Bill VanPatten

Bill VanPatten, language professor and screenwriter

Bill VanPatten, language professor and screenwriter

C.H. Williams, violist, fantasy author and illustrator

C.H. Williams, violist, fantasy author and illustrator

C.H. Williams

Greg Marshall

Greg Marshall, former arts and entertainment editor with degrees in journalism, fiction, and screenwriting

Greg Marshall, former arts and entertainment editor with degrees in journalism, fiction, and screenwriting

Dazié Grego-Sykes, Oakland-based performance artist, educator, and musician

Dazié Grego-Sykes, Oakland-based performance artist, educator, and musician

Dazié Grego-Sykes 

Dee Holloway

Dee Holloway, librarian and essayist

Laird Ryan States, actor and corporate trainer

Laird Ryan States, actor and corporate trainer

Laird Ryan States

Tilly Bridges, screenwriter and host of the podcast “Tilly’s Trans Tuesdays”

Tilly Bridges, screenwriter and host of the podcast “Tilly’s Trans Tuesdays”

Tilly Bridges

Jeff Billington

Jeff Billington, journalist, communications professional, and political operative

Jeff Billington, journalist, communications professional, and political operative

Ash Hurtado, performer, librettist, and horror fan

Ash Hurtado, performer, librettist, and horror fan

Ash Hurtado

Fred Karger

Fred Karger, political consultant, activist, and first openly-gay presidential candidate in a major party

Fred Karger, political consultant, activist, and first openly-gay presidential candidate in a major party

Queer Words is a podcast of conversations with queer-identified authors about their works and lives hosted by Wayne Goodman

Meliza Bañales, slam poet, advocate, and adventurer, also known as Missy Fuego

Meliza Bañales, slam poet, advocate, and adventurer, also known as Missy Fuego

Meliza Bañales

Kyle Turner

Kyle Turner, essayist, and film critic whose work has appeared in Playboy, The Village Voice, Slate, and The New York Times

Kyle Turner, essayist, and film critic whose work has appeared in Playboy, The Village Voice, Slate, and The New York Times

Karen Poppy, poet, librettist, attorney, and equestrian

Karen Poppy, poet, librettist, attorney, and equestrian

Karen Poppy

Gus Klein

Gus Klein, screenwriter, voice actor, and former interior decorator

Gus Klein, screenwriter, voice actor, and former interior decorator

Len M. Ruth

Len M. Ruth, self-professed nerd who enjoys inventing musical instruments and telling stories

Len M. Ruth, self-professed nerd who enjoys inventing musical instruments and telling stories

Aaron Shurin

Aaron Shurin, poet, essayist, and retired educator

Aaron Shurin, poet, essayist, and retired educator

Arthur Smith

Frank Arthur Smith, screenwriter and actor who has tidied up with Mary Kondo 

Frank Arthur Smith, screenwriter and actor who has tidied up with Mary Kondo

Frank Arthur Smith

Shannon T.L. Kearns

Shannon T.L. Kearns, playwright, speaker, storyteller, and ordained priest

Shannon T.L. Kearns, playwright, speaker, storyteller, and ordained priest

Felice Cohen

Felice Cohen, journalist, memoirist, and former occupant of a tiny apartment in New York

Felice Cohen, journalist, memoirist, and former occupant of a tiny apartment in New York

David Eugene Perry

David Eugene Perry, journalist, co-founder of the San Francisco Rainbow Honor Walk, creator of “10 Percent,” and host of the video interview show “Ahoy!”

David Eugene Perry, journalist, co-founder of the San Francisco Rainbow Honor Walk, creator of “10 Percent,” and host of the video interview show “Ahoy!”

I get a lot of reading suggestions from this podcast and learn about author’s creative processes and how they engage with the LGBT community. Thank you so much, Wayne for your work.

Great podcast with many readings suggestions

Queer Words Podcast

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