August 25th, 2026 - Jessica Salmond (Friends of Stray's Animal Shelter)

This week on The Big Gay Radio Show, Chris Gorman, Esme Russell, and Vyn Suazion are joined by Jessica Salmond, Communications and Marketing Director of Friends of Strays Animal Shelter to discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoing their $2 million expansion project, their role as a shelter, no-kill shelters, and how the community can support their mission. The group also discussed Pete Hegseth's use of transphobic slur in speech about U.S. Military, Log Cabin Republicans removing transgender rights from their mission, Enes Kanter Freedom not being eligible to play in the WNBA, Trump potentially changing "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America," 94 drivers cited after passing Polk County school buses in one day, the death of Tampa Bay entertainer Russell Mania Infiniti, and all things LGBTQIA+ in Tampa Bay.