Overview

IMRU is KPFK’s long-running queer radio magazine—broadcasting Out Loud and Out Proud since 1974. Every Monday night we bring you voices from across the LGBTQIA2S+ spectrum: frontline activism, art and culture, history, and tough conversations that matter now.

Hosted by Michael Taylor Gray, IMRU goes beyond headlines. We amplify citizen journalists, elevate grassroots organizers, and center lived experience—from Southern California to the broader movement. If you want truth, connection, and unapologetic pride, tune in. This is your space.

History & Legacy

On the air since 1974, IMRU is the single longest-running LGBTQIA2S+ radio program in the world today. Born in the post-Stonewall era, the show has chronicled turning points from the HIV/AIDS crisis to marriage equality and today’s fight for trans rights—while training and elevating community contributors. Through shifting politics and culture, IMRU has remained a living archive and a vital connector for queer life on the airwaves.

Hosts

Michael Taylor Gray

Michael Taylor Gray is a storyteller, producer, and longtime community advocate. An award-winning actor and original cast member of the GLAAD-recognized “Southern Baptist Sissies,” Michael uses the mic to amplify authentic queer voices and honor IMRU’s radical legacy each week.

Contributors & Community Reporters

IMRU is built with community: rotating contributors, citizen journalists, and cultural workers who bring on-the-ground reporting, short features, and interviews from across queer life in Southern California and beyond.

Recent Episodes

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IMRU isn’t nostalgia — it’s right now. It’s artists, activists, and voices mainstream media ignores. If you believe in lifting up queer stories for today and tomorrow, back the show and be part of the next wave.