Marky G’s Issues Over the Rainbow is a bold, funny and fascinating time capsule of LGBTQ+ culture, gay history and pop culture from one of South Florida’s groundbreaking all-gay radio shows. Originally broadcast on Party 93.1, each restored episode brings listeners back to a pivotal era in LGBTQ+ life, blending candid conversations about gay rights, politics, relationships, dating and sexuality with celebrity interviews, entertainment news, nightlife, community happenings and plenty of outrageous Marky G humor. From the fight for marriage equality and changing LGBTQ+ representation in the media to Hollywood, Pride, gay nightlife and the issues shaping everyday queer life, Issues Over the Rainbow captures an important—and often wildly entertaining—chapter in LGBTQ+ history. Whether you lived through it or are discovering it for the first time, step back into a moment when gay voices were breaking through mainstream radio and speaking out louder than ever.
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Queer as Folk, Drag Kings & Marriage Equality—Oh My!
This week on MarkyG’s Issues Over the Rainbow, it’s a wild trip back to South Florida’s LGBTQ+ scene in 2004, when Queer as Folk was about to launch its fourth season, same-sex marriage was becoming one of the biggest battles in America, and gay culture was exploding into the mainstream. MarkyG gets the scoop on the upcoming Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, including opening-night film Straight-Jacket and an appearance by the fabulous Miss Coco Peru, then previews AIDS Walk Miami and a South Florida Drag King competition featuring legendary performer Murray Hill. Things get even better when the Chick Chat girls sit down with Thea Gill and Michelle Clunie from Queer as Folk for a funny, candid conversation about their characters, the show’s enormous impact on lesbian viewers, life behind the scenes—and Michelle’s newly dyed “punk orange” hair! Plus, the show revisits the battle over marriage equality as Massachusetts prepared for legal same-sex marriages and South Florida activists organized their own marriage-equality march. It’s funny, provocative, outrageous and occasionally very serious—another fascinating snapshot of LGBTQ+ life, entertainment and activism from a moment when history was changing fast. Original airdate: April 11, 2004.
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29 Sept 2026
Sharon Gless, Queer as Folk & the Question: Can You Be “Too Gay”?
This week on Issues Over the Rainbow with MarkyG, legendary actress Sharon Gless joins MarkyG for a candid, funny and revealing conversation about playing the outrageous, red-haired Debbie Novotny on Showtime’s groundbreaking Queer as Folk. Sharon shares how she actively pursued the role, where she found the inspiration for Debbie’s unforgettable look and personality, why she immediately knew the controversial series was something she wanted to be part of, and what it meant to play the outspoken “mom” to an entire community. She also reflects on the LGBTQ+ audiences who embraced her from Cagney & Lacey through Queer as Folk and why she believes speaking up can make a difference. Then MarkyG turns up the heat with a provocative question: Are gay people “too gay”—or are some gay people uncomfortable with those who fit familiar stereotypes? From Queer as Folk and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to masculinity, femininity, coming out and embracing the diversity within the LGBTQ+ community, MarkyG challenges listeners to think about stereotypes from both inside and outside the community. Plus, the show tackles LGBTQ+ youth suicide, AIDS Walk Miami, drag kings, entertainment news and more in another packed trip back through LGBTQ+ culture and history. Original airdate: April 4, 2004.
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22 Sept 2026
Over the Rainbow with Judy Garland's Daughter: Lorna Luft Gets Personal
This week on MarkyG's Issues Over the Rainbow, it's a star-studded trip back to a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ pop culture as MarkyG celebrates PrideFest and gets ready to kick off Queer as Folk Month after partying with Sharon Gless, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Scott Lowell and more of the show's cast in South Beach. Then MarkyG welcomes Lorna Luft, daughter of legendary gay icon Judy Garland, for a candid and surprisingly personal conversation about growing up in one of Hollywood's most famous families, her relationship with her mother and sister Liza Minnelli, raising her own children, and why being a parent matters more than being your child's best friend. Lorna also shares her heartfelt thoughts about how she would respond if one of her children came out as gay, saying that what matters is raising loving, productive and good human beings—not the labels we put on them. Plus, the gang talks Pride, entertainment, a couple preparing to travel to Canada to marry, and the LGBTQ+ political battles dominating the headlines at the time. It's funny, outspoken, nostalgic and sometimes remarkably poignant—a fascinating snapshot of gay life, entertainment and equality in the early 2000s. Original airdate: March 28, 2004.
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