Queer Words is a podcast of conversation with queer-identified authors about their works and lives hosted by Wayne Goodman
Kyle Casey Chu, filmmaker, former educator, and co-founder of Drag Story Hour
Jen Michalski, who likes smoke signals, balloons, chocolate, and rescuing Boston Terriers
Sudi (Rick) Karatas, screenwriter, songwriter, and poet
Shawn Stewart Ruff, Lammy Award winner, fashion, beauty and lifestyle copywriter
Daniel Meltz, retired technical writer and teacher of deaf young people
It is with great sadness we report the passing of one of our community’s stalwarts, Felice Picano. Here is my 2019 conversation with him
Rainie Oet, drawn to mermaids, robots, half moons, rainbows, aliens, ghosts, reality, the speculative, transness, justice, and hope
Samantha Ryan, S.E. Hinton Endowed Scholarship for Creative Writing winner
Cris Ascunce, LGBTQ rights advocate, copywriter, graphic designer, and web designer
Orlando Ortega-Medina, criminal, appellate, and deportation defense attorney who assists with post-conviction relief
Jason June, lover of dinosaurs, unicorns, Pomeranians, and anything magical that takes you to a different world or time
Howard Miller, business consultant, performer, and avid tennis player
Alexandra Swarens, screenwriter, filmmaker, and performer/Mak Shealy, playwright and performer
John Garrison, scholar of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature
Michael Leali, bookshop worker and former high school instructor
Eliot Schrefer, New York Times best-selling science writer with an affinity for the natural world
Mala Kumar, technology developer, formerly with GitHub and the United Nations, co-host of the podcast “Desi Women Diaspora”
Charles K. Carter, poet, mental health advocate, and former educator
Robert Bruegmann, historian of architecture, and a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Lee Airton, Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario
Ronald Hunter, former hustler who sees himself as a successful survivor, rather than a victim
Trent Clifford, teller of stories, proclaimer of uncomfortable truth, queer survivor of domestic abuse, and insatiable artist
Jess Vosseteig, illustrator specializing in queer, feminist, and inclusive illustrations that focus on inclusivity, empowerment, and breaking gender stereotypes
Finnian Burnett, educator who explores the intersections of the human body, mental health, and gender identity
Jewelle Gomez, poet, playwright, and author of “The Gilda Stories,” the original Lesbian Vampire book.
Gar McVey-Russell, co-founder of ActUp-East Bay and host of the blog The Garspot
Natasha Dennerstein is an Australian-born trans poet living in the San Francisco Bay area. In a former life she functioned as a psychiatric nurse.
Richard May, my partner for over 10 years, was the first conversation I had for Queer Words Podcast. He has hosted several reading series in and around San Francisco.
Leon Acord, award-winning actor, writer, and occasional producer
Jeffrey Dale Lofton, senior advisor at the Library of Congress, and former actor
Patrick E. Horrigan, memoirist and former literature professor
Rob Kirby, cartoon/graphic novel creator, collaborator, and editor
Richard D. Mohr, journalist, and professor of philosophy, classics, and queer literature
Royce Hall, actor, recording artist, screenwriter, poet, spoken word artist, musician, and sketch artist
Robert Hofler, theater critic, former entertainment and managing editor
Lisa Bunker, former state legislator and radio station program director
Benjamin Alire Saenz, award-winning poet, and author of “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” which has been banned in several places
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