This Side of the Rainbow
Bringing you all the latest in LGBTQ+ current affairs, politics, and history.
This Side of the Rainbow
Latest Episodes
Episode 5: "Asian Doe" (ft. Viktor Veltstra)
I interview Viktor Veltstra, board member of the Trans Doe Task Force, about the Gilgo Beach/Long Island Serial Killer (LISK) case and the ongoing efforts to identify a (potentially) trans LISK victim as well as two others who have yet to be id...
Episode 4: "The Women's House of Detention" (ft. Hugh Ryan)
I interview author and queer historian Hugh Ryan about his latest book, "The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison," out in paperback Friday, May 5th. We discuss the history of the Women's House of Detention, its imp...
Episode 3: Scotland, Part 2 (ft. Maggie Chapman)
For Part 2 of my interview with Maggie Chapman, Maggie and I pick up where we left off in Part 1, discussing the UK government's efforts to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, and the broader implications both for Scottish inde...
Episode 2: Scotland, Part 1 (ft. Maggie Chapman)
In this Part 1 of a special two-part episode, I interviewed Maggie Chapman, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland regional constituency, about the state of LGBTQ+ rights in Scotland and the United Kingdom, the Scottish G...
Episode 1: Michigan (ft. Laurie Pohutsky)
For this inaugural episode of "This Side of the Rainbow," I spoke with Laurie Pohutsky, the new Speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives, about what the Michigan Democratic Party's historic victory in the 2022 midterm electi...