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Featured guests: Walter Schubert, Shelly Meyers, Joi Cardwell, Dr. Kate O'Hanlan, Irene Monroe, Dan Butler, Mel Johnson, Jr., Lee Rose, Patricia Clarkson.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts are taken from previously aired episodes 604, 702, 703, 805, 1007 and 1010, and spotlight such figures as Walter Schubert, Joi Cardwell, Dr. Kate O'Hanlan and Irene Monroe, and such topics as equal rights at the Chrysler Corporation and gays in the military. Dan Butler, Mel Johnson, Jr., Lee Rose and Patricia Clarkson provide historical PSAs during the episode.

Host: Staceyann Chin.  Featured guests: Imani Henry, Kevin Cata, Bill Brochtrup, Carrie Brownstein, JD Samson, Sarah Dougher, Harvey Fierstein, Martina Navratilova, Nathan Lane, Patricia Clarkson.

Summary: The episode begins with a retrospective celebrating the 35th anniversary of The Advocate. The Real to Reel segment focuses on the film, Brother Outsider, about the life of Bayard Rustin. The Out & About segment covers a SAGE event, Live Out Loud, the Black Like Us launch, Imani Henry, the Food of Love film, and Sesame street's new HIV-positive character, Kami. The next segment spotlights Native American artist Kevin Cata, followed by a profile of actor Bill Brochtrup. Another segment focuses on female underground rock artists, featuring interviews with Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, JD Samson of Le Tigre, and Sarah Dougher. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Silly Simpsons," and Martina Navratilova's PSA is about coming out. Nathan Lane and Patricia Clarkson provide the episode's Celebrity IDs.

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55:29 - 56:50: Barbra Streisand, "I've Got No Strings"

Host: Denis O'Hare.  Featured guests: John Bartlett, Pamela Sneed, Bev Ditsie, Patricia Clarkson, Harvey Fierstein, Billie Jean King, Wilson Cruz, Martina Navratilova.

Summary: In the first segment, John Bartlett covers the HIV-positive modeling agency Proof Positive. The next segment features Pamela Sneed taking a close look at LGBT nursing home options. The Real to Reel segment spotlights Simon and I, Bev Ditsie's documentary about South African AIDS activist Simon Nkoli. The next segment discusses gay harassment in high school, and Patricia Clarkson covers the Broadway play, Take Me Out. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Gay Pride Day." Billie Jean King, Wilson Cruz and Martina Navratilova provide historical PSAs throughout the episode.

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54:53 - 55:22: Dolly Parton, "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"

Host: André DeShields.  Featured guests: George Ratliff, Klaus Wowereit, Harvey Fierstein, Christian de la Huerta, Lesley Gore, Bill Thomas, Judith Light, Keith Boykin, Jason Stuart, Patricia Clarkson.

Summary: The first episode of season 12 begins with a segment on the fifth anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death and the rise of hate crimes, with an emphasis on Sakia Gunn. The Real to Reel segment is about George Ratliff's documentary, Hell House. The next segment examines religion in the classroom and an Arkansas public school administration's treatment of a gay student. Another segment focuses on the political evolution of Germany and Klaus Wowereit, the openly gay mayor of Berlin. Next, four lesbian Muslims discuss their experiences with gender, religion and sexuality. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "3 Questions." Christian de la Huerta, Lesley Gore, Bill Thomas, Judith Light, Keith Boykin and Jason Stuart provide historical PSAs throughout the episode, and Patricia Clarkson provides the celebrity ID.

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3:10 - 3:39: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Find the Cost of Freedom"
52:21 - 54:31: Joe Jackson, "Real Men"

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Phill Wilson, Harvey Fierstein.

Summary: The episode begins with a profile of AIDS activist Phill Wilson, followed by a spotlight on animal rights activists in Maryland. The Out & about segment includes an update on the Fred Martinez murder trial, and also covers the Young Gay America Youth Conference and gay penguins at the New York aquarium. The next segment looks at the Catholic Church and gay priests. This episode features a rebroadcast of the segment about Father Mychal Judge from episode 1103. The documentary, Questioning Faith: Confessions of a Seminarian, is profiled, and the Out Takes segment features Harvey Fierstein.

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34:38 - 35:12: Sarah McLachlan, "Angel"
36:44 - 41:27: Clips from Questioning Faith: Confessions of a Seminarian (2002)

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