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To celebrate the release of Sara’s new show Girls5eva on Peacock, we’re revisiting one of our all-time favorite episodes. In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes previous podcast guest and co-founder of Craft Your Truth, Geoffrey Kidwell (he/him), as well as his best friend, who happens to be the one and only Sara Bareilles (she/her). Sara is a Grammy-winning (multiple nominations), multiple Tony/Emmy nominated, author, Broadway star, and incredible ally to the LGBTQ community. It’s out first ever ally episode, and it could not be more special. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Faith Soloway (she/her). Faith is a writer, director, composer and performer.  She wrote for all four seasons of Amazon’s groundbreaking television show Transparent, and composed all the songs for Transparent: Musicale Finale. Her roots are in the musical comedy world. She was the musical director at Second City in Chicago from 1985-1990.  During that time, she was also a founding member of The Annoyance Theater where she composed and directed many shows including Co’ed Prison Sluts, the longest running original musical in Chicago.  It was at The Annoyance where she and her sibling Joey co-created The Real Live Brady Bunch, which went on to become cult classic theater, touring nationally. In Boston, she was a part of the folk scene and fused her love of folk music and comedy by creating “Schlock Operas” like Miss Folk America, and Jesus Has Two Mommies. Faith is currently developing scripts for Amazon and Sony, and working on a stage musical of Transparent. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Anthony Curry (he/him). Anthony is a NYC born and raised Event Producer whose experience spans across a 10+ year career of crafting creative client-centric event solutions. His ethos is that events need to be transformative experiences that shift the mindset of attendees through a variety of elements that elicit the mental and emotional responses desired. Currently, Anthony is the Director of Events for Parsons School Design at The New School, Director of Events for MOBI (Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative), Director of Creative Engagement and Innovation at Philanthropy Unbound, and freelances with other various organizations here in NYC focused on making the world a better place. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Elly Belle (she/he/they). Elly is a trans journalist and writer who lives and works in Brooklyn, where she’s the borough’s primary Pun Enthusiast. She has a passion for advocacy, culture, and media, with a focus on bringing stories of restorative justice and healing to the spotlight; her words can be found in outlets including Teen Vogue, Playboy, Bitch Media, Refinery29, Thrillist, InStyle, The Observer, Publisher’s Weekly, BUST Magazine, and more. Follow her on Twitter, @literelly. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Dash Kwiatkowski (they/them). Dash is an Asian-American non-binary stand up comic, voice actor, and podcaster. They’re the DM of your 4th favorite dungeons and dragons podcast, Lost in the Multiverse, the co-host of your first favorite free psychic advice podcast Psychic Friendz, and a super baby fledgeling paranormal investigator. You might have seen them at any number of comedy festivals around this terrible country, but you also might not have, and you shouldn’t feel bad about that. They have voiced a lot of silly nonsense on youtube dot com, and more than anything they’d like to be Pokémon world champion. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Chris Burns (he/ him). Chris, aka Fat Carrie Bradshaw, is a comedian, actor, writer and drag queen based in New York City. He is co-host of the Betchlor podcast and Middle Children podcast. Follow him on insta @fatcarriebradshaw for everything else As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Tawny Lara (she/her). Tawny Lara (she/her) is a Bisexual NYC-based writer and podcaster who covers all things Sex, Sobriety, and Rock N Roll. Her words are published in Playboy, Men’s Health, Huffington Post, and more. She’s the co-host of Recovery Rocks podcast and the founder of the SobrieTea Party blog. Fun fact: She has a spicy taco dish named after her (“La Chica Diabla”) in her hometown of Waco, Texas. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Sophie Santos (she/her). Sophie is a comedian and writer based in Brooklyn. Her upcoming memoir The One You Want To Marry (And Other Identities I’ve Had) will be published by Amazon and Transparent’s Joey Soloway’s Topple Books in October 2021. She’s written for TV shows on Bravo and MTV and currently hosts the comedy show, The Lesbian Agenda. Follow her on social media @sophieesantos for lesbian propaganda. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Em Weinstein (they/them). Em  is a writer and director for film, theater, and television. Em has made two award winning short films that have played at festivals worldwide. CANDACE (2018) won the Best Film at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival and IN FRANCE MICHELLE IS A MAN’S NAME (2020) won the Grand Jury Award at Outfest. While getting their MFA at Yale School of Drama, Em directed numerous plays such as the first workshop  production of SLAVE PLAY by Jeremy O. Harris. Em is currently developing an hour long pilot for Imagine Entertainment and is a writer for Amazon’s “A League of Their Own” series. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Lazarus Letcher (they/them). Laz is an academic and artist living and working on Tiwa Pueblo land aka Albuquerque, New Mexico. Laz‘s work focuses on Black and Indigenous liberation, white supremacy in addiction and recovery, and BIPOC transgender history. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

In this week’s episode of the Gay City News podcast “Thank You For Coming Out,” creator and host Dubbs Weinblatt (they/them) welcomes Dr. Kyl Myers (they/them and she/her). Dr. Kyl Myers is a sociologist, an award-winning educator, and a globally-recognized advocate for Gender Creative Parenting. Since 2016, Kyl has been speaking and writing about Gender Creative Parenting and using their own parenting story to help the world learn about and embrace a new type of childhood. Check out the new book, Raising Them, or visit kylmyers.com. As queer people, we are constantly coming out, and each coming out story is unique in its blend of humor, heartache, worry, and wonder. “Thank You For Coming Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved live comedy show of the same name, pairs them as host with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary, and more members of the queer community to discuss their coming out stories. Listen in to our latest incredible journey into the LGBTQ communities’ vulnerable and often hilarious stories of coming out.

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