A Special Report: The Voices of WorldPride DC 2025

This week on Queer News: Anna shares firsthand reflections from the week that brought LGBTQIA+ activists, artists, and leaders together from across the globe.

Family, this is your favorite queer radio personality Anna DeShawn, and this is Queer News — your favorite weekly news pod where race and sexuality meet politics, culture, and entertainment. This week’s episode is unlike any other because I’m fresh off the plane from WorldPride Washington, DC 2025 and bringing you a special edition filled with the powerful voices, moments, and movements that made the week unforgettable.

In this special recap, Anna shares firsthand reflections from the week that brought LGBTQIA+ activists, artists, and leaders together from across the globe. From the Human Rights Conference to the National Trans Visibility March and the International Rally+March on Washington for Freedom, hear voices from the frontlines—including Jasmine Tasaki, Raquel Willis, Chris Mosier, Marissa Miller, Brian Michael Smith, and so many more.

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03:55 World Pride Recap

08:46 Tori Cooper

10:52 Marissa Miller

11:36 Bella Bautista

12:34 Vincent Folkes

13:36 Zahara Bassett

14:12 Toi Washington-Reynolds

14:44 Jae Douglas

16:38 Your Mental Health Coverage Is Just As Important As Your Physical Health Coverage, https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html

17:55 Learn more about the Help Stop Hate Campaign, https://ilstophate.org

19:46 Japer Bowles

20:42 Evan Low

21:22 Raquel Willis

22:24 Kenya Hutton

22:58 Chris Mosier

23:42 Brian Michael Smith

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Resources Hub

Tori Cooper, Director of Strategic Outreach and Training at the Human Rights Campaign https://www.hrc.org/

Lynn Morrison, Mother of the March https://ntvmarch.org/

Marissa Miller, Senior Strategic Director for the National Trans Visibility March & Founder of Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center https://www.instagram.com/msmarissamiller/?hl=en

Bella Bautista, 1st trans woman to qualify for Miss Georgia USA & winner of Miss Buckhead USA 2025 https://www.instagram.com/bellabxllaa/?hl=en

Vincent Folkes, founder of For the Boys PGH fortheboyspgh.org https://www.instagram.com/fortheboyspgh

Zahara Bassett, Founder & CEO of Life is Work & https://lifeiswork.org/ https://www.instagram.com/life.iswork/

Regina Livingston, Executive Director and Founder of Unspoken Treasure Society https://www.unspokensociety.org/ https://www.instagram.com/unspokentreasuresociety/

Toi Washington-Reynolds, Founder & Executive Director of the Trans Women of Color Healing Project https://www.twochealingproject.org/ https://www.instagram.com/twochealingproject/

Jae Douglas – 21 year old activist, poet, speaker and artist https://www.instagram.com/jaethechaos/

Japer Bowles, Director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs in Washington, DC https://communityaffairs.dc.gov/molgbtqa

Evan Low, President and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund https://victoryinstitute.org/ https://www.instagram.com/victoryinstitute/

Raquel Willis, award-winning activist, journalist, and co-founder of Gender Liberation Movement. https://www.raquelwillis.com/ https://www.instagram.com/raquel_willis

Kenya Hutton, President and CEO of the Center for Black Equity https://centerforblackequity.org/ https://www.instagram.com/ctr4BlackEquity

Chris Mosier, “The man who changed the Olympics”, First transgender athlete to represent the United States in international competition, first transgender athlete in the ESPN Body Issue, and first transgender athlete sponsored by Nike. First transgender athlete to qualify for the Olympic Trials in the gender they identify. 5x National Champ. https://www.thechrismosier.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thechrismosier

Brian Michael Smith, actor and advocate https://www.instagram.com/the_brianmichael/ https://www.thebrianmichael.com/

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