GAYBC Happy Hour | Original Date: 04 Jan 2024

Welcome to a New Year and New Season of the GAYBC Happy Hour!Hosts Richie Roy and Johnny Mac start the year off with a bang. The LGBTQ+ news gods have bestowed a treasure chest of topics and they waste no time jumping into the fray. New Years 2024 is in the books, and while Richie and Johnny talk about their holidays, Richie takes particular note that the climate is indeed changing as his Hudson Valley home has seen no measurable snowfall this winter. While news about our environment may be chilling, the Right Wing had a New Years meltdown over the Gay Kiss seen around the world from Times Square on CNN. The guys have a good laugh until they talk about the staggering number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills that were introduced in 2023 to state legislatures and how many of those that passed are now being challenged in court by the ACLU.Also on this episode, news about book bans in Iowa and Florida. Gay marriage is now legal in Estonia, and may be headed the same way in Thailand soon. Catholic preschools in Colorado are up to some legal shenanigans to discriminate while obtaining taxpayer dollars to do it. A judge puts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the corner for a time-out calling him a liar over his anti-Transgender nonsense. The show concludes with the recommendations and admonishments of products and services plus Richie is in the bar mixing up an odd but interesting flavor for winter libations!Our website is going through a revamp but will be back later in January with a fresh new look and feel. Keep tuning into your favorite podcast portals or listen to us live from the Mutual Radio channel on the TuneIn app on Thursday evenings between 5-7 pm Pacific Time, 8-10 pm Eastern Time.