The O.G. Trailblazer Lea DeLaria

Pridecast with Jonathan Bennett

Lea DeLaria, growing up queer in church, gay Jesus and President Biden story time.

Lea joins Jonathan and Jaymes to discuss the journey to becoming the first openly gay comic to perform on American television. Lea gets into the behind the scenes details of those now infamous 9 minutes on the Arsenio Hall Show and how reclaiming certain words is empowering for the LBGTQ+ community. Jonathan explains how Lea inspired him and they reminisce about a movie they were in together as Jaymes playfully struggles to keep their egos in check.

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