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Synopsis

Featured guests: Jonathan Katz, Ed Hardy, Justin Spring.

Summary:  The episode begins with a segment about the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's "Hide/Seek" exhibition featuring artwork exploring sexual difference and gender expression, which sparked particular controversy for its inclusion and subsequent removal of David Wojnarowicz's A Fire in My Belly. The next segment profiles Sam Steward, the 20th century out novelist and tattoo artist whose influence ranged from the Kinsey report to fashion design.