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Last week I spoke with Laura about her project, wherein she compiled a list of tweets from those reporting within the court room at the Prop 8 trial. She explained that she was a bit of an addict when it comes to watching the tweets scroll by and comparing the Yes on 8 tweets with the other tweets coming through. Perhaps it's no surprise that the prop8ganda is out of control. We'll be discussing the Prop 8 trial, the tweets and the overall result of the Supreme Court taking away the video cameras - can we possibly get the real story in a world of opinion media?

Anne Tamar-Mattis is the Founder and the Executive Director for AIC - the first organization in the country to undertake a coordinated strategy of legal advocacy for the rights of children with intersex conditions or DSDs (and their families). Ms Tamar-Mattis and her partner (also an Intersex Activist) are the parents of two children. It is estimated that one in 2,000 babies is born as "intersex" or with "DSD" - Differences of Sex Development. This involves physical differences in reproductive or sexual anatomy and/or differences in chromosome pattern. Ms Tamar-Mattis will be discussing this issue with Jay. AIC also helps parents of children born with DSDs to understand their rights and the rights of their child. These include the right to medical privacy, to informed consent, to appropriate school accommodation, to bullying prevention and also successful medical records retrieval. Anne Tamar-Mattis has more than seventeen years experience in her work with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex and Youth Communities. She is the author of "Exceptions to the Rule: Curing the Law's Failure to Protect Intersex Infants", as well as other works and articles. She has also been recognized by organizations such as Equal Justice Works, the Pride Law Fund, Uncommon Legacy and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. More information about her work- and the organization - can be found at her website: www.aiclegal.org.

Dr. Robert Vargas is a Psychologist located in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been working with Gay men and the treatment of HIV/AIDS for 10 years now. In fact it has become his passion. Join Jay as he discusses the subject of his experiences with this Treatment with Dr. Vargas. HIV/AIDS in Gay Men was also the topic of Dr. Vargas' doctoral dissertation. Dr. Vargas has a website -http://www.ravargas.com/.

LGBT people are becoming increasingly frustrated by the Democratic party's refusal to fully support equality for all Americans. With a majority lead in the House and Senate and a Democratic President, action should be inevitable. But here we sit losing state after state with several Democrats refusing to recognize equality. Enter Socialism. Tonight's show features guests Seth Fowler (OneStruggleOneFight.com) and Ragina Johnson to discuss the gap being filled by the socialist party in the quest for human rights.

In this episode of Closet Talk, we will be talking with acclaimed author and speaker, Donna Rose, about the importance of the Employer Non-Discrimination Act with a focus on transitioning in the workplace. "Donna Rose is a nationally recognized speaker, educator, and advocate on transgender and transsexual issues. She is active in the leadership of several national GLBT Advocacy organizations, is the author of an award-winning memoir [and] is heavily involved in national corporate diversity efforts." From

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Robin McGehee gained national attention after being removed from the PTA board at her son’s Catholic school for being gay. Since then, she’s continued moving forward in the quest for civil equality for all people and has served the LGBTQ community as a friend and muse. Most recently, she served as co-director of the National Equality March in Washington D.C. However, much occurred before that, including being the organizer of California's Meet in the Middle rally held after the passage of Proposition 8, which repealed California’s recognition of same-sex marriage. Her work in youth advocacy resulted in a Martin Luther King, Jr. award. Advocacy has led her down many roads and she continues moving forward toward the goal of equality for all. Next in line? Meet in the Middle for Maine Equality!