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The third in our series featuring interviews by Marilyn Pittman, who died March 28 at age 73. RIP, Marilyn, and thanks for all you left us. Judy Grahn’s “Common Woman” poems in the 1960s and... The post Remembering Marilyn: Lesbian feminist poet Judy Grahn first appeared on Out In The Bay.

This sound portrait of the late great disco diva Sylvester is the second in a short series honoring co-producer Marilyn Pittman, who died Saturday, March 28. We’re re-posting some of her stellar features. In this... The post Remembering Marilyn: Sylvester first appeared on Out In The Bay.

With sadness, I honor senior co-producer Marilyn Pittman, who passed away Saturday, March 28, by reposting some of her stellar features. She was especially proud of easing Lesley Gore “out” on-air. RIP, Marilyn. ~ E... The post Remembering Marilyn Pittman: Lesley Gore first appeared on Out In The Bay.

Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” Ratleff has written an impressive, award-winning debut novel – a memoir really... The post Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’ first appeared on Out In The Bay.

According to author and academic Kathryn Bond Stockton, “gender is queer for everyone.”  She doesn’t mean “queer” only in the LGBTQIA+ sense — she means the dictionary definition: strange.  “Gender is strange,” she writes,” even... The post Utah prof: ‘Gender is queer for everyone’ first appeared on Out In The Bay.

A yearly "Day of Drag" and a Drag Mall? While many states are restricting drag, San Francisco Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger is spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world. The post World’s first Drag Laureate shares art, joy, politics of drag first appeared on Out In The Bay.