This News is So Gay (8/12/26): Talking authenticity and intersectionality with Shar Jossell

Ken Schneck and Shar Jossell discuss her experiences as a noted journalist and culture critic.

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August 12, 2026

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On this week’s brand new episode of This News is So Gay, we’re chatting with Shar Jossell, an award-winning journalist and culture critic. Shar’s work has been featured on BET, Fox Soul, Essence, Variety, THEM, and so many more. She is a consultant and Instagram host for our siblings over at GLAAD. She currently serves as the president of the LA chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Support for This News is So Gay comes from the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, leveraging philanthropy to empower LGBTQ+ communities.

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Ken Schneck

Dr. Ken Schneck (he/him) is the editor of The Buckeye Flame, Ohio’s LGBTQ+ newsroom. For this work, he was honored with the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for National LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year. He is the author of “Seriously, What Am I Doing Here? The Adventures of a Wondering and Wandering Gay Jew” and three LGBTQ+ Ohio history books. Schneck spent 25 years working in higher education, including 10 years as a dean of students and 13 years as a tenured professor of education. He is a graduate of the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.

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