LGBTQ

Spectators gather by the hundreds at T-Boy Wrestling, where trans men turn a community center into WrestleMania.

from KCRW Features

The new show “Unconventional” follows two queer siblings in the California desert as they deal with relationships, mental health, and adoption. It’s streaming on the platform Revry.

from KCRW Features

The federal government is planning to investigate the CA Dept.

Trump threatens to withhold education funding over CA law protecting trans kids

The federal government is planning to investigate the CA Dept.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A federal judge has extended a block of President Trump’s plan to withhold funding from medical institutions that provide healthcare to transgender youth.

Judge blocks Trump order aimed at care for transgender youth

A federal judge has extended a block of President Trump’s plan to withhold funding from medical institutions that provide healthcare to transgender youth.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Jennifer Finney Boylan wrote an acclaimed memoir in 2003 about changing from a man to a woman. She’s back with a new book about life before, and after, her transition.

Reflecting on life pre and post-gender transition

Jennifer Finney Boylan wrote an acclaimed memoir in 2003 about changing from a man to a woman. She’s back with a new book about life before, and after, her transition.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Kiso has opened at the site of the oldest gay bar in the urban core. It’s part of a renaissance of queer spaces in Downtown and across the city.

LA’s newest gay bar inherits Downtown’s queer legacy

Kiso has opened at the site of the oldest gay bar in the urban core. It’s part of a renaissance of queer spaces in Downtown and across the city.

from KCRW Features

President Trump’s executive order seeks to cut federal funding for gender transition medical procedures. KCRW hears from a mom of a 17-year-old who’s been transitioning since age 4.

Denying gender-affirming care will cost lives, says mom and author

President Trump’s executive order seeks to cut federal funding for gender transition medical procedures. KCRW hears from a mom of a 17-year-old who’s been transitioning since age 4.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Standup comedian Hannah Gadsby talks about the complexity of fame and importance of connecting to audiences. They say their latest show is the funniest one they’ve ever done.

Hannah Gadsby on fame, ‘Woof!,’ neurodivergent community

Standup comedian Hannah Gadsby talks about the complexity of fame and importance of connecting to audiences. They say their latest show is the funniest one they’ve ever done.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Brian Jordan Alvarez and Stephanie Koenig are the creative force behind the new hit show English Teacher.

Brian Jordan Alvarez and Stephanie Koenig Break Through Hollywood

Brian Jordan Alvarez and Stephanie Koenig are the creative force behind the new hit show English Teacher.

from The Sam Sanders Show

Alice Neel’s paintings of the queer community and their allies are on display at the David Zwirner gallery. She captured people’s true essence and never followed the herd.

Exploring artist Alice Neel’s ‘poetic acceptance of other people’

Alice Neel’s paintings of the queer community and their allies are on display at the David Zwirner gallery. She captured people’s true essence and never followed the herd.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.

Prop 3 is an insurance policy for same-sex couples, backers say

Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.

from KCRW Features

Emmy-winner Alan Poul reflects on how Lindsay Anderson's 1969 film “If…” profoundly affected him during his youth.

The British film ‘If…’ blew a young Alan Poul’s mind

Emmy-winner Alan Poul reflects on how Lindsay Anderson's 1969 film “If…” profoundly affected him during his youth.

from The Treatment

“The Other Olympians” traces the history of queer athletes at the games, and how sex testing began with track before other sports adopted it.

‘The Other Olympians’: What fueled the rise of sex testing?

“The Other Olympians” traces the history of queer athletes at the games, and how sex testing began with track before other sports adopted it.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Today we’re sharing an episode of Dear Prudence, Slate’s advice podcast. If you like what you hear, follow the show on your preferred podcast app.

I’m Queer and Here—Just Not to My Parents. Help! (from “Dear Prudence”)

Today we’re sharing an episode of Dear Prudence, Slate’s advice podcast. If you like what you hear, follow the show on your preferred podcast app.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

The new book “Hollywood Pride” is an encyclopedia of queer artists on-screen and behind the camera, spanning the late 1800s to today. Author Alonso Duralde gives a walkthrough.

‘Hollywood Pride’ chronicles the growth of LGBTQ+ stories in film

The new book “Hollywood Pride” is an encyclopedia of queer artists on-screen and behind the camera, spanning the late 1800s to today. Author Alonso Duralde gives a walkthrough.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Alianza Translatinx , a group led by trans people of color, released a study showing a lack of housing resources for trans people in Orange County.

OC trans community struggles with housing injustice

Alianza Translatinx , a group led by trans people of color, released a study showing a lack of housing resources for trans people in Orange County.

from KCRW Features

Have media outlets gone overboard in their coverage of campus protests? What’s at stake in (another) legal battle between states and the White House?

US campus protests: Drawing too much attention away from Gaza?

Have media outlets gone overboard in their coverage of campus protests? What’s at stake in (another) legal battle between states and the White House?

from Left, Right & Center

The Los Angeles Rebellion gives queer men a platform to take competition seriously while finding their people.

Queer rugby club is shattering perceptions of men in contact sports

The Los Angeles Rebellion gives queer men a platform to take competition seriously while finding their people.

from KCRW Features

Exoticos, who dressed in drag and served as comic relief in lucha libre, won over audiences thanks to Saúl Armendáriz (aka Cassandro). He’s the subject of a new biopic.

‘Cassandro’: Drag wrestler won hearts of lucha libre fans

Exoticos, who dressed in drag and served as comic relief in lucha libre, won over audiences thanks to Saúl Armendáriz (aka Cassandro). He’s the subject of a new biopic.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand