Gar McVey-Russell, co-founder of ActUp-East Bay and host of the blog The Garspot

Natasha Dennerstein is an Australian-born trans poet living in the San Francisco Bay area. In a former life she functioned as a psychiatric nurse.

Richard May, my partner for over 10 years, was the first conversation I had for Queer Words Podcast. He has hosted several reading series in and around San Francisco.

Leon Acord, award-winning actor, writer, and occasional producer

Jeffrey Dale Lofton, senior advisor at the Library of Congress, and former actor

Patrick E. Horrigan, memoirist and former literature professor

Rob Kirby, cartoon/graphic novel creator, collaborator, and editor

Richard D. Mohr, journalist, and professor of philosophy, classics, and queer literature

Royce Hall, actor, recording artist, screenwriter, poet, spoken word artist, musician, and sketch artist

Robert Hofler, theater critic, former entertainment and managing editor