Gay Cal. Supreme Court justice values personal struggle
The first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice, Martin Jenkins, is not only the first openly LGBTQ justice on the high court, he’s also only the third Black man ever to serve on it….
Creating Queer Punk with Pansy Division
The true story behind the first gay punk rock band today on Out In The Bay!
Hats off to Pauli Murray!
On this week’s Out in the Bay, hear about the amazing life and accomplishments of a Black queer civil rights trailblazer absent from most history books: Pauli Murray. Activist, lawyer, poet and priest, Dr. Anna…
‘Grin and bear’ awkward holiday questions
Just in time for potentially awkward holiday gatherings, we present a holiday fave: Author and civil rights lawyer Abby Dees tells our allies go ahead, ask LGBTQ relatives or friends your burning questions. If you’re queer, she…
Remembering The Cockettes
While they weren’t around for long, the Cockettes left an outsized legacy that we explore this week with exclusive recordings and interviews.
‘Doubting Thomas’ probes false accusations
What would you do if falsely accused of molesting a child? And you see your career crumble. Matthew Clark Davison’s novel “Doubting Thomas,” about a gay school teacher, challenges assumptions about guilt, innocence and more….
Veteran Lauren Hough: ‘Leaving Isn’t The Hardest Thing’
For Veterans Day, writer Lauren Hough: She grew up in Christian “doomsday” cult The Family, which her father had joined to dodge the Vietnam War. Hough fled to the Air Force, where she got anti-lesbian death threats and her car was torched.
Inequities in Bay Area MPOX vaccines
Reporter Corey Antonio Rose has that story, plus a chat with the Oakland LGBTQ Center on Out in the Bay.
Uncut: ‘Changeling’ dives deeper, sings more
Hear about the transgender experience from singer-songwriter Nick Lawrence, a family coach and former foster-parent educator on LGBTQ topics. His new album, “I Am A Man,” is about his own transition.
Black Queer Women get Mighty Real
The latest production of ItsQwere is inspired by ’90s-era comedy TV like In Living Color, All That, and SNL.