In this episode the Queer LBC hosts sit down with some REAL TRADE! Jax, a lesbian operating engineer with experience working in plumbing, HVAC and electrical trades. Jax shares her path into the trades, the mental and emotional toll of navigating rigid masculinity on job sites, experiences of micro-aggressions and harassment, and how union protections and community helped her cope while recovering from injury.

We then discuss practical advice for queer people considering trades—seeking community, documenting problems, using union resources—and how to celebrate pride, resilience and radical joy found in queer spaces while in toxic environments. The conversation mixes hard lessons about safety and isolation with hopeful notes about camaraderie, self‑care and finding purpose in blue‑collar work. This is one deep dive you won't wanna miss!

Hey yall! Today in homophobia, transphobia, and political chaos — we’ve got a stacked one.

A special election security advisor to Donald Trump blames the Devil for churches displaying Pride flags. A Tennessee congressman calls a halftime performance by Bad Bunny “gay porn.” And students in Visalia face consequences after posing for a photo with a homophobic slur.

Today in trans news: multiple blue states are suing the federal government over healthcare cuts they argue are rooted in political animus toward transgender people — a case that could have massive implications for access to care nationwide.

Today in transphobia: an archdiocese in Argentina threatens a church for marrying two trans people, while NBC issues an apology after misgendering trans Olympian Elis Lundholm on air.

And in conspiracy-meets-chaos territory: newly surfaced emails tied to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly reference “transgender biology,” raising questions about how queer and trans bodies continue to be politicized, sensationalized, and weaponized in culture wars. We discuss our disgust with the elite ruling class along with the conspiracy theories we’ve heard that we think may go deeper! The tea is hot today queens!

Join us as we talk with Queer Singh (TJ), a queer Punjab Sikh psychiatrist and yogi, joins the Queer LBC Podcast to discuss healing with psychedelics, gender and spirituality. They share personal stories about coming out, yoga and tantra as tools for embodiment, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. We also discuss practical breathwork tips, psychedelic integration, and building queer community in Long Beach. This is one episode you don't wanna miss!

Hosts Nino, Christoph, and Dr. Mikey run through a fast-paced news roundup covering a Department of Education investigation into a transgender student on a co-ed cheer squad, a violent homophobic assault on a New York subway rider, and a federal court restoring funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The conversation moves between analysis and personal reflection on transphobia, homophobia, community accountability, and representation, including a feel-good story about a hockey player coming out and a local church keeping its rainbow steps.

The episode balances hard news and hopeful wins while emphasizing solidarity, the need for community action, and the real impacts of policy and prejudice on LGBTQ+ lives.

Hey y'all, this podcast contains potentially disturbing content. Our show includes graphic references to topics such as sexual abuse, self-harm, violence, eating disorders, explicit language, and sexual acts. Listener discretion is advised. This show is for mature audiences only.

Hosts Nino, Christophe, and Dr. Mikey react to headlines including Budapest's mayor facing charges for allowing a pride march, a brutal hate-motivated killing in Sacramento, the UK opening ice skating to same-sex pairs, a federal judge permitting teachers to out LGBTQ+ students, a CDC expert quitting over requests to scrub trans data, and hot takes on Grindr and U.S.-Venezuela interference. The episode mixes sharp political critique, community outrage, and irreverent humor.

Hey y'all, this podcast contains potentially disturbing content. Our show includes graphic references to topics such as sexual abuse, self-harm, violence, eating disorders, explicit language, and sexual acts. Listener discretion is advised. This show is for mature audiences only.

Hosts Nino, Chelo Azul, and Dr. Mikey share candid New Year’s memories — from wild queer house parties, first New Year’s kisses and club horror stories to Irish countdowns and sequined outfits — while talking about resolutions, fitness, creative goals, and reconnecting with community.

The episode blends humor and vulnerability as the hosts reflect on personal growth, job changes, the political threats facing trans and queer people, and how they plan to persist into the new year.

Hey yall we’re back with the Tea and today we discuss — Nicki Minaj’s anti-trans pivot, Grindr’s AI-first plans and safety failures, Trump moves to restrict trans youth care and chest binders, battles over Pride and library books, viral assaults targeting gay men. A lot of drama you won’t wanna miss!

Ho ho ho yall it’s time for the holidays—awkward gift exchanges (white elephant, Elfster), family traditions, cultural foods like tamales and coquito, Kwanzaa, Christmas movies, charitable toy drives, queer holiday events, and the commercialization of the season is what we’ll be getting into today!