Baby Gay: Queer Culture Unfiltered
The BabyGay™ Podcast drops every Thursday...your front-row seat to real, unfiltered queer stories. Hosted by PJ Brescia (they/them) — a 2025 Out100 honoree — and recorded at the iconic Black Cat in Silverlake, CA, birthplace of queer resistance.
Each week, PJ sits down with incredible guests to talk about coming out, awkward first kisses, career paths, and those big, beautiful “aha” moments that make us who we are. It’s funny, heartfelt, and unapologetically queer.
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Baby Gay: Queer Culture Unfiltered
Andrés Rigal: From Hollywood Agent to Queer Nightlife Icon
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⚠️ Content Note: This episode contains discussions of abuse and addiction.
Discover how queer entrepreneur Andrés Rigal built some of Los Angeles' most iconic LGBTQ+ nightlife experiences....and how putting community first became both his guiding principle and his greatest strength.
On this week's BabyGay™ Podcast, host PJ Brescia sits down with Andrés Rigal — the visionary behind queer nightlife brands Evita, SUMMERTRAMP, Simon Says, and Mr. Black, co-founder of DTLA Proud, and co-founder of Green Qween, a queer-focused social equity cannabis retail brand.
Andrés opens up about growing up closeted in small-town Pennsylvania, surviving abuse, the queer community's relationship with trauma and addiction, and what it means to build something bigger than yourself.
Coming out looks good on you!
Links:
- Follow Andrés: @AndresRigal
- GREEN QWEEN: @ShopGreenQween
- SUMMERTRAMP: @SummerTramp
- SIMON SAYS: @Simon_Says_Party
- MR. BLACK: @mrblack_party
- EVITA: @EVITAparty
- DTLA PROUD: @DTLAproud
BabyGay™ Podcast, a 2026 Webby Honoree for Best New Podcast, is released every Thursday and hosted by PJ Brescia (they/them)—a 2025 Out100 honoree—celebrating 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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