Baby Gay (Queer Gay Stories)
Inspiring coming out stories and queer media recommendations, plus intimate confessions, awkward first gay kisses, secret crushes, and those 'lightbulb aha moments' that changed everything! The BabyGay™ Podcast, with new episodes every Tuesday, offers a real, unfiltered look into diverse LGBTQ+ experiences, sharing unique gay and queer journeys that explore everything from discovering your identity to navigating first loves and beyond. Tune in to hear the books, TV shows, films, and other LGBTQ+ podcasts that provided comfort and guidance during pivotal coming out moments, alongside candid discussions about those unforgettable first gay and queer experiences.
Hosted by PJ Brescia (they/them), founder of the BabyGay community, The BabyGay Podcast is recorded at the iconic Black Cat in Silver Lake, California creating an authentic, historic and welcoming space where guests openly share their transformative queer stories.
Whether you're newly out as gay or queer, questioning your sexual orientation, or a longtime ally seeking authentic voices from the LGBTQIA+ community, The BabyGay Podcast celebrates every step of self-discovery.
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Baby Gay (Queer Gay Stories)
Tracy E. Gilchrist: Holding Space & Making Queer Media History
Learn how queer media shapes culture on this week’s BabyGay™ Podcast, where host PJ Brescia (they/them) sits down with Tracy E. Gilchrist (she/her) — the journalist and queer media icon behind 2024’s viral “holding space” Wicked interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Tracy opens up about her decades-long career covering the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture...from becoming The Advocate’s first-ever feminism editor to serving as editor-in-chief during the early pandemic years. We talk queer history at The Black Cat, her celebrated cover stories (Brandi Carlile, Janelle Monáe, Kristen Stewart, Harvey Guillén, Cynthia Nixon), and how a sincere, unscripted moment in a four-minute junket became an instant queer-camp pop-culture icon.
We also dive into burnout, perfectionism, and learning to be easier on yourself; early coming-out stories; her work elevating queer visibility in film and TV; and the emotional impact of being honored by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. Plus: why queer storytelling matters more than ever in today’s political climate.
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BabyGay™ Podcast, released every Wednesday, is hosted by PJ Brescia (they/them) — a 2025 Out100 honoree — and celebrates queer stories, self-discovery, and the power of authenticity.
Produced by Tom Gault and PJ Brescia.
Special thanks to The Black Cat.
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