My guest this week is Harvey Brownstone, who in 1995 became Canada’s first openly gay judge. Focusing his career on family law, Harvey helped shine a spotlight on Canada as a destination for same-sex couples to wed before it was legal in the US. But before all that, he was a young gay kid who’d been thrown out of the house, struggling through school, living on welfare, and searching for others like him.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First just want to let you know that we’re gearing up for the release of my book, Hi Honey I’m Homo, on May 23rd. It’s all about the history of queer characters on sitcoms, and you can pre-order now at gaysitcoms.com. As the book release approaches, there may be a few gaps in the podcast release schedule — but I’m hoping to keep those to a minimum. Thanks for your patience, thanks to everyone who’s pre-ordered already!
Behind the Scenes with Betty White (Ep 373 - The Golden Girls/Jim Colucci)
Southern Decadence (Ep 372 - The Chronicles of Narnia/Jonathan Alexander)
Cozy vs Kinky (Ep 371 - The Jungle Book/Caudle)
You Can be Sad or You Can be Gay (Ep 370 - Guy Branum)
Hercules as a Twink (Ep 369 - Roo/Disney movies)
I Just Lied (Ep 368 - Andy/Revolutionary Girl Utena)
That Really Felt Like Christmas Magic (Ep 367 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Jonathan)
A Boy in the Country (Ep 366 - The Wizard of Oz/Tyler Dwiggins)
I'm Not Gay, I'm Just a Dance Major (Ep 365 - The Boys in the Band/Raymond Miller)
The Boys' Secret Society (Ep 364 - Gay Newspapers/Robert Steele)
I Was Like a Zombie (Ep 363 - The Powerpuff Girls/Alex Salyer)
We've Cornered the Market on Mermaids (Ep 362 - Joel Kim Booster/Clue)
Lots of Trouble (Ep 360 - The Breakfast Club/Lane Rogers)
Sewers of Paris: A Gateway Drug to Fabulous (Ep. 360 - 80s Cartoons/Ted Biaselli)
The Drama Kid (Ep 359 - Funny Girl/David Pevsner)
My Space-Brothers (Ep 358 - Star Trek DS9/David)
A Big Purple Man in a Loin Cloth (Ep. 357 - Fazaad/Gargoyles)
Always Pushing Boundaries (Ep 356 - Madonna/Farhad Dadyburjor)
Sexy But Secret (Ep 355 - Twilight/Ian Lockwood)
It Opened a Portal in my Brain (Ep 354 - The Ice Storm/Craig Johnson)
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