William Keiser
William Keiser (born 1996) is an American screenwriter and podcast host.[1][2] His work has been published in the Los Angeles Times[3] and other publications[4] and concerns youth and social hierarchy in LGBTQ communities.[5]
Biography
[edit]Keiser was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and grew up boating with his parents. He attended Princeton University.[6]
Career
[edit]In 2022, Keiser created popular, a three-part narrative podcast about hierarchies in LGBTQ Washington, DC communities, with The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide.[7] The podcast features LGBTQ writers Andrew Holleran and Brandan Robertson and discusses stratification and negotiations of consent in the city's queer nightlife and sports leagues.[8][1][9]
In 2023, Keiser published two op-eds in the LA Times: one about a date on which he was body-shamed[3] and one about a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, which was run nationally in newspapers through the Tribune Content Agency.[10][11]
Keiser was selected as a Lambda Literary Foundation Emerging Artist Fellow in Screenwriting in 2024, studying under Rasheed Newson.[2][12][13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Feldman, Ella (3 March 2022). "So Popular: A New Podcast Dissects D.C.'s Gay Culture". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- 1 2 Feffer, Chloe (2024-06-25). "PRESS RELEASE: Meet The Lambda Fellows, Writers in Residence & Scholarship Recipients of the 2024 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- 1 2 Keiser, William (2023-12-08). "L.A. Affairs: I was absolutely attracted to him. Then he body-shamed me". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ↑ "William Keiser, Author at Stage and Cinema". Stage and Cinema. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ Thompson, Brock (21 February 2022). "New podcast holds a mirror up to queer D.C." The Washington Blade. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ Stories, Local (2023-12-26). "Rising Stars: Meet William Keiser - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Announcing The G&LR's first podcast: popular, available now on all podcast platforms". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ Bergel, Tori (21 February 2022). "What Does Popularity Mean in DC LGBTQ Life? A New Podcast Takes On a Thorny Topic". The Washingtonian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ Bill, Kylie (8 April 2022). "The 'popular' podcast: Uncovering unspoken social hierarchies in DC's LGBTQ+ community". The Eagle. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ Keiser, William (2023-12-21). "Opinion: Palestine deserves to be free. Israel deserves to exist. How do we give peace better PR?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ "Opinion: Palestine deserves to be free. Israel deserves to exist. How do we give peace better PR?". Yahoo News. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Retreat Faculty and Fellows - William Keiser". Lambda Literary - via Airtable. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ↑ Lambda Literary (2024-10-01). William Keiser Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Fellow Reading. Retrieved 2025-06-26 – via YouTube.