Rep. Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Congressman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over thirty years, died at the age of 86. The first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay, Frank became one of the most consequential openly gay politicians in American history. He was instrumental in repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, passing the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act, and advocating for marriage equality. In our interview, we talk about his career, his legacy, and what it meant to be an openly gay lawmaker at the height of the AIDS crisis.

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[This interview was originally recorded in April 2024.]

The legendary transgender elder and activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy died yesterday. She was 78. A veteran of the Stonewall uprising, Miss Major dedicated her life to the transgender movement. She worked for multiple HIV/AIDS organizations and spent a decade at the Transgender, Gender-Variant, and Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP), which works with and advocates for trans people of color inside of prisons, jails, and detention centers in California. [This was originally recorded in February 2021.]

LGBTQ&A⁠ is an independent, listener-supported podcast. ⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠ to check out our ⁠Substack⁠ and learn more about how to support our work.

LGBTQ&A features interviews with the most interesting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the world. Hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. ⁠⁠⁠@jeffmasters1⁠

Please enjoy this episode of Inner Voice, a new podcast from Jeffrey Marsh and Zaq Latino. Jeffrey Marsh is a Zen teacher, Oprah-endorsed author, and social media phenomenon. In this episode, they speak with the hosts of Transparently Speaking about how to best parent a trans kid when the world is seemingly on fire.

⁠LGBTQ&A⁠ is an independent, listener-supported podcast. ⁠Click here⁠ to check out our Substack and learn more about how to support our work.

LGBTQ&A is hosted and produced by Jeffrey Masters. ⁠⁠@jeffmasters1⁠