Ashley Gavin

Ashley Gavin is an American comedian, writer, and podcast host. She is known for her podcast, We're Having Gay Sex. She also hosts the podcast Chosen Family along with online creators Alayna Joy and Makaela Ingemi, on which she is typically referred to as "Daddy" or "Papa".

Gavin's father died of cancer when she was 11 years old. She played the role of the pharaoh in her eighth grade production of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat.” Gavin graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree from Bryn Mawr College, with honors in Computer Science.

Prior to pursuing comedy, Gavin worked as a software engineer at MIT Lincoln Lab. Eventually she became a computer science educator, serving as the founding curriculum director of Girls Who Code and as an adjunct faculty member at Wesleyan University.

We're Having Gay Sex is a comedy podcast hosted by Gavin which features weekly interviews often focusing on queer dating and sex life.Guests such as Demi Burnett from The Bachelor, Francesca Farago from Too Hot To Handle, and news anchor Megan Mitchell have appeared on the podcast. We're Having Gay Sex was listed as one of the best comedy podcasts of 2020 by Paste Magazine, as well as one of the best LGBTQ+ podcasts of 2021 and 2023 by Women's Health, and one of the best queer podcasts by Buzzfeed.

Gavin is a New York-based comedian and runs a weekly show Sunday Sqool Comedy. She has toured throughout the United States and was Carnival Cruiseline's first openly gay comedian.

Gavin stars in the series “Gay Girl Straight Girl (GGSG)”.

Gavin is a lesbian. She resides in New York.