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UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton
UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton is a podcast that investigates the people, money and power behind anti-LGBTQ ecosystems. Join Spencer twice a month as he interviews newsmakers about the most pressing issues facing the LGBTQ community today. From highlighting the voices of people fighting back against systems of injustice to challenging the forces attempting to undermine queer rights, UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton offers a perspective on LGBTQ issues you don’t find anywhere else…
Episodes
UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton‘SEND A GOOD BOY TO CONGRESS’: How Chris Gallant Turned a Scandal Into Strategy
Chris Gallant was already facing an uphill battle before controversy struck. The retired military pilot and former air traffic controller is running as a…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonTrump Is Trying to Silence the Press. Don Lemon Is Holding the Line.
Don Lemon is one of the most well-known journalists in America. He became a household name during his 17 years working for CNN before breaking out on his own…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonTrans Sports Dominate Culture Wars. But What Do Scientists Think?
The debate over trans athletes has reached a fever pitch. Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer who tied for fifth place with a trans swimmer in 2022, has…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonMeagan Morris Speaks From Jail After Being Sentenced to 50 Years by the Trump Administration for an Alleged Terrorist Attack
On July 4, 2025, a protest outside of the Prairieland Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility near Dallas, Texas, escalated as some…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton‘Billionaire’ CEO of ‘Everything Gay’ on How He Manages 68 Businesses and 6 Boyfriends
Tristan Schukraft started his first business when he was 21, selling Razor scooters out of his pickup truck to help finance his idea for an e-ticketing…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton‘HIV Is Too Woke’: Why This Gay Doctor Resigned From Trump’s CDC
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is one of the foremost LGBTQ health professionals in the U.S. In November 2020, the waning months of Trump’s first term, he was…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonLindsey Graham Was Allegedly This Trans Sex Worker’s Client. Now, She’s Speaking Out
Lindsey Graham, who passed away on July 11 at 71 years old, served in the Senate for 23 years and garnered a reputation for his hawkish views and hardline…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonAutumn Hill Speaks After Being Sentenced to 50 Years for Terrorism by the White House
In her first video interview from Johnson County Jail in Texas, Hill tells Uncloseted Media she is a “political prisoner.” She says she and her…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton'Hand Jobs, Oral Sex and Anal': Pete Hegseth's Pastor Wants Gay Men Prosecuted for These Acts
In February, Doug Wilson made headlines after giving a sermon at the Pentagon as part of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s monthly Christian worship service…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonA Proud Boy and Former KKK Member Speaks Out as Patriot Front Makes Headlines
Brien James, who joined the Ku Klux Klan as a teenager, speaks with Uncloseted Media about far-right extremists’ views on LGBTQ people in 2026. For my…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonDrag Race Legend Silky Nutmeg Ganache Speaks on Sex and Dating, Gender, Politics and Her Weight Loss Journey.
After appearing on the 11th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, the sixth season of RuPaul’s All Stars…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonBryon Noem’s Dominatrix Speaks With Uncloseted Media
In April, dominatrix and sex worker Shy Sotomayor revealed that she had had a nine-year professional relationship with Bryon Noem, the husband of former…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonCanadian Porn Star Milo Miles Was Banned From the US for 10 Years. Now, He's Speaking Out.
“UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton” is a new podcast by Uncloseted Media, an investigative LGBTQ-focused nonprofit news publication. Follow and subscribe…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonPeppermint Made Her Mark on Drag Race. Now, Her Advocacy Is Front and Center
“UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton” is a new podcast by Uncloseted Media, an investigative LGBTQ-focused nonprofit news publication. Follow and subscribe…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonWhite Supremacists and Lone Wolves Are Absent From Trump's Counterterrorism Strategies. Why?
On May 6, the Trump administration released their new counterterrorism strategy. It delineated three “major types of terror groups,” including “narcoterrorists…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonOur Journalist Spoke to Four Trans Foster Kids Who All Attempted Suicide. Why?
LGBTQ kids make up a third of the American foster care system and transgender kids enter it at five times the rate of the general population. But in 2026…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton‘I’m Hopeful’: The President of Gays for Trump Speaks Out
Peter Boykin founded Gays for Trump 10 years ago as an organization to “get out the vote” for gay Trump supporters during the president’s first run for office…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonIn 1992, James Dale Sued the Boy Scouts. Now, Pete Hegseth Presents a New Challenge
In 1992, James Dale sued the Boy Scouts of America after they kicked him out for being gay. The case lasted nearly a decade and made it all the way to the…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonMatt Bernstein, aka Mattxiv, is the Next Generation of Progressive Social Commentary.
Matt Bernstein, also known as Mattxiv on Instagram, where he boasts 2.2 million followers, is one of the most influential Internet voices for young queer…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonSurviving Conversion Therapy, Reclaiming Love: A Father-Son Journey
On March 31, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) voted 8-1 to overturn Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. In their ruling, which was seen has a huge blow for LGBTQ…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonKetamine, Gay Men and Trauma: One Man's Story
Ketamine use is on the rise among Americans. But if you’re a gay man, that probably comes as no surprise. Gay and lesbian adults are almost four times more…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonThis Journalist Spoke with Eight Trans Women in Prison. Here’s What She Found.
On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order that banned all forms of gender-affirming care for trans people in federal prisons…
UNCLOSETED with Spencer MacnaughtonMeet Katy Faust, the New Leader Coming for Gay Marriage
When Katy Faust was 10 years old, her parents divorced. After that, her mom began a relationship with another woman. Faust says she loves her mom. So it may…
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Welcome to "UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton"
LAUNCHING MARCH 25th: UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton is a new podcast that investigates the people, money and power behind America’s anti-LGBTQ ecosystem…