LGBTQ&A
{{Short description|Interview podcast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox podcast
| title = LGBTQ&A
| image = LGBTQpodcast fullsize 2021.jpg
| host = Jeffrey Masters
| genre = LGBTQ interviews
| updates = Weekly
| language = English
| audio format = Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
| began = {{Start date|2016|08|01|}}
| provider = The Advocate
| website = {{URL|lgbtqpodcast.com}}
}}
LGBTQ&A is a podcast hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine in partnership with GLAAD. It features interviews with notable LGBTQ figures such as Pete Buttigieg, Laverne Cox, Janelle Monáe, Brandi Carlile, and Roxane Gay. It was launched in 2016 and as of July 2022 has conducted over 250 interviews.{{Cite web|date=February 25, 2020|title=Required Listening: LGBTQ&A Podcast Releases 150th Oral History|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2020/2/25/required-listening-lgbtqa-podcast-releases-150th-oral-history|access-date=September 19, 2020|website=The Advocate}} The series features a range of LGBTQ guests including activists, politicians, and members of the entertainment industry.{{Cite news|last=Bromwich|first=Jonah Engel|date=May 26, 2017|title=Stuck in Memorial Day Traffic? Here Are 15 Podcasts to Distract You|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/arts/best-podcasts-summer.html|access-date=September 19, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Mallenbaum|first=Carly|title=Podcast picks ahead of Pride Month|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/05/29/podcast-pride-month-lgbtq-asia-kate-dillon/102151736/|access-date=September 19, 2020|website=USA TODAY}}{{Cite web |last=Steinbach |first=Jesse |date=June 14, 2018 |orig-date= |title=Meet the Logo30: Jeffrey Masters |url=http://www.newnownext.com/jeffrey-masters-logo30/06/2018/ |access-date=September 19, 2020 |website=LOGO News}}{{Cite web|title=How Gay Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Met Husband on Hinge and Had 'Ridiculous' First Date|url=https://people.com/politics/how-mayor-pete-buttigieg-met-husband-chasten-on-hinge/|access-date=September 19, 2020|website=PEOPLE.com}}
Background
The interview podcast was created by Jeffrey Masters to document modern LGBTQ history, aiming to "go beyond coming out and transition stories".{{Cite web|date=November 21, 2017|title=The LGBTQ Podcast That Will Get You Through the Holidays|url=https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2017/11/21/lgbtq-gay-podcast-will-get-you-through-holidays|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web|date=December 18, 2017|title='I'm sick of seeing straight actors in gay roles'|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/12/18/lgbtqa-host-jeffrey-masters-im-sick-of-seeing-straight-actors-in-gay-roles/|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=PinkNews}} The podcast partnered with The Advocate magazine in 2018. {{Cite web|date=June 12, 2018|title='LGBTQ&A' Podcast Joins The Advocate's Network|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2018/6/12/lgbtqa-podcast-joins-advocates-network|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=The Advocate}} In 2020, it was announced that the podcast would be produced in partnership with GLAAD. "Over the past four years, LGBTQ&A has quickly become a mainstay in queer media," said Rich Ferraro, GLAAD's Chief Communications Officer. "We're excited to come on board this season to help expand the podcast's reach so that more and more LGBTQ people and allies can hear the important stories that Jeffrey so eloquently encourages from his guests."
The first live recording of the show took place at the Big Queer Pod Fest on June 16, 2018, at The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. The Big Queer Pod Fest was an "all-star alliance" of LGBTQ podcasts that featured LGBTQ&A, Making Gay History, Nancy, and Food 4 Thot.{{Cite web|last=P|first=Jennifer|title=15 epic things to do in NYC this weekend|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/15-epic-things-to-do-in-nyc-this-weekend-061418|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=Time Out New York|date=June 14, 2018}}
Guests
In 2022, LGBTQ&A debuted a special series called the LGBTQ+ Elders Project.{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2022 |title=This Trans Elder Is Changing Lives With Her 'Ministry of Presence' |url=https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/2/28/trans-elder-barbara-satin-ministry-presence |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}} It featured interviews with notable LGBTQ elders such as Tracey 'Africa' Norman, André De Shields, Magora Kennedy, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Peter Staley, Billie Jean King, Ruthie Berman, Harvey Fierstein, Jamison Green, Mark Segal, Charles Silverstein, Kate Bornstein, François Clemmons, Cleve Jones, and Angela Davis.{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2022 |title=Broadway Legend André De Shields Finally Gets His Flowers |url=https://www.advocate.com/theater/2022/6/22/andre-de-shields-hadestown-tony-death-salesman |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Don Bachardy on His 33-Year Love Affair With Christopher Isherwood |url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2019/4/22/don-bachardy-his-33-year-love-affair-christopher-isherwood |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Ruthie Berman: The Pioneering Lesbian Shares Her Epic Love Story |url=https://www.advocate.com/lesbian/2022/3/22/ruthie-berman-pioneering-lesbian-shares-her-epic-love-story |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2021 |title='Enough is Enough' 10 LGBTQ+ Elders Share Their Words of Wisdom |url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/12/23/enough-enough-10-lgbtq-elders-share-their-words-wisdom |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}
Other notable guests have included Laverne Cox, Janelle Monáe, Alok Vaid-Menon, Margaret Cho, Melissa Etheridge, LZ Granderson, Niecy Nash, Charles M. Blow, Jim Obergefell, Tammy Baldwin, Ts Madison, and Karine Jean-Pierre.{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2022 |title=Danica Roem Is on the Frontlines of Trans History |url=https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/6/06/danica-roem-virginia-book-burn-the-page |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Chasten Buttigieg Shares His Side of the Story |url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/8/26/chasten-buttigieg-pete-interview-book |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2022 |title=Janelle Monáe discusses her sexuality and importance of LGBTQ+ representation |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/music/janelle-monae-discusses-her-sexuality-and-importance-of-lgbtq-representation/ |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=Gay Times}}
The podcast features the last recorded interviews with Gloria Allen, activist Ivy Bottini, activist Shatzi Weisberger, author Charles Silverstein, and drag queen Darcelle XV.{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2021 |title=Ivy Bottini: Listen to the Pioneering Lesbian's Last Known Interview |url=https://www.advocate.com/lesbian/2021/3/01/ivy-bottini-pioneering-lesbian-legacy-podcast-interview |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2022 |title=Mama Gloria Allen Dies at 76: Listen to Her Last Known Interview |url=https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/6/09/mama-gloria-allen-chicago-trans-obituary |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-02 |title=Shatzi Weisberger, Activist Legend Known as the People's Bubbie, Has Died at 92 |url=https://www.them.us/story/shatzi-weisberger-the-peoples-bubbie-activist-obituary |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Them}}{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ&A: Darcelle XV: The Oldest Drag Queen in the World (ft. Poison Waters) on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darcelle-xv-the-oldest-drag-queen-in-the-world-ft/id1151561226?i=1000607516947 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Apple Podcasts}}
Host
Jeffrey Masters is a GLAAD Media Award-winning journalist who has made multiple appearances on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and MSNBC.{{Cite news|title=Does 'Hillbilly Elegy' Really Have Something To Say? : Pop Culture Happy Hour|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/02/930575202/does-hillbilly-elegy-really-have-something-to-say|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=NPR.org}}{{Cite web|last=Vossoughian|first=Yasmin|title=MSNBC Reports: Weekends|url=https://twitter.com/msnbcweekends/status/1424131888520777734|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=Twitter}}{{Cite web|date=January 28, 2021|title=The Nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards|url=https://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/32/nominees|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=GLAAD}} In 2018, Masters was recognized on Logo TV's "Logo30" list of 30 influential LGBTQ people for his work on the podcast. They wrote, "Whether he's chatting with seminal AIDS advocate Cleve Jones or rising powerhouses like Our Lady J and Keiynan Lonsdale, Masters digs deep, surpassing expected coming out stories in favor of examining specific life moments that have defined the queer luminaries we love."{{Cite web|last=Steinbach June 14, 2018|first=Jesse|title=Meet the Logo30: Jeffrey Masters|url=http://www.newnownext.com/jeffrey-masters-logo30/06/2018/|access-date=October 21, 2020|website=LOGO News}}
Oprah Magazine wrote, "Masters welcomes high-profile people...with his unique brand of probing curiosity," and Women's Health magazine described him as a "thoughtful, humble, and inquisitive journalist."{{Cite web|last1=Donaldson|first1=Zoe|last2=Vincenty|first2=Samantha|date=May 6, 2021|title=15 LGBTQ Podcasts That'll Make You Proud Year-Round|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g28764034/best-lgbt-podcasts/|access-date=June 14, 2021|website=Oprah Daily}}{{Cite web|last=Kassel|first=Gabrielle|date=May 26, 2021|title=You Need To Add These LGBTQ+ Podcasts To Your Daily Routine ASAP|url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/g36409777/best-lgbtq-podcasts/|access-date=June 14, 2021|website=Women's Health}}
Awards and honors
- In February 2017, LGBTQ&A was ranked #2 on a list of the top podcasts to listen to by Buzzfeed.{{Cite web|last=Furlan|first=Scott Bryan, Julia|title=27 Podcasts You Should Be Subscribing To In 2017|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/scottybryan/podcasts-you-love-2017|access-date=September 19, 2020|website=BuzzFeed|date=February 2, 2017}}
- In May 2017, LGBTQ&A was recommended by The New York Times. They wrote, "If you want to understand what it sounds like when a host is prepared, look no further than Jeffrey Masters. His interest in his guests' stories, as well as his encouraging manner, allows him to get beyond the surface whether he's interviewing activists or members of the entertainment industry."
- In September 2017, NBC Out polled its constituents about their "favorite LGBTQ-inclusive podcasts," and LGBTQ&A was selected as one of the 11.{{Cite web|title=11 LGBTQ-Inclusive Podcasts You Should Know|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/11-lgbtq-inclusive-podcasts-you-should-know-n798166|access-date=September 19, 2020|website=NBC News|date=September 2017}}
- In June 2021, Masters was interviewed on MSNBC about his work on LGBTQ&A.{{Cite web|title=Yasmin Vossoughian talks with LGBTQ&A Podcast Host about the inspiration behind his podcast.|url=https://twitter.com/msnbcweekends/status/1404210711354617863|access-date=June 14, 2021|website=Twitter}} He has since appeared multiple times on the network as a contributor.{{Cite web |last=SYMONE on MSNBC |title=On today's agenda for the #CultureCorner... |url=https://twitter.com/symonemsnbc/status/1523827836435501056}}
- LGBTQ&A was nominated for Outstanding Podcast at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=2023-01-18 |title=GLAAD Announces Nominees For The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/2023-glaad-media-awards-nominations-film-tv-journalism-nominees-34th-edition-1235224677/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Deadline}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://lgbtqpodcast.com/}}
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