Now you may be asking why Mississippi. Why the South? So a couple little known facts. The South comprises 38% of the U.S. population but it represents over half, yes over half at 52% of all new HIV diagnoses. Let me drop another stat on you. Out of the 17 states defined as being in

Thank you for listening. Thank you for supporting queer news and thank you for supporting what is to come, because this is just the beginning. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:53 – Palm Springs Ad 01:44 – Purple Tie Affair 02:35 – Today’s Top Stories  02:43 – Black Podcasting Awards 05:13 – I Am Built

Three Black trans women have been killed in Milwaukee over the last few months. Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle visits the White House and shares her experience on Instagram. Anna shares some good news about Nnecka Onuorah, the NLGJA conference and the Las Vegas Aces winning the 2022 WNBA title. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:53

Trans candidate Leigh Finke wins the Minnesota State House primary, setting up a historic candidacy, a gay man wins a lawsuit against his Catholic employer who refused to give his husband health care benefits, and the state of Idaho is forced to pay over $320k for passing an anti-trans law they knew were unconstitutional. 00:00

A heroic high school librarian who opposed the removal of LGBTQ books receives a national honor, a gay son speaks out against his fundamentalist mom’s book-banning crusade, and in slasher ‘They/Them”, queer people are the heroes, not victims. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 01:00 – Palm Springs Ad 01:51 – Intro 04:18 – Today’s Top

Today I celebrate the multi-talented Angelica Ross as she joins the cast of ‘Chicago’ as lead Roxie Hart. She will be the first trans performer to star as the lead in the Broadway musical. A gay couple were brutally attacked in the heart of D.C. and its being investigated as a hate crime. & Giant’s

In today’s episode I want to remember Jaylen, Devonta & Donald. The three men who were killed in the hit and run at the iconic Jeffery Pub early Sunday morning. A night full of bad decisions has led to this moment. And we know how important bars are to our community. They are places where

Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in a Russian penal colony and now her lawyers have filed an appeal. Tragedy hit Chicago when 3 Black gay men were leaving a popular club and were killed in a hit-and-run. The new League of Their Own is out on Amazon Prime and it has the queer

Representative Sharice Davids explains why Kansas’ got the win when an abortion ballot failed, Senator Tammy Baldwin thinks she has the 10 republicans needed to pass the same-sex marriage bill, and a gay couple chased out of a park rallied the community with kiss-a-ton. Let’s go! 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 01:09 – Top news

Jazz Jenning’s book “I am Jazz” is being banned across the country, Republicans seem to have time on their hands as 5 Republican senators demand warning label for TV shows with LGBTQ characters, and same-sex marriage plaintiff and activist Jim Obergefell is running for Ohio office. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 01:00 – BG Update

A federal judge in Indiana gave a ruling that allows a 10-year-old trans girl to rejoin her school team – The kind of news I love to kick off our news with. Next, history has been made. For the very first time, a black trans girl is featured as the romantic lead in a teen

Beyoncé officially released her seventh solo studio album, ‘Renaissance’, on Friday. Made during the pandemic, the album is a celebration of freedom and a complete immersion into house and ‘disco trap’, that celebrates themes of liberation, release, and unfiltered confidence across its 16 tracks. Daé, our producer, caught up with a few friends who also

BG has been wrongfully detained for 161 days and there have been a few big developments. Yesterday, she testified on her behalf, Secretary of State Blinken confirmed a trade is on the table & Time Magazine has put Brittney on the cover. So as we wait to see how all of this unfolds we will

Family, it’s your favorite queer radio personality Anna DeShawn here with another episode of our queer news podcast. Now this one is already a lot different, right? Absolutely. It’s gonna be unedited and I’m dropping an announcement that I want y’all to hear. And I have to say, thank you. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro

BG has been wrongfully detained for 155 days. You can hear the latest updates on Monday’s episode where I recap her hearings from last week. She will be back in court on July 26th and her defense team believes the trial will be over by the beginning of August. The U.S. House of Representatives has

BG has been wrongfully detained for 152 days. You can hear the latest updates in yesterday’s episode where I recap her hearings from last Thursday & Friday. 20,000 march for trans rights while a Pennsylvania school district bans trans youth in sports. Lizzo drops her new album & Charles Barkley inspires our word for the

BG has been wrongfully detained for 151 days and she was back in court Friday. All the details will lead our Monday morning stories. We are BG. A Black trans woman was killed here in Chicago & we give all the flowers to UC Berkeley law professor Khiara Bridges for serving Senator Hawley. Let’s go.

So if you don’t know, non-binary is an identity that folks hold who don’t feel entirely male or female. Some non-binary folks identify as having no gender at all. Some non-binary folks idenitfy as trans while others don’t. The beautiful thing about identity is that it is yours. It is for you and people you

00:00 Welcome & Intro 01:22 BG Update (#WEAREBG) 01:42 Today’s Top Stories 02:01 Intro Music by Aina Bre’Yon 02:41 Megan Rapinoe 04:04 Executive Order 05:22 Trans Man Assaulted 06:27 Anna’s got a word Things for you to check out  Join the QCrew Take the National LGBTQ+ Women*s Survey today ​​https://www.lgbtqwomensurvey.org/ Sign the Petition – Secure

Is it hard for you to find LGBTQ+ books to read? Don’t worry, I got you. In today’s episode we take another break from the news to talk about the Qube and all things queer literature. The Qube is our curated app where you can discover the best BIPOC & QTPOC music & podcasts dropping

BG pleaded guilty to drug charges on day 2 of her trial in Russia. Her Lawyer says the guilty plea may grant her leniency from the court and its ruling. President Biden finally decides to make a call to BG’s wife & it’s about time! The CDC confirms 305 cases of Monkeypox and released an

Family, we lost another one of our Black trans sisters last Wednesday. On June 29, Kitty Monroe was shot by her ex at her Memphis apartment after a dispute erupted when she asked him to leave. After it got physical, he claimed she pulled her firearm on him. To which he then drew his gun

Today I’m going to give you an update on BG’s trial and the letter she wrote to President Biden where she says “As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terrified I might be here forever.”

Today to kick off Black Pride Weekend here in Chicago I want to celebrate Black+Queer podcasters. It’s perfect because I usually drop a podcast recommendation every Friday and today I get to share four. Four that were featured on a broadcast I co-produced with ShePodcasts called Unapologetic: Being Black+Queer in Podcasting. You will hear from