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
December 24, 2025 • 39 mins
We’re exploring the place of blogs in the LGBTQ+ journalism landscape this week! What space do blogs occupy now as we report the news – and how have they evolved? What are the barriers that come up in blogging, including relationships with “legacy” newsrooms? And what kind of impact can blogs have?
Joining us to answer these questions and many more:
Creator of Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, one of The Advocate’s People o...
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December 17, 2025 • 44 mins
The intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and military – we know it’s a tricky space, so what is the latest for our LGBTQ+ siblings serving in the armed forces? From the military to the classrooms, what are the latest LGBTQ+ stories you need to know in the educational sector? And it is, of course, the holiday season – what holiday LGBTQ+ stories do you need to know about?
Joining us for these stories and more:
Reporter for HuffPos...
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December 10, 2025 • 41 mins
Last week we mentioned the Trump administration’s cancellation of the recognition of World AIDS Day, but didn’t really dive into implications. What effects did we actually see? What are some of the intersections between technology and LGBTQ+ issues that have us talking? And falling birthrates: how concerned should we be and how queer of an issue is this?
Joining us for these stories and more:
Senior staff writer for The Buck...
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December 3, 2025 • 33 mins
The Trump administration has canceled recognition of World AIDS Day. Is there anything the administration could do at this point that would actually surprise us? While the 2025 election is over, there are a slew of LGBTQ+ political stories happening across the country. And gender-affirming care and services continue to be a source of drama in the news – what’s the latest?
Joining us for these stories and more:
Editor-in-chie...
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November 26, 2025 • 43 mins
This week, we’re covering threats to SNAP benefits. How gay of an issue is this, and who is stepping up to help? It is, of course, never too early for Pride news, so we’ll talk a bit about some developments in both Tucson, Arizona and in Ohio. And as always – where is our roundtable finding queer joy in the news this week?
Joining us this week for these stories and more:
Editor-in-chief and founder of LOOKOUT, Joseph Darius ...
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November 19, 2025 • 33 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.
Mark Segal founded the Philadelphia Gay News, created and served as president of the National LGBT Newspaper Guild, pioneered in the radio space as an out gay radio host, and is a member of the LGBT Journalist Hall of Fame.
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November 12, 2025 • 43 mins
Ohio’s gone through some redistricting – and Susan Tebben is here to update us and share why this is an LGBTQ+ issue. LGBTQ+ organizations across the country are struggling to keep themselves afloat – just how bad is it getting? There are several efforts to restrict names and pronouns across the country, but we want to highlight one initiative that’s actually validating individuals. Oh, and the Supreme Court declined to revisit the...
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November 5, 2025 • 42 mins
Many local municipalities are taking matters into their own hands to achieve the LGBTQ+ equality that is just not happening nationally. We cover how it’s working in Pennsylvania, look at Illinois’ Equality for Every Family Act, and answer if LGBTQ+ advocates should fully pivot to local approaches in states, like Ohio, with plenty of gerrymandering.
And of course, we have to talk about marriage equality. How worried should we be as...
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October 29, 2025 • 35 mins
NBC News has fired a ton of journalists, including NBC OUT, their LGBTQ+ news vertical. What does that mean for our media ecosystem? And we dive into the experiences of LGBTQ+ elders, a topic far too infrequently discussed in the media.
Joining us for these stories and more:
Senior Staff writer for The Buckeye Flame, H.L. Comeriato
Managing editor for The Sero Project and Communications Lead for the US PLHIV Caucus, J...
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October 22, 2025 • 49 mins
New research has been released on what the LGBTQ+ community thinks about the issues affecting our lives. Anti-trans policies continue to abound across the country – with consequences that you may not have considered. And despite attacks, there are folks creating safe spaces for our LGBTQ+ siblings – and we’ll be discussing their efforts.
Joining us for these stories and more:
Data and Technology reporter for the 19th, Jasmin...
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October 15, 2025 • 44 mins
This week, we’re setting aside dialogue on healthcare bans, conversion therapy, and cuts to crisis resources to talk about queer culture. How do we know it when we see it? How are we doing with representation – and where do we need more than a bit of work?
Joining us for this discussion:
Membership Director at GALECA and Coordinator of Out On Film, Jim Farmer
Interviewer, film journalist, and radio host for POC Culture, J...
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October 8, 2025 • 44 mins
The cuts to gender-affirming care continue to leave families stranded amid growing uncertainty across the country – including Ohio’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital ending gender affirming care for all patients, including adults. There is so much LGBTQ+ news coming at journalists from every angle. How do they pick the stories they are going to cover? And, of course, where is our roundtable finding queer joy in this news lately?
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October 1, 2025 • 28 mins
Anna DeShawn is a media visionary who creates unique spaces and places for black and indigenous people of color and for queer and trans people of color. In 2009, Anna founded E3 Radio, an online radio station that plays queer music and reports on queer news with a focus on intersectionality. In 2020, Anna co-founded The Qube, a podcast production company and curated platform to discover the best music and podcasts by BIPOC, queer, ...
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September 24, 2025 • 43 mins
We’re seeing the effects of cutting LGBTQ+ specific services for callers to 988, the crisis hotline for queer youth. The absolute horror-show of issues faced by incarcerated trans folks are still getting coverage, but likely not as much as it should. Amidst this, there are stories of resilience and joy in small towns across the country. Plus, we’re somehow already talking about Pride 2026!
Joining us for these stories and more:
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September 17, 2025 • 43 mins
It’s been an absolutely wild and dizzying news week. With LGBTQ-related details around Charlie Kirk’s murder being proven and debunked and referenced again over and over and the LGBTQ+ community getting thrown into the mix – how do we manage the deluge? There is so much happening across the country, and today we’re going to dive into some of the latest. And in the midst of the chaos – where is our roundtable finding queer joy this...
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September 10, 2025 • 39 mins
The Supreme Court case around conversion therapy is coming up fast. What’s at stake for LGBTQ+ communities across the country? Black Gay Pride celebrations are coming up in cities all across the country. Why are those celebrations so very important? And where’s our roundtable finding queer joy lately?
Joining us this week for these stories and more:
Staff writer for The Buckeye Flame, a corps member of Report for America, Be...
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September 3, 2025 • 38 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.
Tracy Baim co-founded the Windy City Times in 1985. She’s the author of 14 books, including Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Newspapers in America and has worked 41 years in local LGBTQ media, and has been inducted into the Chicago Gay & Lesbian Hall of Fame...
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August 27, 2025 • 36 mins
The Trump administration executive order on homelessness, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets”, is causing immense concern in the LGBTQ+ community. What are the latest restrictions surrounding queer public life in the United States? And tune in to hear where today’s panelists are finding queer joy in the world this week!
Joining us to discuss these stories and more:
Reporter for The 19th, Candice Norwood
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August 20, 2025 • 37 mins
We have to talk about Kim Davis and marriage equality – how much should we be worried? Is the media coverage fearmongering – what does the data say about it? Yet another report from the Trump Administration appears to have scrubbed LGBTQ+ data – what’s missing? Native leaders are pushing back on gender-affirming care restrictions for tribal citizens – what does this pushback look like?
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August 13, 2025 • 41 mins
Conversion therapy is in the news all over the place – what’s the latest? A class action suit has been filed on behalf of incarcerated trans people who are being forced to detransition. What are they experiencing? And the homophobic sermon gone viral from the Sure Baptist Church in Indiana still has legs – why are we still talking about it?
Joining us to discuss these stories and more:
Reporter for The Ohio Capital Journal, Su...
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