Ross Mathews: Sounding Gay and Loving Football

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Ross Mathews: Sounding Gay and Loving Football

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Sep 13, 2016

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Ross Mathews talks about “the gay voice”, getting hate mail while working on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and why he will always love football. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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Sep 13, 2016

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Weekly interviews with the most interesting LGBTQ+ people in the world. Recent guests include Laverne Cox, Pete Buttigieg, Roxane Gay, and Brandi Carlile. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD.

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Ross Mathews: Sounding Gay and Loving Football

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