Queer News

Queer politicians are fighting back, lesbian bar owner gets arrested, and the LGBTQ+ population is growing!

August 24, 2026·32 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story highlights trans and nonbinary politicians on the precipice of making history. In politics, co-owner of the Lesbian Bar My Sister's Room Jen-Chase Daniels was arrested over the weekend, and the Trump administration is getting sued again! In sports, culture and entertainment, WNBA security pulls fans for pro and anti trans shirts, the lgbtq+ community now makes up 12% of the population and the chicago therapy collective will soon be prohibited from providing funds for gender affirming care by the Trump administration. 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     02:05     <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space

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