19 states are fighting back against anti-trans legislation by rolling out bills together to create a safe haven for our trans fam called the “Rainbow Wall”. The senate fails to protect a woman’s right to choose and VP Kamala Harris has a lot to say about it. It’s Friday and Anna is recommending the WinHersUnited

Family, this is your favorite queer radio personality Anna DeShawn with our queer news for today. The queer news for today is that issa celebration. It’s our 100th episode and I am just full of gratitude. This will be an unscripted episode. I want to just talk with ya’ll about the last 100 episodes. Support

Once again Karine Jean-Pierre makes history. This time as the first Black woman and the first LGBTQ person to serve as the White House Press Secretary. A Roe v. Wade rally took place downtown Chicago and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Taco Bell is showing their support for the LGBTQ community with a

A tragic story out of Chicago today where a gay man killed another after leaving an iconic bar on the southside. Oklahoma doubles down on their hate for our trans fam by banning nonbinary markers on birth certificates. It’s Friday which means Anna is recommending a podcast and this week it’s The Confidence Chronicles. 00:00

Today is for Elise. Her visitation is today and her funeral services are tomorrow so I thought it would be fitting to center her for this episode. I got the opportunity to chat with one of her good friends Iggy who is also the Executive Director of Chicago Therapy Collective where Elise did so much

Late Monday, a State Department official sent ESPN a statement, saying, “The Department of State has determined that the Russian Federation has wrongfully detained U.S. citizen Brittney Griner. With this determination, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens will lead the interagency team for securing Brittney Griner’s release.” What?! It’s been 75 days

The Chicago Therapy Collective shared the visitation, funeral and reception service information for our beloved Elise Malary, a celebration of life took place for the Andre Leon Talley on Friday & Ellen has filmed her final episode after an epic 20 year run. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:47 – The Qube, Be the first

It’s Friday which means Anna is dropping a podcast recommendation. I decided to close out lesbian visibility week stories with a lesbian podcast you need to check out called Cruising. The Brooklyn Public Library is fighting back against the far-right book banning mission with an initiative of their own. In entertainment, Sauncy Santana & KeKe

Since its lesbian visiblity week lets show some love to some funny lesbian comedians, after a long battle Cristina Nichole Iglesias has won & will become the first federal prisoner to receive gender-affirming surgery & a Delta Airlines passenger assaults a crew member mid-flight and blames it on his homophobia. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro

You all know that yesterday kicked off lesbian visibility week & today is lesbian visibility day. So I thought about all the ways I could honor the day and in the end I just got in my own way. I Virgo’d my way through it by overthinking. Now it’s 10:30pm and I’m committed to getting

It’s lesbian visiblity week and we are celebrating our lesbian fam all week long. This is Ariana DeBose’s season as she’s been booked for another hot role. Anna got to chat with RC Riley about her upcoming live podcast recording on mental health awareness for the QTPOC community. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:48 –

Rash, the LGBTQ nightclub out of Brooklyn, New York that was set ablaze a couple of weeks ago by arsonists, announced that a suspect has been identified. Florida politicians look to punish Disney for standing up against the Don’t Say Gay legislation. I recommend a new podcast called Stories All Around Us.  00:00 – Welcome

I just want to say this level of hate is fueled by fear and ignorance. Plain and simple. One of my jobs is to report on it so you’re aware and so you can support people, organizations, and movements fighting on our behalf. Today it’s NCLR and I’m grateful for their work because it’s more

Ina Fried of Axios started a movement on Twitter called #Letters4TransKids and its shining light & hope where Republicans have been serving darkness & hate. Jorge Diaz-Johnston a Florida LGBTQ advocate was murdered back in January and they found out it was his roommate who killed him. Pabllo Vittar, a Brazilian drag queen, made history

The Wade’s posted a beautiful family Easter pic & Zaya has a boo. The Air Force is allowing their LGBTQ families to relocate out of transphobic states causing them harm. 2022 is the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and San Francisco is honoring this moment with the largest quilt display in over a

The notorious Ed Burk known as Dr. Kevorkian to the LA homeless community was finally sentenced for killing two Black gay men. He got 30 years behind bars. The Kentucky legislature decided to override the governor’s veto and pass an anti-trans sports bill. Anna recommends Jasmyne Cannick’s new podcast which focuses on the murder of

An Ohio school thought a book was gay because it had rainbows & unicorns on the cover so they banned it. When in fact it was a book about being yourself. P-Valley, one my fav shows, is coming back this June & Michael Sam landed a coaching job which he totally deserves. 00:00 – Welcome

It’s been 55 days since Brittney Griner was detained by Russian Federal Customs Service. 55. We still have more questions than answers and it feels like it will be that way for a while. I have been following the story closely and want to give an update to share the things I’ve been hearing and

The WNBA draft took place last night in New York City and it made some history for HBCU sports. Rash, a new LGBTQ club in Brooklyn, New York was set on fire while people were inside. In refreshing political news Kentucky’s Governor Beshear vetoes a trans sports bill that landed on his desk. 00:00 –

After 233 years, a Black woman will be sitting on the Supreme Court and her name is Ketanji Brown Jackson. Magic Johnson & his son EJ sit with Variety and talk candidly about EJ coming out and how they got through it. Marvel has been coming through with the queer representation of late. This time

Will Larkins, a nonbinary high schooler in Florida, decided to fight back against the Don’t Say Gay bill by leading a presentation about Stonewall in class. Out Rep. David Cicilline and the LGBTQ Equality Caucus sit with President Biden to talk about pressing political issues facing the LGBTQ community. Chicago journalist, Kate Sosin, takes to

Jerrod Carmichael comes out in his HBO special Rothaniel and it’s moving to say the very least, New York City Mayor Eric Adams launches an ad campaign targeting Florida residents in response to the Don’t Say Gay legislation and says come to a city where you can say and be whoever you want. The new

NCLR is taking the fight to Florida & challenging the “Don’t Say Gay” legislation that was recently signed. Lil Nas X shows out on the Grammy stage & South Carolina wins the NCAA Women’s National Championship in epic fashion. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:35 – E3 Radio Ad, Tune-in 00:58 – Intro Music by

It’s the last day of women’s herstory month and also Trans Day of Visibility so I’ve got a couple of special moments for you today. For Trans Day of Visibility I want you all to go watch Logo TV’s 3-part series titled the Trans Youth Summit hosted by Raquel Willis. Now for women’s herstory month,

Trans week of Visibility is underway and Elise would have been 32 yesterday. Ariana DeBose makes history at the Oscars becoming the first out Afro-Latina to win. We salute CeCe McDonald in our women’s history month spotlight.  00:00 – Welcome & Intro 01:39 – The Qube Ad, The one and only app curating the best

It has been a tough couple of weeks for my Chicago LGBTQ fam. As you all know we lost Elise but we also lost another Black trans woman Tatiana Labelle, 33, also known as  “Tee Tee”. Tatiana was reported missing by her family and days later she was found dead on the southside of Chicago.

This is a special episode titled Money, Money, Money: Closing The Gap for LGBTQ Seniors Access to SSA Survivor Benefits. LGBTQ seniors who lost their partners before marriage was legal or before they reached the nine month mark are finally getting justice. They are getting paid for the benefits they were due thanks to the

A vigil took place to honor the life of Elise; a daughter, a sister, a friend and fearless advocate for the trans community here in Chicago. To have known Elise is to know what kindness really is and how it can show up in the world.  00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:12 – The Qube

It’s been quite the week and Anna shares her feelings about reporting on Elise Malary missing and Brittney Griner’s extended detainment being a lot to hold. Take a listen.  Things for you to check out  Elise Malary a beloved LGBTQ leader is missing https://bit.ly/3KN26hC @annadeshawn Please keep sharing #bringelisehome #missing #blacktranslivesmatter #translivesmatter #lgbt #lgbt #queer

Today’s episode is dedicated to Elise. If you don’t know Elise’s story, take a listen to yesterday’s podcast. She is a Black trans woman, trans advocate, and LGBTQ leader here in Chicago who has gone missing. Her family hasn’t heard from her since last Wednesday. I had the opportunity to talk with her sister Fabiana

Elise Malary, a beloved LGBTQ leader here in Chicago is missing and we need to take action. Africans and people of color are attempting to leave Ukraine and are being faced with racism. Tevin campbell comes out but I thought he was out & we salute Ella Baker in our Women’s Herstory Spotlight. 00:00 –

Isa Dessaline, a Black trans woman, went missing last Tuesday. Her friends started a campaign and now she’s been found. 65 companies signed an open letter published in the Dallas Morning News newspaper calling on Texas politicians to stop discriminating aginst our trans fam. Jussie Smollett’s brother goes on Instagram and tells us that Jussie

I feel compelled to give this story all of our time today. I haven’t felt like the media coverage has been sufficient and if we don’t tell our own stories who will. It’s important that we continue to keep Brittney in the news cycle because we cannot allow her to be lost in the midst

The nation’s largest children’s hospital which so happens to be located in Texas has announced its stopped providing gender-affirming care for fear of prosecution. Logo TV is presenting a 3-part Trans Youth Town Hall & we salute Josephine Baker for our Women’s Herstory Spotlight. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:34 – The Qube Ad 01:12

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle posts a heartbreaking and a heartfelt message on Instagram as the news cycle picks up the story that Brittney has been detained in Russia for weeks. GLAAD released it’s “Where We Are On TV”  report and more lesbians are represented than ever before. We salute Lucia “Lucy” Harris today for Women’s

Angelica Ross delivers a beautiful LGBTQ State of the Union on Logo. We salute Mabel Hampton today for Women’s Herstory Month & Anna drops another audio drama recommendation. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:27 – The Qube Ad 01:04 – Intro Music 01:45 – Angelica Ross delivers a beautiful LGBTQ State of the Union on

Republican homophobic politics in Texas & Florida are moving forward & it’s terrifying. For real, terrifying. Brett Netzer went on Twitter and decided to share that he’s racist & homophobic & the Red Sox quickly gave him the boot. It is Women’s Herstory Month so today we salute Robin Roberts.  00:00 – Welcome & Intro

The family of Irene Chavez sues the city of Chicago and Chicago police for her death. Ariana DeBose becomes the first Latina & queer woman of color to win a film award from SAG. We kick off Women’s Herstory Month honoring one of favorite people in herstory, Shirley Chisholm.  00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:31

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could become the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Our favorite Jeopardy! icon Amy Schneider announced her engagement on Twitter. Non-binary actor Carl Clemons-Hopkins stuns the SAG red carpet. On the last day of Black History month we salute Bayard Rustin. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:32

Niecy Nash & Jessica Betts become the first lesbian couple to grace the cover of Essence and they sexy too. Apple releases a fifth Siri option for you to choose from and this one is less gendered. We salute the mother of the blues Ma Rainey during our Black History Month spotlight & Anna recommends

A Black trans woman was falsely accused of holding drugs and wrongly held in jail for six months. Well a grand jury just sided in her favor and awarded her $1.5 million dollars. Da Brat & Judy dropped some of the most beautiful pictures from their wedding day and we salute the National Black Justice

A business owner decided not to make a wedding website for a same-sex couple. They were sued and now the US Supreme Court has decided to hear the case. Candace Parker welcomes her son to the world with some beautiful family pics. We salute the Lorraine Hansberry during our Black History Month spotlight. 00:00 –

Right-wing conservatives have a fight on their hands in Missouri after two students filed a class action lawsuit to get LGBTQ books back in their libraries. After trying for three years, two-time Olympic gold medalist Nicola Adams and her girlfriend Ella Baig are expecting their first child. We salute Emmy-award winning Marlon Riggs in our

Newly elected mayor of New York Eric Adams is creating a new position for anti-LGBT politician Fernando Cabrera. Queer superhero America Chavez is back in the new movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. We salute Audre Lorde in our Black History Month Spotlight. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:30 – Rate & Review

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gets Democrats fired up at the New York State Democratic Convention. She said, “I will do everything I can to get democrats elected up and down the ticket”. Rapper Lil Wop comes out on Instagram and tells his fans he’s bisexual. We salute Masha P. Johnson during our Black

Moving testimony from trans youth and activists stall an anti-trans bill in Arizona. Showtime has announced The L Word: Generation Q is coming back for Season 3. We salute E. Lynn Harris during our Black History Month Spotlight.  00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:27 – Rate & Review Queer News Ad 00:54 – Intro Music

Sha’Carri Richardson is calling the Olympics to task as she wasn’t allowed to compete in Tokyo due to failing a drug test while this year a Russian ice skater also tested positive has been competing and winning. Destinee LaShaee, the first trans woman on my 600-lb life has taken her own life. We salute Barbara

Happy Galentine’s Day family! Y’all are my friends now so we’re galetining this and I’m truly grateful for you being a friend of the show. You’ll notice that love is the theme of the day and woven throughout our stories. First Da Brat proposes to Judy after a beautiful heart-giving speech, Afro-Pop artist Lyle Anthony