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#ILoveGay TodayJan 06, 2023

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#ILoveGay Today - Jim Fielding: All Pride, No Ego

#ILoveGay Today - Jim Fielding: All Pride, No Ego

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Jim Fielding in Atlanta, GA, where we chat about his new book "All Pride, No Ego." In this book, Jim, a former President of Disney Stores, talks about his storied career, along with his personal journey, from his mid-west roots to his experiences as an openly gay executive working at premier entertainment, retail, and media companies. Join us as we chat about some of the concepts that leap out of his writings, including "authentic, servant leadership," as well as topics on mental wellness and overall happiness.

Mar 24, 202411:47
#ILoveGay Today - Michael Wallman: OnlyFinanceMan.com

#ILoveGay Today - Michael Wallman: OnlyFinanceMan.com

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Michael Wallman in Orlando, Florida, where we chat about his financial planning business, OnlyFinanceMan.com. Join us as he tells us about his work in the world of influencers, content creators and OnlyFans creators, helping them with their unique financial planning needs as solo practitioners and entrepreneurs. We also chat about Michael's 25+ years of experience in the financial planning business, and how he's able to translate that into helping his clients with taxation issues, insurance, wills and trusts, real estate and more.

Mar 22, 202413:38
#ILoveGay Today - Girls in Wonderland

#ILoveGay Today - Girls in Wonderland

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Alison and Yesi from Girls in Wonderland, a major lesbian event now celebrating its 23rd year anniversary in Orlando. Join us as we chat with the team responsible for some of the biggest lesbian events in Florida, including Aqua Girl in Miami. Yesi and Alison tell us about some of the upcoming talent coming to their event in June, as well as some of their more community-oriented activities that will be a part of Girls in Wonderland this year, including an emphasis on mental health.

Mar 19, 202409:24
#ILoveGay Today - Amir Dean: Lady Bushra

#ILoveGay Today - Amir Dean: Lady Bushra

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Amir Dean, aka Lady Bushra, based in Manchester, UK. Join us as we go behind the scenes, getting to know who Lady Bushra is and what she's all about. We chat about her successful Drag Comedy Cabaret and her upcoming live comedy tour, Saree About It... both being performed all throughout the UK, including Manchester, London, Birmingham and more. Of South Asian descent, Lady Bushra employs a clever mix of South Asian sensibilities blended with British humour, seamlessly weaving the two in a unique and colourful way!

Mar 15, 202412:01
#ILoveGay Today - JustMarried Project: Jim Obergefell & Jaymes Black

#ILoveGay Today - JustMarried Project: Jim Obergefell & Jaymes Black

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Jim Obergefell and Jaymes Black, where we talk about the JustMarried Project, an 8-part documentary series, book and podcast by Frankie Frankeny that weaves together the love stories of 18 couples, spanning 7 decades, whose voices changed the compassion and consciousness of a nation and brought about marriage equality in the US.


Join us as Jim, with one of the first stories captured by the JustMarried Project and now a producer, tells us about his early role with the project and how he was able to weave in his personal story with his public history with Obergefell v. Hodges – the case that won marriage equality for all. Jaymes, CEO of Family Equality, tells us about their involvement and partnership with this project, and how it ties in so closely to the mission of what Family Equality is all about.

Mar 12, 202415:11
#ILoveGay Today - John Griffiths: GALECA

#ILoveGay Today - John Griffiths: GALECA

#ILoveGay Today meets up with John Griffiths, Executive Director & Founder of the 500-members-strong GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics & Dorian Awards. Join us as we chat about the history of GALECA, including the membership, comprised of LGBTQ+ journalists who write on television, film and theater for reputable media outlets in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and beyond. We also chat about this year's Dorian Award "Film of the Year" winner, "All of us Strangers", as well as the three Dorians TV Toast awards shows of 2020/2021... two hosted by Charles Karel Bouley and featured on Revry.TV and one featured on Here TV.

Mar 06, 202417:02
#ILoveGay Today - Robert Kesten: Stonewall Museum

#ILoveGay Today - Robert Kesten: Stonewall Museum

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Robert Kesten, Executive Director of the Stonewall Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Join us as we chat about how the Stonewall Museum has grown over the past few years as a leading LGBTQIA+ archive in America, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and presenting queer culture for future generations. We chat about some of their more recent events, including the 2024 Gala honoring Diana Nyad & Stacy Ritter, as well as their current and future programs, including "Raising the Bars" in partnership with GayBarchives, and Stonewall in Stonewall coming in June 2024 as part of the 55th anniversary of Stonewall.

Mar 02, 202413:17
#ILoveGay Today - East Meets West

#ILoveGay Today - East Meets West

#ILoveGay Today connects with Pavel Subrt from Vienna, Austria & Ludo Swinnen from Antwerp, Belgium, co-founders of East Meets West, a network of LGBTI professionals from Western & mainly Eastern Europe. Join us as we learn more about their organization focused on driving the exchange of ideas and sharing best practices, in order to increase the levels of social acceptance for LGBTI people in Eastern Europe. We chat about how they got started, working together in Vienna and sharing a customer road trip, where the idea for East Meets West began. They have since become a cornerstone in the world of LGBTI business in Europe, working in partnership with the European LGBTI Chamber of Commerce and other partners throughout Europe. They also partner with the CGLCC in Canada and the NGLCC in the US. We learn about some of their programs, including their annual conference, the East Meets West Connect program, and their most recent release, East Meets West Pages. Lastly, we talk about how they focus on two key pillars... EmW Social and EmW Business, where both the advancement of LGBTI human rights, alongside the advancement of LGBTI rights, education and understanding within the corporate environment go hand in hand.

Feb 28, 202429:14
#ILoveGay Today - Michael Quinichett: Body Positive Massage Therapy NYC

#ILoveGay Today - Michael Quinichett: Body Positive Massage Therapy NYC

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Michael Quinichett of Body Positive Massage Therapy NYC. Join us as we chat about his work and how he's created this amazing niche in the massage world with his embrace of body positivity, something he's had a lot of experience dealing with over the years. Working from both his home studio in Queens, and a work studio in Manhattan, Michael has acclimated well to NYC, having moved here from Palm Springs last year. We also chat about Michael's work providing massage services at a wide variety of bear and leather events around the US, including the AIDS LifeCycle ride in California every June.

Feb 27, 202410:22
#ILoveGay Today - Rob Smith: The Phluid Project

#ILoveGay Today - Rob Smith: The Phluid Project

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Rob Smith from NYC and founder of The Phluid Project. Join us as we chat about his start with his first store in Noho in 2080, and how his business has grown and evolved into The Phluid Project clothing line being available in over 8,000 stores nationwide, including Nordstrom, Target, Macy's and Kohls. We also chat about the Phluid Foundation and GET Phluid, an organization that works deeply with C suite, marketing, public affairs, product development, consumer relations, HR, and DEI teams.

Feb 25, 202412:51
#ILoveGay Today - Jon Fischer: CoachCub.com

#ILoveGay Today - Jon Fischer: CoachCub.com

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Jon Fischer, a health & wellness from Brooklyn, NY and founder of CoachCub.com. Join us as we chat about Jon's body-confident approach to helping clients take simple, practical steps in order to find their authentic path to mental and physical wellness. With a focus on the bear community, Jon has expanded his business to bringing groups of men to Portugal for Camp Bear Hug and Wine & Bear in Porto. He also does a New Orleans Food Tour, coming up this May 2024.


Jon has worked with hundreds of clients in the bear community, developing programs that center on the three tenets: Release Your Mind - Treat Your Body - Listen to your Soul. He also does more local events in the NYC area, including Cozy Bear Cuddle and Gentle Bear Yoga.

Feb 22, 202410:35
#ILoveGay Today - Danny Andrews

#ILoveGay Today - Danny Andrews

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Danny Andrews, originally a lawyer from LA working for Priceline, and now an entrepreneur living the dream as a digital nomad in Mexico. Join us as we chat about how Danny is blending is legal background with his various loves and passions, including life as a business advisor, life strategist, career coach and mental health warrior, with a focus on consulting BIPOC and LGBTQ+ small businesses. We also chat about how Danny brings this all to life through various social media posts, including video, where he brings mental and physical health together with his legal and business advice with such topics as Bartering Basics, Negotiating Deals, Knowing Your Worth, Negotiating Salary and more.

Feb 18, 202411:46
#ILoveGay Today - Cason Crane: Explorer Cold Brew

#ILoveGay Today - Cason Crane: Explorer Cold Brew

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Cason Crane from Brooklyn, NY and founder of Explorer Cold Brew. Join us as we chat with the "Explorer in Chief" about his company and concentrated cold brew coffee blends, as well as his love and passion for travel, adventure and pushing life to its limits, whether that's climbing Mt Everest at 20 or competing in an Iron Man Triathlon. In addition, Cason is active and certified with both the NGLCC and the CGLCC.

Feb 16, 202415:29
#ILoveGay Today - Meg Ten Eyck: EveryQueer & Queer Media Summit

#ILoveGay Today - Meg Ten Eyck: EveryQueer & Queer Media Summit

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Meg Ten Eyck, founder of EveryQueer & the upcoming Queer Media Summit coming to NYC Feb 9-11, 2025. Join us as we chat about Meg's 17 years in the LGBTQ+ travel, lifestyle and new media world, where she started out as a blogger and continued to grow as social media evolved during this time. We also touch on her take on the evolution of social media with respect to influencers and content creators. Meg is a current board member of the IGLTA.

Feb 15, 202414:43
#ILoveGay Today - Rainbow Hill Recovery

#ILoveGay Today - Rainbow Hill Recovery

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Joey and Andrew of Rainbow Hill Recovery, a center based in Los Angeles that helps the LGBTQ+ community recover from substance use disorders. Join us as we chat about how they got started with Rainbow Hill Sober Living in 2021, opening Rainbow Hill Recovery in the summer of 2023 to focus on treatment for Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health for the LGBTQ+ community. We also chat about their success with social media outreach, including their video series, Totally Sober.

Feb 10, 202409:56
#ILoveGay Today - Provincetown Business Guild

#ILoveGay Today - Provincetown Business Guild

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Carmen da Silva and Trevor Pittinger of the Provincetown Business Guild. Join us as we chat about the work they've done since 1978 in promoting LGBTQ+ tourism to Provincetown. They have focused on events through the years, starting with Carnival and now including a wide variety of events, usually held during their peak summer season, including Bear Week, Women's Week, Trans Week and so much more. Considering how diverse Provincetown is, most events held here have a strong LGBTQ+ contingent, as do many of the local businesses ranging from restaurants to bars, boutique shops to art galleries. It's in this diversity and team effort that allows them to work closely with the Provincetown Office of Tourism, including their outreach at LGBTQ+ tourism conferences and conventions.

Feb 09, 202412:52
#ILoveGay Today - Brad Fuhr: KGAY 106.5 NY Times article

#ILoveGay Today - Brad Fuhr: KGAY 106.5 NY Times article

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Brad Fuhr of KGAY 106.5, where we chat about their very uplifting New York Times article that just came out, featuring Brad and the rest of the KGAY 106.5 team and highlighting some of the amazing work they've done over the past few years. We chat about the article, as well as the changing demographics in Palm Springs that has happened recently. We also chat about how KGAY appeals to listeners all across the country, as it's available via streaming radio and is as easy to dial up with just a simple request to Alexa.

Feb 09, 202411:45
#ILoveGay Today - Derek Hartley: DNR Studios

#ILoveGay Today - Derek Hartley: DNR Studios

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Derek Hartley of the Derek & Romaine Show (Romaine Patterson) and DNR Studios, based in in New York. Join us as we chat about Derek's history in the LGBTQ+ media world starting almost 30 years ago with PlanetOut and AOL. Since that time, Derek has helped pioneer LGBTQ+ radio while at SiriusXM, as part of OutQ. He and a number of LGBTQ+ podcasters are now part of his company, DNR Studios, where they help with both production and distribution of LGBTQ+ podcasts across a wide variety of niche markets.


We also chat about DNR Travel and DNR Cruises, which helps to fund the podcast show and allows Derek to focus on what he loves rather than pursuing an ad-supported podcast network.

Feb 08, 202423:37
#ILoveGay Today - Dr. Steven Davidson: Sexual Integrity Coach

#ILoveGay Today - Dr. Steven Davidson: Sexual Integrity Coach

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Dr. Steven Davidson, Sexual Integrity Coach based out of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Join us as we chat about his practice, both virtual and in-person, as he tells us about some of the services he offers, including individuals and couples counseling, relationship counseling, sex education classes and so much more. He's also written a book - Sexual Integrity: Finding the Courage to be Yourself.


In addition, Steven has an amazingly successful YouTube channel, where he's focused on topics including "Restoring Erotic Energy in Your Marriage", Is Consent Important to Gay Men," "Senior, Single & Gay" and more.

Feb 06, 202409:30
#ILoveGay Today - Giuseppe Giulio

#ILoveGay Today - Giuseppe Giulio

#ILoveGay Today reconnects with Giuseppe Giulio from Milan, Italy. Join us as we chat about some of his most recent work in the LGBTQ+ tourism industry, where he both represents Gay.IT, as well as tourism organizations including IGLTA, GNetwork360, the NY Travel & Adventure Show, FITUR and more.

Feb 06, 202407:24
#ILoveGay Today - Kirstie Pike and Christine Diaz: She Comes With Baggage

#ILoveGay Today - Kirstie Pike and Christine Diaz: She Comes With Baggage

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Kirstie Pike and Christine Diaz from On Airplane Mode, where we chat about their new podcast, She Comes With Baggage, debuting January 22, 2024. Join us as we chat about some of their original work in creating one of the leading LGBTQ+ travel platforms in the US with their community of over 650k+ followers.


In their new podcast, they will be exploring the nuances of LGBTQ+ love, friendships, family dynamics, travel experiences, and everything in between. Kirstie and Christine invite listeners to join them in a safe space where they candidly share their own baggage—both the highs and lows—and reflect on how these experiences have shaped their lives.


We also explore how the influencer & content creator landscape has evolved and changed over the past few years, as well as how content they create is becoming more and more a part of their clients LGBTQ+ marketing campaigns.

Jan 31, 202412:48
#ILoveGay Today - Rob Madge: My Son's A Queer

#ILoveGay Today - Rob Madge: My Son's A Queer

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Rob Madge, where we chat about their original London production of My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?) coming to Broadway Feb 27 at the Lyceum Theatre. Join us as we chat about the autobiographical origins of My Son's A Queer as a triumphant and hilarious celebration of identity, creativity, and the profound bond between a parent and their child. We also chat about their partnership with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, as well as Rob's history as a social media powerhouse, which helped launch the success of My Son's A Queer as a global phenomenon.

Jan 29, 202405:47
#ILoveGay Today - Jessica L'Whor

#ILoveGay Today - Jessica L'Whor

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Jessica L'Whor, a self-described trans nonbinary gender fluid queer human. Join us as we chat about Jessica's journey, starting out performing drag in Fort Collins, and taking that success down to Denver, where she hosts and performs in a wide variety of venues and functions, including bingo, brunch and trivia shows. We also chat about her multimedia outreach, including her podcast Jess Talks.

Jan 18, 202409:50
#ILoveGay Today - Stephen Bourne

#ILoveGay Today - Stephen Bourne

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Stephen Bourne from London, a writer, film and social historian specializing in black heritage and gay culture. Join us as we chat about some of his work including "Black Poppies", "Fighting Proud - The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars" and "Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV". We also explore "Deep Are The Roots", which includes chapters about two gay men: the Jamaican ballet dancer Berto Pasuka and the celebrated African American Shakespearean actor Gordon Heath.

Jan 16, 202419:43
#ILoveGay Today - Ben Kawaller

#ILoveGay Today - Ben Kawaller

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Ben Kawaller, writer, playwright, screenwriter and video reporter. We chat about his first work in NYC, interning at New York Magazine. Since then, having moved to Los Angeles, Ben has been writing for Wehoville, The Free Press and LA Magazine. He's also written TV pilots and more, including The Next Best Thing and This Isn't Me, which was accepted into SXSW 2020 and the San Pedro Intl Film Festival.

Jan 14, 202412:48
#ILoveGay Today - Charlie Sprinkman: Everywhere Is Queer

#ILoveGay Today - Charlie Sprinkman: Everywhere Is Queer

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Charlie Sprinkman (he/they) from Portland, Oregon and founder of Everywhere Is Queer, a worldwide map of 8,400+ queer owned businesses, and soon becoming an app as well. Join us as we chat about how Charlie got started with this project, including how a 50-state road trip influenced what Everywhere Is Queer has become today.

Jan 12, 202408:56
#ILoveGay Today - Joshua Pasquale

#ILoveGay Today - Joshua Pasquale

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Joshua Pasquale, a Canadian Stylist, Marketing, and Public Relations Specialist featured in Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Fashion Week Online. Join us as we chat about how Joshua explains how for him, fashion and marketing are two sides of the same coin. Mastery in both hinges on understanding your brand and tailoring your image for any occasion or audience. Witnessing miracles through this synergy of fashion, marketing, and PR fuels his passion.

Jan 09, 202409:11
#ILoveGay Today - Sara Grossman: Schnauzer in a Sweater Vest

#ILoveGay Today - Sara Grossman: Schnauzer in a Sweater Vest

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Sara Grossman from Denver, Colorado... author of the new children's book "Schnauzer in a Sweater Vest", a story about Baxter the dog and his pack of different puppy pals going to the Pride parade. Join us as we chat about her promotional plans for 2024, taking Baxter on the road to various events and festivals around the US, including the LA Times Book Festival in April 2024. We also chat about her work as an NGLCC-certified LGBTQ+ digital marketing firm, CODE-mktg, as well as her time spent with the Matthew Shepard Foundation and board member of The Dru Project. #SchnauzerInASweaterVest

Dec 19, 202307:13
#ILoveGay Today - Anan Bouapha: Proud to be us Laos - ພູມໃຈທີ່ເປັນເຮົາ

#ILoveGay Today - Anan Bouapha: Proud to be us Laos - ພູມໃຈທີ່ເປັນເຮົາ

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Anan Bouapha, founder of Proud to be us Laos - ພູມໃຈທີ່ເປັນເຮົາ. Join us we chat about the important work he's spearheaded since launching in 2012. Anan has been instrumental at bringing leadership to elevating and amplifying LGBTQ+ voices in Laos, and has some strong plans and ideas in place to take it all even further in 2024.

Dec 19, 202308:29
#ILoveGay Today - Ken Schneck: The Buckeye Flame

#ILoveGay Today - Ken Schneck: The Buckeye Flame

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Ken Schneck, Founding Editor of The Buckeye Flame based out of Cleveland, Ohio. Join us as we chat about how Ken started The Buckeye Flame as a non-profit, fulfilling a need left vacant in 2020 as Ohio's LGBTQ+ newsroom. We also chat about how Ken and his team of editors publish and widely share quality news and content specific to Ohio, with the underlying goal of "amplifying voices to create actual change". He and his team leverage social media in a strong way, and they have adapted well to this constantly evolving LGBTQ+ media landscape that includes influencers, user-generated content and an advertiser base going direct with their messaging via social media while simultaneously working with The Buckeye Flame via advertising and sponsored content.

Dec 14, 202316:59
#ILoveGay Today - Joseph Fenity

#ILoveGay Today - Joseph Fenity

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Joseph Fenity, an independent journalist and new media producer, based in Los Angeles. Join us as we chat about his start in journalism over 20 years ago with his NYC 9/11 interviews, now digitized and available online as part of a larger digital archive. We chat about Joseph's journalism career, as well as his pioneering role in podcasting pioneer. We also chat about his work as a freelancer, using the digital platforms available today to help get his work out to the world at large.

Dec 12, 202322:03
#ILoveGay Today - Calan Breckon: SEO Specialist & Consultant

#ILoveGay Today - Calan Breckon: SEO Specialist & Consultant

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Calan Breckon, an SEO specialist & consultant based out of Toronto, Canada. Join us as we chat about his work helping companies large and small navigate and maintain a successful online business using search engine optimization tactics. We also chat about how important relationships are in business, and how he develops those relationships through organizations such as the CGLCC, the NGLCC and QueerTech, to name a few. He also stays in front of his client base online via his Business Gay Podcast series, interviewing a variety of LGBTQ+ business entrepreneurs and leaders.

Dec 08, 202315:13
#ILoveGay Today - Justin Ayars: equalityMD

#ILoveGay Today - Justin Ayars: equalityMD

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Justin Ayars, CEO & Co-Founder of equalityMD. Join us as we chat about Justin's start as a lawyer in the world of health, and how he went from the legal world to the LGBTQ+ media and business world, and how that background and experience led him to develop and launch equalityMD. equalityMD started as a telehealth platform that helped LGBTQ patients connect with doctors, and has since evolved, with the help of the Cedar Sinai Accelerator program, into a platform that helps companies provide LGBTQ-specific health benefits to employees.

Dec 07, 202315:48
#ILoveGay Today - Scott Clover - Intuitive

#ILoveGay Today - Scott Clover - Intuitive

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Scott Clover from New York, where we chat about his work in the world of Intuitive Guidance, and his practice "Coming Out Intuitive: A Journey of Self Acceptance". Join us as we chat about his work with clients to help them along their journey of acceptance with their own powers of intuition. We also chat about his thoughts and work with the LGBTQ+ community, where Scott enlightens us on his thoughts on Pride, and perhaps the next level up from Pride... Self Esteem.

Scott Clover is an Intuitive Energy Guide & Host of "The Intuitive Energy Podcast". He helps people connect to their own energy and intuition so they can learn to heal themselves. He is a certified practitioner of Focalizing, a somatic-based technology for changing your body's energy patterns for areas such as trauma relief, anxiety, and positive creative uses. Scott has been in private practice for 10 years, with many testimonials that describe several areas where people have received positive benefits as a result of working together. Scott is based in New York City and is available for client sessions via phone internationally.

Dec 06, 202313:48
#ILoveGay Today - E. Robert Dunn: Author, Play & Screenwriter, Actor

#ILoveGay Today - E. Robert Dunn: Author, Play & Screenwriter, Actor

#ILoveGay Today meets up with E. Robert Dunn, author, playwright, screenwriter & actor. Join us as we chat about his start in film as a spec writer for the original 1970's Battlestar Galactica series. From those beginnings, he has since relaunched a 14-book science fiction series, Echelon's End, originally published in 1997. We chat about his inspiration, as well as a friend who also became a professional colleague, helping him to bring this series back, market it and get it out there at book festivals and various fandom "Con" events around the US.

Dec 03, 202313:02
#ILoveGay Today - Tammi Wallace: Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce

#ILoveGay Today - Tammi Wallace: Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Tammi Wallace, Co-Founder and President & CEO of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Join us as we chat about her start with the chamber, culminating in their recent NGLCC Rising Star Affiliate Chamber Award win. We also chat about Tammi's business life with EnFocus Strategies and EnFocus Group, both focusing on the power of LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion in business, public affairs and governmental relations. Tammi also tells us about her move to Houston when she was a teenager, and how that decision has helped mold the trajectory of her life ever since.

Dec 01, 202309:38
#ILoveGay Today - Chris Stanley

#ILoveGay Today - Chris Stanley

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Chris Stanley, famous for his gay street interviews at various LGBTQ+ events around the country. Join us as we chat about his interviews, his gay collabs in NYC, PTown and LA, and his travel vlogs. Chris is famous for such "on the street" interview questions such as "bears or twinks", "cuddling or hookups" and more. We also explore his goals for 2024, including hosting a televised or streaming series or show.

Nov 22, 202310:40
#ILoveGay Today - Tub Talks with Damon

#ILoveGay Today - Tub Talks with Damon

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Damon Jacobs, a New York-based licensed marriage and family therapist and HIV prevention specialist who focuses his work on health, love, social justice and pleasure. He has also created this amazing online video series, "Tub Talks with Damon", where he interviews a wide variety of gay men from his bathtub! Join us as we chat about his video series, as well as his public speaking and writing about topics related to LGBTQ+ health, including PrEP. We also chat about his "50 Lessons of 50" - power, purpose, pleasure in gay aging.

Nov 21, 202312:47
#ILoveGay Today - Saskhia Menendez

#ILoveGay Today - Saskhia Menendez

As part of International Transgender Awareness Week, #ILoveGay Today meets up with Saskhia Menendez from London. Saskhia is an Award Winning Equality & Diversity Ambassador, Researcher, Public Speaker, Artist, Mentor, & Social Change Activist. We chat about Saskhia's work in bringing more public awareness to transgender issues in the UK, leveraging her 10+ years of work in the music industry to help diversify both the world of music and the world at large.

Nov 18, 202306:37
#ILoveGay Today - Zeke Stokes

#ILoveGay Today - Zeke Stokes

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Zeke Stokes of ZS Strategies based out of Nashville, TN. Join us as we chat about Zeke's work for SLDN, Media Matters for America, and more recently, as Chief Programs Officer for GLAAD in New York. In 2019, Zeke left GLAAD to start his own agency, bringing GLAAD along as his first client. He has since expanded into becoming a part of The Change Agencies and continues to grow in his marketing and advocacy work for clients ranging from politics to music.

Nov 17, 202312:14
#ILoveGay Today - Juan Vargas: Miles Partnership

#ILoveGay Today - Juan Vargas: Miles Partnership

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Juan F. Vargas, DEI Account Director for Miles Partnership, based out of Dallas, TX. We chat first about what Miles Partnership is all about, and how their work in DEI fits in with their business model. Along with Carla Vaca Pinacho and Melissa Cherry, Juan has been quite active attending a variety of DEI-focused events over the past month (where we've crossed paths a few times), including Tourism Diversity Matters, IGLTA Convention in Puerto Rico and the iconic Black Tie Dinner in Dallas.

Nov 16, 202314:23
#ILoveGay Today - Dana Rudolph: Mombian

#ILoveGay Today - Dana Rudolph: Mombian

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Dana Rudolph, founder of Mombian, a lifestyle site for lesbian moms and other LGBTQ parents. Founded 2005, Dana, a two-time GLAAD Media Award Winner for "Outstanding Blog" (2012 and 2023), tells us about how she got started with her blog, and how it's developed and grown over the years, with social media playing an ever more important role along the way. We also learn more about the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books, with over 1400+ books in its database and growing.

Nov 14, 202312:02
#ILoveGay Today - Jorge Gallegos: IAmManchic

#ILoveGay Today - Jorge Gallegos: IAmManchic

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Jorge Gallegos of ManChic.Gay and IAmManchic.com, our favorite Queer Latinx Content Creator, Digital Marketing Specialist, DJ and Travel Vlogger based out of Dallas. Join us as we chat about how he got started in all of this, including his more recent work with dot.gay, as well as a few pride festivals this year, including NYC and Portland, Oregon. We also chat about his growing up in Mexico, his time living in NYC and then his return to Texas, where he's made Dallas his home. From Dallas, he's begun to express more of his own sense of style, while becoming more sex-positive in his posts as well.

Nov 12, 202310:30
#ILoveGay Today - Kaelan Strouse: Ecstatic Self

#ILoveGay Today - Kaelan Strouse: Ecstatic Self

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Kaelan Strouse of Ecstatic Self, based in Washington, DC. Join us as we chat about Kaelan's work as an author, spirituality coach, yoga instructor and more. His book, Journey to the Ecstatic Self, is a workbook for settling into your integral, spiritual truth. His website and business, Ecstatic Self, is a place where Kaelan explores sexuality, spirituality, sex, authenticity and belonging with his clients. We also chat about his upcoming Winter Spiritual Retreat, Feb 19-24, 2024, in Vermont.

Nov 08, 202309:33
#ILoveGay Today - Ben Stokes: Chasing Rainbows

#ILoveGay Today - Ben Stokes: Chasing Rainbows

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Ben Stokes, founding partner of Chasing Rainbows, an LGBTQ+-led and focused VC firm. Join us as we chat about how Ben got started in the world of venture capital, and how he identified a strong need for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and small business professionals to have access to early stage, start-up capital.

Nov 07, 202313:25
#ILoveGay Today - Matteo Ceurvels

#ILoveGay Today - Matteo Ceurvels

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Matteo Ceurvels, both Principal Analyst, Latin America & Spain for eMarketer & a contributing journalist to eMarketer's Digital Trends. We chat about his work and how he got started in this industry, as well as his speaking opportunities at global events such as Advertising Week LATAM in Mexico City recently.

Nov 06, 202312:23
#ILoveGay Today - LGBTQ Summit at the League of Municipalities

#ILoveGay Today - LGBTQ Summit at the League of Municipalities

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Gus Penaranda, Executive Director of the NJ Pride Chamber of Commerce, and Brielle Winslow-Majette, Deputy Director of Garden State Equality, where we talk about their upcoming LGBTQ Summit at the League of Municipalities on Nov 14 in Atlantic City, NJ. We chat about the history of this summit, now in its 2nd year, and the outsized role both of these organizations have played in taking the lead to bring this summit and its critical conversations on LGBTQ+ advocacy, business, education & sports to the forefront here in New Jersey.

Nov 06, 202314:18
#ILoveGay Today - Timur Tugberk: Designing the District

#ILoveGay Today - Timur Tugberk: Designing the District

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Timur Tugberk, influencer-publicist-marketer and founder of Designing the District based in Miami. Join us we chat about his start in 2005 with events, interiors and media in Washington, DC, and how he has evolved over the years to where he's at today, a connector and a socialite! His true interests lie in interior design, art history and fashion, which forms a strong part of his client base. Working with his clients, he often partners with other entrepreneurial marketing folks along the way to help his clients achieve the success he is well known for now amongst brands large and small.

Oct 18, 202311:39
#ILoveGay Today - Leo Cusimano: Dallas Voice

#ILoveGay Today - Leo Cusimano: Dallas Voice

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Leo Cusimano, publisher of The Dallas Voice. Join us as we chat about the evolution of The Dallas Voice from its original print publication to the true multimedia company it is today. We discuss the various social media platforms they are active on, including their continued expansion into video. We also chat about their News Is Out collaboration and the upcoming Press Forward local media grant opportunities coming soon. Lastly, we touch on how The Dallas Voice has adapted in a world where LGBTQ+ content is now more available via mainstream media, as well as influencers, content creators and even individuals posting local event and business information via their social media platforms.

Oct 17, 202317:59
#ILoveGay Today - Joe Bilancio: OUTshine Film Festival

#ILoveGay Today - Joe Bilancio: OUTshine Film Festival

#ILoveGay Today meets up with Joe Bilancio, director of programming for the OUTshine Film Festival, with their festival coming up Oct 19-29, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale. We chat with Joe about some of the upcoming films, including The Mattachine Family, All Of Us Strangers and Chasing Chasing Amy, just to name a few. We also chat about some of their community and "fest" events outside of the film festival, as well as their OUTshine AfterDark programming for their late-night crowd.

Oct 13, 202310:23