Today on the Signorile Show

Guest / 3:30pm EST - Fred Karger, the first openly gay Republican candidate running for president, returns to the show to update us on his campaign for president and the uphill battle has had to get put on the ballots in the early primary states.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - On Monday, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) announced his retirement after this term in office. He joins us today to talk about his time on Capital Hill, what his decision means for LGBT issues in Washington and his plans for retirement.

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Guest / 3:30pm EST - Dr. Jacques Pepin will tell us about his new book The Origins of AIDS. Dr. Pepin book looks deep into the events that took place in Africa during the first part of the twentieth century, and how they would lead to the AIDS epidemic.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - Joe Jervis founder and editor of the blog JoeMyGod he will talk to us about some of today's top news stories.

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Today's Show: Turkey of the Year Awards!

It's our 9th Annual Turkey of the Year Awards. Call in with your nominations and post here as well. These are all the big losers of the year, and there were many this year including a certain talk show host who fell from Fox and seemed to go nowhere, as well as that lady from Alaska.But there are so many more! We'll be carving them up and doling them out. Give us your nominations on the show, we will be taking calls through the four hours of the show, and giving out our special audio statuettes. Every year someone gets pardoned too -- and we vote on that, with you all calling in and posting on facebook and twitter -- and we also give out the award for Biggest Turkey of the Year at the end of the show. Who will that be? Voting begins in last hour of the show. See you all there!

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Expanding the Coversation

This is my introductory post as Editor-at-Large at The Huffington Post Gay Voices, where I will be posting from now on beyond the guests and rundown for the show. Very excited about this and hope you'll join in the discussion!

Exciting News

I'll be joining Huffington Post as Editor-at-Large of Gay Voices. And yes, I'll still be hosting our four hour show at Sirius XM. This is going to be exciting and I look forward to dialogue with all of you. Ben Smith from Politico announced it today:

Huffington Post has tapped an iconoclastic, vetehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifran gay reporter for its "Gay Voices" vertical, a move that will put it in more direct competition with some of the gay press and at odds with elements of Washington's gay political establishment.

The page's new editor-at-large, Michelangelo Signorile, made his name in the 1980s at the controversial, defunct OutWeek, which specialized in outing gay public figures. Signorile, 50, has since reported for other leading gay outlets and hosts a daily show on SiriusXM. He's tangled repeatedly with leading gay institutions like Human Rights Campaign, which he's pushed to be more transparent and more confrontational.

UPDATE: And here is my first post!

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Guest / 2:30pm EST - We'll speak with LaWana Mayfield, who is the first lesbian elected to the city council in Charlotte, North Carolina, about her win and what she sees is the future for the LGBT community in North Carolina.

Guest / 3:30pm EST - John Waters has been an iconic filmmaker, with works like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray influencing the culture and challenging the mainstream, for over 40 years. James Egan is a filmmaker, founder of the Wild At Heart Films production company and editor of a John Waters Interviews, which is a collection of interviews Waters gave from 1965-2010. He joins us today to discuss this collection.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - Jose Antonio Vargas is an award winning journalist, covering some important events over the past few years and interviewing some very powerful and influential figures. He's also openly gay and an undocumented immigrant. Over the summer, he wrote a piece in the New York Times Magazine, discussing the secret he'd kept since he was 16 years old and why there needs to be legislation like the DREAM Act passed to benefit the children of immigrants, not punish them. He'll join us to talk about his new campaign, Define American.

It's Friday! Who will get our "Angel, Turkey, Gassy and Climax of the Week" Awards?!

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Guest / 2:30pm EST - The California Supreme Court released its opinion today, saying that the backers of Proposition 8 have standing to defend it in court. David Cruz, Professor of Law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, returns to the program to explain what this means for marriage equality in California moving forward.

Guest / 3:30pm EST - Comedian Marilyn Pittman joins us today in studio to talk about her solo off-Broadway Show It's All The Rage, which is touted to be "The Funniest Show About A Murder Suicide You'll Ever See."

Guest / 4:30pm EST - We'll speak with Andrea Jones, a transgender women who was denied by the Tennessee DMV to change the gender marker on his license from "male" to "female." However, she was able to do so at the Social Security Office. She will speak to us today about "they cannot hold her to both standards, and why she went topless in protest."

It's Thursday, so we'll read some Listener Survey's!

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Guest / 3:30pm EST - We've focused a number of times on the issue of bullying, how we've dealt with it in the past and how children need to combat it today. But have those who have been bullied ever gone back and talked with their bullies? Essayist Sue Sanders, who recently wrote a piece for Salon.com, did and she joins us today to talk about her "Interview with My Bully: The Girl I Can't Forget."

Guest / 4:30pm EST - The Bible is one of the most discussed and studied books throughout history. Everyday, scholars read through it to try and better interpret a book whose message influences people across the globe. However, it seems like those newer interpretation have fallen on deaf ears, with many Christians unaware of the deeper meanings. Josh Shelby Spong, an Episcopal bishop, lecturer and author, writing over 20 books on the misinteruptations of the Bible and joins us today to discuss his latest book, Reclaiming The Bible For A Non-Religious World.

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Guest / 3:30pm EST - R. Clarke Cooper, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, returns to the program to discuss LCR's case lawsuit challenging "don't ask, don't tell" -- now dismissed by an appeals court because DADT is history, though LCR wanted it confirmed by the courts -- and also the current line-up of Republican candidates from Mitt Romney to Herman Cain to Newt Gingrich. Can gay Republicans back any of of these people?

Guest / 4:30pm EST - Last week, I had a chance to see the absolutely hilarious The Judy Show: My Life As A Sitcom. Comedian and SiriusXM OutQ radio host Judy Gold, star of The Judy Show, joins me to talk about her show and everything else going on in the world!

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Guest / 2:30pm EST - Lt. Gary Ross and his husband Dan Swezy, who were married in Vermont the moment "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, return to the program to discuss a case they are involved in, challenging the constitutionality of the "Defense of Marriage Act" and the benefits denied to spouses of our servicemembers.

Guest / 3:30pm EST - The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT civil rights organization in the country and whose president, Joe Solmonese, is stepping down in March, has been criticized many times by those in the community at large. Matt Foreman, who recently wrote a piece, "How HRC Can Partner With The Larger Community," joins us today to discuss what the HRC should look for when chosing its new leader.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - We'll be joined by 22 year old Mayor-Elect Alex Morse of Holyoke, MA the youngest gay mayor in the country, about his recent win and what he plans to do upon entering the office of the mayor.

It's Friday! Who will get our "Angel, Turkey, Gassy and Climax of the Week" Awards?!

Don't forget, you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook! Listen to The MichelangeloSignorile Show weekdays live from 2-6 pm ET on Sirius XM's OutQ 108 and on the Sirius XM iPhone, Blackberry and Android apps. Not a subscriber? Not a problem! Listen online any time with a freeseven-day pass or, if you have an iPhone or Blackberry, go to the app store and download Sirius XM for free, for a 7-day trial, and listen on your phone.

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Guest / 3:30pm EST - Left-handed people have been criticized and scrutinized throughout history, with claims that they have a disease and even going as far as to being linked with the Devil. Rik Smits, author of The Puzzle of Left-Handedness, joins us today to discuss what has lead to these myths and debunks all the myths behind the criticisms.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - J. Edgar Hoover was once the most powerful and most feare man in Washington, heading the FBI for nearly 50 years. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of Hoover in the new film, J. Edgar, which opens nation wide on Friday. Dustin Lance Black, screenwriter for the film, and AcademyAward winning screenwriter of Milk,"joins us today to talk about the life of J. Edgar and the controversy surrounding Hoover's closeted gay life.

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Guest / 3:30pm EST - The American Heritage Dictionary has just released its Fifth Edition. With 10,000 new words and over 10 years of research, many wordsmiths are wondering if it could be the final print edition in a new, electronic dominated era. Steve Kleinedler, the first openly gay executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary, joins us today to talk about it. Is a gay now, technically, redefining marriage?

Guest / 4:30pm EST - SiriusXM's Mark Thompson, host of Make It Plain on SiriusXM Left 127, joins us today to discuss his broadcast from Ocuppy Wall Street and will tell us what he saw and what he makes of this movement.

It's Friday! Who will get out "Angel, Turkey, Gassy and Climax of the Week" Awards?!?!

Don't forget, you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook! Listen to The Michelangelo Signorile Show weekdays live from 2-6 pm ET on Sirius XM's OutQ 108 and on the Sirius XM iPhone, Blackberry and Android apps. Not a subscriber? Not a problem! Listen online any time with a free seven-day pass or, if you have an iPhone or Blackberry, go to the app store and download Sirius XM for free, for a 7-day trial, and listen on your phone.

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Guest / 2:30pm EST - On Wednesday, the Michigan State Senate passed a bullying bill, 26-11, with all Democrats voting no. The reason is they feel is not only doesn't protect students, but gives a license to bully. Senator Gretchen Whitmer, who gave a powerful speech opposing the bill yesterday, joins us today to discuss why this bill doesn't go far enough.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - "I Want My MTV" was just one of many phrases that defined the 1980's. Now it is the title of the latest book by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Revolution," which looks at the golden age when MTV actually played music videos and how it grew to define a generation.

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Guest / 3:30pm EST - James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was nominated against his will and months after his inauguration he was shot in the back. But it wasn't the shot that killed him. Candice Millard, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President, joins us to explain exactly what did kill him.

Guest / 4:30pm EST - We've been following the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations for weeks now and how they've expanded across the country. Today, we'll speak with Arun Gupta, founding editor of The Indypendent, who has been traveling the country to all the different movements and highlighting the different protests and struggles of the local communities for Salon.

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