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Queer News is an Ambie award-winning weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, culture and entertainment. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn, a new pod drops every Monday by 9am CT.
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Pt. 1 - 2025 Year in Review: The Niecy Nash Year x Bad Queers Crossover
12/29/2025
Pt. 1 - 2025 Year in Review: The Niecy Nash Year x Bad Queers Crossover
Family, while the Queer News Podcast is on holiday break, we’re bringing you a special gift: Part 1 of our annual end-of-year crossover with our favorite duo, Kris and Shana of the Bad Queers Podcast. 🏳️🌈 2025 was a "dumpster fire" of a year politically, but culturally? It belonged to the icons. We’re calling it The Niecy Nash Year and in this first half of our recap, we’re breaking down the top stories from January through June. In Part 1, we dive into: Queer Urban Dictionary: Decoding "Pomo Sexuality" and the bizarre conservative "Berry Sexuality" trend. 🍓 The Headlines: TikTok going dark, the historic LA wildfires, and the "longshot" legal battles for trans rights. Culture Wins: Beyoncé’s record-breaking Grammy wins and why 2025 belongs to Niecy Nash-Betts. Social Trends: From the "Stud Budz" takeover of the WNBA to the viral "Stud Name vs. Real Name" TikToks. Queerest Moments: Anna recaps her favorite moments from the Bad Queers Live Show in Chicago. Independent Black queer media runs on your support. If you love this crossover, make sure to show some love to the Bad Queers fam! 🔗 Connect with the Family Follow Anna DeShawn: @AnnaDeShawn Follow Bad Queers: @BadQueersPodcast Support Bad Queers on Patreon: Shop the Swag: https://www.google.com/search?q=badqueers.com (Use code FALL25 for 25% off!) Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. About Bad Queers Podcast Breaking LGBTQ+ Stereotypes A space where we discuss breaking stereotypes and share stories that are often overlooked. We’re dedicated to those who feel like they came out of the closet only to be placed in a box they don't belong to. Here, our conversations are like stepping into an intimate gathering among your closest queer friends—sometimes messy, sometimes serious, but always real. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:06 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 01:29 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here 03:00 Queer News Headlines 03:30 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 04:02 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 04:38 Pt. 1 - 2025 Year in Review 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Interview: I’m Alive and I’m Winning: Living Beyond Red with Marvin Anderson
12/22/2025
Interview: I’m Alive and I’m Winning: Living Beyond Red with Marvin Anderson
Family, we are in holiday mode here at the Queer News podcast which means it’s time for rest and some interviews. This week we’re bringing some inspiring holiday voicemails to help you get through this season and an interview centering purpose to help us get our lives right together as we enter 2026. As Marvin says, “Purpose is a vehicle, and purpose has the ability to take you in the right direction if you would just follow.” Let's get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, . 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:07 Welcome to Queer News 01:51 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:29 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 05:17 I’m Alive and I’m Winning: Living Beyond Red with Marvin Anderson 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Lady Gaga’s Foundation Supports Two LGBTQ Orgs in Chicago, Jason Collins Speaks on Terminal Diagnosis & Cynthia Erivo Makes History Again
12/15/2025
Lady Gaga’s Foundation Supports Two LGBTQ Orgs in Chicago, Jason Collins Speaks on Terminal Diagnosis & Cynthia Erivo Makes History Again
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, Trans Up Front Illinois received a big grant from Lady Gaga’s foundation. In politics, we have a disappointing update on the U.S military ban. In culture and entertainment, Jason Collins shares that he has been diagnosed with stage four brain cancer, Cynthia Erivo makes Golden Globe history, and the Teen Vogue X GLAAD 20 under 20 list is out! Let's get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:02 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:24 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:41 Queer News Headlines 03:24 A U.S Military Ban Update 05:44 Trans Up Front Illinois Receives A Grant From A Familiar Face. 10:27 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 10:57 The Queer Family Podcast 11:37 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 12:10 Jason Collins Releases A Diagnosis Update 15:52 Cynthia Erivo Makes Golden Globe History 17:35 Teen Vogue X GLAAD 20 under 20 list is out! 19:35 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story A U.S Military Ban Update Back in November we reported about the trans bans in the air force and how those affected are now without retirement plans and without respect from the US government. We now have an update as to how these bans were held up in the court of law. The U.S. The Court of Appeals ruled that the bans initiated by the Trump administration are to remain in place for now. These rapid changes in policy affect those who serve’s retirement, healthcare, etc and Admiral Rachel L. Levine knows the effects of these bans firsthand. Admiral Rachel L. Levine is a trans woman who previously worked for the Biden administration. To commemorate her time serving her country, her portrait is currently on display in Humphrey Building in Washington D.C. That portrait was recently tampered with. Levine’s nameplate was altered to read her deadname instead of her name. This Week In Politics Trans Up Front Illinois Receives A Grant From A Familiar Face. The Born This Way Foundation has awarded the Trans Up Front Illinois organization funds from the 2025–2026 Kindness in Community Fund. If the The Born This Way Foundation org’s name sounds familiar that's due to the co-founder Lady Gaga. The Fund offers much more than just financial support, it also offers mental health support and resources to those in need. Trans Up Front Illinois is a part of the 55 organizations selected to receive the kindness in community fund. Jason Collins Releases A Diagnosis Update Family, we have an update on Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player. His family publicly announced back in September that Collins was battling a brain tumor. When reflecting back on that time Collins recounted that "They [his family] did that [announce the tumour] to protect my privacy while I was mentally unable to speak for myself and my loved ones were trying to understand what we were dealing with. But now it's time for people to hear directly from me." It’s now been revealed by Collins himself that he is battling stage 4 Glioblastoma. This Week In Entertainment and Culture Cynthia Erivo Makes Golden Globe History Multi-hyphenate Cynthia Erivo continues to make history. The Golden Globe nominations came out this month and Cynthia has been nominated for “Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy” for her performance as Elphaba in Wicked: For Good. Cynthia is now the first Black woman nominated to be nominated in this category twice, and in a row at that. Cythina was also nominated in the same category for her performance as Elphaba in Wicked: Part One. Teen Vogue X GLAAD 20 under 20 list is out! The sixth annual GLAAD x Teen Vogue 20 under 20 list for 2025 is out. Each year since its inception in 2020, GLAAD and Teen Vogue have teamed up to celebrate 20 incredible changemakers who are under 20 years old! The portraits of this year's honorees were painted by George Hilton III and can be seen on GLAAD’s website. That's also where you can find the full list of honorees. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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President Joe Biden Speaks at the Victory Institute, The U.S. Gets an “F” in LGBTQ+ quality of life and Pattie Gonia’s 100 Mile Trek For One Million Dollars
12/08/2025
President Joe Biden Speaks at the Victory Institute, The U.S. Gets an “F” in LGBTQ+ quality of life and Pattie Gonia’s 100 Mile Trek For One Million Dollars
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, the Victory Institute held its 41st gathering of LGBTQ+ politicians from around the world and I was there. I’m going to tell you all about it. In politics, the USA received an ‘F’ on the 2025 Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report. The Girl Scouts of the UK, GirlGuiding, bans trans girls from joining the organization. Gender-affirming care for Georgia inmates is protected after a law aiming to cut it is struck down. In culture and entertainment, Drag Queen Pattie Gonia raises over 1 million dollars for a more equitable outdoors, and gamers combat trans bans in E-Sports. Let's get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:32 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:53 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 03:13 Queer News Headlines 04:10 President Joe Biden Receives Award for LGBTQ+ Inclusivity 07:55 Gender Affirming Care for Georgia Inmates Is Safe…For Now 10:28 Girl Scouts UK Bans Trans Girls 13:24 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 14:54 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 15:25 The US Has Earned an F in the 2025 Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report 17:30 Trans Bans Expand to E-Sports, But Gamers Are Fighting Back 20:35 Pattie Gonia Raises 1 Million For A “More Equitable” Outside By Completing A 100m Trek 22:48 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story President Joe Biden Receives Award for LGBTQ+ Inclusivity The Victory Institute hosted its 41st Annual International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in Washington, DC from December 4-6. Over 3 days they hosted over 700 LGBTQ+ politicians from around the world and for the first time in history a U.S. President came to speak. It's no surprise that President is Joe Biden as he received the Chris Abele Impact Award recognizing his historically LGBTQ+ inclusive administration. This Week In Politics Gender Affirming Care for Georgia Inmates Is Safe…For Now Judge Victoria M. Calvert struck down a Georgia law aiming to eliminate gender-affirming care for Georgia inmates. The Law, deemed SB 185, was given a permanent injunction because the court found that the law violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. 5 trans people joined together to sue against the bill as they argued that denying inmates gender affirming care was harmful to the inmates health. Incarcerated people are legally supposed to receive healthcare, although what that healthcare entails is up to each individual state. This is a big win for the trans community in this age of legal battles against anti-trans laws. Girl Scouts UK Bans Trans Girls Trans girls have been banned from joining GirlGuiding which is the UK’s equivalent to the Girl Scouts. Announced in a public statement the organization said “Following detailed considerations, expert legal advice and input from senior members, young members and our Council, the Board of Trustees for Girlguiding has made the difficult decision that Girlguiding must change, following the Supreme Court’s ruling. From today, 2 December, it is with a heavy heart that we are announcing trans girls and young women will no longer be able to join Girlguiding. This is a decision we would have preferred not to make, and we know that this may be upsetting for members of our community.” This Week In Entertainment and Culture The US Has Earned an F in the 2025 Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report The U.S. is failing LGBTQIA+ quality of life. Literally! The United States has received an ‘F’ on the 2025 Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report. The Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report is a collection of data conducted every year that “quantifies the state of global lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) human rights. According to the report, the U.S. has regressed in safety, human rights, acceptance, and violence, meanwhile a fear of police has increased steadily between this year and last. The report also found that trans people experience the highest chance of violence amongst their peers. Pattie Gonia Raises 1 Million For A “More Equitable” Outside By Completing A 100m Trek Environmentalist and Drag Queen Pattie Gonia set out on a quest earlier this year to raise funds to make the outdoors more equitable. This week she completed her goal. Pattie Gonia trekked 100 miles from Point Reyes national seashore to San Francisco in full drag. She documented each step of the way on her Instagram, greeting followers after each mile completed. The now over 1 Million dollars that she raised will be divided up amongst 8 non-profits with the unified goal to make the outdoors more equitable. Trans Bans Expand to E-Sports, But Gamers Are Fighting Back Bans on trans people have expanded into the E-Sports community, but gamers are fighting back. In a statement issued to fans of competitive gaming in the video game Dead By Daylight world cup organizer Fishcadito announced “For the World Cup, we've decided not to allow transgender women to participate, but we hope to include them in future tournaments.” Competitors quickly began withdrawing from the competition in response to the newly added anti-trans rule. Team Canada, Team USA, and notable Twitch streamers such as Jiggledeath have all withdrawn from the World Cup. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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We mourn the loss of Girlalala, Honor World AIDS day, and uplift the queer artist who shined at Camp Flog Gnaw.
12/01/2025
We mourn the loss of Girlalala, Honor World AIDS day, and uplift the queer artist who shined at Camp Flog Gnaw.
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news,we mourn the loss of viral trans Tiktoker Girlalala. In politics, a Philadelphia judge blocks Trump’s subpoena targeting trans kids' medical records, and we honor world AIDS day while the Trump administration refuses to acknowledge it. In culture and entertainment, We uplift the queer musicians who took center stage at Camp Flog Gnaw and TLC’s T-Boz gives the group’s 1994 classic “Creep” a remix. Let's get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:19 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 03:01 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 03:19 Queer News Headlines 03:59 Trans TikTok Influencer Allegedly Murdered by Her Boyfriend In Florida 06:08 A Judge sides with Trans Kids in Philadelphia 08:41 It’s World AIDS Day to everyone but the Trump Administration 12:22 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 12:51 The Queer Family Podcast 13:48 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 14:24 Queer Artists Take Center Stage At Camp Flog Gnaw 16:13 TLC member T-Boz remixes “Creep” to be a PreP and safe sex positive message in a new collaboration 17:42 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story Trans TikTok Influencer Allegedly Murdered by Her Boyfriend In Florida As we transition from our week of trans awareness, we mourn the loss of Girlalala, a 21 year-old TikTok trans influencer. Girlalala was found in a car with gunshot wounds afflicted by her boyfriend Shanoyd Whyte Jr according to authorities. Whyte confessed to the authorities that an argument had begun in the car and that he pulled out a firearm, but refused to go into any greater detail. This Week In Politics A Judge sides with Trans Kids in Philadelphia We have a victory for trans youth in Philadelphia as a federal judge sided against the department of justice’s request for access to medical records of children who underwent gender-affirming care at a children’s hospital. U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney sided with the children’s hospital of Philadelphia.The city of Boston had a similar win back in September as U.S. federal Judge Myong J. Joun blocked a subpoena sent by the Department of Justice to Boston’s Children’s hospital. It’s World AIDS Day to everyone but the Trump Administration December 1st has been known as World AIDS day since its conception in 1988. It has been a day honored world wide, however this year, the Trump administration has decided to not observe World AIDS day this year. This is a big shift from last year when the Biden administration honored the day by hosting a display of a selection of panels from the original AIDS memorial quilt at the White House. State department employees were directed via email to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or other public-facing messaging,” This Week In Entertainment and Culture Queer Artists Take Center Stage At Camp Flog Gnaw Queer artists took center stage at 2025’s Camp Flog Gnaw. The Music Festival was created by Tyler the Creator back in 2012 and has persevered through hiatuses, COVID, and historically bad weather. Headliners from this year included Khali Uchis, Doechii, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, and Tyler The Creator. TLC member T-Boz remixes “Creep” to be a PreP and safe sex positive message in a new collaboration T-Boz of the iconic TLC released a new remix of a 1994 classic for a good cause. The singer remixed “Creep” to be PreP and safe sex positive in a collaboration with CareForTheCulture & GileadSciences. The remix promotes safe sexual health with fun and vibrant visuals. The collaboration is a great way to educate people about PreP and the catchy tune is sure to stay in people’s heads. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Miss Major’s New York City Memorial Ends Abruptly, 17 Trans Air Force Members Are Suing Trump and Cathy Renna talks Creating Change 2026
11/25/2025
Miss Major’s New York City Memorial Ends Abruptly, 17 Trans Air Force Members Are Suing Trump and Cathy Renna talks Creating Change 2026
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, the community gathered to celebrate the life of Miss Major in New York City at Riverside Church then the church decided to abruptly end the services an hour early. In politics, 17 trans Air Force members are suing Trump for their retirement benefits. In culture and entertainment, Anna has a special interview with Cathy Renna about the 2026 Creating Change convening taking place in DC. Let's get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:17 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:01 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:15 Queer News Headlines 03:30 Miss Major’s Memorial Ends Abruptly 07:29 Trangender Members of the Air Force Take Legal Action Against the Government 12:17 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 12:40 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 13:18 Cathy Renna Talks Creating Change 2026 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story Miss Major’s Memorial Ends Abruptly A memorial organized by G.L.I.T.S. & Black Trans Liberation Kitchen in New York City at Riverside Church was a beautiful celebration of Miss Major’s life and legacy. The church abruptly ended her services an hour early without notice and to the shock of everyone in attendance. After the announcement, Qween Jean began to chant “Major Power” to take back the power in the room. May Miss Major live on forever and ever 🙏🏾 This Week In Politics Trangender Members of the Air Force Take Legal Action Against the Government A group of 17 trangender members of the military gathered to sue the government for a loss of retirement pay. Up to 2 million dollars is on the line here for these individuals as people who serve in the air force for 15-18 years are guaranteed retirement pay for life (including healthcare. In the light of Trump's bill earlier this year that sought to remove trans people from the military, The Air Force said that affected members who served 15-18 years could apply for a waiver that would grant them the retirement plan. They then denied them their retirement benefits. This Week In Entertainment and Culture Cathy Renna Talks Creating Change 2026 Anna DeShawn and Cathy discuss the essential power of the Creating Change gathering. This 38th annual event is crucial for activists who need to recharge their spirit and find their people. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Marriage Equality is Safe For Now, It’s Trans Awareness Week & the Queers are Represented in this Year’s Grammy Nominations
11/17/2025
Marriage Equality is Safe For Now, It’s Trans Awareness Week & the Queers are Represented in this Year’s Grammy Nominations
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, we have an update on the Supreme Court’s decision to toss out Kim Davis’s appeal on marriage equality and Anna takes a look at future Supreme Court cases. In politics, Texas issued a partial drag performance ban because they can’t stop thinking about us. In culture & entertainment, we recognize Transgender Awareness Week by highlighting some great work. The director of Balmain steps down and some of our favorite queer artists are nominated for Grammy’s. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:50 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:20 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:49 Queer News Headlines 03:45 A Kim Davis Update + The Supreme Court 09:50 Texas Issued a Partial Drag Performance Ban 14:00 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 14:30 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 15:04 Celebrating Our Trans Siblings During Transgender Awareness Week 21:35 The Creative Director of Balmain Steps Down 23:30 Grammy Nominations Are Here 24:46 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story A Kim Davis Update + The Supreme Court We follow up on the Supreme Court’s Decision to toss out Kim Davis’ appeal. The Supreme Court has decided to hear oral arguments for the cases of West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. The states at the center of these cases, West Virginia and Idaho, both have laws that restrict trans girls participation in school sports. Should the court rule in favor of the states, there’s a strong concern that this could set a precedent for even more discrimination against trans people. This Week In Politics Texas Issued a Partial Drag Performance Ban A Federal appeals court allowed the State of Texas to revisit a ruling made in 2023 that was intended to ban drag performances in the vicinity of people under 18. The law as it stands currently bans performances that contain nude performers in the presence of people under 18. The diction around this potential ban is so vague that it opens up room for legal discrimination against all drag performers regardless of their show’s content. Venues that hold performances that go against the Senate 12 law can face a fine of up to $10,000 dollars and performers could face a Grade A misdemeanor if found guilty. This Week In Entertainment and Culture Celebrating Our Trans Siblings During Transgender Awareness Week Transgender Awareness Week goes from November 13-November 19th. It’s a time to celebrate our trans siblings and educate others all at the same time. Immediately following the week on November 20th we will remember our trans siblings we’ve lost to anti-trans violence this year on Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Creative Director of Balmain Steps Down Olivier Rousteing, known to the world as the Director of Balmain, has decided to step down. Oliver served as the Creative director for the fashion brand for 14 years. His designs are known to feature waist-cinching belts, skin-tight silhouettes, and extravagant beading and embroidery. The Queers Are Nominated for Grammy’s We take a look at the queer artists who were nominated for the Grammys! Some notable artists include Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Tyler the Creator, Durand Bernarr, Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Kehlani and Kaytranada. We out here! The 67th Grammy awards air Sunday February 2nd. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall for Public Sound. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Pentatonix's Scott Hoying & Husband Mark Manio Celebrate Love, Life, and Fa La La Family with Benjamin Coy
11/14/2025
Pentatonix's Scott Hoying & Husband Mark Manio Celebrate Love, Life, and Fa La La Family with Benjamin Coy
Family, this week on Queer News we welcome our contributor Benjamin Coy for a beautiful celebration of love and family! Benjamin sits down for an exclusive, cozy chat with Scott Hoying of Pentatonix and his husband Mark Manio. They break down their exciting new chapter: marriage, becoming dads, and why they wrote their holiday children's book, Fa La La Family. Learn how this couple is championing authentic queer representation and showing their future child, and the world, that "family is love" in every beautiful, unique form. They also talk about their new holiday album and Scott's time on Dancing With The Stars! This is your invitation to share the joy! Find the book, stream the album, and follow Scott and Mark's journey. We all we got. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case 🎉, Trump’s Triflin’ Commutation of George Santos & Snoop Dogg joines GLAAD at Jackson State University
11/10/2025
BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case 🎉, Trump’s Triflin’ Commutation of George Santos & Snoop Dogg joines GLAAD at Jackson State University
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. Our top story breaks down the victories across the board after November 4th’s election day. Continuing in politics, Anna revisit’s the topic of George Santos in light of his recent commutation granted by Trump and discuss the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on a case that could effect gay marriage for all. In culture and entertainment, we take a look abroad at the first elected, openly-gay Prime minister of the Netherlands, GLAAD’s Darian Aaron talks about featuring Snoop Dog during the first stop of their HBCU tour titled: Generation Z & HIV: An HBCU Tour and Benjie Coy is back with our entertainment roundup talking the Real Housewives of Potomac and more. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 00:47 The Fate of Marriage Equality in America 04:00 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 04:46 Queer News Headlines 05:44 People Centered Policies Win on Election Day 13:50 Trump Commutes Disgraced Former Representative George Santos 17:27 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 18:50 The Netherlands Elect Its Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister 20:54 GLAAD & Snoop Dogg 28:42 Benjie Brings our Entertainment RoundUp 29:35 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Breaking News: Marriage Equality in America In a surprising turn of events the same Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade has rejected Kim Davis’ case to consider overturning same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges. This is worth celebrating! This Week’s Top Story People Centered Policies Win BIG on Election Day Turn the volume up! Zohran Mamdani is New York’s 111th mayor. Mamdani’s win is huge for a myriad of reasons as he is New York’s first Muslim and South Asian Mayor and he’s one of the youngest at just 34 years old. Several other states have wins locally including New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. These wins also tell us people on all sides are fed-up with the current administration. This Week In Politics Trump Commutes Disgraced Former Representative George Santos Trump commuted the former representative on Friday writing on his social media “George Santos was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison”. This Week In Entertainment and Culture The Netherlands Elect Its Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister Rob Jetten, 38 years old, of the D66 party narrowly beat his opponent Geert Wilders in the Dutch election. Jetten’s next challenge is to build a coalition that can help him claim enough seats to overtake the House of Parliament. GLAAD Kicks Off HBCU HIV Tour with Snoop Dogg GLAAD's HBCU Tour launched with a surprise fireside chat featuring Snoop Dogg, an event that immediately drew mixed reactions from the Black and Queer communities; GLAAD addresses this controversy, confirming they held Snoop accountable and that he came on his own dime to convey his heart to the students. Benjie Brings our Entertainment RoundUp RHOP drama & HBCU Homecoming fashion contributor Benjie Coy celebrates gives us what we need to know. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Power Through Unity: HRC Leaders on How To Join The Fight For Equality
11/06/2025
Power Through Unity: HRC Leaders on How To Join The Fight For Equality
Family, this week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community, and this one is all about power through unity! We have an exclusive interview with national and local leaders from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC): Nik (VP of Strategic Initiatives) and Stephen (Chicago Steering Committee). They break down the organization's essential work, led by the first Black queer woman, Kelly Robinson. Learn how HRC is fighting legislative attacks, supporting pro-equality candidates, and changing hearts and minds across the country through the American Dreams Tour. Nik lays out the four ways HRC needs you right now: Time, Talent, Treasure, or Testimony. This is your call to action! Find out how you can join the fight and learn about the upcoming HRC Chicago Dinner to sustain the work. Get your tickets today, https://chicago.hrc.org/chicago-dinner. We all we got. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Get Tickets to the HRC Chicago Dinner https://chicago.hrc.org/chicago-dinner. Learn more and get involved 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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SNAP has been snapped by the Trump administration, Texas is being Texas, and a trans teen in Washington wins big!
11/03/2025
SNAP has been snapped by the Trump administration, Texas is being Texas, and a trans teen in Washington wins big!
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In our top story, we mourn the life of Lia Smith. In politics, Anna analyzes the Texas ruling that now allows judges to refuse the unification of same-sex marriage, and uplift how LGBTQIA+ food pantries are stepping up in the loss of SNAP benefits for millions of people. In culture and entertainment, we praise a trans teen in Washington who won his settlement after being assaulted by his classmates back in 2021 and announce that applications are now open for the International Trans Fund. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:00 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:29 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:46 Queer News Headlines 03:40 Lia Smith, We Remember the Trans Middlebury College Student 08:30 A New Texas Rule Allows Judges to Stop Marrying Same-Sex Couples 12:22 LGBTQ Food Pantries Stand In as SNAP Benefits Aren’t Issued 16:20 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 17:00 Trans Teen Ian Ring was awarded a $60,000 Settlement From Washington School District 19:33 The International Trans Fund is Open 21:46 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links HRC Chicago Dinner 2025 FoodFinder Feeding America Apply to the International Trans Fund WATCH: Breaking News: ICE Handcuffs Elected Official & Now Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes is Suing WATCH: Queer Clothing Brand Celebrates 10 Years! Kirrin Finch talks The Power of the Perfect Fit 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story Lia Smith, We Remember the Trans Middlebury College Student Family, this morning we mourn the loss of Lia Smith a 21 year old trans student from Middlebury College. Lia was first reported missing on October 19th by her family, but she was last seen on campus October 17th. Lia was found on October 23 by the Vermont State Police close to the college’s organic farm. She’s remembered dearly by her friends and family. This Week In Politics A New Texas Rule Allows Judges to Stop Marrying Same-Sex Couples Ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision whether to hear the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, a case that could affect the future of marriage equality on Nov. 7th, the Texas Supreme court tried being slick by passing a quiet ruling that allows judges to stop marrying “same-sex” couples. LGBTQ Food Pantries Stand In as SNAP Benefits Aren’t Issued In the face of this detrimental loss for approximately 42 million people, LGBTQ food pantries across the nation are stepping up to help. According to Advocate, the "Pride Pantries" at the LGBT Life Center in Virginia already provide assistance to about 650 households a month, or roughly 1,700 people, which amounted to around 285,000 lbs of food distributed in 2024. This Week In Entertainment and Culture Trans Teen Ian Ring was awarded a $60,000 Settlement From Washington School District We celebrate a big win for Ian Ring, a trans teen from Washington. He and his family were awarded a five figure settlement from the Spokane School District over his 2021 assault by his classmates. They fought back and they won! The International Trans Fund is Open The International Trans Fund has opened up applications for 2025. The Fund is in its 10th year of activity and is “a participatory fund shaped by trans activists and donors, dedicated to expanding resources for trans-led organizing.” The deadline to apply is December 1st. For more information, head to transfund.org. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Tiara Love Tori Jackson We Speak Your Name, Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes Sues the Government and Celebrating the Out 100 List
10/27/2025
Tiara Love Tori Jackson We Speak Your Name, Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes Sues the Government and Celebrating the Out 100 List
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, we mourn the life of Tiara Love Tori Jackson. In politics, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of a trans athlete who faced discrimination at a powerlifting competition, and across the US we take a look at the aftermath of harmful legislation. In culture & entertainment, we take a look at the OUT100 list for 2025. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:43 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:07 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 03:50 Queer News Headlines 04:31 We Mourn the Stolen Life of Tiara Love Tori Jackson 06:54 Alderperson Jesse Fuentes Sues The Federal Government 11:04 Minnesota Supreme Court rules transgender athlete ban is discrimination but opens door to further challenges 15:40 Get 20% off Kirrin Finch through 10/31 17:48 Our Crosswalks Are Being Destroyed 23:25 The Out 100 list is out! 26:37 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Breaking News: ICE Handcuffs Elected Official & Now Chicago Alderperson Jesse Fuentes is Suing Give to Miss Major Code: AnnaD 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story We Mourn the Stolen Life of Tiara Love Tori Jackson We mourn the death of Tiara Love Tori Jackson, a 37-year-old Black transgender woman who was shot and killed in a hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, September 26. This Week In Politics Minnesota Supreme Court rules transgender athlete ban is discrimination but opens door to further challenges The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of trans athlete JayCee Cooper after she was discriminated against during a women's powerlifting competition. The organization known as USA Powerlifting barred JayCee from competing in their competitions which was ruled to be a violation of Minnesota’s Human Rights Act. Alderperson Jesse Fuentes Sues The Federal Government Alderperson Jesse Fuentes is pursuing legal action against the Federal Government after being handcuffed while asking the agents if they had a warrant for the person they were pursuing inside the ER of Humboldt Park Health. This Week In Entertainment and Culture Our Crosswalks Are Being Destroyed Tons of new and harmful legislation has been passed this year. We are now at the point where these policies begin to impact how we actually live. But in this world of rapidly changing laws, these stories from Miami, Dallas, and New York offer examples of small ways communities are fighting back in this cultural round-up about crosswalks and film festivals. The Out 100 list is out! The Annual OUT100 list has been released for this year! Divided into six categories, Artists, Disruptors, Educators, Groundbreakers, Innovators, and Storytellers, we chose a few people to highlight including The StudBudz, Doechii, Kierra Johnson, and Amber Ruffin! 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Breaking News: ICE Handcuffs Elected Official & Now Alderperson Jesse Fuentes is Suing the Federal Government for ICE's Assault
10/22/2025
Breaking News: ICE Handcuffs Elected Official & Now Alderperson Jesse Fuentes is Suing the Federal Government for ICE's Assault
Family, this week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community and this one is critical in the fight for our rights. We have a powerful, breaking news interview with Chicago's own Alderperson Jesse Fuentes (26th Ward), who was illegally handcuffed by ICE agents at Humboldt Park Health hospital simply for asking about a signed warrant. Hear directly from Alderperson Fuentes about the terrifying confrontation, what it means to be leading with courage against rising fascism, and why she is taking the monumental step of suing the federal government for assault, battery, and false arrest. This is more than one story; it's a conversation about using every tool we have from the courts to rapid response teams to defend our community. We all we got. Check the show notes for links to get information on Know Your Rights training’s and mutual aid funds. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ We Keep Us Safe Guide Support Kirrin Finch: Use code ANNAD for a discount on your order. 10th Anniversary Party The code will get them a free entry or a reduced price ticket w/ a drink included Code: AnnaD Link: 20% off Discount code Code: AnnaD Link that automatically adds code to cart: Get a 20% discount for 20% off your order! Code expires 10/31/25 11:59PM ET. Code AnnaD cannot be combined with any other offer, applied to previous purchases, or redeemed for cash. Limited quantities available. First-come, first-served and only while supplies last. No rain checks. Terms are subject to change, and the offer 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ In other news this week: Top News: We honor the life & legacy of Miss Major Politics: 99% of Families Opt-In to LGBTQ Education. In Montgomery, Maryland, only 0.03% of families opted out of LGBTQIA+ education after SCOTUS gave them a right to. Culture & Entertainment: The Queer News Podcast won four Black Podcast Awards! 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Miss Major: We Honor Her Life & Legacy, Queer News Wins Big & the Transgender Film Center launches $25,000 grant
10/20/2025
Miss Major: We Honor Her Life & Legacy, Queer News Wins Big & the Transgender Film Center launches $25,000 grant
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, we honor the life and legacy of transgender rights activist Miss Major. The Supreme Court ruled for parents in Maryland to opt-out of LGBTQIA+ education and only 0.03% of parents followed through. In culture & entertainment, Queer News wins big at the Black Podcasting Awards and the Duplass Brothers partner with the Transgender Film Center to launch a new film fund. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:43 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 03:15 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 03:21 Queer News Headlines 04:14 We Honor Miss Major 11:31 99% of Families Opt-In to LGBTQ Education 16:20 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 17:00 Get 20% off Kirrin Finch through 10/31 17:35 Queer News Wins Big 21:19 Trans Found Footage Feature Fund 23:30 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Code: AnnaD 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story We Honor Miss Major Our top story this week is all about remembering and honoring the life of the icon herself, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. Her unapologetic and TILIF approach is the blueprint for how we survive and take care of each other during these dark times times. We will never forget that Miss Major was here. This Week In Politics 99% of Families Opt-In to LGBTQ Education In Montgomery, Maryland, only 0.03% of families opted out of LGBTQIA+ education after SCOTUS gave them a right to. That ruling was made back in June by the Supreme Court and it allows parents to opt out of classes that teach material conflicting with their religious beliefs. This Week In Entertainment and Culture Queer News Wins Big The 6th Annual Black Podcasting Awards took place in Baltimore, Maryland and Queer News swept taking home 4 honors; Best News & Politics podcast, Best LGBTQ podcast, Best Solo Host and our host Anna DeShawn took home the coveted 2025 Legend Award. Trans Found Footage Feature Fund Duplass Brothers Productions has partnered with the Transgender Film Center to launch the Found Footage Feature Fund. The $25,000 production grant is for trans filmmakers developing indie feature films of any genre. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Queer Clothing Brand Celebrates 10 Years! Kirrin Finch talks The Power of the Perfect Fit
10/15/2025
Queer Clothing Brand Celebrates 10 Years! Kirrin Finch talks The Power of the Perfect Fit
Family, this week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community, and this one is pure joy! We sit down for an exclusive, celebratory chat with Kirrin Finch founder Kelly as they celebrate 10 years of radically inclusive, gender-defying fashion. Kelly shares the personal journey and the entrepreneurial fight behind creating a clothing brand that is true armor for our community. Find out how they ditched standard sizing with a "fit party" to ensure their suits and shirts are perfect for all bodies (curves, hips, and chests included!), giving you that feeling of your "inside matching your outside." This conversation is a masterclass in how we bring Queer Joy into every moment, even through our wardrobe. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Support Kirrin Finch: Use code ANNAD for a discount on your order. 10th Anniversary Party The code will get them a free entry or a reduced price ticket w/ a drink included Code: AnnaD Link: 20% off Discount code Code: AnnaD Link that automatically adds code to cart: Get a 20% discount for 20% off your order! Code expires 10/31/25 11:59PM ET. Code AnnaD cannot be combined with any other offer, applied to previous purchases, or redeemed for cash. Limited quantities available. First-come, first-served and only while supplies last. No rain checks. Terms are subject to change, and the offer 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ In other news this week: Top News: The Queer News Podcast has been nominated for four Black Podcast Awards! Politics: The Supreme Court is looking at three major cases that could impact the LGBTQIA+ community, and in Chicago Alderperson Jesse Fuentes was briefly handcuffed by ICE. Culture & Entertainment: The inaugural BE gala rolled out the red carpet for LGBTQIA+ advocates and Khalid has released a new album that’s queer and liberating AF. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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We’ve been nominated 🏆, The Supreme Court has some LGBTQ decisions to make, and the new Khalid album has dropped!
10/13/2025
We’ve been nominated 🏆, The Supreme Court has some LGBTQ decisions to make, and the new Khalid album has dropped!
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, The Queer News Podcast has been nominated for four Black Podcast Awards! In politics, The Supreme Court is looking at 3 major cases that could impact the LGBTQIA+ community, and in Chicago Alderperson Jesse Fuentes was briefly handcuffed by ICE. In culture & entertainment, The inaugural BE gala rolled out the red carpet for LGBTQIA+ advocates and Khalid has released a new album that’s queer and liberating af. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:25 Welcome to Queer News 02:01 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:24 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:51 Queer News Headlines 04:50 Queer News has 4 Black Podcast Award Nominations 05:49 Three Supreme Court Cases Targeting LGBTQ+ People 11:11 Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes Handcuffed by ICE 16:32 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 17:54 Inaugural BE. Gala Dawns 'A New Renaissance' of Black, LGBTQ Activism 20:41 Khalid Drops New Album 22:22 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Get Your Tickets - Kirrin Finch 10th Anniversary Party This code will get you free entry or a reduced price ticket w/ a drink included Code: AnnaD Link: Get 20% off Kirrin Finch through 10/31 Code: AnnaD Link that automatically adds code to cart: Listen to Out! And Into Open Arms Podcast Give to Miss Major 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week’s Top Story Queer News has 4 Black Podcast Award Nominations The Queer News podcast has been nominated for 4 awards at the sixth annual Black Podcasting Awards. The categories are 2025 Legend Award, Best Solo Host, Best LGBTQ Podcast, and Best News & Politics Podcast. The awards ceremony will be held on October 17th, 2025 in Baltimore. This Week In Politics Three Supreme Court Cases Targeting LGBTQ+ People Chiles v. Salazar will determine whether conversion therapy bans violate the free speech rights of therapists. Trump v. Orr is fighting the anti-trans passport policies and Little v. Hecox + West Virginia v. BPJ, both cases are about trans girls in sports. The ruling of all these cases could have detrimental impacts to the community in the future. Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes Handcuffed by ICE Alderperson Jesse Fuentes, one of nine LGBTQ alders in Chicago, was handcuffed inside a hospital by ICE for asking “Do you have a signed judicial warrant”? The federal agents weren't having it and aggressively placed the alderperson in handcuffs. This Week In Entertainment and Culture Inaugural BE. Gala Dawns 'A New Renaissance' of Black, LGBTQ Activism The BE gala was a fundraiser for the Center for Black Equity that celebrated Black LGBTQ+ activists, advocates and allies. Honorees included Dr. David Johns, Big Freedia & U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett to name a few. Khalid Drops New Album Pop musician Khalid has released his new album titled “After the Sun Goes Down”. It is an ode to the pop icons that came before him such as Rihanna and Britany Spears, as well as his childhood self. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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From Cancelled to $30,000: Anna DeShawn Speaks & Welcomes the Founders of Queer Quest
10/06/2025
From Cancelled to $30,000: Anna DeShawn Speaks & Welcomes the Founders of Queer Quest
One year ago, the Purple Tie Affair was cancelled. Today, it stands as a testament to the power of resilience, community, and radical vision, raising an incredible $30,000 for Black queer media. In a deeply personal opening, Anna DeShawn pulls back the curtain on the emotional journey: from losing a major sponsor to rebuilding with grassroots support. She shares why this victory, powered by community, means more than any corporate check ever could. This powerful theme of "building your own table" is the perfect bridge to this week's conversation. Anna welcomes Dr. Jessica and Emily, the brilliant founders of Queer Quest, a revolutionary "unconference" creating a vital space for Black and Brown queer folks in STEM. They discuss the exhaustion of navigating the "ivory tower," the magic of fusing quantum physics with ancestral healing, and the urgent need for spaces that celebrate rest as resistance. This episode is a tribute to those who build their own tables: past, present, and future. Find links to everything discussed in the show notes, including: How to support trans icon Miss Major. Tickets and sponsorship for Queer Quest in Chicago. The incredible work of Task Force Prevention and Community Services. The history of Chicago legends Pat and Vera Washington. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:10 Anna celebrates raising $30,000 14:40 Queer Quest, a Multiverse of Rest & Resistance 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Give to Miss Major Sponsor a Ticket to Queer Quest Learn more about Task Force Prevention and Community Services Learn more about Pat & Vera 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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California passes bill to protect trans medical data, Linkier makes Grammy history and Chris Mosier competes in the World Athletic Championships - September 29, 2025
09/29/2025
California passes bill to protect trans medical data, Linkier makes Grammy history and Chris Mosier competes in the World Athletic Championships - September 29, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, California lawmakers pass a bill to protect the medical data of Transgender people, a Bipartisan bill was introduced to reinstate the LGBTQIA+ suicide emergency hotline, and former Vice President Kamala Harris tells all in a new memoir detailing her 107 day presidential campaign. In culture & entertainment, Liniker, a trans artist, was nominated for 7 Latin grammy’s and a record breaking number of out queer people compete at the world championship and in the WNBA playoffs. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 05:42 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 06:31 Queer News Headlines 07:20 California passes bill to protect the medical data of transgender people 09:44 Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Reinstate National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth 13:10 Rachel Maddow questions Kamala Harris on not picking Pete Buttigieg 19:05 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 19:36 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/ mental-health-parity.html 20:07 Attend the 11th annual Purple Tie Affair: Concert & Silent Auction. Get your tickets here, https://buytickets.at/e3radio/1781024/r/queer-news 20:43 Latin Grammy's first trans winner, Liniker, makes history again with 7 nominations 22:55 A Record Number Of Out Athletes Who Competed At The 2025 World Athletic Championships and WNBA playoffs 28:29 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Listen to Jim Verraro's New Album “Explicit” 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week In Politics California passes bill to protect the medical data of transgender people In an effort to fight back, California lawmakers recently passed a bill to protect the medical data of transgender people. The bill stops healthcare providers from releasing gender-affirming care information via subpoenas based on other states’ laws targeting transgender individuals. Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Reinstate National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth In July Trump cut services for the youth LGBTQ suicide prevention hotline that was established in 2022. A new Bipartisan Bill from Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin and Republican Lisa Murkowski seeks to reinstate the hotline. Rachel Maddow questions Kamala Harris on not picking Pete Buttigieg On Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show, she confronted Kamala Harris on not picking Pete Buttigieg as her running mate because he’s gay and Harris shares details from her new memoir detailing her 107 presidential campaign. This Week In Culture & Entertainment Latin Grammy's first trans winner, Liniker, makes history again with 7 nominations Brazilian singer and songwriter Liniker made history at the Latin Grammys with 7 nominations. She also made history back in 2022 as the first trans woman to win the grammy for best MPB album. The 26th Latin Grammy awards is set to air November 13th. A Record Number Of Out Athletes Who Competed At The 2025 World Athletic Championships and WNBA playoffs A record 13 out LGBTQ+ athletes competed on the world stage this year at the World Athletic Championships and 29 queer athletes are currently competing in the WNBA playoffs. We out here and doing it well. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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The Okra Project partners with BetterHelp, The Supreme Court sides with a trans student and Jason Collins is diagnosed with a brain tumor - September 22, 2025
09/22/2025
The Okra Project partners with BetterHelp, The Supreme Court sides with a trans student and Jason Collins is diagnosed with a brain tumor - September 22, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, The Okra Project Expands Nationwide with BetterHelp to Deliver Free Mental Health Care for Black Trans Communities. In politics, In a 6-3 vote the Supreme Court declined to immediately overrule a lower court’s block on South Carolina’s bathroom ban law, Texas A&M president steps down after upheaval over classroom video. In culture & entertainment, Jason Collins, the man who made history as the first openly gay player in the NBA, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and Se7en Bites owner Trina Gregory turned 49 parking spots outside her restaurant into a dazzling rainbow in direct protest to Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:38 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:54 Queer News Headlines 03:33 U.S. Supreme Court sides with transgender student over bathroom use for now. 06:30 Texas A&M president is stepping down after upheaval over classroom video. 09:25 Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks 12:13 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 12:44 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 13:16 Attend the 11th annual Purple Tie Affair: Concert & Silent Auction. Get your tickets here, https://buytickets.at/e3radio/1781024/r/queer-news 13:54 Jason Collins, who made history as the first openly gay player in the NBA. 16:40 The Okra Project Expands Nationwide with BetterHelp to Deliver Free Mental Health Care for Black Trans Communities 19:20 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Apply for the Okra Project x BetterHelp partnership Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-our-childrens-literature-colleague 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Top Story The Okra Project Expands Nationwide with BetterHelp to Deliver Free Mental Health Care for Black Trans Communities In a brand new partnership with BetterHelp, the Okra Project expands their free/low cost mental health care nationwide for Black trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive communities. The Okra Project is a mutual aid collective focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers that our community faces. This Week In Politics U.S. Supreme Court sides with transgender student over bathroom use for now. In a 6-3 vote the Supreme Court declined to immediately overrule a lower court’s block on South Carolina’s bathroom ban law. The 3 justices that would have voted in favor of the state are Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch. The student at the center of the case was suspended for using the boys’ restroom prompting his parents to sue. Texas A&M president is stepping down after upheaval over classroom video. In an update to last week's story about the professor fired from Texas A&M, The president of the university has stepped down because of the upheaval this incident has caused. This Week In Culture & Entertainment Jason Collins, who made history as the first openly gay player in the NBA. Jason Collins, the man who made history as the first openly gay player in the NBA, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Collins made history in 2013 when he came out publicly while being an active player in the NBA. His NBA career spans 13 seasons across 6 different teams. Collins is currently undergoing treatment. Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks Se7en Bites owner Trina Gregory turned 49 parking spots outside her restaurant into a dazzling rainbow in direct protest to Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks. She was inspired by the protestors who continue to color in the pulse crosswalk with chalk after it was painted black by the state in compliance with an executive order from the Trump Administration. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Denver high schools refuse to kiss the ring, Tramell Tillman makes history at the Emmy’s and Saucy Santana’s Material Girl goes gold - September 15, 2025
09/15/2025
Denver high schools refuse to kiss the ring, Tramell Tillman makes history at the Emmy’s and Saucy Santana’s Material Girl goes gold - September 15, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In politics, Denver public schools stand up to the Trump administration, a Texas A&M literature professor of more than 10 years was wrongfully terminated from her job. In culture & entertainment, an underground death doula network in Michigan is ensuring that LGBTQIA+ people die with dignity, Tramell Tillman makes history at the Emmy’s, after 5 years Saucy Santana’s Material Girl goes gold, and the WNBA playoffs have started! To close out the episode during Anna’s Got a Word, Anna talks about Charlie Kirk and asks us “Whose Side Are You On”? Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:39 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 03:07 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 03:26 Queer News Headlines 04:04 Denver Schools Defy Trump’s Trans Bathroom Ban 06:44 Texas A&M fires professor over gender-identity lesson 10:10 Meet the “Death Doulas” helping LGBTQ+ people die with dignity 13:20 Attend the 11th annual Purple Tie Affair: Concert & Silent Auction. Get your tickets here, https://buytickets.at/e3radio/1781024/r/queer-news 13:54 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 14:30 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 14:50 Tramell Tillman Makes History at the Emmy’s 16:38 Saucy Santana Goes Gold 18:04 WNBA Playoffs Have Started 19:33 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Listen to Jim Verraro's New Album “Explicit” 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week In Politics Denver Schools Defy Trump’s Trans Bathroom Ban Denver Public Schools reject the Trump administration’s demands to implement “trans bathroom bans”. The Superintendent declares that the district “will protect all of their students from this hostile administration.” Trump threatens to withhold federal funding if his demands aren’t met. Texas A&M fires professor over gender-identity lesson Moments in the professor's literature course were captured on social media of the professor speaking about gender and sexuality before being interrupted by a student stating it’s illegal to teach about those things. This Week In Culture & Entertainment Meet the “Death Doulas” helping LGBTQ+ people die with dignity A network of Death Doulas in Michigan have made it their mission to assist the elderly members of the LGBTQIA+ community prepare for the very thing that awaits all of us. Death. Tramell Tillman Makes History at the Emmy’s Travell Tillman wins best supporting actor in a drama series becoming the first Black man and first Black gay man to do so. His acceptance speech was a heartwarming and loving dedication to his mother. Saucy Santana Goes Gold Material girls where y’all at? Iconic Rapper Saucy Santana has received his first RCAA Gold Certification for his 2020 hit "Material Girl”. Sanata shared the news on social media and thanked his team in a heartwarming post. Congratulations to Sauncy Santana and his team. WNBA Playoffs Have Started Round one of the WNBA playoffs are underway and the games did not disappoint. Minnesota, Atlanta, New York, and Las Vegas came out on top in game one but to know the W is to know those other teams are not done just yet. Anna’s Got a Word Whose side are you on? That’s the question Anna raises as she discusses the murder of Charlie Kirk. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Pope Leo welcomes the LGBTQ+ community, social media star Rolling Ray passes away & the Studbudz grace the pages of Vogue - September 8, 2025
09/08/2025
Pope Leo welcomes the LGBTQ+ community, social media star Rolling Ray passes away & the Studbudz grace the pages of Vogue - September 8, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In top news, Pope Leo plans to continue the welcoming tradition of Pope Frances for LGBTQ folks. In politics, Texas state representatives decide to take their state mandated police escorts to a gay bar. And down in Florida, Floridians are being arrested for coloring in the Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalk. In culture & entertainment, beloved social media icon Raymond Harper aka Rolling Ray passed away at 28, actress Chloë Grace Moretz and model Kate Harrison got married over the Labor Day weekend and the StudBudz are still winning and this time in Vogue no less. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:31 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:21 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op50 02:46 Queer News Headlines 03:40 Pope Leo plans to welcome LGBTQ folks 06:24 Texas Republicans assigned troopers to tail this out lawmaker. He dragged them to a gay bar. 09:41 Florida Is Arresting People For Using Rainbow Chalk on Crosswalks Now 12:24 Attend the 11th annual Purple Tie Affair: Concert & Silent Auction. Get your tickets here, 13:00 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 13:30 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, 14:00 Rolling Ray has passed away at age 28 15:53 Chloë Grace Moretz And Kate Harrison Are Married 17:10 The Studbudz are in Vogue! 21:00 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Listen to Jim Verraro's New Album “Explicit” 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week In Politics Pope Leo plans to welcome LGBTQ folks On September 1st Pope Leo met with prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ inclusion in the Catholic Church just days before a Holy Year pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics to the Vatican. This is a good sign of Pope Leo continuing Pope Francis’s journey to make the Catholic Church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ Catholics. Texas Republicans assigned troopers to tail this out lawmaker. He dragged them to a gay bar. Texas state Rep. Venton Jones and Democratic state Rep. Terry Meza met at the Dallas gay bar the Rose Room to meet with the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas with their police escorts in tow. The police's escorts were court ordered after Texas lawmakers fled the state to deny a quorum to Republican legislative leaders attempting to redistrict the state. Florida Is Arresting People For Using Rainbow Chalk on Crosswalks Now Many people were arrested for coloring the Pulse memorial sidewalk over the weekend. This comes after the State of Florida painted over the colorful mural overnight with no communication to the general public. Mind you , there’s no probable cause for these arrests, and most people are released the next day. Protestors continue to return to the mural to breathe color back into the beautiful piece created to memorialize those lives lost during the tragic massacre that took place at the night club. This Week In Culture & Entertainment Rolling Ray has passed away at age 28 Beloved social media star Raymond Harper aka Rolling Ray sadly passed away at the young age of 28 just two days before his 29th birthday. Rolling Ray was known for many viral moments on social media and reality tv. Chloë Grace Moretz And Kate Harrison Are Married The Actress and Model duo happily wed over the Labor Day weekend in a private ceremony. Vogue Magazine captured the final fitting before their wedding where the happy couple reflected on the trajectory of their relationship. The Studbudz are in Vogue! Studbudz stars Courtney Williams and Natisha “T” Hiedeman continue to win. This time by gracing the pages of Vogue Magazine. They not only look fly but they share how their friendship began, how they sustain it and how they’ve been handling all this new found success. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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A Birthday Message from Anna & American Idol finalist Jim Verraros talks new album while reminding us that dreams don’t have deadlines - September 2, 2025
09/02/2025
A Birthday Message from Anna & American Idol finalist Jim Verraros talks new album while reminding us that dreams don’t have deadlines - September 2, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn is still celebrating her birthday so we’re bringing you something special, a Chicago connection that runs deep. She sat down with singer-songwriter Jim Verraros, who you may remember from the very first season of American Idol, where he made history as the first openly gay contestant on national TV back in 2002. In this candid conversation, Jim reflects on coming out at a time when queer visibility was scarce, the pressures and trauma of reality TV, and how representation has shifted in the 20 years since. We talk about Nico Lang’s Rolling Stone exposé on queer Idol contestants, the resilience it takes to return to music after 15 years, and Jim’s brand new album Explicit.This is a story about survival, reinvention, and the power of queer joy. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 07:18 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 07:50 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.htm 08:20 Jim Verraros Interview 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Listen to Jim Verraro's New Album “Explicit” 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Illinois fights back against Trump, Ron DeSantis Removes Pulse Crosswalk and Lil Nas X walks naked in Los Angeles - August 25, 2025
08/25/2025
Illinois fights back against Trump, Ron DeSantis Removes Pulse Crosswalk and Lil Nas X walks naked in Los Angeles - August 25, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In politics, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker launches IL Pride Connect, the nation’s first statewide LGBTQIA+ resource hub and legal hotline. Meanwhile, the Trump administration plans to ban transgender healthcare for federal workers in 2026 and promotes conversion therapy as an alternative. In Florida, officials erase the Pulse nightclub rainbow crosswalk in the middle of the night. On the culture front, Lil Nas X faces legal and health challenges, Billy Porter steps into beauty with Black Mona Lisa Beauty, and conservatives blame LGBTQ folks over the Cracker Barrel logo change. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:00 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 03:15 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 03:38 Queer News Headlines 04:44 Illinois is the nation’s first statewide LGBTQIA+ resource hub and legal hotline 08:55 Trump Plans to Ban Trans Healthcare for Federal Employees in 2026 14:10 Ron DeSantis Removes Pulse Crosswalk 19:10 Queer News is on Vinyl - Order Yours Today! Ordering closes on August 31st. https://certifiedcrucial.com/product/podcast_salon_lp_2025 19:32 City Services Are Coming to Your Neighborhood, Learn more at www.chicityclerk.com/MCH 20:08 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 20:24 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 21:16 Lil Nas X Hospitalized After Walking LA Naked 25:00 Billy Porter Launches Beauty Line 26:59 Cracker Barrel Logo Controversy 30:27 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links IL Pride Connect Resource Hub Billy Porter’s Beauty Line: Black Mona Lisa Beauty Queer News is on Vinyl - Order Yours Today! Ordering closes on August 31st. Listen to Jim Verraro's New Album “Explicit” 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week In Politics Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In politics, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker launches IL Pride Connect, the nation’s first statewide LGBTQIA+ resource hub and legal hotline. Meanwhile, the Trump administration plans to ban transgender healthcare for federal workers in 2026 and promotes conversion therapy as an alternative. In Florida, officials erase the Pulse nightclub rainbow crosswalk in the middle of the night. On the culture front, Lil Nas X faces legal and health challenges, Billy Porter steps into beauty with Black Mona Lisa Beauty, and conservatives blame LGBTQ folks over the Cracker Barrel logo change. Let’s get into it. Illinois is the nation’s first statewide LGBTQIA+ resource hub and legal hotline: Illinois takes a bold step forward as Governor JB Pritzker launches IL Pride Connect, the first statewide LGBTQIA+ resource hub and legal hotline. At a time when federal rights are under attack, Illinois is showing what true allyship looks like. Visit https://www.ilprideconnect.org. Trump Plans to Ban Trans Healthcare for Federal Employees in 2026:The Trump administration delivers a devastating blow by planning to ban gender-affirming healthcare coverage for 10 million federal employees. To make matters worse, they’re promoting conversion therapy as the alternative, a move widely condemned by medical and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. Ron DeSantis Removes Pulse Crosswalk: In the middle of the night, Florida officials painted over the rainbow crosswalk honoring Pulse nightclub victims. The quiet erasure is being called a hateful act that disrespects the lives lost and the community that still mourns. This Week In Culture & Entertainment Lil Nas X Hospitalized After Walking LA Naked: Lil Nas X, the groundbreaking artist who has carried queer visibility into hip hop, is now facing both legal and health challenges. His struggles remind us of the immense pressure that comes with fame, especially as a young, openly queer Black artist. Billy Porter Launches Beauty Line: Billy Porter continues to break barriers with the launch of Black Mona Lisa Beauty. More than makeup, it’s a declaration of joy, artistry, and unapologetic Black queer brilliance. Cracker Barrel Logo Controversy: Conservatives have turned their outrage toward Cracker Barrel over something as small as a new logo. Somehow, they’ve managed to twist it into another attack on the LGBTQ+ community because of course they did. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Editing by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Massachusetts protects gender-affirming care, the Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Threat & Black lesbian couple attacked in Virginia - August 18, 2025
08/18/2025
Massachusetts protects gender-affirming care, the Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Threat & Black lesbian couple attacked in Virginia - August 18, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community. In politics, we celebrate Massachusetts’ Shield Act 2.0 expanding protections for abortion and gender-affirming care, while keeping a close eye on a Supreme Court case threatening marriage equality. In culture and entertainment, a Black lesbian couple survives a racially charged roadside attack in Virginia, UCLA stands firm against the Trump administration amidst pressure to roll back trans rights, and fashion legend Rick Owens launches an OnlyFans page with proceeds supporting a trans shelter in France. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:01 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:42 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 03:04 Queer News Headlines 04:00 Massachusetts Signs Shield Act 2.0 Into Law 08:00 The Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Threat 14:58 Focal Point Coaching Program: Turn Clarity into Cash, https://focalpoint4u.com 15:50 Queer News is on Vinyl - Order Yours Today! Ordering closes on August 31st. https://certifiedcrucial.com/product/podcast_salon_lp_2025/ 16:22 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 16:36 City Services Are Coming to Your Neighborhood, Learn more at www.chicityclerk.com/MCH 17:12 Black lesbians attacked in Virginia 20:46 UCLA vs. Trump Administration 23:07 Rick Owens OnlyFans for Charity 25:31 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links The War on Obergefell - Under the Desk News How To Save Gay Marriage - Under the Desk News https://youtu.be/hOhIHdmnBM0?si=_8uaHejJXKk_dd0t Survived a Hate Crime — Now We’re Fighting to Heal Queer News is on Vinyl - Order Yours Today! Ordering closes on August 31st. Listen to Jim Verraro's New Album “Explicit” 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week In Politics Massachusetts Signs Shield Act 2.0 Into Law: Governor Maura Healey signs legislation expanding protections for abortion and gender-affirming care. The Shield Act 2.0 updates the state’s original shield law to safeguard patients and providers from out-of-state investigations or prosecutions. The Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Threat: The Supreme Court has been formally asked to overturn same-sex marriage. While lower courts have consistently upheld the law, the Respect for Marriage Act provides some federal protections, but now it’s time to make sure all legal paperwork is in order. This Week In Culture & Entertainment Black lesbians attacked in Virginia: A Black lesbian couple, Amylah Majors and Jamaria Gaskins, survive a racially charged roadside attack. They’ve started a GoFundMe for medical bills and recovery costs. UCLA vs. Trump Administration: UCLA resists federal pressure to roll back trans rights and diversity programs, standing firm against demands that other universities have already met. The standoff highlights the high stakes for students and faculty, as 300 federal grants remain frozen and the outcome could set a precedent for how public universities defend LGBTQ+ protections nationwide. Rick Owens OnlyFans for Charity: Fashion designer Rick Owens has launched an OnlyFans page featuring videos of his feet, with every dollar going to support La Maison d’Alanah, a trans shelter in France. He’s blending art, activism, and creativity to support LGBTQ+ youth. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod drops every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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The Air Force betrays trans service members, Chicago mourns Lori Cannon, and the WNBA green sex toy prankers face charges - August 11, 2025
08/11/2025
The Air Force betrays trans service members, Chicago mourns Lori Cannon, and the WNBA green sex toy prankers face charges - August 11, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News we start with good news from around the world where LGBTQ rights are being affirmed. Here in the U.S., the Air Force’s betrays trans service members by promising benefits and now denying them. We also honor the legacy of Chicago activist Lori Cannon and spotlight New York City’s groundbreaking homeless shelter for transgender adults. Plus, we unpack the bizarre crypto prank disrupting WNBA games nationwide. Join Anna DeShawn for Queer News Done Right.Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:48 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here 02:03 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:30 Queer News Headlines 03:28 We Celebrate Global LGBTQ+ Wins 06:20 The Air Force Betrays U.S. Military Transgender Service Members 10:20 Lori Cannon 13:26 Queer News is on Vinyl - Order Yours Today! Ordering closes on August 31st. 13:58 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., 14:13 City Services Are Coming to Your Neighborhood, Learn more at www.chicityclerk.com/MCH 14:50 NYC Opens First Trans Shelter 16:55 Corey Antonio is Back to talk Whitney Houston with M. Mick Powell, author of Dead Girl Cameo: A Love Song in Poems 20:42 WNBA Green Sex Toy Saga Was a Crypto Prank 22:59 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Queer News is on Vinyl - Order Yours Today! Ordering closes on August 31st. Listen to Jim Verraro's New Album “Explicit” Corey Antonio’s Substack - what’s the tea? 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week In Politics We Celebrate Global LGBTQ+ Wins: Cuba passes a groundbreaking law allowing transgender people to legally change their gender marker without surgery; Saint Lucia’s High Court decriminalizes same-sex activity after years of struggle; the Church in Wales elects Cherry Vann, its first openly lesbian Archbishop. The Air Force Betrays U.S. Military Transgender Service Members: The Air Force reverses approved early retirement benefits for transgender personnel, forcing them out without full benefits, a move many call a betrayal of those who served honorably. Lori Cannon: The community mourns Lori Cannon, co-founder of ACT UP Chicago and Open Hand Chicago, a tireless advocate during the AIDS crisis and beyond. This Week In Culture & Entertainment NYC Opens First Trans Shelter: Ace’s Place, the nation’s first publicly funded homeless shelter for transgender and gender-nonconforming adults, opens its doors offering housing and critical support services. Corey Antonio is Back to talk Whitney Houston: We’re shining a spotlight on some powerful storytelling this week with Corey Antonio of NPR, who chats with M. Mick Powell, author of Dead Girl Cameo: A Love Song in Poems. Powell honors the Black women we’ve lost in music and entertainment, mixing deep research with personal stories. On Whitney Houston’s birthday, they dive into her legacy in a beautiful tribute. WNBA Green Sex Toy Saga Was a Crypto Prank: The strange saga of the “green dildo coin” — crypto bros’ viral stunt disrupting WNBA games to boost a meme coin’s value, sparking legal consequences and plenty of disbelief. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Blue states file federal lawsuit against Trump administration, Revry crowns first drag king and Dinah Shore celebrates 34 years - August 4, 2025
08/04/2025
Blue states file federal lawsuit against Trump administration, Revry crowns first drag king and Dinah Shore celebrates 34 years - August 4, 2025
Family, this week on Queer News we’re watching blue states draw a legal line in the sand as they sue the Trump administration for attacking gender-affirming care. In a major win for reproductive justice, a federal judge blocks efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. In culture and entertainment, we celebrate the crowning of the first King of Drag, bid farewell to Dinah Shore founder Mariah Hanson, and get a much-needed laugh from TS Madison and Laverne Cox on Family Feud. Plus, I bring you Baldwin’s words, wisdom, and rage as we celebrate his birthday. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:33 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:09 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:36 Queer News Headlines 03:29 Blue States Sue Trump Administration Over Trans Health Care Attacks 08:28 Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood 11:56 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 12:26 Buy an Ad campaign, email info @ e3radio dot FM 12:56 Queer News Tip - The Office Type Game, https://www.heavythoughtstudios.com/projects 13:59 King Molasses Wins Revry’s ‘King of Drag’ 16:33 TS Madison & Laverne Cox Make History on Family Feud 18:48 Dinah Shore Bids Farewell to Founder Mariah Hanson 21:10 James Baldwin’s Birthday and Words That Still Inspire Us 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Watch Revry TV’s King of Drag Get your tickets to Dinah Shore Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This Week In Politics Blue States Sue Trump Administration Over Trans Health Care Attacks Over a dozen blue states filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s intimidation campaign aimed at shutting down gender-affirming care for minors even in states where it’s legal and protected. Attorney General Letitia James calls it what it is: unconstitutional bullying. Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood In a major reproductive justice win, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, rules the Trump administration cannot cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. Her ruling protects care for over 1 million patients and calls the law “legislative punishment.” This Week In Culture & Entertainment King Molasses Wins Revry’s ‘King of Drag’ Revry’s groundbreaking new drag competition crowns its first king, King Molasses. He’s bold, bearded, brilliant and finally giving drag kings their long-overdue shine. TS Madison & Laverne Cox Make History on Family Feud Team Laverne becomes the first all-trans team on Family Feud, raising money for the TS Madison Starter House. Cultural joy at its finest! Dinah Shore Bids Farewell to Founder Mariah Hanson After 34 years, Mariah Hanson is stepping down. This year’s festival is a star-studded celebration of lesbian visibility and legacy. James Baldwin’s Birthday and Words That Still Inspire Us We remember Baldwin on what would’ve been his 101st birthday with some of his most powerful quotes about justice, change, reading, and rage. His legacy remains our compass. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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The Olympics betray trans athletes, Raheem DeVaughn talks HIV, and Laverne Cox gets dragged for relationship with MAGA supporter - July 28, 2025
07/28/2025
The Olympics betray trans athletes, Raheem DeVaughn talks HIV, and Laverne Cox gets dragged for relationship with MAGA supporter - July 28, 2025
Episode Description: Family, in politics this week on the Queer News podcast we talk about the U.S. Olympic Committee falling in line with Trump's executive order, George Santos is headed to prison and we honor the lives of Dream Johnson and poet Andrea Gibson. In culture and entertainment, Raheem DeVaughn stands up for Black women living with HIV, artist Amy Sherald pulls her work from the Smithsonian because of anti-trans censorship, and Laverne Cox opens up about a deeply personal love story with a right-wing Trump supporter. Let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:27 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 01:59 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:31 Queer News Headlines 03:15 George Santos Heads to Prison 05:56 Olympics Enforce Trump’s Ban on Trans Women in Sports 09:26 We Speak Her Name: Dream Johnson 10:47 Poet Andrea Gibson Dies at 47 13:00 Support Artis, https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-artis-aid-for-brandi-and-brittany 13:44 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 14:14 Buy an Ad campaign, email info @ e3radio dot FM 14:44 Raheem DeVaughn Advocates for Black Women with HIV 18:49 Amy Sherald Pulls Art from Smithsonian in Protest 21:32 Laverne Cox Shares Her Love Story 24:04 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Support Andie's Recovery from Anti-Trans Attack Support Andie's Recovery from Anti-Trans Attack A World AIDS Day Special: Shine a Light on It: Black Women, HIV & its Impact 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 📢 Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel This Week In Politics 🛑 Olympics Enforce Trump’s Ban on Trans Women in Sports The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee says it will comply with a Trump executive order, effectively banning trans women from competing in women’s sports. ⚖️ George Santos Heads to Prison The former Congressman check-in to prison to begin serving his 87 month sentence for wire fraud, identity theft, and campaign finance charges. 🕊️ We Speak Her Name: Dream Johnson Dream Johnson, a 28 year old Black trans woman was fatally shot in Washington, DC adding to the devastating list of trans people lost to violence in 2025. ✍🏾 Poet Andrea Gibson Dies at 47 The award-winning, nonbinary spoken word poet who inspired a generation passed away from ovarian cancer. Their words and impact will live on. This Week In Culture & Entertainment 🧬 Raheem DeVaughn Advocates for Black Women with HIV During a press briefing, the R&B artist used his platform to highlight the realities Black women face when living with HIV. 🖼️ Amy Sherald Pulls Art from Smithsonian in Protest The celebrated Black artist removes her work from the Smithsonian amid controversy over an exhibit’s censoring of trans content. 💔 Laverne Cox Shares Her Love Story The Emmy-nominated actress and advocate opens up about a deeply emotional and complicated love story, one that has the comments on fire. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Court Victory! $6.2 Million Restored in Lambda Legal’s Big Win for LGBTQ+ & HIV Orgs - July 21, 2025
07/21/2025
Court Victory! $6.2 Million Restored in Lambda Legal’s Big Win for LGBTQ+ & HIV Orgs - July 21, 2025
Family, this is your favorite queer radio personality Anna DeShawn and you’re listening to Queer News, your weekly pod where race & sexuality meet politics, culture, and entertainment. Only on E3 Radio. This week, I’m coming to you with a heart full of gratitude and a story full of hope. Amidst a chaotic week caring for my family, a bright moment stopped me in my tracks: Lambda Legal won a massive legal victory that restored $6.2 million in funding to LGBTQ+ and HIV organizations. I knew we had to talk about it. So I sat down with Jose Abrigo, Lambda’s HIV Project Director, to break it all down. Because even when the world feels heavy, there’s still good news worth celebrating. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 05:53 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 07:08 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 07:44 Support Artis, 07:51 Buy an Ad campaign, email info @ e3radio dot FM 08:20 Lambda Legal Win with Jose Abrigo 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 📢 Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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We honor Jewel Thais-Williams, Wisconsin moves to ban conversion therapy, and BET+ brings ballroom to television - July 14, 2025
07/14/2025
We honor Jewel Thais-Williams, Wisconsin moves to ban conversion therapy, and BET+ brings ballroom to television - July 14, 2025
Episode Description: Family, this week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn honors the life of Jewel Thais-Williams, a Black lesbian pioneer who built spaces that saved our lives. In politics, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court clears the way to finally ban conversion therapy, while a sobering new report reveals foundation funding for LGBTQ+ causes has plummeted nearly 20%. In culture & entertainment, Artis restaurant keeps fighting to stay open, American Airlines refuses to back down under conservative pressure, and BET+ debuts House on Fire, a docuseries spotlighting the legendary House of Miyake Mugler. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:55 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:21 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:42 Queer News Headlines 03:24 Honoring Jewel Thais-Williams 07:47 Funding for LGBTQ+ Organizations Plummets 11:40 Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears Path to Ban Conversion Therapy 14:18 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html 15:05 Artis Restaurant Still Fighting to Stay Open 16:47 American Airlines Refuses to Fold Under Pressure 19:00 BET+ Debuts House on Fire 21:30 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Politics ✨ Honoring Jewel Thais-Williams We remember the matriarch Jewel Thais-Williams, who opened Jewel’s Catch One in 1973, the first Black-owned LGBTQ+ nightclub in Los Angeles and one of the first in the country. Her club became a refuge for Black, Brown, trans, and queer people during a time of police raids and exclusion. Beyond nightlife, she founded the Minority AIDS Project, opened Rue’s House for women and children living with HIV/AIDS, and brought holistic health care to underrepresented communities. Jewel passed away at 86, but her legacy of love, resistance, and safe spaces lives on. 📉 Funding for LGBTQ+ Organizations Plummets A new report from Funders for LGBTQ Issues shows foundation support dropped nearly 20% in 2023 — about $49 million. Factoring in inflation, it’s closer to 22%. Funding for Black LGBTQ+ communities fell by 41%, for trans communities by 24%, and for youth by 42%. Major funders even chose to stay anonymous for fear of federal backlash. It’s a reminder: our liberation needs resources, and sometimes, as history shows, we have to save ourselves. ⚖️ Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears Path to Ban Conversion Therapy In a 4–3 ruling, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court stopped lawmakers from blocking a ban on conversion therapy, calling out the Legislature’s overreach. This decision not only protects LGBTQ+ youth but also strengthens the executive branch’s power to enact protections in areas like public health and the environment. A reminder that our fight isn’t only cultural, it’s structural. Culture & Entertainment 🍽️ Artis Restaurant Still Fighting to Stay Open After the tragic shooting outside Artis, a Black lesbian-owned restaurant, the owners are fighting aldermanic efforts to close them down. They’re asking us to call the alderman’s office and support them, and there’s also a to help cover mounting business costs while they can’t operate. Our safe spaces matter — and they deserve to stay. ✈️ American Airlines Refuses to Fold Under Pressure Conservatives tried to pressure American Airlines into leaving the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Index, claiming inclusion hurts business. But the airline’s shareholders overwhelmingly rejected that idea, and the board doubled down on their commitment to LGBTQ+ employees and customers, including sponsoring Dallas Pride again this year. 🏠 BET+ Debuts House on Fire The new docuseries follows the legendary House of Miyake Mugler, capturing the beauty, struggle, and truth of ballroom culture. For many networks, these stories felt “too risky,” but BET+ invested in telling them. As house members say, this visibility is a sign that change is happening — and it matters deeply to Black and Brown queer communities. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 📢 Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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Iowa & University of Pennsylvania remove protections for our trans siblings, Artis Restaurant needs our support and Noah’s Arc makes history - July 7, 2025
07/07/2025
Iowa & University of Pennsylvania remove protections for our trans siblings, Artis Restaurant needs our support and Noah’s Arc makes history - July 7, 2025
This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn is holding space for the hard and the hopeful as Iowa becomes the first state to strip gender identity from civil rights protections, and UPenn caves to Trump’s threats, erasing Lia Thomas’ NCAA wins. We hear about the family of Chyna Long, a Black trans woman, finally getting some justice in court. Then there’s resilience too: nearly 100,000 march for Pride in Budapest despite a government ban, Noah’s Arc: The Movie makes Black queer history on Paramount+, and Chicago’s Artis restaurant fights to stay open after tragedy. From heartbreak to historic wins, let’s get into it. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:54 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:31 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:50 Queer News Headlines 03:35 Iowa is First to Remove Gender Identity from Civil Rights Code 05:50 Chyna Long’s Murdered is Sentenced in Milwaukee 08:32 UPenn Erases Lia Thomas’ NCAA Titles Under Trump Pressure 12:40 RSVP for Black Sex Series, 13:20 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage., 13:36 Howard Brown is on the South Side too, 14:16 100,000 March in Budapest Pride, Defying Government Ban 16:13 Chicago’s Artis Restaurant Faces Closure After Mass Shooting 19:30 Noah’s Arc: The Movie Makes Streaming History 21:26 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Politics ⚖️ Iowa is First to Remove Gender Identity from Civil Rights Code After nearly two decades, Iowa lawmakers reversed protections, making it legal to fire, evict, or deny service to trans people. Medicaid will no longer cover gender-affirming care, and birth certificates must match sex assigned at birth erasing visibility and safety for trans Iowans. 🩺 UPenn Erases Lia Thomas’ NCAA Titles Under Trump Pressure Facing threats to freeze $175 million in research funding, UPenn caved, stripping Lia Thomas’ titles and banning trans women athletes from women’s spaces. Advocates say this isn’t about fairness, but about erasure. 🕊️ Chyna Long’s Murdered is Sentenced in Milwaukee Two years after she was murdered, the man responsible has been sentenced to 50 years. Chyna’s family remembers her joy and truth, knowing nothing will bring her back but hoping this stops future violence. Culture & Entertainment 🏳️🌈 100,000 March in Budapest Pride, Defying Government Ban Despite threats, surveillance, and fines, LGBTQ+ Hungarians and allies marched in their largest Pride ever reminding the world that Pride began as resistance. 🍽️ Chicago’s Artis Restaurant Faces Closure After Mass Shooting After tragedy struck outside this Black lesbian-owned safe space, city officials push to close it down. The community is rallying to keep Artis’ doors open and protect what it stands for. 🎬 Noah’s Arc: The Movie Makes Streaming History The first all-Black gay film to break into Paramount+’s Top 10, proving again the hunger and need for authentic Black queer stories. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 📢 Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 9am CT. Edited by Ryan Woodhall. Brought to you by E3 Radio, and distributed on The Qube.
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