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Anna DeShawn had the honor of interviewing Tre’vell Anderson, an award-winning journalist, social curator, & world changer who always comes to slay! Tre’vell has written a book called We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film. This book is a groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film, by an of-the-moment and in-demand culture reporter. Learn more about Tre’vell and the book in this E3 Radio exclusive.
During this interview, Anna DeShawn, the host of the Ambie award-winning Queer News podcast, sits down with Brandon Johnson, a Chicago mayoral candidate. With the mayoral election runoff between Johnson and Paul Vallas looming on April 4, 2023, this interview is driven by community questions and concerns.
Throughout the conversation, Johnson touches on a range of topics, including his plans for public safety, taxing the rich, and his LGBTQ priorities.
As a progressive candidate, Johnson’s platform centers on issues of equity, justice, and representation for all residents of Chicago. In this interview, he outlines his strategies for addressing the city’s most pressing challenges and creating a Chicago that works for everyone.
Now for the news. What do these brands have in common? Bud Light, Target and The North Face. They all tried to show up for pride and let’s talk about which were performative and which are really about it. The Texas House impeaches its transphobic Attorney General. The LA Dodgers take it back and re-invite
Now for the news. Our top story is Brittney Griner. She played in her first home regular season game just yesterday. In politics. What city has the most LGBTQ representation on its city council? Do you know? That’s right, it’s Chicago. I was there to witness them being sworn in and I want to share
Now for the news. Brittney Griner played in her first game in 572 days. We celebrate Mineestoa as they protect LGBTQ rights. More anti-trans shenanigans in Florida to get into. A Texas lesbian bar is refused insurance coverage and Janelle Monae’s Lipstick Lover video got me body tingling. Let’s go! 00:00 – Welcome & Intro
Lauren and Amanda are interracial lesbian moms raising bi-racial, donor-conceived boys. They are also Instagram famous for documenting their Reciprocal IVF journey and sharing their baby-wearing, co-sleeping, cloth diaper-wearing, and attachment-based mom-lives on the app. Guest co-host Tom Coppola from S1 joins Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on how his known donor-conceived
Anna DeShawn had the honor of interviewing Tre’vell Anderson, an award-winning journalist, social curator, & world changer who always comes to slay! Tre’vell has written a book called We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film which debuts on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. This book is a groundbreaking look at the
Now for the news. The person who murdered Black trans actor Koko Da Dall has turned themselves in. Protests in Florida heat up as legislators introduce more anti-LGBTQ legislation. Dwyane Wade shares why his family doesn’t live in Florida anymore. Noah’s Arc is making a comeback this year and Yellowjackets star Liv Hewson withdraws from
Now for the news. The community is grieving again, this time for Rasheeda Williams, a Black trans woman murdered in Atlanta. In politics, the U.S. House passed a federal transgender sports ban. Lucky for us President Biden will never sign it and an out trans legislator in Montana has been silenced. In entertainment and culture,
Now for the news. Brittney Griner is writing a memoir about her wrongful detainment in Russia. Another Black trans woman is murdered this time in Atlanta. Equality Florida issues a travel advisory against Florida. The Transgender Film Center partners with Netflix on a film & TV career accelerator and you need to watch Durand’s Tiny
Now for the news. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a trans girl’s right to play sports in West Virginia. This is all while twenty states have instituted bans. Let’s name those states today. Two TikTok stars raise $1.6 million dollars on TikTok for a LGBTQ non profit. A young lady prom-proses to her
Now for the news. After attending a church for two years, a lesbian woman in Chicago was denied baptism. In Nashville, our LGBTQ fam do not feel safe following the mass shooting. The GLAAD Media Awards brought the stars out and the NCAA women’s basketball national championship game was one for the ages. Let’s go.
It’s Trans Week of Visibility & we Celebrate with Only Good News – Monday, March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
Now for the news. It’s Trans week of Visibility so let’s just talk all things trans today and only drop good news. Good news like the billboard in South Carolina that says “God Loves Trans Kids”, Maryland passing the Trans Health Equity bill, and a national march for Queer & Trans youth autonomy. Let’s go.
Now for the news. Celebration is in order after 40 years of advocacy Michigan has signed LGBTQ protections into law. Kentucky passes the worst anti-trans bill in the nation and its headed to the governor’s desk for signature. Oklahoma is censoring the nation’s first and only non-binary state lawmaker Rep. Mauree Turner. PFLAG is celebrating
We won! Queer News Wins an Ambie! – Monday, March 13, 2023
March 13, 2023
Now for the news. We won! We won the Ambie. I have so many things I want to say and share about the experience. This is a totally unscripted episode. Now, I do have points of course because I’m a Virgo and there really isn’t any other way but I’m talking from my heart to
Now for the news. Tennessee did it. They’ve banned drag shows and so much more. Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses her bid to be re-elected as Mayor of Chicago. A Kentucky mom is banned from refereeing because she’s a lesbian. Chicago legend gets nominated for a GLAAD media award. Let’s go. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro
Now for the news. Angelica Ross leads an action during the closing plenary of the Creating Change conference on behalf of the trans, gender non-conforming & intersex communities. A bill in Tennessee is off to the governor’s desk to ban drag shows. MMA fighters in West Virginia volunteer to protect patrons of a drag show.
Special Edition: Creating Change 2023: We Are Not Okay – Monday, February 20, 2023
February 20, 2023
Now for the news. The news today is all about the National LGBTQ Taskforce and the Creating Change conference. The Taskforce is celebrating its 50th anniversary while also celebrating the Creating Change conference’s 35th anniversary. They are honoring our past, present and future. Let’s talk about why we should care and why it’s a pretty
Now for the news. The Queer News for today is that I’m sick. I’ve caught some weird stomach bug and I’ve been up and down all weekend. It’s been rough but I didn’t want to go a week without dropping something on the feed. So, let’s go! 00:00 – Black HIV in the South: How
Now for the news. We have a new podcast dropping on Tuesday titled Black HIV in the South: How Did We Get Here? I really need y’all to listen. A Black trans woman who was killed in South Carolina in 2019 is finally getting justice. Also, did you know less than 10% of the anti-LGBTQ
The Grown Up Podcast Drops in on Queer News: Derric talks with Anna DeShawn about why Queer media is so important
January 30, 2023
This week we are doing a feed swap with the Grown Up podcast. The Grown Up podcast is hosted by the homie Derric and he talks about how life growing up is complicated, tough, and sometimes feels like you aren’t doing your best. On the Grown Up podcast he talks about everything from mental health
The Bad Queers Podcast Drops in on Queer News: Anna recaps the major Queer events of 2022 with Kris & Shana of the Bad Queers podcast
January 23, 2023
This week we are doing our first feed swap with Bad Queers. Bad Queers is a podcast for people who feel like they came out of the closet and got placed in a box. Bad Queers will leave you both offended and inspired by the news, stories and advice about the very fluid, very real
Just as Dr. King was called to this work, so was Coretta. History has put her in boxes that keep her narrative set somewhere behind Martin’s but no, not here, not today. She is not just the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She was the movement. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro
BG is back home in Phoenix, Same-sex marriage is now law, and Anna shares the top 5 Queer News episodes – Monday, December 26, 2022
December 26, 2022
The Respect for Marriage Act is now law. This is a monumental moment to celebrate especially given the makeup of the Supreme Court and Justice Thomas’ threats to come for LGBTQ rights next. I had some friends who had the opportunity to attend in person. Imani Rupert-Gordon, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian
Now for the news. Britney Griner was wrongfully detained for 294 days. Now she’s home. I’ve been waiting to make the “Brittney is on her way home” video for so long. It just felt like it was never going to come. So often, we don’t have the happy ending. So often we are left with
Now for the news. Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained for 293 days. We know more about her penal colony conditions as well so we’ll get into that today. The Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate, now what? Drag entertainers don’t feel safe so they are hiring armed guards to travel with them. Cookie
Remembering Club Q, Billy Porter to Receive His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, & Anna Gives Thanks – Monday, November 28, 2022
November 28, 2022
I also want to take a moment and remember those who lost their lives at club Q. Far too often the new cycles just moves too fast. Sometimes it’s easier for us to move on than to look our biggest fears right in the face. I believe one of our biggest fears is that we
Now for the news. Today marks the 276th day Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained. Another mass shooting has left the LGBTQ community devastated while we honor our trans fam on Trans Day of Resilience. Let’s go! 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 01:10 – Queer News Goes Weekly 01:36 – Top Stories This Week 02:10
Now for the news. Brittney Griner was moved to a penal colony, the midterm elections brought a rainbow wave no one saw coming, it’s trans awareness week and let’s talk about trans youtuber Nikita Dragun’s stay in a men’s prison, I’ve got an update about Touche and that racist puppet show we talked about last
Now for the news. It’s time to vote. The midterm elections are tomorrow, and the stakes are high for all of us that believe in democracy & especially the underrepresented. November kicked off Transgender Awareness Month and spotlights important issues facing trans people across the country. Next up, Dwyane Wade’s 15-year-old trans daughter, Zaya, is
Queer News Goes Weekly: Choosing Quality & Consistency
October 31, 2022
Anna shares an unscripted message with you. She talks about why Queer News is going weekly and what you can expect. We are choosing quality over quantity while striving for the consistency you all deserve. 00:00 – Welcome & Intro 00:34 – Palm Springs Ad 01:23 – Intro by Aina Breyon 02:01 – Anna’s Message
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
Queer News Won 3 Black Podcasting Awards!
September 26, 2022
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
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