LGBTQ&A
Episodes
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy: Was At The Forefront of Trans Liberation Since Before Stonewall (1946-2025)
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The legendary transgender elder and activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy died yesterday. She was 78. A veteran of the Stonewall uprising, Miss Major dedi...
Inner Voice with Jeffrey Marsh: Why "It's All My PARENTS' Fault" Is NEVER An Excuse
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this episode of Inner Voice, a new podcast from Jeffrey Marsh and Zaq Latino. Jeffrey Marsh is a Zen teacher, Oprah-endorsed author, and ...
Robert Suttle: The Case for Ending HIV Criminalization
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Across 32 states, outdated HIV criminalization laws continue to punish people living with HIV. Robert Suttle shares his story of being prosecuted in L...
Darryl Stephens: Noah's Arc Returns! Celebrating 20 Years of the Groundbreaking Gay TV Show
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, almost 15 years after the beloved TV show, Noah's Arc, cemented itself into queer history, its star, Darryl Stephens, was considering shi...
Edmund White: Remembering the Groundbreaking Gay Writer
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I'm at an age when writers are supposed to say finally what mattered most to them—for me, it would be thousands of sex partners." Edmund White di...
Susan Stryker: Trump's War on Transgender People, A Historian's View
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the world so threatened by the existence of trans people? Historian Susan Stryker joins us to break it all down. She talks about how she's thin...
Edmund White: The Loves of My Life (X-Rated)
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edmund White talks about his groundbreaking 1982 novel, A Boy's Own Story, co-writing The Joy of Gay Sex, his evolving relationship with sex now t...
Bob Mackie: 60+ Years of Iconic Costumes, From Cher to Miley
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout his decades-long career, Bob Mackie has designed costumes and gowns for some of the most legendary names in entertainment history: Cher, Ma...
Randy Wicker: Marsha P. Johnson, The Mattachine Society, and Early Gay Protests
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Randy Wicker talks about joining the Mattachine Society in 1958, one of the first gay rights groups in the U.S. He also talks about leading what's con...
Mark Segal: Stonewall Lasted 365 Days
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Segal moved to New York City in May of 1969 and a month later found himself at The Stonewall Inn as the now-infamous police raid began. "The...
Laverne Cox: The Transgender Tipping Point Turns 10
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laverne Cox talks about being on the cover of Time magazine ten years ago, the pressure she's faced as one of the most visible members of the tran...
Barney Frank: The Gay Agenda, Then and Now
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rep. Barney Frank served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. He talks about being one of the first members of Congress to come out...
Gigi Raven Wilbur: Talking BDSM With the Bisexual Intersex Elder
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(This interview contains explicit sexual content.) Gigi Raven Wilbur talks about learning that they were intersex in college, the transformational pow...
Lesbian Nation: Martha Shelley and Audre Lorde (Bonus Episode!)
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martha Shelley talks to poet Audre Lorde in an episode of her radio show, Lesbian Nation. This was originally recorded in 1972 and is a part of Martha...
Martha Shelley: Gay Activism Before Stonewall
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martha Shelley began her life as a gay activist before the Stonewall uprising. She talks about joining the Daughters of Bilitis, co-founding the Gay L...
Mia Yamamoto: The Trans Lawyer 'Liberating' The Judicial System
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mia Yamamoto talks about her work as a criminal defense attorney, the racism she faced growing up as a Japanese-American after World War II, and comin...
Bob 'Rose' Levine: Has Been Doing Drag in Fire Island Since 1955
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bob "Rose" Levine talks about his first trip to Cherry Grove in 1955, being a part of the original drag "Invasion of the Pines" in...
Ma-Nee Chacaby: 'I'm Old, But So What?' Says The Two-Spirit Elder
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ma-Nee Chacaby talks about learning that she was Two-Spirit as a kid, her rural upbringing, and the challenges of being an out indigenous lesbian in ...
Sandy Stone: From Lesbian Separatist to Trans History
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Stone talks about working with the lesbian separatists of Olivia Records, why the attacks on the trans community today mirror the attacks from t...
Joan Jett Blakk: The Drag Queen Who Ran for President
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Jett Blakk (a.k.a. Terence Alan Smith) talks about her historic 1992 presidential campaign, why the AIDS crisis influenced her run, and what it ...
Duane Michals: Redefined Photography, But Don't Call Him an Artist
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Duane Michals has never followed the rules. The pioneering photographer, now 92 years old, says, "Because I didn't learn the photo rules it w...
If You Can Read This, You're Gay (We Are So Back)
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi! We're coming back! On February 27th! And we're continuing our special series, The LGBTQ+ Elders Project. I can't wait for you to hear ...
Amy Ray: How The Indigo Girls Became The Greatest Band of All Time
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Amy Ray first started playing music with her Indigo Girls bandmate, Emily Saliers, her "head felt like it was going to explode". She re...
Darcelle XV: The Oldest Drag Queen in the World (ft. Poison Waters)
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Darcelle XV (Walter Cole), the world's oldest drag queen, died on March 23, 2023. She was 92. Since 1967, Darcelle has been performing and running...
Charles Silverstein: Remembering The Joy of Gay Sex Author (1935-2023)
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Charles Silverstein died this week at the age of 87. Best known for making the 1973 presentation before the American Psychiatric Association that ...
Shatzi Weisberger: Remembering The People's Bubbie (1930-2022)
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shatzi Weisberger died this week at the age of 92. A lifelong activist, Shatzi was a fixture at marches and protests here in NYC and was affectionatel...
Angela Davis: Queer Revolutionary | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I totally support the politics of coming out, but at the same time, I'm critical of the assumption that one's identity has to be the major driving fo...
André De Shields: Breaking The Methuselah Code | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Prior to Hadestown, I played The Magical Negro. I have no regrets about that. But all the while...and this is going to sound corny, but it's true. Al...
Colton Haynes: Is Still 'Trying To Figure Out Who The F*ck I Am'
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Please welcome to the stage, Miss Memory Lane! Colton Haynes talks about the barriers that queer actors still face in Hollywood, why he went back into...
Gloria Allen: The Mother of Chicago's Trans Community | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gloria Allen is a legendary figure in Chicago's trans community. The 76-year-old joins us to talk about coming out as trans in the 1960s, why her fami...
Danica Roem: From Heavy Metal to Trans History
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The history-making politician shares every inspiring, heartbreaking, and drunken moment that led her to become the first openly trans person to serve ...
Janelle Monáe: The Queer Icon Has a Warning for The Future
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Janelle Monáe (!!!) joins us to talk about her journey to becoming a queer icon, new music, and her debut book, The Memory Librarian. “One of the m...
R. Eric Thomas: We Learn About Love By Loving Our Friends
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your best friend and give them the tightest possible hug: this episode is a celebration of platonic queer intimacy. R. Eric Thomas join...
Karine Jean-Pierre: The Historic White House Press Secretary
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As of today, a Black lesbian is now the voice and face of the United States government. Karine Jean-Pierre, the newest White House press secretary, jo...
Hugh Ryan: Will Change How You Think About Queer History
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With his crucial new book, historian Hugh Ryan restores The Women's House of Detention to its rightful place in LGBTQ+ history. "It was one of th...
Don Bachardy: His 33-Year Love Affair With Christopher Isherwood | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don Bachardy talks about the 33-years he spent with Christopher Isherwood (author of A Single Man and The Berlin Stories, which became the musical, Ca...
Shatzi Weisberger: The 91-Year-Old Death Educator | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spoiler alert: You are going to die. Shatzi Weisberger works with people to dismantle their fears and worries around dying, helping them to approach t...
Greg Louganis: This Is What HIV Looks Like | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When I was in the pool, HIV/AIDS didn't exist. That was a sanctuary for me. It was a place that I could go to, really to seek refuge from the stress ...
Alexandra Billings: Transgender Acting Legend | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Billings is redefining what is possible for our community. Before making a name for herself in the Chicago theatre scene and landing her bre...
Tracey 'Africa' Norman: The Trailblazing Model | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After being discovered at a casting for Italian Vogue, Tracey "Africa" Norman's modeling career skyrocketed. In 1975, she memorably appeared as the fa...
Jamison Green: Where Are All The Trans Men? | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamison Green has spent his career fighting to make the healthcare world a safer, more accessible place for transgender people. He talks about the see...
Ruthie Berman: An Old-Fashioned Lesbian Love Story | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ruthie Berman shares her epic, decades-long love story with her wife, Connie Kurtz. She talks about how they fell in love in the 1970s, successfully s...
Harvey Fierstein: Makes Broadway (And Queer) History | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Torch Song Trilogy opened on Broadway in 1982, Harvey Fierstein became the first and, at the time, only out gay leading man on Broadway. He made ...
Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker: Her Harrowing Fight for Trans-Affirming Health Care | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker talks about serving in the military in the '80s before Don't Ask, Don't Tell, survival sex work, living with HIV, and th...
Barbara Satin: The Trans Ministry of Presence | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our new LGBTQ+ elders project is here! Barbara Satin talks about her "ministry of presence", making sure that trans people are a loud and visible part...
Introducing Our LGBTQ+ Elders Project ✨
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a time machine!!!!!!! We're launching a new series on the podcast dedicated exclusively to the stories of LGBTQ+ elders. Over the last five ye...
John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig And The Angry Inch — The Evolving Legacy
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It was a great privilege to be gay. Otherwise, I'd probably be very boring and unhappy and unexamined." John Cameron Mitchell (currently starring as ...
Jared Frieder: Queer Intimacy On-Screen
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Frieder, the writer/director of Three Months (premiering February 23rd on Paramount+), talks about why it's vital that we let people know that "...
Rachel Krantz: Dives Deep Into Polyamory & Non-Monogamy
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Krantz answers all your questions about polyamory, non-monogamy, and open relationships. She's the author of the new book, Open: An Uncensored ...
LZ Granderson: Life Out Loud
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
LZ Granderson talks about his time at ESPN, the pushback he's received in his career, and the new season of his podcast from ABC Audio, Life Out Loud....
Margaret Cho: A Complete History of Bisexuality
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will make you bi. Please listen at your own risk. Margaret Cho talks about bisexuality, BDSM, polyamory, and the first time she ever trie...
Roxane Gay: Our Big 5-Year Anniversary Celebration (!!!!)
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm a woman and I'm queer and I'm Black and I'm fat. I try to inhabit all of these identities in my writing." Roxane Gay, the legendary BICON, joins ...
Hida Viloria: Born Both, An Intersex Life
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Intersex people make up nearly 2% of the total population, yet have remained sidelined and largely ignored in public discussions about sex and gender....
Magora Kennedy: The 83-Year-Old Gay Reverend
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The "Gay Reverend" Magora Kennedy talks about queer life in the 50s and 60s, being a part of the Black Panthers, and the Stonewall Uprising. Reverend ...
Jay Toole: Super Butch Stonewall Veteran
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Toole (a.k.a Super Butch) reflects on being kicked out of her house when she was 13, living in Washington Square Park as a homeless teenager, and ...
Angela Chen: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You're not broken if you're different." Angela Chen talks about the broad range of experiences that asexuality encompasses, the many myths that exist...
Larry Kramer: Making Gay History
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Marcus interviews the legendary activist Larry Kramer (recorded January 26, 1989). Check out the Making Gay History podcast for more interviews w...
Victor Garber: Has Kinda Been In Everything
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
...and this Sunday (11/21), he debuts as Mr. Smithers' new boyfriend on The Simpsons. Victor Garber joins us to talk about his role as the gay billion...
VINCINT: There Will Be Tears
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
VINCINT's debut album, There Will Be Tears, is one of our favorite albums of the year. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advoca...
Theo Germaine: The Nonbinary Actor Changing Hollywood
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With breakout roles in The Politician (Netflix) and Work in Progress (Showtime), Theo Germaine's career shows two drastically different, yet necessary...
Jen Winston: How Bisexuals Are Reimagining the World
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bisexuals! They're greedy! (Greedy is the name of Jen Winston's fantastic new book. Please don't cancel me. Thank you!) Jen joins us to talk about the...
Ts Madison: The Future Belongs to Her
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No one has ever had a career like Ts Madison. The actress talks about how she turned viral Vine fame into a Hollywood career. "Oh honey, I've been the...
Peter Staley: ACT UP Changed The World — Here's How
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're continuing our LGBTQ+ History Month celebration with the legendary activist, Peter Staley. His new memoir, Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in A...
Senator Tammy Baldwin: LGBTQ+ History Maker
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the United States Senate, Senator Tammy Baldwin joins us to talk about her history-making career, the Equality ...
Charles Silverstein: The Joy of Gay Sex
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! Dr. Charles Silverstein talks about his 1973 presentation before the American Psychiatric Association that led to the remo...
Melissa Etheridge: Comes To Our Window
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The iconic singer talks about how not being publicly out affected her songwriting, never hiding her sexuality from those in the music industry, and wh...
Alicia Garza: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Black Lives Matter co-founder and community organizer, Alicia Garza talks about her book, The Purpose of Power (now out in paperback). LGBTQ&A is host...
Denne-Michele Norris: Coming Out in the Pandemic 🏳️⚧️
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Denne Michele Norris (co-host of Food 4 Thot) talks about recently coming out as trans, how the Choices: Stories You Play video game changed her life,...
Abby McEnany: Dykes Can Do Whatever The F*ck They Want
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Self-described "fat, queer dyke", Abby McEnany is one of the first butch women to ever lead a TV show. Season Two of Work In Progress is now airing on...
Darryl Stephens: Noah's Arc, HIV, and Becoming a Dad
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Darryl Stephens talks about the legacy of Noah's Arc, the radical way the show dealt with HIV, and why he almost quit acting before becoming a father....
Billie Jean King: Pressure is a Privilege
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The legendary tennis player joins us to talk about being outed in 1981, why she didn't feel comfortable with her sexuality until she was 51, and the e...
Andrew Rannells: From Book of Mormon to Modern Love
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Tony-nominated actor talks about his directorial debut in Modern Love, streaming August 13th on Prime Video. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Mas...
Carolina de Robertis: A Love Letter to Anyone Who's Felt Despair
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"If we all wait for all the homophobic people to come around, we're going to give up our whole lives. For me, having kids really rooted me in that." ...
Kate Bornstein: Still A Gender Outlaw
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The legendary Kate Bornstein talks about why gender is always changing, what is missing from public discussions of gender, and how now in her 70s, gen...
Kate Bornstein: Gender Is A Playground (5/2/18)
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the future of gender? Writer and gender theorist, Kate Bornstein talks about the past, present, and future of gender. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jef...
Edafe Okporo: Seeking Asylum in The U.S.
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Smile every day — that was a dream I had as a child. I just want to be happy and being happy is not being in any form of closet." Edafe Okporo talk...
Ann Northrop: The Crucial Role of Women in ACT UP
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Ann Northrop walked into her first ACT UP meeting in February of 1988, she felt immediately at home. "Oh my god, these are my people," she rememb...
Eureka O'Hara: The Drag Race All Stars Season 6 Winner (We Hope!!!)
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eureka O'Hara (RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars) joins us to talk about her evolving relationship to gender, her drag career, and her late mother's impact...
Chella Man: Trans, Deaf, Goofy, Hungry, and Tired
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"My disability was interpreted as a medical issue, producing conversations and resources, but when it came to my gender and sexuality, the world went ...
Rep. Sharice Davids: The First LGBTQ+ Native American in Congress
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rep. Sharice Davids talks about advocating for her LGBTQ+ and Native American communities in Congress, the viability of the Equality Act, and her new ...
Charles M. Blow: The Debt We Owe As Queer People
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"When you are not living an honest, open, true life, you are taking advantage of a privilege granted to you by older, gay, lesbian, queer people who h...
John Paul Brammer: Hola Papi! Why Am I Single??!
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's wrong with me??! The queer community's favorite advice columnist, John Paul Brammer joins us to talk about his new essay collection, Hola Papi:...
Ashley C. Ford: Somebody's Daughter
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I didn't get to grow up with the myth that you can love someone and they won't do terrible things if you love them." Ashley C. Ford is the author of ...
Niecy Nash & Jessica Betts: Their Great Queer Love Story
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Damn, I could love again." Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts share their love story on the podcast this week. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and pro...
Gina Brown: The Invisibility of Women Living With HIV
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Brown (Community Engagement Manager at the Southern AIDS Coalition) talks about the disproportionality high rates of HIV in the South, HIV crimin...
Sarah Schulman: The Political History of ACT UP
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ACT UP changed the world. Sarah Schulman's new book explains how. Let The Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York (out on May 18th) is an ...
Alok Vaid-Menon: Trans People Have Always Existed
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“What feminine part of yourself did you have to kill in order to survive in the world?” Alok Vaid-Menon talks about the past, present, and future ...
François Clemmons: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Best known as Officer Clemmons in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, François Clemmons talks about making the choice to stay in the closet for Fred Rogers,...
Brandon Wolf: The Pulse Survivor Talks Gun Violence Prevention
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Wolf is one of the survivors of the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub that left 53 people wounded and 49 dead. He talks about what we can do to...
Lauren Hough: Leaving Isn't The Hardest Thing
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Hough grew up in the now infamous cult, The Children of God, where "homosexuality was a sin akin to murder." She talks on the podcast about how...
Brandi Carlile: "OK, Here's The Truth" The Singers On Music, Faith, & Motherhood
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile talks about her evolving relationship to religion, how motherhood's changed her, and her new memoir, Broken Horses....
Amy Ray: Indigo Girls FOREVER (!!!)
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
O frabjous day! Amy Ray is here. Amy's been making music with her Indigo Girls bandmate Emily Saliers for over 35-years. She joins us to talk about t...
Melissa Febos: The Gray Areas of Sex and Consent
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Girlhood was a darker time for many than we’re often willing to acknowledge." Melissa Febos talks about her new essay collection, Girlhood (out o...
Jim Obergefell: The Love Story That Changed History
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Obergefell v. Hodges was the landmark civil rights case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marr...
Brandy Clark: When Your Life is a Record
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of country music's finest songwriters, Brandy Clark talks about her Grammy Award-nominated album, Your Life is a Record. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeff...
Ivy Bottini: The Pioneering Lesbian's Legacy
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pioneering lesbian and feminist activist died last week at the age of 94. In one of her final interviews, Ivy Bottini talks about working with Bet...
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy: What The Trans Elder Wants You To Know
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The celebrated trans elder, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy talks about getting knocked out at the Stonewall uprising, her friendship with Marsha P. Johnson ...
Brian Michael Smith: Makes Trans TV History on 9-1-1: Lone Star
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Michael Smith is here to save you. And me. All of us. But me first. The actor joins us to talk about his history-making role on the TV show, 9-1...
Mark Segal: Selma, Seneca Falls, Stonewall
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Segal talks about being at Stonewall in 1969, how it unified the LGBTQ+ community, and the special ingredient that underlies all of his activist ...
Tracey "Africa" Norman: The Legendary 'Born Beautiful' Clairol Model
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tracey "Africa" Norman reflects on her legendary modeling career, how being outed on-set of Essence Magazine in 1980 affected her relationship with th...