The Queer Love Podcast

28:20

Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, ‘Pollen-amorous’...

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/10/09

As you know, I’m always interrogating radical, transformative power of LGBTQ+ relationships. So, I was excited to talk to two absolute icons of queer art, activism, and love, who have been partners in life and creativity for over 20 years: Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle!We gathered together to focus on their joyous new documentary, Playing with Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency, which is currently touring theaters. The film follows their real-life evacuation from their Northern California home in

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57:22

Praying to the Great La: The Queer, Non-binary Writer...

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2026/10/02

I don’t remember how I first stumbled upon the Substack for La | queer, non-binary author and began reading the “Queer Old Me” series. It’s one of those serendipitous realities of Substack that I’ve come to cherish. I soon learned that La lives in Madrid, has a tumor they’ve named Bruno and is an incredible writer who is hurtling through life with joy and passion.I recently shared an essay on my Mostly Fans personal Substack in which I explained how impressed I am by those who create in a language

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52:50

Ryan O’Connell: ‘Open Relationships Are Very...

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2026/09/25

You probably know Ryan O’Connell’s work by now. The writer, actor, and creator who has spent over a decade systematically dismantling how the world views queer and disabled lives—usually while making us laugh until we cry. He’s the Emmy-nominated mastermind behind the groundbreaking Netflix series Special—which contained some of the most honest and realistic portrayals of gay male sex and dating ever to appear on TV—and he’s the author of the razor-sharp 2023 novel Just by Looking at Him.This

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59:01

Edgar Gomez: Finding Joy Amid the Dread

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/09/18

Before I recap this fantastic conversation, I want to make sure you know about our next live reading event taking place September 20th in the Boston area to celebrate our 2-year anniversary. It is taking place at All She Wrote Books, a queer-owned bookstore in Somerville, Massachusetts, and it will include readings by Lynette D'Amico, Michael Lowenthal, Anthony DiPietro, Jingo Mante and myself. Click here for more details and to RSVP!I first met Edgar Gomez soon after I launched the Queer Love

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45:31

A musical about a trans woman’s love story to heal...

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/09/11

Lisa Stephen Friday makes theater out of music, memory, gender, and desire. Bernie Wagenblast has spent decades giving public spaces a voice—as a transportation journalist and the familiar voice of New York transit. Now, in A Musical for Henrietta—which was created as part of Joe’s Pub New York Voices commission—their voices meet in a rom-com about a trans woman’s love story and the unexpected routes that lead us home. The first concert production is taking place at Joe’s Pub in New York City on

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48:44

Zachary Zane: “I saw myself having sex in order to...

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2026/09/05

When I decided to start The Queer Love Project two years ago, one of the first people I reached out to was Zachary Zane. He’d written for publications I ran over the years—including several very important reported pieces over at Rolling Stone—and I saw how successful he’d been with his Substack platform. Although we love reading your personal essays that reveal heartbreaks, happiness, secrets, reflections on coming out, and the intersection of families and other versions of “love,” we also value the

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50:25

Jack Parlett: ‘Love is a flamboyant feeling’

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2026/08/31

Last week, the world mourned two pioneers of radical self-expression: Tim Curry, who has been beloved for his role as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show for decades, and at the same time, country superstar and national treasure Dolly Parton. The latter spent her career using a hyper-feminine, towering, glittering flamboyance as both a superpower and an emotional shield. Dolly was basically a drag queen—and I’m not the first person to say that. She even confirmed it in interviews over

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37:09

What’s ‘Pink Crime’ and How Do We Overcome Biases in...

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2026/08/29

I met Valena Beety earlier this summer during a reading event at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, a cultural space and bookstore located at The Center in New York City, when she was promoting her groundbreaking book, Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity.It’s a fascinating read and many of the cases and case studies will surprise you—especially if you’re not as familiar with some of the landmark legal cases of the past few

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38:53

“I wanted to put intimate partner violence and abuse...

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/08/23

I had a great time getting to know Wyatt O’Brian Evans during our recent chat. Wyatt’s a radio host and a powerful voice in the LGBTQ+ community (you can check out his show on YouTube as well). He’s the author of the Nothing Can Tear Us Apart series, which explores the deep complexities of romance, resilience, and survival among same-gender-loving men of color. Since his brand-new erotic psychological thriller, Ruthless!, had just dropped, we were ready to dive into We talked about:* His main

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43:42

Jeremy Atherton Lin on the unpaid emotional labor...

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2026/08/02

When I read Jeremy Atherton Lin’s debut book, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, I was blown away by his ability to map queer identity onto disappearing nightlife spaces. Then, with his second book, Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told, Jeremy shifted from public dance floors to domestic, cross-border romance under the shadow of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Both books—which braid personal narrative with deep research and social history—provide an incredible opportunity to explore how queer

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45:52

Katrina Anne Willis explains why the first real...

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/05/31

I was excited to finally chat with Katrina Anne Willis about her memoir Hurricane Lessons: A Memoir of Betrayal and Becoming. It’s a gripping story of late-in-life queer awakening, institutional gaslighting, and the devastating cost of finally choosing personal truth. Katrina, thanks for joining me.Last year, we published an essay by Katrina titled “I Was Gay, and He Was Understanding,” which is a companion to her memoir. It starts with the line: “In my 46th year on this planet, I found out I was

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54:24

Barry Walters on the power of music to explore queer...

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/05/22

I have a theory that pop music is a major contributor to our internal blueprints for romantic relationships. Let me put it more bluntly: It messes us up! Over the past couple of years, I’ve talked to authors and creators, including musician Roddy Bottom—and we even published several essays focused on the power of music in our love lives. But I had yet to zero in on one of my passions—to analyze how pop music has affected our way of perceiving, interpreting, and finding queer love. Since the

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40:43

Claybourne Elder on being a gay dad, growing up...

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2026/05/10

I spoke with with Claybourne Elder, a performer who many may know from his breakout role as John Adams on HBO’s The Gilded Age and his roles in Broadway revivals like Company.Most recently, he has channeled his journey from a Mormon upbringing in Utah to fatherhood in New York into his debut solo album, If The Stars Were Mine. You can stream it on the platforms and it’s now available on vinyl for purchase on his website.It happened to be Mother’s Day, and Clay explained that his son Bo decided years

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38:57

The radical joy of queer travel

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/04/27

I met Lindsey Danis while in Baltimore during the annual AWP conference. She told me about her forthcoming book, (Out) on the Road, and I was excited to discuss the idea of “queer travel” and how that intersects with our search for love, opportunities for discovery and celebration. We published Lindsey’s essay “Lost in Apalachicola” last week, which is an excerpt from the book, and details a time when Lindsey was traveling with a romantic partner and experienced some unexpected challenges during

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51:52

Benoit Denizet-Lewis asks: 'How much do we have to...

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2026/04/24

Hi, this is Jerry Portwood, host of the Queer Love Podcast. As you know, I’m always curious about how we put ourselves together as we navigate our time on the planet and the stories we tell ourselves as we try to do it. So I was eager to talk to our guest, a journalist I’ve long admired and who has spent a good deal of his life writing and thinking about sexuality, gender and identity—among many other topics.As always, thanks to all who are supporting The Queer Love Project, which helps make the

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60:42

The QLP Book Club: Mac Crane's 'A Sharp Endless Need'

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/04/20

It’s been nearly a year since we hosted our first QLP Book Club. Over that time I’ve been thrilled to talk to so many talented authors about their novels and how they intersected with various topics of queer love. But I have to admit, I was disappointed that I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to focus on female-bodied desire. So I was thrilled to have author Mac Crane as our latest selection.In A Sharp Endless Need, the intensity of high school basketball serves as a high-stakes arena for grief, queer

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47:55

Ben Egerman on queer archives, a little gay and trans...

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2026/04/05

By now you probably know I’m a big fan of archives, histories, biographies and exploring the queer past that has remained obscured for far too long. During my latest Sunday chat, I invited Ben Egerman to join me to discuss his “gay little history zines” and other historical work.We talked about the sapphic love stories that more people should be aware, a transgender horse thief, the Black drag and ballroom scene of West Baltimore and so much more.And no, in case you’re wondering: We did NOT

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55:11

Mark Addison Smith about the power of drawing every...

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2026/03/29

I’ve enjoyed Mark Addison Smith’s daily drawing project for years (you can follow him via Instagram if you’re curious), and I was thrilled that he agreed to collaborate with me on Vol. 2 of The QLP Quarterly zine. Mark is a queer artist and educator who specializes in typographic storytelling. His work focuses on using illustrative text to create visual narratives through printed matter, artist’s books and site installations.I invited him to join me to chat about his ongoing “You Look Like The Right

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39:01

Harry Tanner on 'The Queer Thing About Sin'

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2026/03/27

In this episode of The Queer Love Podcast, we tackled one of the topics that continues to confuse and trouble so many people: religion. Our guest, Dr. Harry Tanner, has written a fantastic scholarly book, The Queer Thing About Sin, that will get you thinking differently about so many of the myths and misconceptions that persist—from ancient Greek and Roman beliefs to Christianity and our current debates.As always, thanks to all who are supporting The Queer Love Project, which helps make the podcast

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46:32

Lynette D'Amico on navigating lesbian labels and...

The Queer Love Podcast ·

2026/03/01

With a title like Men I Hate, Lynette D’Amico’s gorgeously written memoir in essays, you know people are going to raise an eyebrow. So when I invited her to join me for a chat recently, we definitely discussed the provocative title—and all the expectations that come with it. As she explained, many people imagine it will be about right-wing enemies or other detestable people, but the reality is much more nuanced and complicated. Plus, as Lynette pointed out, the cover design also has a shadow title

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