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Queer News is an Ambie award-winning weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, culture and entertainment. Reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn.
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- Yesterday46 min
2026 Midterm Election Roll Call! and Interview with Allen Morris on the Blue Tsunami and the Pro-Equality Wins Across the Country
Welcome back to our Interview series! This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community! Anna has a couple Queer News headlines to share, then later, join Anna for a return interview with Allen Morris where we recap the Blue Tsunami that happened during this year's midterms. Allen Morris is the Director of Policy for the National LGBTQ Task Force, one of the largest organizations fighting for liberation, justice, and equity for all LGBTQ+ people. In addition to providing voter guides such as their Queer the Vote Campaign, the National LGBTQ Task Force also creates safe spaces for Queer people to practice their faith, build equity, and build power. On this episode of Queer News, Anna and Allen talk about the swell of pride in the midterm voter turnout, what comes next after the midterms and setting expectations on the national level, flipping both the House and the Senate, Anti-trans ads, Mississippi, Voter purging and how that delays the counting of ballots, Jaelyn Scott's historic win, the anti-trans ballot manors that did pass, the 94%, and the big beautiful ugly bill. You can find Allen's work with The National LGBTQ Task Force on instagram @thetaskforce Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com<span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; backgro
- 1 weeks ago30 min
Midterm Election Watch: What's At Stake and What We Can We Learn from Brazil
This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story breaks down what's at stake in the upcoming midterms across the country. In politics, we look at what Brazil's politics can teach us and Mayor Brandon Johnson's five-year plan for Chicago's LGBTQ+ community. In culture and entertainment, we discuss the WNBA Finals and the PFUND grant applications are now open! Let's get into it! Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:30 Join our Substack <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transpar
- 2 weeks ago43 min
Interview: Queer the Vote: Midterm Prep, Voter Intimidation & Why Local Elections Matter with Allen Morris of the National LGBTQ Task Force
Welcome back to our Interview series! This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community! Anna has a couple Queer News headlines to share, then later, join Anna for an exclusive interview with Allen Morris who currently serves as the Director of Policy for the National LGBTQ Task Force. The National LGBTQ+ Task Force, is an organization fighting for liberation, justice, and equity for all LGBTQ+ people. Their initiative, Queer the Vote, is a campaign that hopes to get more LGBTQ+ people and allies to vote and be informed on who they're voting for. Their latest voter guide educates people all about the upcoming midterm and what to do before, during, and after they vote. On this episode of Queer News, Anna and Allen talk about the Queer the Vote campaign, how one's vote translates to accountability, what's at stake with the upcoming midterms, making voter information more accessible and digestible, the Academy For Leadership In Action, and voter intimidation. You can find The National LGBTQ Task Force on instagram @thetaskforce Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com 🎧 We are <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseli
- 3 weeks ago25 min
Retrial Granted in Murder of Paris Lee, the Status of Gender-Affirming Care For Youth In Illinois, and Grand Marshal Nominations For Chicago Pride Now Open!
This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story covers the retrial ordered for paris lee, a black trans woman murdered in 2022. In politics, the Illinois Department of Health & Family Services (HFS) provides an update on how they can use medicaid and chip funds on gender affirming care for youth, and the guild of angry transsexuals protest harry potter red carpet. In culture and entertainment, dem bois surgery gender affirming grant is now open, and pridechicago community grand marshal nominations are now open! Let's get into it! Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:41 Join our Substack <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; background-colo
- 4 weeks ago43 min
Interview: NAACP Image Award Winner and Comedian Tee Sanders talks Chicago Roots to Sold-Out National Tours
Welcome back to our Interview series! This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community! Anna has a couple Queer News headlines to share, then later, join Anna for an exclusive interview with Tee Sanders! NAACP 2026 Image Award winner, Chicago born and raised, Black Masc lesbian who twerks y'all know who Tee Sanders is and if you don't you've seen her work on the internet. She's gone viral for her social media. When she's not on the Round Table Game Show, she's on tour, sharing her comedy with the world. On this episode of Queer News, Anna and Tee Sanders talk about Tee's rock-bottom and rise to winning the 2026 NAACP Image Award, WNBA All-Star Weekend, The moments going from being nominated for the NAACP Image award to accepting the award, And Tee shares some advice for creatives. You can find on Tee Sanders on instagram : @teesanderscomedy Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-
- Oct 5, 202624 min
Title IX Rescined, Lil Nas X Returns, And I Recap An Incredible Purple Tie!
This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story covers the breaking news that the education department rescinded Title IX protections for lgbtq+ students. In culture and entertainment, heated rivalry producers launch a nonprofit for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports, Lil Nas X comes back with a new single, Chicago's Legacy Project announces this year's dedication nominees and we raised $10,000 on Purple Tie day. Let's get into it! Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 03:21 Join our Substack <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style:
- Sep 28, 202643 min
Exclusive Interview: HIV Is Not a Crime: Surviving Prosecution & Fighting for Justice with Robert Suttle
Welcome back to our Interview series! This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community! Anna has a couple Queer News headlines to share, then later, join Anna for an exclusive interview with advocate, and chair of the council of justice leaders with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, Robert Suttle! Robert's work is rooted in combating the criminalization of HIV through consultations, and education on the stigmas and harmful legislation surrounding HIV. His passion has personal ties, as he himself experienced felony charges and jail time as a result of the existing laws related to HIV. Through The Sero Project, a program Robert co-founded, he uplifts voices directly impacted by HIV criminalization and strongly advocates for policy reform across the globe. On this episode of Queer News, Anna and Robert discuss the criminalization of HIV, Robert's personal story, states with laws actively criminalizing HIV, and ways people can support the HIV is not a crime movement and the true not crime series. You can find Robert Suttle on instagram @suttlevision. Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:50 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 03:50 Queer News Headlines 10:50 Interview with Robert Suttle 23:13 Get your tickets to the 12th annual Purple Tie Affair Today 24:32 Interview with Robert Suttle (continued) 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Connect with Robert Suttle: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.suttle.3/ Instagram: @suttlevision Website: https://www.robertsuttle.com/ 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Get Your Purple Tie Tickets RSVP for Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame Check out the Chicagoland Lesbian Business Directory Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This week's episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 359. This Week's Queer News Headlines Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame Inductees Announced The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame is the only city-sanctioned LGBT Hall of Fame in the world, has announced its slate of 2026 inductees: 13 LGBT-identified individuals, two LGBT-identified organizations and three friends of the community, or allies. The 2026 inductees represent a wide cross-section of the diverse Chicago community. This year there are five Black LGBTQ individuals and one organization that will be inducted into the
- Sep 21, 202620 min
Remembering Sophie Lee and Asia Williams, Mass Arrests in Istanbul, and Chicago International Film Festival Queer Films Of 2026
This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story pays respects to Sophie Lee, and Asia Williams, two black trans women killed in Baltimore this year. In politics, A group of LGBTQ+ middle schoolers sue their school board, and we cover the mass arrests at a lgbtq+ led protest in Istanbul. In culture and entertainment, the queer trans project supplies more than 500 gender-affirming supply kits to Floridian youth, and Chicago's International Film Festival Returns in October with a stunning lineup of queer films. Let's get into it! Want to support this podcast? 🏳️🌈 Join the QCrew: If you believe LGBTQ stories need to be amplified, support the work we do. Join the QCrew for as low as $5 a month, https://queernewspod.substack.com 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 01:03 LGBTQ Veteran's Day 01:50 Join our Substack 02:21 Join the QCrew 02:49 Queer News Headlines 03:31 Remembering Sophie Lee and Asia Williams 06:11 LGBTQ+ middle schoolers sue their school board 08:13 Mass Arrests in Istanbul 11:56 Get your tickets to the 12th annual Purple Tie Affair today 12:50 The queer trans project supplies more than 500 gender-affirming supply kits 15:25 Chicago's International Film Festival Returns in October with a stunning lineup of queer films 18:12 Anna's Got A Word 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Important Episode Links Fundraiser for Denise Jackson by Baltimore Safe Haven : I WAS SOMEBODY'S CHILD. I DESERVED TO LIVE Fundraiser by Lisa drummond : Support for Jacqueline After Asia's Tragic Loss Check out the Chicagoland Lesbian Business Directory Join the QCrew! Giving starts as low as $5/month Send In a Queer News Tip or email info at e3radio dot fm 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ Interested in advertising? Email: info at e3radio.fm Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@e3radio 📣 Stay Connected Subscribe for news & queer deals: Queer News Newsletter Follow Anna @annadeshawn on social for the latest queer news updates! Rate, review, and share this episode to help amplify LGBTQ+ voices. 🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️✨ This week's episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 358. This Week's Top Story Rest in Power to Sophie Lee, And Asia Williams, Two Black Trans Women Killed In Baltimore This Year It's with a heavy heart that I share that two Black Trans Women have been killed in Baltimore. Sophie Lee, and Asia Williams have both been shot and killed in Baltimore this year. Police Investigations for both cases are under way, but no suspects or motives have been found. Asia was the 22nd trans woman killed this year and Sophie was the 23rd according to Pgh Lesbian. The gofundme's for both Asia and Sophie will be linked in the show notes if you'd like to support the families. This Week In Politics A group of LGBTQ+ middle schoolers sue their school board And Are Victorious! This all started when 1
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