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This week on\u00a0The Big Gay Radio Show<\/a>,\u00a0Chris Gorman<\/a>, Esm\u00e9 Russell<\/a> and Adam Ryan<\/a>\u00a0welcomed drag performer and producer\u00a0Daphne Ferraro<\/a>\u00a0to discuss her career in drag and upcoming performances around Tampa Bay. To kick off the show, Chris, Esm\u00e9 and Adam talked with Daphne about her more than 27 years as a drag performer, her role as show director at\u00a0Enigma in St. Petersburg<\/a>\u00a0and the creation of\u00a0Daphne\u2019s Doos<\/a>, her custom wig design company.<\/p>\n Daphne also discussed\u00a0\u201cA Little Hocus Pocus: A Drag Tribute Show,\u201d featuring Daphne Ferraro alongside\u00a0Kathryn Nevets<\/a> and Chi Chi LaLique<\/a>, and the upcoming performances at\u00a0Stageworks Theatre<\/a> and Zubrick Magic Theatre<\/a>. Adam also shared his award-winning poem and talked about some of his upcoming events including PFLAG\u2019s September Mystery Oreo Back-To-School Night and the Beyond Gender Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n The conversation then turned to some of the week\u2019s biggest local and national headlines, including a toddler who pulled out a loaded gun at a Michigan daycare and the latest polling on\u00a0President Donald Trump\u2019s approval among Republican voters.<\/p>\n The team also discussed the first full-time drag king in the\u00a0Drag Race\u00a0franchise, a transgender radio DJ who quit live on air and the cancellation of an event promoted as the \u201cBest MAGA Event\u201d featuring\u00a0Kid Rock and Dog the Bounty Hunter\u00a0after low ticket sales.<\/p>\n On\u00a0The Big Gay After Show<\/a>,\u00a0Chris Gorman, Esm\u00e9 Russell and Adam Ryan\u00a0continued with another round of the week\u2019s biggest headlines.<\/p>\n The group discussed\u00a0Judge Judy\u2019s controversial statements, Kraft Dinner Cream Soda and a Gov. Ron DeSantis-appointed trial judge facing a public reprimand over a shooting comment. The After Show also covered a woman who said a man pleasured himself next to her on a flight from Rochester, the White House removing its Tetris-inspired\u00a0\u201cBuild the Wall\u201d\u00a0game following a legal threat and a California sheriff who seized more than 650,000 ballots.<\/p>\n Other headlines included controversy surrounding the\u00a0St. Paul mayor, who called herself a \u201cMILF\u201d and touched the city\u2019s police chief on the thigh, and a fight over who would sit in the front seat that ended in gunfire. Chris, Esm\u00e9 and Adam also discussed\u00a0Macklemore\u2019s \u201cFree Palestine\u201d tour, McDonald\u2019s new GLP-1 menu, Harvey Weinstein, and more LGBTQIA+ news from Tampa Bay and beyond.<\/p>\n Check out the most recent episode of\u00a0The Big Gay Radio Show\u00a0<\/a>here!<\/p>\n Check out The Big Gay After Show available at 5PM, September 29th, on\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2438-1024x1024.jpeg\")
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