Last night was a great show so let’s get right to it… headlining Monday’s The Agenda with Joe Solmonese was Cyndi Lauper, who announced a new tour yesterday that will benefit the Human Rights Campaign. Listen to Joe’s sit-down with Lauper in parts one and two.

Last night was also a special event for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis— the world’s oldest HIV/AIDS service organization. Joe was in New York for their 25th anniversary dinner so Washington Blade Editor Kevin Naff came by to fill in with hosting duties. While they celebrated in New York, we paid tribute to GMHC on The Agenda with Dr. Marjorie Hill, CEO of the organization, and Rodger McFarlane, who was its first paid executive director. Listen to the full segment here.

Steve Stanton was the city manager of Largo, Fla., until city commissioners fired him because he is transgender. Stanton is being represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights in his struggle to get his job back. Hear from him why his gender identity has nothing to do with his job performance here.

Turning to politics, Agenda listeners have been hearing a lot about the presidential frontrunners so we thought we’d look at one of the lesser known contenders. Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination and he was our guest to talk about why he believes he’s the best candidate on GLBT issues.

We also introduced a new feature last night on The Agenda that we’re calling “In Their Own Words.” First, we shared a speech from the 1992 Democratic National Convention by Bob Hattoy — an AIDS and environmental activist who passed away recently. We also gave Agenda listeners a chance to hear what Sen. Hillary Clinton thinks about GLBT issues in her speech to the Human Rights Campaign’s annual spring board meeting.

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