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Host: Katherine Linton. Featured guests: Sarah Waters, Christopher Rice, Harvey Fierstein, Mathew St. Patrick, Jim J. Bullock, Angela Lansbury.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment about victims of the 9/11 attacks, followed by a profile of the film, Southern Comfort. The Out & About segment covers arson in Montana, a benefit for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, a Human Rights Campaign dinner, suicide in Rhode Island, authors Sarah Waters and Christopher Rice, and the film, Kissing Jessica Stein. The next segment spotlights Project 10 in Los Angeles. The episode also features a rebroadcast of the segment about The Laramie Project from episode 905. The Out Takes segment features Harvey Fierstein, while historical PSAs are provided by Mathew St. Patrick and Jim J. Bullock during the episode. Angela Lansbury provides the celebrity ID.

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Jerry Herman, Emil Wilbekin, Harvey Fierstein, Paris Barclay, Judith Light, Albita.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment about Florida's legislation against gay adoption. The next segment profiles Jerry Herman, and the Out & About segment covers a Fred Phelps protest, Victory Fund candidates, the Gay MBA Conference and The Advocate. This episode features a retrospective about In the Life's first ten years. The next segment features Emil Wilbekin, editor-in-chief of Vibe magazine. The Out Takes segment features Harvey Fierstein, while historical PSAs are provided by Paris Barclay and Judith Light during the episode. Recording artist Albita provides the celebrity ID.

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19:32 - 20:25: Carol Channing, Shepard Coleman, "Hello, Dolly!"
20:40 - 21:37: Angela Lansbury, "We Need a Little Christmas"

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: Staceyann Chin.  Featured guests: Howard Dean, Harvey Fierstein, Judy Shepard, Judith Light.

Summary: The episode begins with a historical look at circuit parties and the controversies surrounding them. Next, lesbian rabbis face issues surrounding their sexuality and faith. The next segment focuses on Host Homes in Minnesota, where gay homeless youth are taken in by gay couples. Next is a profile of Howard Dean. The Real to Reel segment is about Dangerous Living, a documentary on homosexuals living in third world countries. Then, older gay men discuss aging and living with AIDS. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Being Useful." Judy Shepard gives a PSA on about the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and Judith Light provides the celebrity ID.

Host: Cherry Jones.  Featured guests: Martin Duberman, Lillian Faderman, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Harvey Fierstein, André DeShields, Judy Shepard, E. Lynn Harris.

Summary: The episode begins with a historical look at defining the term homosexuality and the overturning of the American Psychological Association's decision to declare homosexuality an illness. The Real to Reel segment spotlights Bombay Eunuch, a documentary about hijras in India. The next segment highlights McCarthyism's influence on "Don't ask, don't tell" and gay translators kicked out of the armed services. Another segment focuses on the evolution of PFLAG. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes is titled "Bringing Up Babies." André DeShields and Judy Shepard provide PSAs during the episode, and E. Lynn Harris provides the Celebrity ID.

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55:10 - 56:38: The Troggs, "Love is All Around"

Host: Staceyann Chin.  Featured guests: George Ratliff, Emil Wilbekin, Harvey Fierstein, Maple Flagg, Judy Shepard, Bill Thomas, Jade Estrada.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 1109, 1209, 1301, 1305 and 1306 explore LGBT harassment in high school, religion in the classroom, George Ratliff's Hell House, the Host Home organization in Minnesota, VIBE Magazine, and a push for a gay youth center in Newark, New Jersey. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Freedom Of and From." The Lisa/Gill Foundation, Maple Flagg, Judy Shepard, Bill Thomas and Jade Estrada provide PSAs during the episode.

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)

Host: Billy Porter.  Featured guests: Alan Steinman, Sharon Kleinbaum, Dawn Rose, Lisa Moore, Harvey Fierstein.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 1209, 1302, 1305, 1306 and 1309 cover such topics as "Don't ask, don't tell," the bear subculture, lesbian rabbis, advertising in the HIV/AIDS drug industry, Redbone Press, and the documentary, Bombay Eunuch. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is a rebroadcast of episode 1109's "Good One."

Host: Bill Brochtrup.  Featured guests: Larry Kramer, Albita, Wan Yanhai, Harvey Fierstein, Judith Light, Larry Sullivan, Beth Anthony, Katherine Linton, Shauntay Hinton.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1202, which was originally broadcast November 2002. The episode begins with a profile of Larry Kramer. The next segment focuses on civil unions in Quebec, and the Albita segment spotlights the Latin music icon. The Real to Reel segment is about the film, Daddy and Papa. The Out & About segment covers Arkansas sodomy law, Black Pride, Wan Yanhai in China, a sequel to The Boys in the Band, Dixon Place, sexual orientation law, and Harlem Song. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes is called "Spread This." Judith Light, Larry Sullivan, Beth Anthony and Katherine Linton provide historical PSAs in this episode, and Miss USA 2002, Shauntay Hinton, provides the Celebrity ID.

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54:02 - 55:20: The 5 Stairsteps, "O-o-h Child."

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