Rated LGBT Radio

Luca Evans, Producer of QUEERING PRECEDENT, is my guest!  The podcast series looks at the legal and political landscape through the eyes of LGBTQ+ elders.  Its episodes feature California’s first transgender judge Victoria Kolakowski, the “Beyoncé of Bottom Surgery” Dr. Marci Bowers, transgender and two-spirit activist Marcus Arana, intersex advocates Anne and Suegee Tamar-Mattis, TransLatin@ President and CEO Bamby Salcedo, and St...

Director/producer Mikaela Shwer and film star Cadilina join me for an in-depth discussion of the new documentary THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT- including new exclusive details of Cadilina’s experience beyond what is seen in the film.

 The film centers on rampant abuse in the Troubled Teen Industry, an unregulated network of for-profit institutions claiming to fix wayward teenagers. Decades later, the kids are fighting back. Filmed over ...

Blond Jesus (aka Garrett Miller) is back on the new music trail with his ventures in the rock and pop world, and we had him live in house to talk about the new FRINGE OF FAME album that is lighting up Spotify on 83 playlists. We also talk about his hit single WHITE KNIGHT and the short film it inspired.

That film is blazing across film festivals and we discuss not only its major wins, but what if felt like to be in the audience gre...

Bill Hulseman is a writer, ritual designer, and former educator who is challenging what it means to belong. In his debut book, “six to carry the casket and one to say the mass,” Bill explores queer identity, Catholicism, family, and personal agency with unflinching honesty.  

Today we discuss birth order trauma, Pride, or how “nerding out to Madonna” led...

As the new film "T" has its premiere on June 20th, I sat down with filmmaker Lane Michael Stanley and film star, Mel Glickman. 

Filmed over lead actor Mel Glickman’s real-life first year taking testosterone, T is a fictionalized, never-before-seen journey of transmasculine discovery, authentically portraying the moving struggles and joys encountered in friendships, family, and romantic relationships.

Lane Michael Stanley (he/they) ...

Today’s conversation is about a bold new chapter in queer cinema! We talk to the new CinePride Film Festival's Arisce Wanzer. CinePride, debuts in September in Los Angeles. The four-day event promises to be a transformative celebration of authentic and diverse queer narratives, highlighting stories that challenge, inspire, and showcase the profound impact of LGBTQIA+ voices in cinema. Filmmaker, or film lover, Arisce is here with a...

My guest today is the former YouTube star and rising talent Presley Alexander, who is making waves with a breakout role in the highly anticipated Amazon/MGM’s The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck . 

Presley's journey in the industry began at the young age of 7, launching the YouTube channel ActOutGames, where they gained national recognition for candid, intelligent videos on science, LGBTQ+ identity, and mental health. They came ...

Fresh from its film festival and theatrical run accolades, the popular film THROUPLE will soon premier on straming services. I talked in depth with the talented Michael Doshier about the film's intimacies.

The film follows a lonely gay singer-songwriter as he navigates the messy terrains of modern desire, friendship, and unconventional love. When he unexpectedly becomes romantically entangled with a married couple, he’s forced to r...

My guest, Caitlin Starling, is a nationally bestselling author known for her genre-hopping horror novels, including The Luminous Dead, The Death of Jane Lawrence, Last to Leave the Room, and The Starving Saints.

THE STARVING SAINTS is an atmospheric fever dream of medieval horror with a sapphic twist. It follows three women—a sad lady knight desperate for purpose, a paranoid ex-nun chasing forbidden knowledge, and a rageful servant...

Roy Blakey was a legend in multiple artistic niches.  In the Ice Skating Performance world, he was their "Spirit Leader". In the world of photography, celebrating male nudity, he was known as "the grandfather of gay photography."

While he chronicled and impacted the world, he especially did so to his niece, filmmaker Keri Pickett. She, and the exceptional Dawn Mikkelson (and previous guest to our show) have been working on the new ...

Joining me today for a lively conversation is Spencer Stevenson, who stars alongside Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood), Spencer plays “Elliot,” the eccentric and stylish social media team member at a boutique New York ad agency. Known for his quirky personality, six-inch heels, and carefree attitude, Elliot brings humor and heart to the series, which explores the chaos that ensues when Ge...

Actress Janine Evans had a birthday wish - a great celebration of transgender people and the allies who love them. With the backing of Laura Bishop at the theatrical artist collective the 418 Project, and Topher Steele of Center for Spiritual Living, that wish became a vision, and became an event. That event is now a happening: The Emerald Ball in Santa Cruz California with music, fashion, and everything OZ. The team is on the podc...

A great conversation with Smashby, the fearless gender-blending artist who has thrilled Euro and Pride audiences for the past few years. We talk about his new music, and song, FIRST RODEO, which departs into infectious country music territory.

A rising star in the LGBTQ+ music scene, Smashby has always been unapologetically himself. Growing up, he endured relentless teasing from classmates who mocked his looks, voice, and mannerism...

Trans author Rainie Oet (she/her), here with me today, is the author of the picture books Robin’s Worlds and Monster Seek (Astra). She has been awarded the Shirley Jackson Prize in Fiction.  

We talk about her fantastic new book GLITCH GIRL! Poetic and lyrical, the book takes the reader through the adventures of a 5th- 7th grader and their internal self-discovery and reactions to challenges.   Her journey of self-discovery is furth...

Singer/songwriter Mike Maimone's music and life story are defined by resilience, passion, and authenticity.

Since launching his label, 8eat8 Records, in 2008, he has released 56 projects and contributed to numerous others, including playing keyboards on Company of Thieves’ Running From a Gamble, produced by Rob Schnapf, and Jon Walker of Panic! At the Disco’s Crazy Dream EP.

On top of being a prolific recording artist, Mike has ave...

 Long time former Mayor and City Council Member Jeff  Comerchero and his co-author E.J. Radford have written a new dual memoir detailing not only  their lives, but the unique circumstances that led to a friendship that never should have  happened. We talked to them and heard their story!

 Comerchero is a 77-year-old staunch Republican, far to the  right on most political, cultural, and social issues.  In stark contrast, Radford is...