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This Queer Book Saved My Life

This Queer Book Saved My Life

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Fans of On Being and Los Culturistas love this 2024 GLAAD Media Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Greg Louganis, Becky Albertalli, and so many more, guests from across the rainbow tell these authors how their books helped them overcome alienation, gender dysphoria, familial homophobia, and being outed. Essayist and Lambda Literary Fellow John Parker hosts the conversations with a gentle and energetic style, standing in as conversational partner for posthumous authors. Stay tuned to off-weeks which features new episodes of 7 Minutes in Book Heaven and The Gaily Show.

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  • The Gaily Show: A Black Queer History of the United States
    Jan 20 2026

    Our next episode drops on January 27th! In our off weeks, we air episodes of The Gaily Show. It's the only daily LGBTQ radio news and talk show in the US. John conducts a lot of author interviews on there!

    In this episode, the authors of the upcoming book A Black Queer History of the United States join John to unpack their landmark book tracing the lives of LGBTQ+ Black Americans. It comes out on January 20th! Pre-order your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780807008553

    Dr. C. Riley Snorton is a professor of English language and comparative literature and is core faculty at the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender at Columbia University. He is the author of the award-winning book Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity.

    Dr. Darius Bost is associate professor of Black Studies and of gender and women’s studies at the University of Illinois Chicago. Bost is the author of the award-winning book Evidence of Being: The Black Gay Cultural Renaissance and the Politics of Violence.

    Watch on YouTube

    We're in video too! You can watch this episode at youtube.com/@thegailyshow

    Credits

    Host/Founder: John Parker (learn more about my name change)
    Executive Producer: Jim Pounds
    Production and Distribution Support: Brett Johnson, AM950
    Marketing/Advertising Support: Chad Larson, Laura Hedlund, Jennifer Ogren, AM950
    Accounting and Creative Support: Gordy Erickson

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    46 Min.
  • Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin with Lucas F. Schleusener and John D’Emilio
    Jan 13 2026

    How can we hold together idealism and authenticity even when the world is homophobic?

    Today we meet Lucas F. Schleusener and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D'Emilio.

    Lucas is a writer, educator, and national security strategist shaping the future of equity across the national security enterprise. As Co-Founder and CEO of Out in National Security he leads a global community that advances LGBTQIA+ inclusion and drives policy change across defense and foreign policy. Luke is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and previously served as Chairman of the Board of No One Left Behind. His writing has appeared in Foreign Policy, Defense One, The Hill, and Law360.

    John D’Emilio, PhD is professor emeritus of history and gender and women’s studies at University of Illinois at Chicago. A Guggenheim Fellow and a pioneer in the field of gay and lesbian studies, he is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including Sexual Communities and Intimate Matters, which was cited in Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion in Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 Supreme Court case overturning US anti-sodomy laws. John is the founding director of the Policy Institute of the National LGBTQ Task Force, he has also served as President of the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, a community-based library and historical archives in Chicago.

    Connect with Luke and John

    Luke's website: outinnationalsecurity.org
    linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lucas-f-schleusener-9a470415/

    John's website: americanlgbtqmuseum.org/profile/john-demilio/
    facebook: facebook.com/john.demilio.7/

    Our Bookshop
    Visit our Bookshop for new releases, current bestsellers, banned books, critically acclaimed LGBTQ books, or peruse the books featured on our podcasts: bookshop.org/shop/thisqueerbook

    Buy your copy of Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780226142692

    Become an Associate Producer!
    Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbook

    Credits
    Host/Founder: John Parker
    Executive Producer: Jim Pounds
    Associate Producers: Archie Arnold, K Jason Bryan and David Rephan, Bob Bush, Natalie Cruz, Troy Ford, Jonathan Fried, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, Sean Smith, and Karsten Vagner
    Patreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Terry D., Stephen Flamm, Ida Göteburg, Thomas Michna, Sofia Nerman, and Gary Nygaard.
    Creative and Accounting support provided by: Gordy Erickson

    Quatrefoil Library
    Quatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can’t buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1

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    39 Min.
  • The Satyricon with Neil Laird
    Dec 16 2025

    One of the world's oldest surviving novels was a queer book?!

    Today we meet Neil Laird and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: The Satyricon by Petronius.

    Neil is a multiple Emmy-nominated Executive Producer who has worked extensively on both the network and production side of non-fiction TV since 1997. He's developed, overseen, and produced over 1,000 hours of non-fiction programs and specials in nearly every genre, with a particular passion, expertise, and contacts in history, archaeology, and international exploration. He write a series of satirical adventure novels: Prime Time Travelers, Prime Time Pompeii, and, the forthcoming Prime Time Troy. They're all about a time-traveling TV crew uncovering forgotten LGBTQ voices from the past.

    Petronius (20 C.E. - 66 C.E.) served as a Governor in the Roman Empire and ultimately as Consul, the most powerful position in the Empire. When he left public service, Emperor Nero named him the Arbiter Elegantiae, or master of elegance. A prominent writer, Petronius is considered the likely author of The Satyricon.

    Connect with Neil

    website: neillaird.com
    instagram: @primetimeauthor
    facebook: facebook.com/neil-laird-author

    Our Bookshop
    Visit our Bookshop for new releases, current bestsellers, banned books, critically acclaimed LGBTQ books, or peruse the books featured on our podcasts: bookshop.org/shop/thisqueerbook

    Buy your copy of The Satyricon here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780806144382

    For the forthcoming Prime Time Troy, as well as Prime Time Travelers and Prime Time Pompeii, check this out: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Neil-Laird/author/B0CYJ7HDB4

    Become an Associate Producer!
    Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbook

    Credits
    Host/Founder: John Parker
    Executive Producer: Jim Pounds
    Associate Producers: Archie Arnold, K Jason Bryan and David Rephan, Bob Bush, Natalie Cruz, Troy Ford, Jonathan Fried, Paul Kaefer, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean Smith
    Patreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Terry D., Stephen Flamm, Ida Göteburg, Thomas Michna, Sofia Nerman, and Gary Nygaard.
    Creative and Accounting support provided by: Gordy Erickson
    Quatrefoil Library
    Quatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can’t buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1

    Support the show

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    43 Min.
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