The Gaily Show Live from Pride 6.29.26

SCOTUS Rulings on Trans Athletes

SCOTUS issued rulings on Transgender Athletes and Birthright Citizenship and election spending. Plus we continue our 2026 Election Coverage. We’re joined by Matt Dietrich the Public Information Officer with the Illinois State Board of Elections

The Gaily Show Live from Pride 6.29.26

The Gaily Show Live from Pride 6.29.26  guest Dustin Modrow Nicole from Out Climb and Sasha Andreev

Onstage with Jim Pounds. A Treason Of Magic.

It’s the fourth Friday of the month which means: Onstage with Jim Pounds. He takes us on a tour of these shows:  * In Chicago: * Brokeback Mountain (Chicago Shakes) * & Juliet (The Auditorium) * In Madison * Jonathan Van Ness (Barrymore Theatre) * Maybe Happy Endings (Overture Center for the Arts) * In Twin Cities * A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Modern Rep) * The Prom (Lyric Arts) THEN: Melissa Marr joins us to discuss her new novel A Treason of Magic. Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781662536939 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781662536939] Connect with Melissa: https://melissamarrbooks.com [https://melissamarrbooks.com]

Unpack this for me: Pride Month. What is it and what do we need it to be?

It’s Pride month. But, what does that mean these days? What do we need it to be? How different are the Prides we’re going to this year from the original ones? To unpack this for us, we’re joined by Dr. Brier is a professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and History at the University of Illinois – Chicago. She co-curated the award-winning exhibition “Out in Chicago” on LGBT history at the Chicago History Museum. Get Dr. Brier’s book Infectious Ideas: US Political Response to the AIDS Crisis  here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780807872116 [https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780807872116]  Check out History Moves here: https://historymoves.org [https://historymoves.org] Connect with Dr. Brier here: https://hist.uic.edu/profiles/brier-jennifer/ [https://hist.uic.edu/profiles/brier-jennifer/]

Trump’s Iran “Deal.” Ken Paxton Cares More About Trans People Than Texans.

How bad is Trump’s Iran “deal”? Will Todman joins us to discuss. He’s the chief of staff of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Listen to Will’s podcast State of Play: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/state-play [https://www.csis.org/podcasts/state-play] Read his work and research here: https://www.csis.org/people/will-todman [https://www.csis.org/people/will-todman] Then Tammye Nash, Managing Editor of the Dallas Voice joins us to discuss the Texas Senate Race. The Dallas Voice is in its 42nd year as the Voice of the LGBTQ Community in North Texas and beyond. To read their award-winning journalism, visit their website at https://DallasVoice.com [https://dallasvoice.com] and their social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and BlueSky. We also dive into a legal ruling that is a half-win for the transgender community in Idaho.