NEW YORK, March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today announced that television personality Rosie O'Donnell will host an intimate Q&A session in front of a select group of listeners featuring journalist, author, and gay rights activist Michelangelo Signorile for the SiriusXM "Town Hall" series on Thursday, April 2.

Moderated by Emmy Award winning comedian, television personality and LGBT pioneer Rosie O'Donnell, "SiruisXM's Town Hall with Michelangelo Signorile" will air on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 4:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Progress channel 127, on Thursday, April 16 at 2:00 pm ET on SiriusXM OutQ channel 106 and via satellite and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. For full rebroadcast dates and times, please visit www.siriusxm.com/townhall.

For the sit-down interview at SiriusXM's New York City studios, SiriusXM host Michelangelo Signorile will join Rosie O'Donnell to discuss his book, It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and the current status of gay rights in America.  With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage on April 28, Signorile will share with SiriusXM listeners nationwide his thoughts on America's deep-rooted homophobia and overcoming the current obstacles.      

"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Michelangelo Signorile" is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, featuring iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with studio audiences of SiriusXM listeners. Previous SiriusXM "Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Eminem, Katy Perry, Willie Nelson, Alicia Keys, KISS, Tony Bennett, Coldplay, Cher, Ringo Starr, Taylor Swift, Usher, Pearl Jam, Roger Waters and the surviving members of Nirvana.

After the broadcast, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with Michelangelo Signorile" will be available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices or online at siriusxm.com. Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more info on SiriusXM On Demand.

Rosie O'Donnell has served as America's best friend and a special inspiration to women of all ages. She was host and executive producer of the critically acclaimed and Emmy Award winning nationally syndicated talk/variety series "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," and most recently returned to daytime television as co-host of ABC's The View.  She produced the musical "Taboo" on Broadway and can currently be seen in her recurring role as Rita Henricks on ABC Family's "The Fosters."  A tireless crusader for children, she established the Rosie's For All Kids Foundation, which has awarded more than $27 million dollars in grants to over 1,400 child-related non-profit organizations benefiting low income families across the country.  Rosie's Theater Kids provides free in-school, after-school and summer instruction in musical theater to the public school children of New York. Recently, Rosie received an incredible milestone in philanthropy when she was awarded the prestigious Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 2014 Tony Awards for her dedication, commitment and unconditional generosity towards arts education and New York City's public schools.

Michelangelo Signorile is the host of SiriusXM's The Michelangelo Show which airs on SiriusXM Progress channel 127 and is an editor-at-large for Huffington Post Gay Voices.  An award-winning journalist, Signorile has written for dozens of publications, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, Salon, and The Village Voice. 

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