Outward

Expanding the LGBTQ conversation.

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About the Show

Outward, Slate’s queer podcast, is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience’s understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.

Hosts

Queer Holiday Movies: Naughty or Nice?

Ruth Coker Burks on AIDS in the South, and unwrapping the gift of LGBTQ Christmas movies

Barrett, Biden, and Backwards Bryan

The ACLU’s Ria Tabacco Mar on future fights, and a discussion of Amazon’s Uncle Frank.

Caught in Gay Amber

How do we keep queer history fresh without disrespecting it—or ourselves?

Being Horny Is Thorny

Asexuality reveals the flaws of a society based so deeply on sexual desire.

Who Is Ellen to Us?

Looking at how Ellen DeGeneres fits into the history and current landscape of queer media.

Sweat and Sorrow in the Summer

Discussing the atrocities in Chechnya and caring for our queer elders.

We’re Here, We’re Married, We’re Employed

The fifth anniversary of marriage equality—and the future of LGBTQ fights.

ACT UP and Larry Kramer’s Legacy

He was good for the movement but maybe not for those inside it.

The Queerness of Quarantine Bubbles

We’ve spent our whole lives negotiating contested spaces.

Finding Life at Queer Virtual Sex Parties

How can you cruise without any eye contact?

COVID, AIDS, and Community

How do we organize when we’re unable to come together?

Queer Advice for Valentine’s Day

“How can I mesh my fantasy life and my real life?”

Pandering and Parenting

How do we handle LGBTQ representation, and what does it mean to children?

Special Episode: The Inheritance

We assemble a multigenerational roundtable of gay men to discuss Matthew Lopez’s epic play, currently running on Broadway, which has been hailed as a spiritual successor to Angels in America. Is it really the great gay play of the century?

The LGBTQ Decade

Where have the last 10 years taken us?

Kids These Days

How do we help children step outside of the heteronormative box?

Dolls and Democrats

Do the candidates know how to talk to LGBTQ people?

What Makes Us Gay?

Is it God, genes, or just because?

The “Fights” Edition

Picking apart the debates that rile up our queer family.

The “Icons” Edition

Debating queer icons and who gets to make that distinction.