Ben Kowaler
41-year reporter and host of the Strange Bedfellows miniseries, who previously appeared on Blocked and Reported and investigates the history and politics of the LGBTQ movement.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 42min
Strange Bedfellows + An Offer from Longview
Andy Mills, co-founder of Longview Investigations and co-producer of the Strange Bedfellows series, and Ben Kowaler, a 41-year reporter who investigates LGBTQ history and politics, discuss how the gay rights movement evolved into LGBTQ. They explore early organizing, clashes between assimilation and radicalism, AIDS’ impact, the rise of trans inclusion, and the coalition tensions that followed.
