This is it, folks: our 430th and last ever episode of This Show is So Gay. And we’re going out the same way we came in a decade ago: by featuring some of our favorite voices making a difference in the world. First, we’re overjoyed to welcome Neda Ulaby of NPR’s Arts Desk back to the show. Neda openly shares her lust and rage as she pulls back the curtain on some of her LGBTQ-related stories this past year. We just plain adore her. Then, we’re thrilled to welcome communications, activism,...

If you ever have the opportunity to speak with one of your heroes: breathe, savor it, and don’t waste a minute! And that’s our message for you this week. We are honored, humbled and OVERJOYED to welcome the legendary Kate Bornstein to the show. Kate’s seminal work has blazed trails through our culture and has created and enhanced desperately needed dialogue on gender. This is a rollicking, wide-ranging interview covering everything from culture creating gender to gender-reveal parties to...

Whether you are using your voice or your pen, it is so important at this moment in time to be engaged to make a difference. Our guests this week show you how it’s done. First up, The Reverend Gil H. Caldwell and Marilyn Bennett, co-founders of Truth in Progress, stop by to chat about their new documentary “From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet?” We cover everything from their incredible careers in activism to that ever-crowded intersection of faith, race and sexual orientation....

Ken's last week in Guatemala so we're bring you our momentous 400th episode! 8+ years after our launch and here we are: Episode 400! To celebrate, we’re bringing you two amazing guests! First up, we’re honored to chat with Dan Savage: author, sex-advice columnist, podcaster, pundit, editorial director, public speaker, and so much more! Dan outlines for us the importance of a “doable thing,” highlights the life-saving work of “It Gets Better,” and plays a game with us based on the hilarious...

Week 3 of 4 in Guatemala for Ken, so here's another one of our favorite episodes from this past year. We’re joined by Kelsey Louie, the Chief Executive Officer of GMHC, the world’s first, and nation's leading provider of HIV/AIDS care, prevention services, and advocacy. In this extended chat we cover everything from standing tall in the shadows of giants, to the benefits of being an “assessment nerd," to creating international opportunities, to not burning out. This is a critically important...

Ken is in week 2 of 4 in Guatemala, so let's take another listen to one of our favorite recent episodes focused on the huge importance of laughter! And to remind us of that, we thankfully have incredible voices like this week’s guest: Dana Goldberg. In this extended chat, Dana talks about her time on the comedy stage, her brilliant new webseries, and that time that she got banned on twitter…by that pesky President. Of. The. United. States. Holy heck do we love this interview. All this and...

Ken's in Guatemala for a month, so here's the first of several of our favorite episodes from the past year! First up, we’re ridiculously pleased to welcome the Honorable Rufus Gifford to talk all about his experience as the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. This is, without question, one of Ken’s favorite interviews in nine years of doing this show, so you are most definitely going to want to listen to Rufus’ passion, insight, energy, and inspiring drive to make a...

It’s our last new show of 2017, and we’re ending the year with a plea for everyone to embrace their authenticity. Do it! We’re just plain thrilled to welcome host/comedian/producer/author/actor Beth Lapides to the show! Beth shares incredible stories with us from the founding of the legendary UnCabaret, to how we can be our funniest selves, to some wonderful memories for World AIDS Day. And we even slip a haiku into the mix. All this and a tour of the week’s latest LGBTQ news including...

Tis the season when the idea of “family” comes up a lot. But have you stopped to think about the actual impact that a family can have? This week, you will. We’re honored to welcome Dr. Caitlin Ryan of the Family Acceptance Project back to the show. In this wide-ranging chat, we cover everything from her heroic work in the early 80s, to the need for more evidence-based work in this world, to what we can all do to make society quite a bit better for some of our most vulnerable LGBTQ siblings....

In the spirit of giving thanks, we could not be more appreciative of the incredible folks out there making a real and true difference. And this week’s guest is no exception. We’re honored to welcome Emily Walters, the Senior Manager of National Research and Policy at the New York City Anti-Violence Project, for an extended chat on a wide array of issues. From the impact of intimate partner violence on our community to the need for comprehensive and inclusive services to ways we could...

If you’re not ready to shine until you put on that very last eyelash, then this is the episode for you! We’re ticked pink to welcome award-winning performer Rick Skye to the show. Rick has been entertaining audiences for years with his work, including his irresistible and endlessly show-stopping embodiment of Liza Minelli. He has a new variety show going up in NYC that we could not be more excited to share with you. All this and the week’s LGBTQ news with Ken including the latest (AGAIN!)...

Life is all about transitions. When you make something of them, you can inspire us all. Such is the case with this week’s guest. We’re thrilled to welcome award-winning author Sassafras Lowrey to the show. We talk all about hir path to the pen, how hir words have made a difference, and whether or not subway stops are missed in the writing process. Plus, that age old question of how to publish…Sassafras is here to set us on the correct rainbow path. All this and an extended look at this...

It is an absolute gift to see incredible leaders grow, develop, and create change across the globe. Such is the case with this week’s guest. We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Nathan Runkle back to the show. Nathan is the founder and president of Mercy For Animals, an organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting compassionate food choices and policies. Nathan is compassion and efficacy incarnate and you absolutely must pick up his new book, which will both...

Ken is in Iowa(?!?), so here's a second chance to hear a recent favorite episode. Laughter and legends and Loni, oh my! We have you covered on this week’s episode as we dive into the new comedy “My Sister is So Gay”. First up, writer/actor/producer Terry Ray leaps back onto our show to entertain us as he always does. He really has the most incredible stories and brings us his patented bad of throwback-but-modern energy that will leave you smiling. Then the LEGENDARY actress/humanitarian...

More incredible folks doing incredible things. That makes us feel just plain…incredible! We’re joined this week by Wendy Carpenter and Cameron Glasgow of the Penny Lane Centers. In just a few weeks, they will be sponsoring the EDGY Conference, a gathering that is all about embracing the diversity of GLBTQ Youth and Families. This work is just so darn important and you will hear why when you listen in! All this and a tour of the latest LGBTQ news with Ken including some drama right in Ken’s...