This week on Queer News: Anna discusses how the Supreme Court fails trans youth, NIH grant cuts ruled discriminatory and Black queer joy shines in Noah’s Arc: The Movie.
This week on Queer News, we begin with the sounds of the Gender Liberation movement, protesting the United States v. Skrmetti decision, which upholds Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. We remember Taylor Casey, who disappeared one year ago in the Bahamas, and report on the Trump administration’s cruel move to defund the LGBTQ youth lifeline. But there’s a spark of justice—Reagan-appointed judges are ruling for the people, declaring NIH grant cuts unconstitutional. And in Culture & Entertainment, joy wins with the long-awaited premiere of Noah’s Arc: The Movie, reviewed by our dynamic duo Benjamin Coy & Corey Antonio Rose. Plus, The Ultimatum: Queer Love returns with more lesbian drama and messy television we can’t stop watching.
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03:11 Queer News Headlines
05:36 Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
11:02 Judge Reinstates $1B in NIH Grants Slashed by Trump
14:02 Trump Admin to Shut Down LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Lifeline
18:24 Noah’s Arc: The Movie Returns After 20 Years
25:24 The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 Drops This Week
27:03 Anna’s Word: Make Time for Joy
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Top Story
🕯️ We Remember Taylor Casey, One Year Later Chicago yoga teacher Taylor Casey vanished in the Bahamas one year ago this week. With no answers and no justice, her mother now believes she was targeted for being trans. We hold space and demand accountability.
Politics
⚖️ Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth In a 6–3 decision, SCOTUS locks in Tennessee’s trans youth healthcare ban potentially impacting 27 states. Justice Sotomayor calls it “discrimination, plain and simple,” while Raquel Willis and the Gender Liberation movement lead powerful protest actions on the steps of the Court.
🔬 Judge Reinstates $1B in NIH Grants Slashed by Trump A Reagan-appointed judge rules Trump’s DEI-related NIH cuts unconstitutional, calling the discrimination “palpable” and restoring funds for LGBTQ+ and racial health equity research.
🚫 Trump Admin to Shut Down LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Lifeline The LGBTQ+ youth crisis line will lose federal support on July 17. The Trevor Project calls the move “devastating” and urges us all to act before it’s too late. Visit TheTrevorProject.org/ActNow to join the fight.
Culture & Entertainment
🌈 Noah’s Arc: The Movie Returns After 20 Years Benjamin Coy and Corey Antonio Rose join forces for an exclusive review of Noah’s Arc: The Movie. Spoilers ahead as they break down this iconic return of Black gay & queer storytelling.
📺 The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 Drops This Week Messy lesbian television is back! We preview what to expect from the new couples. Get ready for trial marriages, tears, and TV gold.
🎤 Anna’s Word: Make Time for Joy Between missile strikes and rulings that hurt, joy is resistance. Anna shares Pride updates, including emceeing the Chicago Sky Pride Night and leading Sidetrack’s float in the Chicago Pride Parade.
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An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn. New pod every Monday by 7am CT.
Edited by Ryan Woodhall.
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