Dr. Joe Wenke is an outspoken and articulate LGBTQIA rights activist, social critic and observational satirist. He is the founder and publisher of TransÜber, a publishing company with a focus on promoting LGBTQIA rights, free thought and equality for all people. In addition to authoring YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING! A Radical Satire of the Bible, PAPAL BULL: An Ex-Catholic Calls Out the Catholic Church and MAILER'S AMERICA, he is the host of a new video project, THE HUMAN AGENDA with Dr. Joe Wenke, Conversations about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. He also partners with Gisele Xtravaganza in GISELE NEW WORLD, which produces events for the ballroom community.

Wenke received a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame, an M.A. in English from Penn State and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut. He is also a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post.