Kyle Casey Chu, filmmaker, former educator, and co-founder of Drag Story HourBy Queer Words Podcast

Ingrid Hu Dahl, certified executive and team coachBy Queer Words Podcast

Madeleine Nakamura, editor and gamerBy Queer Words Podcast

Jen Michalski, who likes smoke signals, balloons, chocolate, and rescuing Boston TerriersBy Queer Words Podcast

Jesse Scott, HIV/AIDS Case ManagerBy Queer Words Podcast

Sudi (Rick) Karatas, screenwriter, songwriter, and poetBy Queer Words Podcast

Shawn Stewart Ruff, Lammy Award winner, fashion, beauty and lifestyle copywriterBy Queer Words Podcast

Wayne Scott, psychotherapist and educatorBy Queer Words Podcast

Soizick Jaffre, comic book artist and avid windsurferBy Queer Words Podcast

Ross Mathews, Emmy Award winning entertainer, and Wellinthon Garcia-Mathews, educational curriculum developerBy Queer Words Podcast

Daniel Meltz, retired technical writer and teacher of deaf young peopleBy Queer Words Podcast

It is with great sadness we report the passing of one of our community’s stalwarts, Felice Picano. Here is my 2019 conversation with himBy Queer Words Podcast

Roxie Key, copywriter for a global brandBy Queer Words Podcast

Sara Ryan, teen services librarian and writing instructorBy Queer Words Podcast

Samantha Ryan, S.E. Hinton Endowed Scholarship for Creative Writing winnerBy Queer Words Podcast

Cris Ascunce, LGBTQ rights advocate, copywriter, graphic designer, and web designerBy Queer Words Podcast

Orlando Ortega-Medina, criminal, appellate, and deportation defense attorney who assists with post-conviction reliefBy Queer Words Podcast

Jason June, lover of dinosaurs, unicorns, Pomeranians, and anything magical that takes you to a different world or timeBy Queer Words Podcast

Howard Miller, business consultant, performer, and avid tennis playerBy Queer Words Podcast

Alexandra Swarens, screenwriter, filmmaker, and performer/Mak Shealy, playwright and performerBy Queer Words Podcast

John Garrison, scholar of Shakespeare and Renaissance LiteratureBy Queer Words Podcast

Rich Rubin, former globe trotter and travel writerBy Queer Words Podcast

Michael Leali, bookshop worker and former high school instructorBy Queer Words Podcast

H.N. Hirsch, former professor and dean of arts and sciencesBy Queer Words Podcast

Eliot Schrefer, New York Times best-selling science writer with an affinity for the natural worldBy Queer Words Podcast

Mala Kumar, technology developer, formerly with GitHub and the United Nations, co-host of the podcast “Desi Women Diaspora”By Queer Words Podcast

Charles K. Carter, poet, mental health advocate, and former educatorBy Queer Words Podcast

Robert Bruegmann, historian of architecture, and a professor at the University of Illinois at ChicagoBy Queer Words Podcast

Peter E. Fenton, playwright and paleontologistBy Queer Words Podcast

Erin Becker, marketing and content strategistBy Queer Words Podcast

Lee Airton, Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queen’s University in Kingston, OntarioBy Queer Words Podcast

Ronald Hunter, former hustler who sees himself as a successful survivor, rather than a victimBy Queer Words Podcast

Trent Clifford, teller of stories, proclaimer of uncomfortable truth, queer survivor of domestic abuse, and insatiable artistBy Queer Words Podcast

Jess Vosseteig, illustrator specializing in queer, feminist, and inclusive illustrations that focus on inclusivity, empowerment, and breaking gender stereotypesBy Queer Words Podcast

Finnian Burnett, educator who explores the intersections of the human body, mental health, and gender identityBy Queer Words Podcast

Jewelle Gomez, poet, playwright, and author of “The Gilda Stories,” the original Lesbian Vampire book.By Queer Words Podcast

Gar McVey-Russell, co-founder of ActUp-East Bay and host of the blog The GarspotBy Queer Words Podcast

Natasha Dennerstein is an Australian-born trans poet living in the San Francisco Bay area. In a former life she functioned as a psychiatric nurse.By Queer Words Podcast

Richard May, my partner for over 10 years, was the first conversation I had for Queer Words Podcast. He has hosted several reading series in and around San Francisco.By Queer Words Podcast

Leon Acord, award-winning actor, writer, and occasional producerBy Queer Words Podcast

Jeffrey Dale Lofton, senior advisor at the Library of Congress, and former actorBy Queer Words Podcast

Patrick E. Horrigan, memoirist and former literature professorBy Queer Words Podcast

Rob Kirby, cartoon/graphic novel creator, collaborator, and editorBy Queer Words Podcast

Richard D. Mohr, journalist, and professor of philosophy, classics, and queer literatureBy Queer Words Podcast

Royce Hall, actor, recording artist, screenwriter, poet, spoken word artist, musician, and sketch artistBy Queer Words Podcast

Robert Hofler, theater critic, former entertainment and managing editorBy Queer Words Podcast

Lisa Bunker, former state legislator and radio station program directorBy Queer Words Podcast

Jasper Fforde, an ally who has queered English LiteratureBy Queer Words Podcast

Benjamin Alire Saenz, award-winning poet, and author of “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” which has been banned in several placesBy Queer Words Podcast

Curtis Chin, writer, producer, director, and activistBy Queer Words Podcast