This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn remembers ABilly Jones-Hennin, a life long LGBTQ advocate who passed away last week at the age of 81. In politics, three hundred anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced across 35 states so far this year. The man who murdered Taya Ashtonin 2021 was sentenced to 48 years in prison. In culture and entertainment news, a scholarship has been named in honor of O’Shae Sibley, Queer Eye has drama and Anna is loving this season for Colman Domingo who is set to star as Nat King Cole.
4:53 – ABilly Jones-Hennin, a life long LGBTQ advocate who passes away
8:12 – 300 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced across 35 states this year
10:45 – The man who murdered Taya Ashton last year was sentenced to 48 years in prison
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12:45 – A scholarship has been named for O’Shae Sibley
14:48 – Queer Eye drama between Bobby & Tan
17:46 – Loving this season for Colman Domingo
19:36 – Anna’s Got a Word
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Now for the news. We remember ABilly Jones-Hennin, a life long LGBTQ advocate who passed away. The ACLU is reporting 300 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced across 35 states this year. We are only 28 days in. The man who murdered Taya Ashton last year was sentenced to 48 years in prison. A scholarship has been named for O’Shae Sibley, let’’s talk about the Queer Eye T making its way around the interwebs and I’m loving this season for Colman Domingo. Let’s go!
