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  • Great news! Multiple Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislations Fail to Pass, Chicago's Lesbian Bar Dorothy Gains A Sibling, and Poet Laureate Avery R. Young Debuts at the Lyric Opera

    Great news! Multiple Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislations Fail to Pass, Chicago's Lesbian Bar Dorothy Gains A Sibling, and Poet Laureate Avery R. Young Debuts at the Lyric Opera
    Apr 13 2026
    This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn reports, in politics politicians fail to pass multiple pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislations in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. In culture and entertainment, Chicago's Lesbian Bar Dorothy Gains A Sibling Named Fathom, and Poet Laureate avery r. young Debuts safronia at the Lyric Opera. 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26:00 Welcome to Queer News 02:00:06 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:29:18 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:54:06 Queer News Headlines 03:36:00 No new anti-lgbtq legislation passed in Georgia this year 05:50:00 Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Vetos multiple anti-trans bills 08:27:09 Republicans Fail To Ban Trans Teachers In Kentucky 11:50:00 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 13:22:15 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 14:00:00 The Lesbian Bar Dorothy Gains A Sibling Bar In Lakeview 16:40:00 avery r. young To Debut At the Lyric Opera 21:00:00 Anna's Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Get your tickets to Safronia at the Lyric with avery r. young Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 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 episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 333. This Week's Top Story No new anti-lgbtq legislation passed in Georgia this year Family, great news coming from Georgia. No new anti-lgbtq legislation passed in Georgia this legislative year. Georgia Equality celebrated the news on blueskyy, writing "After a late night at the Capitol to finish out the 2026 legislative session, we could not be more excited to share that WE DID IT! We successfully defeated ALL of the nearly 15 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation!" The Georgia governing body cannot convene for a new legislative season until 2027 thanks to local state laws. Governor Brian Kemp can call an emergency special session, and the move has been done by previous governors, but right now Kemp has 40 days to veto or pass all 2026 legislation so that should keep him occupied for some time. This Week In Politics Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Vetos multiple anti-trans bills Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers was handing vetoes out left and right on Trans Day of Visibility. In total he vetoed five anti-trans bills in a small ceremony surrounded by the lgbtq+ community. Evers has stood on business since 2023, vetoing any and all anti-lgbtq legislation that hits his desk. He tweeted back in 2024 that "Republicans' anti-LGBTQ bills targeting trans kids will never become law as long as I'm governor. I'll keep my promise to veto any bill making Wisconsin less safe, less inclusive, and less welcoming for LGBTQ people and kids—including this one. And I'll be damn proud to do it." Republicans Fail To Ban Trans Teachers In Kentucky In a sea of anti-lgbt+ legislation being passed left and right, it's nice to hear about some failures, like the failure by Kentucky Republicans to pass HB 759. The bill was so poorly constructed that it didn't even receive the attention of the senate who were scheduled to vote on it this month. The bill was designed by GOP lawmaker State Sen. Gex Williams as an amendment to HB 759 and teaching certifications but aimed to attack trans teachers. To add more salt to Kentucky Republicans wounds, the failure to pass HB 759 means that for the first time in many years, no new anti-lgbtq+ legislation was passed in Kentucky during this legislative season! Now, we should still be vigilant for any bills sneaking their way into the next legislative season, but it's nice to celebrate wins when we can. This Week In Culture & Entertainment The Lesbian Bar Dorothy Gains A Sibling Bar In Lakeview The cherished lesbian bar ...
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  • The Supreme Court's conversion therapy decision, Shyyell we speak your name & Elliot Page's all trans cast of Shakespeare is coming soon

    The Supreme Court's conversion therapy decision, Shyyell we speak your name & Elliot Page's all trans cast of Shakespeare is coming soon
    Apr 6 2026
    This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn reports, in top news The Supreme Court has made a decision in the conversion therapy case Chiles v. Salazar. We mourn the loss of Black Trans Activist and drag performer Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray, and in politics, state representative Malcolm Kenyatta sponsored a bill in Pennsylvania to protect marriage equality and it passed. In culture and entertainment, studies find that 85% of Americans support trans-rights, Elliot Page to introduce an all trans and non-binary cast production of Shakespear's As You Like It, and Ironman's first all-trans relay team places third. 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:45 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:10 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:35 Queer News Headlines 03:32 The Supreme Court Votes 8-1 In the Chiles v Salizar Case 06:34 Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray, Black Drag Performer And Activist, Killed at 42 09:03 The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Step Up To Protect Marriage Equality 11:00 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 12:37 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 13:12 A Recent Human Rights Campaign Study finds that 85% of Americans support trans-rights 15:36 Elliot Page to introduce an all trans and non-binary cast for the production of Shakespear's As You Like It 18:28 Chella Man, Schuyler Bailar, and Cal Calamia are the first all-trans Ironman relay team to compete in the sport, and they just won third place! 21:15 Anna's Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Get Tickets to the ALL trans Shakespeare Production of As You Like It Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 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 episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 332. This Week's Top Story The Supreme Court Votes 8-1 In the Chiles v Salizar Case The Supreme Court voted nearly unanimously in their decision regarding the case of Chiles v Salazar. The 8 - 1 vote was in agreement that the Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors likely unconstitutional as a violation of the first amendment. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter on the case, stating that her reason for dissent was in part because "Not only is conversion therapy ineffective, former participants report that it causes lasting psychological harm. Gay and transgender children who underwent nonaversive conversion therapy say they were taught to feel shame and self-hatred. Survivors continue to suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. As one survivor put it, conversion therapy "'came close to killing me.'" The bill will now be sent back to Colorado for a final decision. We break down the Supreme Court's Decision even further in Episode One of The Docket, a three-part video series delves into the constitutional stakes and human impact of the 2026 term's key LGBTQ+ cases. Coming soon to the E3 Radio Youtube Channel. Subscribe to be one of the first to see the first episode about Conversion Therapy. This Week In Politics Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray, Black Drag Performer And Activist, Killed at 42 Family, another trans sibling was taken from this earth far too soon. 42 year-old Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray, a beloved Black trans activist and Drag performer, was killed. The Petersburg police found Shyyell with multiple gunshot wounds in her home on March 13th, where she later passed away on scene. Shyyell is the first reported trans person to die by violence this year. Shyyell was known in the Petersburg community for her work in pageants. She often competed and won the Miss Mayflower EOY in 2015 ...
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  • Special Edition: A Love Letter to Our Trans Siblings on Transgender Day of Visibility 2026

    Special Edition: A Love Letter to Our Trans Siblings on Transgender Day of Visibility 2026
    Mar 30 2026

    This week on the Queer News podcast, Anna passes the mic to our trans siblings on this joyous day of visibility.

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  • The WNBA is back, Idaho's new anti-trans bathroom ban is alarming, and Windy City Times 30 Under 30 nominations are open

    The WNBA is back, Idaho's new anti-trans bathroom ban is alarming, and Windy City Times 30 Under 30 nominations are open
    Mar 23 2026
    This week on the Queer News podcast, in top news, the WNBA and the Players Union have a verbal agreement! In politics, Idaho's ant-trans bathroom bill is on the move, and New York makes queer history again. In culture and entertainment, we caught up with the authors of the newly released book: Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports, and the Windy City Times is accepting nominations for their 30 under 30 outstanding LGBTQ+ individuals. 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:23 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:57 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 04:18 Queer News Headlines 05:15 We Have A 2026 WNBA season y'all! 10:45 Idaho's Newly Passed Trans Bathroom Ban Comes With A 5 Year Prison Sentence. 15:26 Newly Elected Judges Juliet Howard her wife, Norma Jennings make New York History 19:36 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 21:15 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 27:41 The Authors of Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports celebrates their book release in Chicago! 29:37 Get your nominations in for Windy City Times 30 under 30 outstanding LGBTQ+ individuals 31:05 Anna's Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Important Episode Links ☎️Leave Us a Voicemail for Transgender Day of Visibility Queer News Tip Line Links ✨Learn more about Queer Keys ✨Support Author M. Robertson aka Stormys Cloud Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 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 episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 330. This Week's Top Story We Have A 2026 WNBA season y'all! After months of negotiations and uncertainty, the Women's National Player's Association and the WNBA have reached an agreement 51 days before the start of the 2026 season. The tentative agreement is described by the WNBA as "one of the most transformational labor agreements ever reached in major professional sports." Improvements include significant salary caps and salary raises, housing for all players through 2028, commodified air travel, better training facilities and staff, Pregnant player trade consent, and increases in player bonuses. As of the writing of this story, the National Player's Association is awaiting the ratification that will make things final but this verbal agreement is a great step. The college draft is currently scheduled for April 13th and the Preseason games will begin on April 25th. This Week In Politics Idaho's Newly Passed Trans Bathroom Ban Comes With A 5 Year Prison Sentence. Idaho's majority republican House of Representatives has just passed HB 752, one of the most aggressive anti-trans bathroom bills advancing to the Senate this year. The bill states that "any person who knowingly and willfully enters a restroom or changing room in a government-owned building or a place of public accommodation designated for use by the opposite biological sex of such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor". A misdemeanor in Idaho is equivalent to a year in prison. Anyone unfortunate enough to be caught twice would be looking at up to five years in prison and the charge would be upgraded to a felony. That's not all, If a trans person was caught violating a bathroom ban in a different state, they could automatically qualify for a felony charge should they be caught in Idaho. The exact diction in the bill of "a similar statute" is rather vague and could open things up for that similar stature to be something as simple as a civil fine. Idaho's Senate is also a republican majority, but Governor Brad Little has not communicated publicly either way on how he'll sign when the bill hits his desk. Newly Elected Judges Juliet Howard her wife, Norma Jennings make New York History New York makes queer history with two newly elected Judges. Happily married couple ...
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  • New York makes queer history, St. Petersburg paints the sky rainbow, and Sisters in Cinema celebrates their second anniversary!

    New York makes queer history, St. Petersburg paints the sky rainbow, and Sisters in Cinema celebrates their second anniversary!
    Mar 16 2026
    This week on the Queer News podcast, New York makes queer history appointing Taylor Brown as the first trans woman to lead a city office. St. Petersburg paints the sky rainbow, and Katie Couric sits down with California Governor Gavin Newsom. In culture and entertainment, TS Madison was granted court protections against the DL Whisperer, LGBTQIA Business Week returns, and Sisters in Cinema celebrates their second anniversary. 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:44 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:14 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:33 Queer News Headlines 03:26 New York makes queer history appointing Taylor Brown as the first trans woman to lead a city office 07:46 You can't remove crosswalks from the sky. Florida's rebellion against rainbow crosswalk demolition. 09:54 Katie Couric and Governor Newsom have a One on One 16:03 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 16:32 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 17:06 TS Madison granted court protection from stalker Naquan Palmer 20:24 LGBTQIA Business Week returns in 2026 22:18 Sisters in Cinema Celebrates Their Second Anniversary 36:08 Anna's Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Support Sisters in Cinema Today Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 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 episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 327. This Week's Top Story New York makes queer history appointing Taylor Brown as the first trans woman to lead a city office Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a historic announcement on Friday, March 13th at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in Crown Heights. He was there to sign an executive order establishing a mayor's office on LGBTQIA+ affairs. As part of the order he appointed civil rights attorney Taylor Brown who was currently serving as the Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Bureau as its first director. Taylor becomes the first trans woman to lead any city office or agency in New York City. New York Attorney General Letitia James had this to say about Taylor, "In her time at the Office of the Attorney General, Taylor has been a tireless champion for fairness, dignity, and equal justice under the law. New Yorkers will be well served by her leadership, and I look forward to her continued service ensuring every LGBTQ+ New Yorker is protected and celebrated." This Week In Politics You can't remove crosswalks from the sky. Florida's rebellion against rainbow crosswalk demolition. As you know Florida has constantly been removing and painting over rainbow crosswalks as a part of Ron Desantis' order for the department of transportation to remove pavement surfaces that don't "comply with the national standard." Well, The city of St. Petersburg Florida found a creative way to combat the state's crackdown on Rainbow crosswalks and all you have to do to see it is look up! During this year's winter pride fest, the city of St. Petersburg illuminated the night sky with an array of colorful lasers that formed a rainbow. The lights could be seen for 60 miles and local residents took to the streets to photograph the beautiful display. The rainbow crosswalk in the sky shone for all three days of St. Petersburg's Winter Festival. The Rainbow laser installation,titled "Global Rainbow", was created by Yvette Mattern, who originally debuted the installation back in 2009. Katie Couric and Governor Newsom have a One on One Katie Couric opens up about her one on one interview with California Governor Newsom who had a lot to say about the upcoming primaries, his new memoir, and trans people in sports. Take a listen to this snippet of their interview and let's discuss it when you come back. This Week In Culture & Entertainment TS Madison ...
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  • New York Attorney General Letitia James stands up for trans kids, LGBTQ+ federal employees sue Trump, and we uplift the 37th annual GLAAD awards

    New York Attorney General Letitia James stands up for trans kids, LGBTQ+ federal employees sue Trump, and we uplift the 37th annual GLAAD awards
    Mar 9 2026
    This week on the Queer News podcast, in top news, New York Attorney General Letitia James orders NYU Landon to resume gender-affirming care for minors. Current and past LGBTQ+ federal employees speak up about suing Trump, and Florida suddenly cuts funding for HIV and AIDS Health Care. In culture and entertainment, we uplift the 37th annual GLAAD 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:01 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:48 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 03:37 NYU Langone abruptly ended gender-affirming care. New York Attorney General Letitia James Has Ordered Them To Resume Operations ASAP. 09:15 LGBTQ+ Federal Employees Speak Out on Suing Trump 12:19 Florida Suddenly Cuts Funding For HIV and AIDS Health Care 17:30 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 18:37 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 19:10 Big Stars Shine At The 37th Glaad Media Awards 23:05 Anna's Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Support The Honorable Angelina Nordstrom Book - Double Spirit Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 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 episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 328. This Week's Top Story NYU Langone abruptly ended gender-affirming care. New York Attorney General Letitia James Has Ordered Them To Resume Operations ASAP. New York Attorney General Letitia James sets her sights on NYU Langone, ordering the Manhattan hospital to resume providing gender-affirming care weeks after they announced that they would be discontinuing their transgender youth health program. In a detailed letter Letitia's office explained that the hospital's sudden closure violates "the state's anti-discrimination laws by jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers." In the letter, she gave NYU Langone until March 11th to resume providing gender-affirming care or face "further action". Since Trump's 2025 executive order to cease gender-affirming care for minors, more than 40 hospitals nationwide have complied and closed their gender-affirming care for minors including California's biggest youth hospital Rady Children's Health which we reported on back in episode 323. Hospitals complying to the government at this rate sets a dangerous precedent for the government's involvement in one's personal healthcare, so it's great to see attorney generals such as Letitia James be vocal against this attempted tyrannical takeover. This Week In Politics LGBTQ+ Federal Employees Speak Out on Suing Trump A handful of LGBTQ+ federal employees have come forward to talk about their decision to sue Trump. Some commonalities in the cases include wrongful termination, blatant discrimination, and flagrant civil rights violations that are still being upheld by the current administration. Similarly all of these surfaced after Trump's onslaught of executive orders signed back in January of 2025. Illinois National Guard lead military and family readiness specialist LeAnne Withrow, NSA data scientist Sarah O'Neill, Former FBI employee David Maltinsky, TSA officer Danielle Mittereder, and the entire The Human Rights Campaign Foundation are amidst the group of LGBTQ+ federal employees who have come forward. Florida Suddenly Cuts Funding For HIV and AIDS Health Care Florida has suddenly cut funding for both HIV and AIDS health care on March 1st. This move puts tens of thousands of people at risk as they scramble to find additional financial assistance coverage for their medication. Florida's Department of Health announced the cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program or ADAP for short last month. New federal guidelines dictate that the change in ADAP ...
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  • Interview: Senator Mike Simmons' Bold Vision for Congress

    Interview: Senator Mike Simmons' Bold Vision for Congress
    Mar 6 2026

    This week on the Queer News Podcast, Anna DeShawn sits down for an exclusive Season 5 interview with a leader who is truly "about that life": State Senator Mike Simmons. Representing the far north side of Chicago, Simmons made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ person and the first Ethiopian American to serve in the Illinois State Senate. Now, he's taking a monumental leap to run for U.S. Congress in Illinois' 9th District, bringing a track record of 50 bills passed into law in just four years.

    This special episode is an honest look at the "lived experience" we need in D.C., as Mike discusses his unique People's Legislative Councils and why he believes "creative protest" is the only way to combat the affordability crisis and protect marginalized communities. From the behind-the-scenes story of making Illinois a sanctuary state for trans families to a candid conversation about the fundraising gaps Black and LGBTQ+ candidates face, this interview is a reminder that authentic representation isn't just a buzzword—it's a tool for survival.

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  • Kansas' Dangerous Anti-Trans Politics, Pulse to Be Demolished, and Queer folks win at the 57th NAACP Awards!

    Kansas' Dangerous Anti-Trans Politics, Pulse to Be Demolished, and Queer folks win at the 57th NAACP Awards!
    Mar 2 2026
    This week on the Queer News podcast, in top news Kansas dangerous anti-trans politics leads to hundreds of Trans Kansans losing their drivers licenses overnight. In politics, celebrations are in order as Texas has been issued a preliminary injunction by the Federal Court. In Florida, Pulse Nightclub is set to be demolished this month. In culture and entertainment, we dive into Wanda Sykes' new lead role, a trans Chicago comedian saves a baby from freezing in Lake Michigan and Queer folks win at the NAACP Image 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:40 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:10 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:22 Queer News Headlines 03:23 Kansas Bill SB244 Overrided By Republicans Leading to Hundreds of Trans Kansans Losing Their Drivers Licenses Overnight. 08:30 Celebrations! Texas SB 12 has been issued a preliminary injunction by the Federal Court. 11:20 Pulse Nightclub Set To Be Demolished In March 14:25 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 14:55 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 15:30 Let's Talk About Wanda Sykes New Lead Role 17:50 Trans Chicago Comedian Lio Cundiff Saves Baby From Freezing In Lake Michigan 20:46 Queer NAACP Award Winners 23:39 Anna's Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Help Lio Recover After Heroic Rescue Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 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 episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 327. This Week's Top Story Kansas Bill SB244 Overrided By Republicans Leading to Hundreds of Trans Kansans Losing Their Drivers Licenses Overnight. Recently Kansas Governor Kelly's veto was overridden by Kansas Republicans, allowing SB 244 to go into effect.This means that using the bathroom that doesn't match your sex assigned at birth in government buildings is now illegal. The bill also stated that Kansas drivers licenses now must reflect a person's sex assigned at birth. Hundreds of trans residents in Kansas received a letter from the state stating "Pursuant to the new law, if the gender/sex indication on the face of your current credential does not match your sex assigned at birth, you are directed to surrender your current credential to the Kansas Division of Vehicles.". They were given a 24 hour notice to surrender their license and get a new one. A lawsuit has been filed by the ACLU, the ACLU of Kansas, and Ballard Spahr LLP on behalf of two anonymous trans Kansans in response to the passing of SB 244 claiming that the bill is "violates the Kansas Constitution's protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality under the law, due process, and freedom of speech." This Week In Politics Celebrations! Texas SB 12 has been issued a preliminary injunction by the Federal Court. In some good political news, Texas Senate Bill 12 has been issued a preliminary injunction by the Federal Court. The bill aims to "ban programs and discussions relating to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation in all public and charter schools in Texas from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade." That bill also includes the total ban of Genders & Sexualities Alliances clubs [formerly known as Gay-Straight Alliances]. A preliminary Injunction means that key parts of the bill were challenged, and until the issues are resolved, SB 12 won't go into effect. The tea is that the T.E.A or the Texas Education Association [tea for short] Commissioner was dismissed from the court because he failed to enforce the law in a timely manner. Pulse Nightclub Set To Be Demolished In March The Pulse Nightclub is set to be demolished on March 18th. The club has remained untouched since the massacre in...
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