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 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 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 https://chicago.hrc.org/chicago-dinner    FoodFinder https://foodfinder.us   Feeding America https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank    Apply to the International Trans Fund https://www.transfund.org    WATCH: Breaking News: ICE Handcuffs Elected Official & Now Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes is Suing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUkcOthHqTE    WATCH: Queer Clothing Brand Celebrates 10 Years! Kirrin Finch talks The Power of the Perfect Fit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fXKrItSebI  🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio  Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 or email info at e3radio dot fm   📣 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 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.

3 Nov 25min

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 https://heyzine.com/flip-book/2e9667e4b6.html 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: www.eventbrite.com/e/1704293260019/?discount=AnnaD 20% off Discount code Code: AnnaD Link that automatically adds code to cart: https://kirrinfinch.com/discount/AnnaD 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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 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. 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ 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.

22 Okt 17min

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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 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 Apply TODAY - Found Footage Feature Fund — Transgender Film Center 'She's still here': Remembering Miss Major, Chicago-born matriarch of trans liberation Get 20% off Kirrin Finch through 10/31 Code: AnnaD 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 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 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.

20 Okt 26min

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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 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: www.eventbrite.com/e/1704293260019/?discount=AnnaD Get 20% off Kirrin Finch through 10/31 Code: AnnaD Link that automatically adds code to cart: https://kirrinfinch.com/discount/AnnaD Listen to Out! And Into Open Arms Podcast https://www.nhoutright.org/oioa Give to Miss Major fundly.com/missmajor 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 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 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.

13 Okt 25min

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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 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 fundly.com/missmajor Sponsor a Ticket to Queer Quest https://oyanova.com/event/queer-quest-a-journey-to-self-discovery Learn more about Task Force Prevention and Community Services https://www.taskforcechicago.org/ Learn more about Pat & Vera https://www.chicagogayhistory.com/biography.php?id=633 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 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. 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ 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.

6 Okt 34min

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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 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" https://www.jimverrarosmusic.com/ 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 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 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.

29 Sep 31min

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, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 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 https://theokraproject.com/programs 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 https://youtube.com/@e3radio Queer News Tip Line: Got a story I should cover? Send it my way! https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 or email info at e3radio dot fm 📣 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. 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ 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.

22 Sep 22min