Oh My God , it is Joe.My.God with Author, Hero and Advocate Carl Siciliano

Today we talk to two powerful LGBTQ activists,, advocates, and writers.  We have Joe Jarvis, one of the most popular and award-winning LGBTQ bloggers on the planet with the outspoken Joe.My.God blog and website. Joe spoke about his 19th year "in business" last April:  "We’re at 138,342 posts over 19 years, the last 15 of which have been without a full day off, although posting on weekends is usually at a slower rate. As I’ve said on this day every year, whether I am insanely committed or am insane and should be committed – that is entirely your call.”

Today Jow, and we, are celebrating our other guest Carl Siciliano, and Carl's new upcoming book Making Room. Named a White House Champion of Change by Barak Obama, Carl is a nationally recognized advocate and provider for homeless LGBT youth. He has been dedicated to this population since 1994. His career began by helping manage shelters, soup kitchens, and residential programs for homeless individuals in New York, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut1. In 2002, Carl founded the Ali Forney Center (AFC) in memory of Ali Forney, a homeless gender-nonconforming youth who was killed on the streets of Harlem in New York City. The AFC has grown to become the largest agency dedicated to LGBTQ+ homeless youths in the country, assisting over 2,000 youths per year through a 24-hour Drop-In Center, medical and mental health services, and a scattered-site housing program.

In Making Room, Carl tells the story of Ali Forney, a black nonbinary teen who was an inspiration to Carl before Ali was brutally murdered. The murder drove Carl to create a home where unhoused teens could live and feel loved. The book is Carl's story of mending hearts broken by displacement and rejection, including his own.