AudioThis News is So Gay (11/5/25): A Path to LGBTQ+ Equality in Local Advocacy?

Featuring: David DeWitt (The Ohio Capital Journal), Jake Wittich (Windy City Times) and Jason Villemez (Philadelphia Gay News).
(left to right) Ken Schneck, David DeWitt, Jake Wittich and Jason Villemez

Here’s what we’re covering on this week’s episode of This News is So Gay:

  • Many local municipalities are taking matters into their own hands to achieve the LGBTQ+ equality that just is not happening nationally. Is this the path forward?
  • Yup. Marriage equality. Of course we have to talk about it. How worried should people be?
  • There are some LGBTQ+ people in the news you might not know, so this week we’re doing a round of, “Who the heck is that LGBTQ+ person?”
  • And, of course, queer joy. Where is our roundtable finding queer joy in the news right now?

Joining us for these stories and more:


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