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Host: Katherine Linton.  Correspondents: Bill Britt, Cathay Che.  Featured guests: Sid Sheinberg, Richard Jennings, Kirby Tepper, Elton John, Allan Bérubé, Vernon Berg, Michelle Benecke, Bill T. Jones, Linda Villarosa, Urvashi Vaid, Ann Northrop, Charles Flowers, Phillip Sherman, Tony Kushner, Ann Bannon, Barbara Hammer, Jim Fouratt, Chay Yew, Francis Jue, B.D. Wong, George C. Wolfe, Maria Maggenti, Amber Hollibaugh, Risa Denenberg, Martina Navratilova, Melissa Etheridge, Arthur Dong, Stewart Wallace, Michael Korie, Robert Orth.

Summary: The first segment looks at how Hollywood studios discuss sexual orientation in the workplace. LGBT war veterans are featured in a segment about gays in the military, while the Veterans of AIDS segment includes an interview with and performance by choreographer Bill T. Jones, plus a tribute to author Paul Monette. The Outwrite conference, a meeting of gay authors in Boston, is spotlighted, and the episode also includes a profile of Audre Lorde. Chay Yew's play, A Language of Their Own, is the focus of the theater spotlight. Maria Maggenti provides the episode celebrity ID. A segment about women with HIV follows, and the L.A. Women's Night segment is about a fundraiser honoring famous lesbians. The episode presents excerpts from the documentaries, Tuesday Night, about a group meeting of parents of AIDS patients, and Coming Out Under Fire, about gay veterans. Next is the segment Harvey Milk, which features a profile of the politician, Hetrick-Martin students remembering him, and a look at an opera about his life. A tribute to Michael Callen concludes the program.

Host: Katherine Linton. Featured guests: Virginia Apuzzo, k.d. lang.

Summary: The first segment covers support for same-sex marriage and the movement for LGBT inclusion in the military and the Boy Scouts. This episode's A Day in the Life segment profiles gay activist Virginia Apuzzo at the White House, followed by a segment spotlighting the Los Angeles production company, World of Wonder, featuring interviews with founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. The next segment includes photographer JEB (Joan E. Biren), who has been documenting the lesbian community since the 1970s, and also profiles the output of Olivia Records in the 1970s, featuring an interview with co-founder Judy Dlugacz. The In the Line of Fire segment is about pro-gay Methodist ministers, and the next segment covers the GLAAD Awards and the Gay and Lesbian Music Awards. The episode also profiles a gay couple in Iowa named Foster Parents of the Year. k.d. lang provides this episode's celebrity ID.

Host: Katherine Linton. Featured guests: Billy Bean, Susan Sarandon, Harmony Hammond, Kathy Najimy, John Dugdale, Duane Michals, RuPaul Andre Charles.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment about gays in the military. Billy Bean and Susan Sarandon provide PSAs, while the next segment spotlights Harmony Hammond's book, Lesbian Art in America. The In the News segment covers the Coalition for Equality in New Mexico and the 24th Annual Aspen Gay & Lesbian Ski Week. The next segment focuses on domestic partner violence recovery programs. The In the Arts segment covers Kathy Najimy's play, Dirty Blonde, and Quentin Crisp's Resident Alien. The Common Threads camp in Fishkill, NY is then spotlighted. The next segment profiles photographer John Dugdale and includes an interview with Duane Michals. RuPaul Andre Charles provides the episode's celebrity ID.

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Shelly Meyers, Martin Atkin, John Cameron Mitchell, Holly Near, Stormé DeLarverie, Kate Clinton, Billy Bean, Jewelle Gomez.

Summary: The first segment looks at Walter Schubert's Gay Financial Network (gfn.com) list of 25 power players, featuring interviews with Shelly Meyers and Martin Atkin. The next segment features John Cameron Mitchell discussing the film, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The In the News segment covers the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Felipa Awards in New York and the ONE Institute and Archives in Los Angeles. The next segment focuses on gays in foreign armed services. The In the Arts segment covers Jewish Women Roar! event put on by Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, as well as the Astraea XXIII benefit with Holly Near. The episode features a rebroadcast of a segment about hepatitis from episode 905, and also spotlights Stonewall veteran Stormé DeLarverie. Kate Clinton and Billy Bean provide PSAs during this episode, and Jewelle Gomez provides the celebrity ID.

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53:30 - 54:04: Hedwig and The Angry Inch, "Wig in a Box."

Featured guests: Walter Schubert, Shelly Meyers, Joi Cardwell, Dr. Kate O'Hanlan, Irene Monroe, Dan Butler, Mel Johnson, Jr., Lee Rose, Patricia Clarkson.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts are taken from previously aired episodes 604, 702, 703, 805, 1007 and 1010, and spotlight such figures as Walter Schubert, Joi Cardwell, Dr. Kate O'Hanlan and Irene Monroe, and such topics as equal rights at the Chrysler Corporation and gays in the military. Dan Butler, Mel Johnson, Jr., Lee Rose and Patricia Clarkson provide historical PSAs during the episode.

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Shelly Meyers, Martin Atkin, John Cameron Mitchell, Holly Near, Stormé DeLarverie, Kate Clinton, Billy Bean, Jewelle Gomez.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1010, originally broadcast July 2001. The episode covers such topics as LGBT business professionals, gays in foreign armed services, hepatitis, Stonewall and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

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53:30 - 54:04: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, "Wig in a Box."

Host: Bill Brochtrup.  Featured guests: Ann Bancroft, Ruth Ellis, Deborah Dickson, Harvey Fierstein, Herman Agoya [sic], Judith Light, Paris Barclay, Howard Dean, Jewelle Gomez.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 904, 1007 and 1009 spotlight explorer Ann Bancroft, Living with Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100, the COLAGE organization, and the "Don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" military policy. There is also a segment about queer comic book characters from Marvel and DC. The Real to Reel segment is about Deborah Dickson's documentary, Ruthie and Connie, spotlighting Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Hero Worship." Herman Agoyo, Judith Light, Paris Barclay and Howard Dean provide historical PSAs throughout the episode, and Jewelle Gomez provides the celebrity ID.

Host: Cherry Jones.  Featured guests: Martin Duberman, Lillian Faderman, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Harvey Fierstein, André DeShields, Judy Shepard, E. Lynn Harris.

Summary: The episode begins with a historical look at defining the term homosexuality and the overturning of the American Psychological Association's decision to declare homosexuality an illness. The Real to Reel segment spotlights Bombay Eunuch, a documentary about hijras in India. The next segment highlights McCarthyism's influence on "Don't ask, don't tell" and gay translators kicked out of the armed services. Another segment focuses on the evolution of PFLAG. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes is titled "Bringing Up Babies." André DeShields and Judy Shepard provide PSAs during the episode, and E. Lynn Harris provides the Celebrity ID.

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55:10 - 56:38: The Troggs, "Love is All Around"

Host: Billy Porter.  Featured guests: Alan Steinman, Sharon Kleinbaum, Dawn Rose, Lisa Moore, Harvey Fierstein.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 1209, 1302, 1305, 1306 and 1309 cover such topics as "Don't ask, don't tell," the bear subculture, lesbian rabbis, advertising in the HIV/AIDS drug industry, Redbone Press, and the documentary, Bombay Eunuch. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is a rebroadcast of episode 1109's "Good One."

Host: Cherry Jones.  Featured guests: Christine Quinn, Tug Yourgrau.

Summary: The first episode of the 15th season begins with a segment about the ramifications of "Don't ask, don't tell" in the United States military after 9/11, followed by a profile of Christine Quinn, the first woman and first openly gay Speaker of the New York City Council. The Real to Reel segment spotlights The Great Pink Scare, Tug Yourgrau's documentary about three gay professors who were targeted by the anti-pornography movement of the 1950s and early 1960s.

Host: Katherine Linton. Featured guests: Billy Bean, Susan Sarandon, Harmony Hammond, Kathy Najimy, John Dugdale, Duane Michals, RuPaul Andre Charles.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1007, originally broadcast in April 2001. The episode begins with a segment about gays in the military. Billy Bean and Susan Sarandon provide PSAs, while the next segment spotlights Harmony Hammond's book, Lesbian Art in America. The In the News segment covers the Coalition for Equality in New Mexico and the 24th Annual Aspen Gay & Lesbian Ski Week. The next segment focuses on domestic partner violence recovery programs. The In the Arts segment covers Kathy Najimy's play, Dirty Blonde, and Quentin Crisp's Resident Alien. The Common Threads camp in Fishkill, NY is then spotlighted. The next segment profiles photographer John Dugdale and includes an interview with Duane Michals. RuPaul Andre Charles provides the episode's celebrity ID.

Host: Bill Brochtrup.  Featured guests: Ann Bancroft, Ruth Ellis, Deborah Dickson, Harvey Fierstein, Herman Agoya [sic], Judith Light, Paris Barclay, Howard Dean, Jewelle Gomez.

Summary:  This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1210, which originally broadcast July 2003. It is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 904, 1007 and 1009 spotlight explorer Ann Bancroft, Living with Pride: Ruth C. Ellis @ 100, the COLAGE organization, and the "Don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" military policy. There is also a segment about queer comic book characters from Marvel and DC. The Real to Reel segment is about Deborah Dickson's documentary, Ruthie and Connie, spotlighting Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Hero Worship." Herman Agoyo, Judith Light, Paris Barclay and Howard Dean provide historical PSAs throughout the episode, and Jewelle Gomez provides the celebrity ID.

Note: Some audiovisual content removed due to copyright restrictions.
35:41: Clip from Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House (2002)
53:34 - 54:57: Ike & Tina Turner, "Proud Mary"

Host: Cherry Jones.  Featured guests: Christine Quinn, Tug Yourgrau.

Summary:  This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1601, originally broadcast October 2006. The episode features a look at the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, a profile of Christine Quinn, and a spotlight on the film, The Pink Scare.

Featured guests: Kirsten Gillibrand, David Hall, Julianne Sohn.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment about advances the Obama administration has made for LGBT issues, as well as a number of promises about key issues that have gone unfulfilled, and the tactics LGBT rights groups are using to bring about change. The A Conversation with… segment features New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand discussing "Don't ask, don't tell" with former service members David Hall and Julianne Sohn, both discharged under the policy.

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