The Agenda with Joe Solmonese was again without its namesake last night but Chuck Wolfe – the president of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund – was filling in as guest host.

Starting out the show we welcomed Kai Wright, author of Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay, and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York. The book tells the stories of young gay men of color desperately searching for life’s basic necessities. Wright talked about their stories as well as his thoughts on race and sexuality.

Given that Chuck was filling in the host chair last night, we focused on the work of his organization – electing openly GLBT candidates to public office. First Oregon State Sen. Kate Brown was our guest. She is running to be Secretary of State and she talked about her campaign and how being openly bisexual has affected her career. Listen in.

Then we welcomed Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth. Last year Gov. Brad Henry appointed Roth to the agency that regulates utilities in the state. This year he’ll run state-wide as an openly gay man to retain his seat. Listen in.

We looked at the political news of the day though a media lens with Dan Kennedy, a media critic and professor at the Northeastern University School of Journalism. He covered everything from the latest hubbub around the New York Times story on McCain to how the media is treating the Democratic frontrunners. Listen in.

Finally, Chuck and co-host Mary Breslauer had a fascinating conversation with Phill Wilson, the founder and executive director of the Black AIDS Institute. This longtime gay and AIDS activist is the longest documented person living with AIDS, having had the disease for 27 years. Listen in.

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