Out in the Bay

Eric Jansen
  • 5.0 (5)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay, which resumed production in 2020 after a 4-year pause. Find dozens of past shows on its website, OutintheBay.org

  1. 05/25/2024

    World’s first Drag Laureate shares joy, art, and politics of drag

    A yearly "Day of Drag" and a drag mall? While many states are restricting drag, San Francisco Drag Laureate D'Arcy Drollinger is spreading the humor and "sparkle" of drag to make positive change in the world.

    53 min

  2. 02/16/2024

    Writer Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’

    Dwayne Ratleff grew up poor, Black and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his loving grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.”

    30 min

  3. 01/14/2024

    Peers connect on Pacifica Pier in ‘Spell Heaven’

    As we await the reopening of the Pacifica Pier — now closed due to recent storm damage — we bring you poet Toni Mirosevich's stories of connection on this historic pier.

    29 min

  4. 12/23/2023

    Pagans at Xmas? Making holidays queer-comfy

    Just in time for holiday gatherings, tips for getting along joyfully with differences. Our guest says "nosy" questions can grease the turkey!

    29 min

  5. 12/02/2023

    25 years since Matt Shepard, how are queer civil rights?

    In December 1998, soon after its namesake's savage murder, his parents launched the Matthew Shepard Foundation to erase hate-based violence. We’ve seen big advances since then — and big setbacks. LGBTQ+ leaders discuss where we are now.

    53 min

  6. 10/22/2023

    Matthew Shepard – in his mother’s words

    25 years ago, a gay college student was savagely beaten, tied to a fence post, and left out to die on a cold Wyoming night. His grief-stricken mother worked to expand hate crime laws. Hear her story.

    29 min

  7. 10/20/2023

    'Funeral Diva' Pamela Sneed: 'We can heal'

    Pamela Sneed’s prose and poetry can reach out and grab you. They did me.

    30 min

  8. 08/25/2023

    Burning Man – art and queer exploration

    Why do tens of thousands of people trek to a temporary tent city in an alkaline Nevada desert every August? Is Burning Man worth the heat and dust? What’s queer about it?

    30 min
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About

Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay, which resumed production in 2020 after a 4-year pause. Find dozens of past shows on its website, OutintheBay.org

Information

  • Creator
    Eric Jansen
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2024
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026
  • Show Website
    Out in the Bay

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