This News is So Gay

This News is So Gay

Think 'Meet the Press', but gayer. This News is So Gay is a weekly LGBTQ+ reporters roundtable, featuring a rotating panel of LGBTQ+ journalists from across the country covering national hot-button queer news and views. Substantive yet entertaining, our weekly episodes will keep you in the know on all the latest news from those actually covering what's going down.

Episodes

Covering the Trump Administration’s Latest Attacks on the LGBTQ+ Community

July 29, 2026 • 35 mins
What’s the latest from a White House correspondents dinner littered with homophobia and transphobia? Despite Congress funds allocated to restore the 988 hotline’s LGBTQ+ youth services, it’s still not back after its elimination a year ago. And what are the latest attacks on gender-affirming care across the country? This week’s roundtable: Politics and news editor at The Advocate, Christopher Wiggins ...
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EXTRA EXTRA: Amplifying “Pride on Full Display at the Obama Presidential Center”

July 22, 2026 • 36 mins
Extra, Extra is an opportunity to hear more from the LGBTQ+ journalists who have helped define  the field and continue to shape opportunities for LGBTQ+ journalists. In this episode, we’re amplifying a special edition episode of the Queer News podcast, “Pride on Full Display at the Obama Presidential Center”. Anna DeShawn is a media visionary who creates unique spaces and places for black and indigenous...
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Reporting on LGBTQ+ Public Health, Queer Families and Faith-Based Coffee

July 15, 2026 • 32 mins
The intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and public health continues to be loaded with stories; Giselle Medina and Celia Hack are here to cover the rates of LGBTQ+ homelessness and the Cleveland Clinic’s settlement with the Department of Justice. Family is a loaded word for our LGBTQ+ community, both biological and chosen. What has our roundtable been covering with this idea of “family"? This week’s roundtable: ...
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Chronicling Hyperlocal Efforts to Protect LGBTQ+ Lives

July 8, 2026 • 35 mins
Local policies can affect LGBTQ+ lives just as much as national ones. What are some local governments doing to protect LGBTQ+ lives across the United States? While June may be over, stories of Pride celebrations continue as Pride events are still happening across the country – and we have some stories you definitely want to hear. This week’s roundtable: Rural LGBTQ+ beat reporter for The Buckeye Flame and a corps...
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Reporting on Stories of Bad Public Policy and Much-Needed Queer Hope

July 1, 2026 • 38 mins
Federal and state governmental policies are affecting LGBTQ+ people across in all sorts of ways; like in housing and healthcare access. But not all those policies are negative – as California institutes a law that requires all public schools to have at least one all-gender restroom. There are a host of LGBTQ+ people you may not know, but should – who we introduce to you in our segment of “Who the Heck is That?&rdq...
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Framing Data on LGBTQ+ Equality and What to Actually Do With the Numbers

June 24, 2026 • 42 mins
There is so much new data about LGBTQ+ communities and views on equal rights. What do those numbers have to tell us? We look at the existence of “nudifying” apps and the digital violence that can stem from them, as well as Ohio House Bill 172 and its push to limit physical and mental care for LGBTQ+ youth. And we have to talk about gay license plates – as a Lakewood, Ohio resident joins another lawsuit against the...
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Unpacking LGBTQ+ Youth Challenges and Threats to Queer Media Representation

June 17, 2026 • 35 mins
LGBTQ+ youth continue to face a myriad of challenges in living their authentic lives. What are some of the latest challenges being covered out there? Representation of LGBTQ+ characters in film and TV is under fire yet again; what is the FCC trying to do now? Plus: corporate support at Pride. How do Americans really feel about brands getting in on the Pride action? This week’s roundtable: Investigative journalist and ...
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Examining Broadcast Coverage of LGBTQ+ Issues and Where It Falls Short

June 10, 2026 • 37 mins
This week, we’re covering highlights from a recent report on 2025 weekday evening news coverage of LGBTQ issues; including how trans and gender-nonconforming people were rarely featured in the coverage. While Pride Month has us celebrating in the present, it’s important to take a look back to  history. This week’s roundtable: Deputy Research Director for Special Projects and former LGBTQ program direc...
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Navigating Pride Month as a Queer Journalist and Previewing Upcoming LGBTQ+ Films

June 3, 2026 • 35 mins
It’s Pride Month with events aplenty! How does that affect the life of queer journalists? GLAAD released their Social Media Safety Index & Platform Scorecard – is there good news to be found there? And it’s not just Pride Month – it’s also summer! What queer culture content should you be watching and reading this summer? This week’s roundtable: Managing director and editor of News is ...
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Investigating the Sudden Disappearance of LGBTQ+ Public Health Information

May 27, 2026 • 35 mins
There was some very helpful LGBTQ+ public health information online provided by the CDC – and now it’s gone. Why has it disappeared? Plus, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation continues to be introduced with mixed results all over the country – what’s the latest you need to know? And of course, where are we finding queer joy in the news right now? This week’s guest is Christopher Wiggins, politics and news edito...
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EXTRA EXTRA: Building Community Through Media and Authenticity with V Spehar

May 20, 2026 • 32 mins
Extra Extra is an opportunity to hear more from the individuals who have helped define our field and continue to shape possibilities for the LGBTQ+ media landscape. V is the creator and host of Under the Desk News, with recognitions that include everything from the Time 100 list to the Outstanding Independent Journalism Award from GLAAD. V shares their journey from culinary arts to becoming a prominent LGBTQ+ journalist and conten...
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Reporting on Gayborhood Drama and Queer Disinformation

May 13, 2026 • 33 mins
How are gayborhoods faring across the United States? Ken speaks with Jake Wittich and Jason Villemez to discuss the current drama in Philadelphia’s Washington Square West regarding its historical designation, as well as Chicago’s Boystown rebranding to North Halsted and their efforts to increase inclusivity. The panel also explores the different ways that journalists are combating misinformation, including the “Tr...
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Uncovering Stories on Pride Flag Burnings, Mpox and Queer Crime Solving

May 6, 2026 • 37 mins
Rainbow flags – they can fly proudly, but they apparently can get banned from coffee shops or burned to the ground. We’re covering the latest drama around rainbow flag displays this week. Also, Mpox is on the rise once again – what do you need to know on that public health issue? This week’s roundtable: Senior staff writer for The Buckeye Flame, H.L. Comeriato California Politics Editor for The...
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Dissecting the Tale of Two Wildly Different State Legislatures

April 29, 2026 • 34 mins
A tale of two legislatures – how are Ohio and Kentucky’s legislative bodies, which are only a few miles from each other, having such vastly different outcomes in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? There are also countless LGBTQ+ education stories to cover between the states; including a failed bill that attempted to prevent trans Kentuckians from being teachers, and how an Ohio teacher was forced to remove a “Hate Has No Ho...
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Exploring LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces and a Mythical Place Called Golf Manor

April 22, 2026 • 37 mins
As political attacks continue to escalate, LGBTQ+ people are always looking for places they know can provide refuge. However, drama is still cropping up in safe spaces like coffee shops, libraries, and bars – what are some of those stories? In the realm of health news – there is a new proposed law to mandate a 24-hour waiting period before abortion care. Why is this an LGBTQ+ issue? This week’s roundtable: ...
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Debriefing the Impact of HIV Funding Cuts and… the Real Housewives?

April 15, 2026 • 31 mins
State legislatures continue to prioritize anti-LGBTQ+ legislation over bills that would help us buy groceries and gas – what are folks in other states seeing? As threats to HIV funding continue across the country, where are some regional HIV care providers seeing the effects? And how did the Real Housewives find their way onto This News is So Gay this week? This week’s roundtable: LGBTQ+ Reporter for The 19th, O...
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Covering the Latest on Conversion Therapy, Rainbow Crosswalks & Spiderkash

April 8, 2026 • 35 mins
The Supreme Court handed down a major anti-LGBTQ+ decision with their ruling on conversion therapy this week - how bad is it? As Pride season is rapidly approaching, we’ll soon see more rainbow flags flying and LGBTQ+ public displays of art - except in communities where they’re being actively removed or banned. Where are rainbow crosswalks being torn up and… are they dangerous? This week’s roundtable: ...
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EXTRA, EXTRA: Diving Deep Into the Intersection of LGBTQ+ Identity and the Supreme Court

April 1, 2026 • 34 mins
Extra Extra is an opportunity to hear more from the individuals who have helped define our field and continue to shape possibilities for the LGBTQ+ media landscape. Chris Geidner is the legal mind and the pen behind Law Dork, the go-to source for legal reporting and analysis about some of the biggest news stories of our day, from the Supreme Court to the Trump administration to courts and legislatures across the nation. His many...
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Exposing How ICE Presence is Impacting HIV Care

March 25, 2026 • 34 mins
This week, we explore how ICE is impacting HIV care for people around the country. Many LGBTQ+ folks are mobilizing and marching for healthcare access  – especially in Georgia’s Pride to the Capitol event. What does success look like for an event like this? And though Valentine’s Day has passed, we’re covering queer love – we should always be talking about queer love. This week’s roundtab...
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Covering the Fights Against Anti-Trans Legislation and Period Poverty

March 18, 2026 • 29 mins
Period Poverty. That’s right: period poverty. What is it and what are folks doing to address it? Legislative attacks on our trans siblings are coming fast and furious - where are the latest and what do you need to know? There are some folks out there doing important work that you may not know, but you soon will with our latest discussion. And of course, where is our roundtable finding queer joy in the news right now? This ...
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