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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

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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