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Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Tim Miller, Sam Harris, Michael Musto, Davide Rousseve.

Summary: The first segment is about the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center in San Antonio, Texas, while the Out Artists Speak Out segment features Tim Miller, Sam Harris and Michael Musto. The next segment covers David Roussève and the Dancers & AIDS organization, followed by a look at the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association's work in education regarding LGBT doctors. This episode includes footage from the Creating Change Conference, the Anti-violence Forum in Lynchburg and the SAGE awards in New York. The Queer as Folk segment spotlights the British television series. The segment about gay and deaf couples from episode 804 is rebroadcast. This episode also includes a tribute to Quentin Crisp. Charlie Hunnam provides this episode's celebrity ID.

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Alex Sichel, Peter Frechette, Juanita Owens, Irene Farerra, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment about funding challenges for the AIDS charities, Food & Friends and the Whitman-Walker Clinic. The Out Artists Speak Out segment features Alex Sichel and Peter Frechette, followed by a profile of activist Juanita Owens. The In the Arts segment covers HomoCorps at CBGB, Irene Farrera with Sounds of Venezuela, and Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Third Reich documentary Paragraph 175. The Romaine Brooks segment focuses on the artist's retrospective in Washington, D.C. The indie films, Punks and Chutney Popcorn, are spotlighted, and the In the News segment covers the Stop Dr. Laura! protest and the GLBT Christian Conference in DeKalb, Illinois. The episode also features a rebroadcast of the Rainbow Support Group segment from episode 904.

Host: RuPaul Andre Charles.  Featured guests: Keith Boykin, Irene Monroe, Toshi Reagon, Pamela Sneed, Cherry Jones, Michelle Lopez, Ruth Ellis.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts are taken from previously aired episodes 503, 602, 803, 805 and 904, and cover such figures as Bayard Rustin, Irene Monroe, James Baldwin and Ruth Ellis, as well as such topics as civil rights and AIDS in the African-American community. The Out Artists Speak Out segment features Toshi Reagon, Pamela Sneed and Cherry Jones. The In the News segment covers the Balm in Gilead organization's AIDS conference and Team Harmony VII. The In the Arts segment looks at the films, A Luv Tale and Punks. Women of Spelmen College provide the episode's celebrity ID.

Host: Bill Brochtrup.  Featured guests: Phill Wilson, John Dugdale, Harvey Fierstein, Pamela Sneed, Alan Menken, Kristen Johnston.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1206, originally broadcast March 2003. The episode primarily focuses on art, science, culture and activism related to AIDS.

Note: Some audio content removed due to copyright restrictions.
54:39 - 56:06: Pet Shop Boys, "Being Boring"

Host: Staceyann Chin.  Featured guests: Howard Dean, Harvey Fierstein, Judy Shepard, Judith Light.

Summary: The episode begins with a historical look at circuit parties and the controversies surrounding them. Next, lesbian rabbis face issues surrounding their sexuality and faith. The next segment focuses on Host Homes in Minnesota, where gay homeless youth are taken in by gay couples. Next is a profile of Howard Dean. The Real to Reel segment is about Dangerous Living, a documentary on homosexuals living in third world countries. Then, older gay men discuss aging and living with AIDS. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Being Useful." Judy Shepard gives a PSA on about the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and Judith Light provides the celebrity ID.

Host: Bill Brochtrup.  Featured guests: Juan Carlos Zaldívar, Harvey Fierstein, Barbara Gittings, Rosie O'Donnell.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 801, 805, 1301, 1302 and 1305 cover such topics as lesbian Muslims, aging with AIDS, Project YES, same-sex marriage in Hawaii, and the documentary, 90 Miles. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Catch Me If You Want." Barbara Gittings and Rosie O'Donnell provide PSAs during the episode.

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: Sharon Gless.  Featured guests: Howard Grossman, Ron Valdiserri, Larry Kramer.

Summary: The final episode of season 13 begins with a segment examining how perceptions of AIDS have changed over time, the seriousness of the crisis and new HIV treatments. The next segment is about methamphetamine use in the LGBT community, particularly relating to the increased risk of contracting HIV. Another segment spotlights homeless LGBT youth in Los Angeles and New York City, highlighting their struggles and HIV risk. The Real to Reel segment is about Of Men and Gods, a Haitian documentary that explores the nature of homosexual orientation within the context of voodoo and the shadow of AIDS.

Host: Cherry Jones.  Featured guests: Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Ann Bancroft, Liv Arnesen.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 901, 1004, 1009, 1101 and 1103 spotlights such subjects as Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Ann Bancroft, Liv Arnesen, Mychal Judge, the Lesbian Herstory Archives, and the Estate Project.

Host: Sharon Gless.  Featured guests: Howard Grossman, Ron Valdiserri, Larry Kramer.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1412, which originally broadcast September 2005. It begins with a segment examining how perceptions of AIDS have changed over time, the seriousness of the crisis and new HIV treatments. The next segment is about methamphetamine use in the LGBT community, particularly relating to the increased risk of contracting HIV. Another segment spotlights homeless LGBT youth in Los Angeles and New York City, highlighting their struggles and HIV risk. The Real to Reel segment is about Of Men and Gods, a Haitian documentary that explores the nature of homosexual orientation within the context of voodoo and the shadow of AIDS.

Host: Bill Brochtrup. Featured guests: Phill Wilson, John Dugdale, Harvey Fierstein, Pamela Sneed, Alan Menken, Kristen Johnston.

Summary: This episode primarily focuses on art, science, culture and activism related to AIDS.

Note: Some audio content removed due to copyright restrictions.
54:39 - 56:06: Pet Shop Boys, "Being Boring"

Host: Michael Billy. Featured guests: Camille Paglia, Sandra Bernhard, Richard Kim, Marjorie Hill, Wilson Cruz.

Summary:  This episode consists of three installments of the A conversation with… segment. In the first segment, Camille Paglia and Sandra Bernhard discuss the sexuality in their work, the many faces of lesbian identity, and the influence of the gay male sensibility in contemporary art and culture. In the next segment, associate editor of The Nation Richard Kim sits down with host Michael Billy to look at issues in the LGBT community. In the final segment, CEO of Gay Men's Health Crisis Dr. Marjorie Hill speaks with Wilson Cruz about the AIDS epidemic and the continuing importance of education in confronting the disease and LGBT stereotypes.

Featured guests:  Kris Hayashi, Glen-Michael Francis.

Summary:  The episode begins with a segment about AIDS in black and Latino communities in the United States, and how issues of race, class and poverty affect HIV prevention and treatment. The A conversation with… segment features Kris Hayashi of the Audre Lorde Project and Glen-Michael Francis of GRIOT Circle discussing their groups and the LGBT community. The Real to Reel segment is about Derek, a documentary about Derek Jarman.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment about Messengers of Hope, a gospel choir from Oakland, California that engages African American churches in conversation about HIV and AIDS. The next segment is about federal protection laws against workplace discrimination and the progress of LGBT people in corporate America.

Featured guests: Charles King, Harmony Santana.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment that looks back at the many HIV/AIDS-related stories In the Life has covered over the years. The A Conversation with… segment features Charles King of Housing Works and actress Harmony Santana discussing HIV prevention and the National AIDS Strategy.

Interview with Jewel Thais-Williams and spouse Rue Thais-Williams. Together they founded Rue’s House, an organization that provided shelter and services to women and children living with HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles. Jewel Thais-Williams founded and owned the landmark Jewel's Catch One disco, which operated from 1972 to 2015 in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles and provided a safe space for LGBTQIA and Black communities. In this interview, they discuss their relationship and the work of Rue's House. This story appeared in Episode 501, "From Beijing—to Wong Foo."


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