The Advocate Weekly

May 16th, 2025 (with Brooke Eden)

This week country music star Brooke Eden joins The Advocate Weekly pod to talk about her new single 'Giddy Up!' She also talks about coming to terms with her sexuality while being a country artist and the accepting community of country music lovers she grew up around.   This week host Kevin Ortega-Rojas also discusses RFK JR's plan to shut down a crucial resource for LGBTQIA+ youth, the state of social media safety for queer people and a Montana court case victory for trans kids.  To read more stories like the ones you heard today, go to Advocate.com This episode was executive produced by Kevin Ortega-RojasSpecial thanks to our associate producers Kayla Gagnet and Alex Cooper and Eric Bui.

May 1st, 2025 (with Wes Moore, Sarah McBride and more)

This week on The Advocate Weekly host Kevin Ortega-Rojas is at the LGBTQ+ Victory Funds National Champagne Brunch in Washington DC, he is joined by Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Congresswoman Emily Randall, Iowa State Rep Aime Witchendahl and California’s Attorney General with remarks by Sarah McBride. During this week’s headlines: Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have been marked by anti-lgbtq+ policies and the Kennedy Center, controlled by Trump, cancels WorldPride events.     You can listen to ‘The Advocate Weekly’ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Spreaker and all other podcast platforms.    To read more stories like the ones you heard today, go to Advocate.com This episode was executive produced by Kevin Ortega-RojasSpecial thanks to our associate producers Kayla Gagnet and Alex Cooper and Eric Bui.

April 24th, 2025 (with Johnny Sibillly)

This week on The Advocate Weekly host Kevin Ortega-Rojas is joined by actor and host Johnny Sibilly to talk about the latest season of the hit series ‘HACKS,’ his popular podcast ‘Tres Leches’ and his Logo Series ‘SPILL.’  Kevin also chats with Advocate’s Senior National Reporter, Christopher Wiggins, to discuss the latest LGBTQ+ cases at the US Supreme Court.  This week’s headlines include a win for transgender Americans who sued the Trump administration and a fight for justice in the case of a gay asylum seeker wrongfully deported to El Salvador. You can listen to ‘The Advocate Weekly’ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Spreaker and all other podcast platforms.  To read more stories like the ones you heard today, go to Advocate.com  This episode was executive produced by Kevin Ortega-Rojas Thanks to our associate producers Kayla Gagnet and Alex Cooper and Eric Bui.   Special thanks to our guest Johnny Sibilly.

April 16th, 2025 (with Juani Feliz)

This week we’ll talk about LGBTQ+ celebrations around the world from World Pride’s warning to trans people to Hungary’s ban on Pride events to queer artists at Coachella! And this week’s special guest is queer Latina actress Juani Feliz, who is stepping into the action-packed world of The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah on CBS. To read more stories like the ones in this episode, go to Advocate.com  This episode was executive produced by Kevin Ortega-Rojas Thanks to our associate producers Kayla Gagnet and Alex Cooper and Eric Bui for technical support And special thanks to our special guest Juani Feliz.

April 2nd, 2025 (with Hope Giselle and Christopher Wiggins)

This week on The Advocate Weekly, Advocate celebrates an honor from the GLAAD Media Awards, Hulu's new show is making gay history, Amber Ruffin claps back at the White House Press Association, a gay immigrant is accidentally deported and Trump's military ban fails--for now.  The Advocate Weekly podcast is available on all podcast platforms. To read more stories like the ones you heard today, go to Advocate.com This episode was executive produced by Kevin Ortega-Rojas (@hereswhykevin) Special thanks to our associate producers Kayla Gagnet and Alex Cooper and Eric Bui for technical support And special thanks to Advocate’s Senior National Reporter Christopher Wiggins and special guest Hope Giselle-Godsey (@hopegiselle) VOTE for Hope-Giselle's Capitol Hill Protest video which is nominated for a Webby Award under the Best Individual Creators categories Click here to vote: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaacuyM4hkU6UiNIXe3__BBKx-1FmbpIZ7EyINoHKGazif6_4nN0w7ZTBwA_aem_8EmYaldzhFMotZGSuidQnw#/2025/creators/creator-excellence/best-prank-stunt-or-activation