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We break down Trump’s and MAGA’s threats to “invade” Chicago. Over 20,000 people marched in political protest in Washington DC over the weekend. Plus, Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke returns to share his perspectives on how to describe MAGA: is Fascist the right term and has the US always had Fascism woven into its federal and…

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“Only Ugly Guys” runs at Gremlin Theatre in St. Paul from Sept 11th-27th. Playwright Kurt Engh joins us to discuss! For tickets and more info: https://events.humanitix.com/only-ugly-guys. Plus, Eli Clare’s new book Unfurl is out September 16th and Eli joins us to talk about this queer disabled love song that explores the pulsing core and porous…

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Brianne Brinker is a former NCAA Division I men’s hockey goalie and coach who publicly transitioned in her 50s while serving as Assistant Athletic Director at Union College. Her new memoir is Skating Out of the Vault which comes out September 16. It explores identity, love, and resilience. Pre-order your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781966655381

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We discuss Gerika Mudra’s lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings for anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Sara Jane Baldwin, senior staff attorney at Gender Justice joins us to discuss the case. Gender Justice filed the charge of discrimination with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights on behalf of 18-year-old Gerika Mudra. In other legal news, the Michigan Attorney General,…

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 A comprehensive review of the latest news and developments on last week’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and Church in Minneapolis.

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The film Twinless opens in theaters September 5th. John and Jim give us their advance reviews! Get your tickets here: https://www.fandango.com/twinless-2025-241636/movie-overview Plus, Minneapolis Musical Theatre’s concert production of Anyone Can Whistle runs September 5th – 14th at the Conn Theatre. Tickets and more info: https://www.aboutmmt.org/2025-26-season/

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Nia Bentall is the Senior Director of Mobilization & Partnerships at Vote Forward. Vote Forward is a pro-democracy nonprofit committed to supporting voter participation. Since launching in 2017, Vote Forward has organized 285,000 volunteers to write more than 40 million letters to voters to get them to the polls. We talk about the successes and…

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John Parker and Jim Pounds host today and provide updates on a mass shooting at a Minneapolis church. Plus Jake Wittich, Managing Editor for Windy City Times provides us with LGBTQ news from Chicago and the midwest.

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Harvard has cut positions designed to support LGBTQ students. Surprising legal victories for the LGBTQ community in Kenya and Czech Republic. A judge rules that Pennsylvania can’t throw out mail ballots. And one area of Republican resistance to Trump is happening in the Senate.

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Ron DeSantis just erased a memorial to the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting. Liberal think tank Third Way issues their own Don’t Say Gay memo. HHS cancels $12 million sex-ed grant after California refuses to eliminate gender identity lessons. Not to be out done: the Supreme Court just set back health research a generation.

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Crime Ink: Iconic (An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Famous Queer Icons), is a new anthology of crime fiction and it comes out September 2nd. Its co-editor (John Copenhaver) and one of its contributing authors (Anne Laughlin) join us! Plus, Jim and John review the films Spark and Perfect Endings. Purchase your copy of…

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John is joined by exectuve producer Jim Pounds, Jalisa McKee of Native Roots Radio and Trading Post, and other special guests.

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Freda Ndidi Epum joins us to discuss her memoir: The Gloomy Girl Variety Show: A Memoir. Merging memoir, poetry, and criticism, this radical literary revue traces a first-generation Nigerian American’s search for home and belonging on her own terms. Purchase your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781558613102. Connect with Freda here: http://www.fredaepum.com. Plus, anti-LGBTQ protestors used the threat…

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Tammye Nash, Managing Editor of the Dallas Voice returns with new reporting on what’s happening in Texas with the proposed maps and Democratic boycott. Plus, a federal judge struck down Florida’s book ban law. Finally. But Trump has already implemented 69% of Project 2025. We’ll break down what it means and lawsuits challenging these actions.…

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We bring you our in-depth reporting from Iceland’s 2025 PRIDE week! See below for links. Key Reykjavik Pride links: 1) hinsegindagar.is/en/ 2) https://dunda.is 3) instagram.com/pottery.by.jane/ 4) instagram.com/brst.art In other news, Arkansas is trying to ban haircuts for trans people. Yes, really. And the state of Georgia is forcing incarcerated people to de-transition.

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Daniel M. Lavery’s new novella Christmas at the Women’s Hotel drops October 14. He joins us to discuss! Pre-order your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780063455016 Plus, Jim and I review an Italian gay double-feature for you: Mascarpone and Mascarpone: The Rainbow Cake. And we preview the upcoming The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. opening October 3…

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Attorney Christina Fialho and Mayor of West Hollywood Chelsea Byers discuss the new proposed ordinances in West Hollywood that would legally recognize family structures of all kinds: non-nuclear, polyamorous, and chosen families. Learn more at the City of West Hollywood’s website: https://www.weho.org. Connect with Chelsea here: https://christinafialho.com.  

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We say goodbye to Christopher Kane as he leaves the Washington Blade for a new role. He shares his latest (and last) reporting for the Washington Blade. Plus Jake Wittich Managing Editor for Windy City Times is back to share his reporting on Chicago protests targeting hospital cuts to gender-affirming care for youth, the Illinois…

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The United States Senate is officially considering legislation to ban pornography in the United States. Nepal has held its first ever Pride parade. The United States Airforce will kick out trans servicemembers and will not pay out earned retirement benefits.

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The American Idol star has a new album dropping August 8. We’ll talk about his time on Idol (it’s eye opening) as well as his new album. Follow Jim on Instagram @jimverraros for updates and stream his new album everywhere you get your music on August 8!

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John and Jim are in Iceland for Reykjavik Pride! They’ll join guest host Philip Anthony live. Then, Philip takes you through the newest LGBTQ national headlines.

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Tammye Nash, Managing Editor of the Dallas Voice returns with new reporting on X, Y, Z. Plus, incoming! Drag Queen Jessica L’Whor will be performing all across the Twin Cities August 8-10 (Gay 90s, Union Rooftop, and Mall of America!). Learn more: jessicalwhor.com Dallas Voice just started its 42nd year as the Voice of the…

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Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner and LGBTQ people have one response: America, we warned you. Brown University is the latest to give up academic freedom. But Ulta Beauty is not backing down from selling a new cosmetics line from Jonathan Van Ness. Plus, the new Artistic Director of Children’s Theatre Company, Rick…

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Jonathan Parks-Ramage joins us to discuss his new novel: It’s Not The End of the World. Order your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781639736140. Plus, Author Lance Garland’s new memoir Out There: Dispatches from My Personal Wilderness is coming out October 7th. Pre-order it here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781595343253

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April Bethea and Sammy Luffy from the Funders for LGBTQ Issues join me to talk about their annual tracking report of LGBTQ grantmaking on this week’s Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode. Key links: https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/tracking-report-launch/ https://lgbtfunders.org/data-explorer/ https://lgbtfunders.org/research-item/2023-tracking-report/ https://lgbtfunders.org/research/#Data

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Jake Wittich Managing Editor for Windy City Times is back to share his reporting on how a new lawsuit against Northwestern University claims the university used its ‘discrimination policy’ to justify LGBTQ+ cuts. Plus, Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton has outlined her LGBTQ+ rights platform and policy agenda for her Senate bid. Windy City Times…

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It’s time to get on board with repealing and replacing the second amendment. Another federal court on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration. U.S. Olympics has banned trans women athletes. Christians who are federal employees can legally try to convert their colleagues to Christianity in the workplace. Speaking of Christians, a…

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John puts his Editor’s hat on to consider who Trump’s protecting with the Epstein files and how investigative journalists should figure it out. Plus, John and Jim go on a tour of the US identifying all the (known) MAGA elected officials who are watching porn at work or credibly accused of soliciting kids for sex.…

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The Washington Blade’s Christopher Kane makes his bi-weekly appearance, plus the LGBT advocacy of the late Ozzy Osbourne, Trump loses another court case related to AIDS funding, and a landmark decision leaves countries liable to lawsuits for not mitigiating climate change.

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Guest host Jake Wittich is joined by Anna DaShawn and Maureen SanDiego

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John and Jim review two new LGBTQ films from 2025: The Wedding Banquet (a remake of Ang Lee’s 1990s film of the same name) and A Nice Indian Boy (starring Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff). Plus, the Emmy nominations are out. Lot’s to discuss.

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Neil Aasve, founder of The Visibility Impact Fund, joins us to discuss what bisexual specific programming looks like, the current state of bisexual+ philanthropy, and why identity focused funding matters. Learn more and donate here: https://www.visibilityimpactfund.org

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Jake Wittich, Managing Editor of Windy City Times, returns to discuss LGBTQ Illinois State Senator Mike Simmons’ bid for Congress. Plus, U.S. Rep Robin Kelly pledges to confirm only pro-LGBTQ+ judges in U.S. Senate bid. Plus, Jake sat down with Evan Low president and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. Windy City Times has been…

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Amy Hewitt, Director of the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota joins us to discuss looming funding cuts from the Trump administration. For 40 years, the Institute has led research and policy development for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Plus, LGBTQ philanthropic giving takes an alarming dive in a recent report…

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It’s the second Monday of the month and Samuel Clowes Huneke returns to discuss MAGA followers, Mahmoud v Taylor, and the Big Ugly Bill. Plus, the EEOC will take-up cases on discrimination against trans people after a temporary ban. And Rosie O’Donell responds to Trump’s statement saying he wants to take away O’Donnell’s citizenship. Samuel…

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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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