Playboy Magazine is one of the most recognized companies around today. The adult magazine, easily identified by its logo of a rabbit in a bow tie, challenged sexual restrictions and frequently celebrated women's bodies on their covers. Though their audience is traditionally white, cis, straight men, you might be surprised to learn that the magazine has a long-running history of LGBTQ+ advocacy. Today, you can see their advocacy proudly displayed on the front pages of their digital publication. In this episode, we speak with the first gay Editor and Chief of of Playboy, Shane Michael Singh and cover:Playboy’s queer historyHow the magazine supports the queer community todayShane’s story of coming to terms with his sexuality and his journey to becoming Playboy’s Editor and Chief, and his latest impactful work with the Trevor Project. Your host is Levi Chambers, founder of Rainbo Media Co. You can follow Levi @levichambers across socials.Follow the show and keep up with the conversation @PRIDE across socials.Want more great shows from Straw Hut Media? Check out or website at strawhutmedia.com.PRIDE is produced by Levi Chambers, Frank Driscoll, Maggie Boles, Ryan Tillotson, and Brandon Marlo. Edited by Frank Driscoll and Daniel Ferrera.Have an interesting LGBTQ+ story to share? We might feature U! Email us at lgbtq@strawhutmedia.com.*This podcast is not affiliated with Pride Media