Seated at his kitchen table, gay political leader and comedian Tom Ammiano began to recount his life story in July 2018 to journalist Tim Redmond and Jon Golinger, a political consultant and author.

San Franciscan Tom Ammiano is no stranger to the standup comedy scene -- or to the tenacity that being a queer comic requires. "The more s-- you give us, the stronger we get. And every good comic will ...