News, books, politics, entertainment and religion… a great mix on last night’s The Agenda with Joe Solmonese.

We started out the show with some news from Arizona. They became the first state to defeat a constitutional marriage amendment in 2006 but lawmakers have tried to revive the failed idea again this year. State Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has been at the forefront of these battles and she was our guest to talk about the discriminatory measure’s status and her thoughts on John McCain. Listen in.

One of the great gay authors on the scene today is Scott Heim whose new book We Disappear was just released. He’s also the author of In Awe and Mysterious Skin that was made into a film in 2005. Heim joined us to talk about the new novel and gay themes in current fiction. Listen in parts one and two.

We set our sights on religion, first with Rev. Kathi Martin of the First Metropolitan Community Church in Atlanta. Rev. Martin participated in an event this morning marking Tax Day in order to point out the disparate treatment faced by same-sex couples. Listen in.

Then with the Pope’s visit to the U.S. this week, we talked to Frank DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministries. His group advocates for gay and lesbian Catholics and last week held a press conference to address concerns about the pontiff’s stances on GLBT issues. Listen in.

The Pennsylvania primary is only a week away and to catch us up on our politics we welcomed Bud Jackson, a veteran campaign and media consultant. Recognized by Campaigns and Elections as a “mover and shaker,” Jackson gave us the electoral landscape and looked at the media blitz leading up to next Tuesday’s primary.

Finally we had a big catch with an interview with pop star Cyndi Lauper. She’s about to kick off her True Colors tour benefiting the Human Rights Campaign and last week she sat down with Joe to talk about the tour and her upcoming album. Listen in.

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