The 20 years since Matthew Shepard's death have been transformative for his mother, Judy. Plus: we talk to Samira Wiley, who appeared in an anniversary production of The Laramie Project.— Judy Shepard is president of the Matthew Shepar

"Jewel's Catch One" Jives to Legacy of Black Disco in Los Angeles from The Takeaway

Jun 27th, 2019

"Jewel's Catch One," a new documentary from C. Fitz, explores the legacy of America's oldest black-owned disco club, as well as the life of businesswoman and activist Jewel Thais-Williams. For four decades, Jewel provided safe spaces in Los Ang

Phoebe and Alaska Are Casual yet Impressive from Sooo Many White Guys

Jun 25th, 2019

Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2, joins Phoebe to chat about the early years in drag, subverting norms and — porn. Plus, Phoebe visits Lululemon!Watch the best of Alaska on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

The Pentagon's Secret Gaggle of Gays, from Nancy

Jun 19th, 2019

Even after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the military wasn't an easy place to be out.Audrey Quinn, a WNYC health reporter, reported and produced this story.Special thanks to Alex Wagner, Tarak Shah, Todd Breasseale, and Sue F

Edmund White Has ‘Terrible Gaydar’

Jun 18th, 2019

Edmund White has been a central figure in gay fiction since the nineteen-seventies. His trio of autobiographical novels captured decades of gay experience and the glory days of pre-AIDS gay culture. Now seventy-six, White says that “gay l

Why We Remember Stonewall at 50

Jun 15th, 2019

Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, we look at what happened that night, through the voices of people who were there. WNYC's Jennifer Vanasco says that Stonewall — a filthy dive bar — was a most unlikely setting for the start of a crusade

Oliver Sipple from Radiolab

Jun 14th, 2019

One morning, Oliver Sipple went out for a walk. A couple hours later, to his own surprise, he saved the life of the President of the United States. But in the days that followed, Sipple’s split-second act of heroism turned into a rationale for

Dating Was So Hard, Until It Wasn't from Death, Sex, & Money

Jun 12th, 2019

"When I want it badly enough, I can...really steel myself and just be like, 'Don't freak out, just stay still, kiss them. Just do it!'" This is how Katie Heaney talked about her dating life when we first spoke back in 2014. She'd just publishe

From Stonewall to the Present, Fifty Years of L.G.B.T.Q. Rights. From The New Yorker Radio Hour

Jun 10th, 2019

Masha Gessen co-hosts this episode of New Yorker Radio Hour, guiding David Remnick through the fifty years of civil-rights gains for L.G.B.T.Q. people. From drag queens reading to children at the library to a popular gay Presidential candidate,

A Different Kind of Coming Out from Nancy

Jun 6th, 2019

Coming out means taking a risk and sharing something deeply personal with another person. In this hour-long episode of Nancy, the critically acclaimed podcast about the queer experience, hosts Tobin Low and Kathy Tu bring you three stories abou

We’re Here. We’re Fluid. Get Used To It. From The Stakes

Jun 5th, 2019

In honor of Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, it’s time for an intergenerational queer conversation. Kristin Tomlinson (pictured above) is a gender fluid, pansexual 21-year-old. She takes Kai into her very fluid online and IRL world of cartoo

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Introducing: “The Sound of Pride: Stonewall at 50”

May 31st, 2019

June 28, 2019 marks 50 years since the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village—an event that some consider to be one of the catalysts for the LGBTQ civil rights movement. In this special podcast feed, listen back to some o