This Side of the Rainbow
Bringing you all the latest in LGBTQ+ current affairs, politics, and history.
Episodes
I interview Viktor Veltstra, board member of the Trans Doe Task Force, about the Gilgo Beach/Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) case and the ongoing efforts to identify a (potentially) trans LISK victim as well as two others who have yet to be identified. Viktor and I also discuss the essential work the Trans Doe Task Force is doing in helping to identify other trans and LGBTQ+ "Does," and what you the listener can do to he...
I interview author and queer historian Hugh Ryan about his latest book, "The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison," out in paperback Friday, May 5th. We discuss the history of the Women's House of Detention, its impact on queer life in New York City, and its long-lasting impact on the American prison system.
To hear more about the book from Hugh himself, and to get a signed ...
For Part 2 of my interview with Maggie Chapman, Maggie and I pick up where we left off in Part 1, discussing the UK government's efforts to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, and the broader implications both for Scottish independence and the future of LGBTQ+ rights in Scotland and the UK.
Other topics: The resignation of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leadership election, anti-SLAP...
In this Part 1 of a special two-part episode, I interviewed Maggie Chapman, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland regional constituency, about the state of LGBTQ+ rights in Scotland and the United Kingdom, the Scottish Government's Gender Recognition Reform Bill, the UK Westminster government's ongoing efforts to block it, and the broader implications for Scottish independence.
For more in...
For this inaugural episode of "This Side of the Rainbow," I spoke with Laurie Pohutsky, the new Speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives, about what the Michigan Democratic Party's historic victory in the 2022 midterm elections means for the future of LGBTQ+ laws and policy in the state.
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