- UK Black Pride is August 20th - BBC New Show - What It Feels Like For a Girl - A Nice Indian Boy Movie - The UK seen a drastic decline in the annual ranking of LGBTQIA+ rights in Europe - Lego released a Keith Harring lego set - Queerbaiting - 2025 Social Media Safety Index - RFK Jr. Closing 988 Lifeline - Pope ignores Rainbow Flag - Andrew Degar and his spouse, Sarah self defense class for LGBTQ - Lauren Chan SI Swimsuit cover - Bodacious Bookstore & Café - Queer books - Big Freedia's partner dies Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

• Robert De Niro's Daughter
• Transgender ban in military
• DOJ to stop collecting data on the LGBTQ+ hate crimes
• Nancy Mace is a bathroom freak
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett reads them again
• Diane Von Frustenberg husband writes a book
• Pittsburgh gay club raided
• National Endowment for the Arts pulls funding
• Virginia’s Republican nominee for lieutenant governor
• “Hetero Awesome Fest”
• Disney is set to open a new resort in Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Reform UK are set to ban councils from flying Pride flags
• Italy held its first-ever Dyke March
• The new Pope

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• DOJ Pride is shut down
• Trump restricts transgender in the military
• Transwoman being sent to a male prison
• Pride being canceled at U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
• Idaho moves forward with asking Supreme Court to ban gay marriage
• Target ends it's DEI program
• Federal government websites removed transgender references
• Trump blames plane crash on DEI
• Trump administration directs clinics in foreign countries to halt HIV medications
• 39% of LGBTQIA+ individuals conceal their identity at work
• UK's Queer population grows
• Lady Gaga is an ally...still!
• Robert Cromey dies at 93

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- White House removes LGBTQ+ and trans terms from the White House website

- Marco Rubio is having X markers removed from passport applications and forbidding any applications wishing to change their sex

- Bishop Mariann Budde asks Trump to have mercery

- 33% increase in calls at Project Trevor

- The right-wing attack on LGBTQ+ books

- Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision

- Same-sex couples in Thailand can legally wed

- State Rep. Venton Jones, proposed to his partner 

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• TikTok was banned and now it's back
• Trevor Project facing financial issues
• Supreme Court takes up a case for a Maryland Country school district
• Trump offers positions to LGBTQ+ people in his administration
• Lesbian Gay Bar in LA closes and the community rallies behind the one still standing
• A dozen companies change or remove their DEI programs

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• Bathroom ban for transpeople in the Capital Building
• Less than .01% of minors take gender affirming medication
• Traitors Season 3 is back and is gay
• Single sex homeless shelters and future ban on LGBTQ people
• META makes a change
• Anita Bryant is dead! YEAH!
• Idaho wants to wipe out same sex marriage
• Wildfires are because of DEI according to Megyn Kelly
• Tim Cook is an ass kisser to Trump
• Transgender woman takes the stage at the Golden Globes
• Pope says being homosexual is not a crime

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Season 2 kicks off 2025

• Michelle Buteau Calls Out Dave Chappelle
• Trans community prepares for Trump
• Jimmy Carter passes away and supported LGBTQ+ rights
• Michigan man arrested for plotting a mass shooting
• Austin Rivers gives back with knitting
• Ohio Anti-LGBTQ laws
• Nancy Mace did not get the ban she wanted
• Liechtenstein now has same sex marriage
• Two gay men embarrass the LGBTQ community by abusing their adopted children and are sentenced to 100 years each

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• Michigan man admitted to planning a mass shooting
• The U.S. House passed a massive defense spending bill that bars military healthcare programs from covering transition related care for minors
• Governor of NJ signed a law prohibiting public schools and libraries from banning books
• The word "Lesbian" is back
• A LA Country Sheriff deputy pleaded guilty in connect to a violent beating of a transgender man
• Gus Kenworthy and Dylan Mulvaney launch their own LGBTQ+ book clubs
• A Nice Indian Boy movie has a release date
• 62% of gay and bi mean in the U.S. are single; Reddit users respond
• Nepal had two transgender candidates that ran for local elections
• A pizza restaurant in Nashville confirmed it does not cater to same sex weddings

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• Tom Daley is Kicking Off a Knitting Show
• Most searched words on PornHub in 2024
• Lance Bass
• Aetna settles with Same Sex Couples
• Gay Couples continue getting married before Trump takes office
• Donald Trump is Time Magazine person of the year...again
• U.S. Military denies healthcare for gender affirming treatment
• LGBTQ Veterans in the U.K. receive compensation
• Voters in Odessa vote in a gay city council member
• Daniel Craig's new movie Queer
• Teacher in Oregon wins case against school district

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• Another Trans Murder
• Nancy Mace is Still Being an Transphobic
• Kuwait Bans Wicked
• Gindr 2024 Unwrapped

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• Texas Tran People Rights
• Trans Rights in the U.K.
• Russian and Adoption
• Russia Raids Bars/Clubs
• Transgender Americans and Parents Prepare for Trump
• Walmart Cuts DEI Programs
• Win for Hong Kong LGBTQ Community
• Same Sex Couples Rush to Get Married

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• Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced a bill called the “Defining Male and Female Act of 2024”
• Scott Bessent: Trump's pick for treasury secretary
• Odessa, Texas, you may sue a trans person for $10,000 if you “catch” them using a bathroom that aligns with their gender
• Donald Trump has been extremely clear about his intent to continue rolling back LGBTQ+ rights
• One in four LGBTQIA+ people feel unsafe or unwelcome at live sports events
• The Cincinnati City Council is going to spend $500,000 on all forms of healthcare for transgender youth
• Two new stamps coming from USPS in 2025
• Staten Island will alllow LGBTQ+ groups in the St. Patrick's Day parade
• 2024 Municipal Equality Index

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• UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman
• Aimee Lou Wood took to Instagram to share her support for trans people
• Hungarian lawmakers have passed a controversial constitutional amendment
• Gender dysphoria will no longer to be a disability protected under US federal law
• Isabelle St. Cyr (@missmonsonusa) will be the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss Maine USA
• Vance and his eye liner
• Lady Gaga at Coachella
• Carrie Rivers was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm
• A teacher who used a student’s preferred name, instead of legal name, without parental permission
• Trump abruptly brought up his favorite political scapegoat: trans women in sports
• The Supreme Court is poised to hear ‘Mahmoud v. Taylor,’ a case that threatens to escalate LGBTQ+ book bans
• Coachella was pretty gay this year

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• Trans Day of Remembrance
• Republican Nancy Mace is coming after Sarah McBride
• Law in Texas is still on the books making gay sex illegal
• U.S. Census Bureau is adding sexual orientation
• Mary Trump tells her uncle to F*ck Off
• Madonna's biopic

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• World Pride announces it 2025 theme
• UK study shows trans students are bullied more than cisgender students
• RFK Jr. makes the news again
• John Krasinski receives a comment he is trans from a Fox news host
• The Onion buys Alex Jones Infowar website
• Ky Governor made it clear he supports trans people
• Ruben Gallego beats anti-lgbtq republican Kari Lake in AZ
• 12 students arrested at Salisbury University
• Matt Gaetz nominated for Attorney General
• 700% increase in calls to Trevor Project after election
• Hispanics, African Americans and LGBTQ+ received horrible text messages

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• Trump won and there is no one to blame but the Democrats who did not vote and the white women who voted for him
• Three states had Same Sex Marriage on the ballot
• Several members of the LGBTQ+ community were elected this term
• Mary Trump continues to lash out at her uncle
• JD Vance did not win the "Normal Gay Guy" vote
• LGBTQ+ Community is Googling where to move to if it gets bad in the United States
• Mali bans same-sex acts

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• Trumps Nazi Rally at MSG is cleansed with a duet from Cyndi Lauper and Sam Smith
• JD Vance continues to lie
• Vance thinks normal gay guys will vote for him....ummmm..no
• Over 60M early voters have come out this year
• Trump continues anti-trans campaign
• Elon Musk's daughter, Vivian claps back at Andrew Tate
• Shawn Mendes makes an announcement

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• Trump rally had 100 LGBTQ supporters attend and very few gay men
• 18 Transgender candidates are on the ballot this election cycle
• A man from South Carolina was sentence to life in prison for killing a transgender woman
• Seven year battle with Jefferson County in Upstate NY to ensure human treatment of transgender and intersex people
• Camilla Hannan, a teacher in Manchester England is banned from every teaching in England
• Donald Trump is still saying lies that children are going to school and coming back the opposite gender
• Beyonce and Willie Nelson attended Kamala Harris rally in Houston with over 30,000 people in attendance
• The proportion of candidates who are transgender, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming grew by more than seven percentage points between 2020 and 2024
• A man in Washington state is under arrest after putting a noose around a 14 year gay boys neck
• Maryland has added Trans Shield Act to protect LGBTQ community and healthcare professionals

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• Tuck Carlson continues to talk about Tim Walz being gay
• Texas AG is investigating a healthcare provider for giving treatment to trans children
• California, Colorado and Hawaii are soon allowing their residents to vote to remove prohibiting same sex marriage in their states
• New study find 78% of primary school children hear homophobic language
• First out transgender lawyer takes a case to the Supreme Court
• 10 Safest lgbtq+ countries
• 12 countries that impose the death penalty for lgbtq+ members
• 10 worst states for lgbtq+ community

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• Dani's Queer Bar in Boston - No Review
• Italian Senate Passes a New Law
• Parents can now remove their children from school when trans is talked about
• Tim Walz addressed his and Kamala's position on trans rights
• U.S. Supreme court to hear case on gender-affirming care
• Former gay NFL Player announces NFL to donate $100K to Trevor Project
• Hundreds of veterans are now being honorably discharged back from the Don't Ask Don't Tell era
• Tucker Carlson claims Democrats are keeping Walz in the closet.

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• Sole lesbian bar in CO. closes it's doors
• Update on Asheville, NC gay bar destroyed by Hurrican Helene
• DNC started it's first advertising campaign for the LGBTQ+ community
• GOP spending $65M on anti-trans ads
• OK trying to put Trump bibles into schools
• October 12th was National Coming Out Day
• Colman Domingo is a co-chair for 2025 Met Gala
• Christopher Ciccone died of cancer on October 4th

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• Dani's Queer Bar opens in Boston
• Middle School opens gender neutral bathroom, but installs huge window to see inside
• Devil Wears Prada Squeal starts filming November 30th
• Ryan Murphy and Kim Kardashian on the Menendez brothers
• More parents are supporting trans children
• Gay bar in Asheville destroyed after one month of being open
• Tik Toker that breaks it down what will happen if Trump wins

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• Trans woman wins lawsuit from McDonalds
• Corey DeAngelis Tweets about his time as a porn star
• Heartstoppers Season 3 comes out on Netflix today
• Only 44% of LGBTQ+ people feel safe holding hands with their partners in public. 
• An increase in suicide attempts from 7% to 72% in trans people

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• Maine will not execute executive orders from Trump on transgender
• Right-Wing Pastor Claims Airport Body Scanners Can “Turn You Gay”
• Montana lawmakers rejected Montana Senate Bill 164
• Emira D’Spain Makes Bravo History as the Network’s First Full-Time Trans Cast Member
• The organizers of WorldPride in Washington, D.C., may issue a warning to transgender people
• San Francisco Pride is $200,000 short of its fundraising
• A Norwegian transgender politician, representing the Green Party (MDG), has advocated for transgender Americans to be granted asylum in Norway
• Colorado’s house voted to approve two bills which strengthen protections for trans people in the state
• Elon Musk had enough after trolls said he had ‘no real friends’
• Listen to my new podcast, The Alphabet Mafia Podcast co-host with Slam https://www.alphabetmafiapodcast.com/

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This week's news:

• Will and Harper Documentary is out!
• Anti-LGBTQ+ Repulican Corey Deangelis is the star of the week
• Lesbian Firefighter settles case and gets $1.3M
• A man gets 30 1/2 years for killing a transwoman
• Madonna's lesbian relationship in the 90's with a Calvin Klein model
• LGBTQ+ people have higher risk of depression, dementia, late-life depression and stroke
• Thailand signs same sex marriage into law
• Japan has the first same sex reality show

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• Matt Gaetz brings a teen to a sex party
• Mark Robinson is caught watching transgender porn
• Michelle Morrow thinks the + in LGBTQ+ stands for phedopile
• Lady Gaga addresses the rumor she has a penis
• Marlon Wayans continues to support his trans child
• Gay Veterans are worried if Trump is re-elected
• A Principal in Alabama is losing her job because she is gay

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• Jackass Star Steve O cancels breast implants
• Pakistan launches a ride share app for women and trans people
• Kentucky bans conversion therapy
• Colorado upholds the ban on conversion therapy
• President Biden is the first sitting president to do an interview with an LGBTQ+ newspaper
• Troy Sivan claps back at straight people
• Georgia, the country, passes an anti-LGBTQ+ bill
• Many stars in the LGBTQ+ community have made their support known for Kamala Harris

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In the 2nd episode for today, I cover the large number of winners, nominees and presenters at the 76th annual Emmy Awards that are part of the LGBTQ+ community.

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This week in LGBTQ+ News:

• Will Ferrell and Harper Steele release a documentary on Netflix coming September 27, 2024 View the movie trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRZ1ELeGepo
• Lover of Men documentary on Abraham Lincoln having four men in his life and in his bed. View the movie trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNF6Qvh5WYI
• Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president.
• Elon Musk trans daughter claps back at her father on social media.
• A Florida school district has to return 36 books back the shelves that were previously banned.
• Trump makes false claims that children are being transitioned when sent to school.
• Miami-Dade County bans LGBTQ+ History month for the 3rd year in a row.
• Sade dedicates her first new song in six years to her trans son.

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• Khalen Saunders Opens LGBTQ+ Friendly Football Camp
• Ts Madison opened a “Starter House” in Atlanta
• Greece to ban single men and gay male couples from accessing surrogacy
• Trans teacher in Texas resigns
• Wisconsin judge Susan Crawford won her race
• (NIH) has cancelled over 230 grants funding HIV-related research
• Senate Bill 440 in Florida loose $500,000 dollars in government funding
• Milwaukee Pride plans to bring Rainbow Crosswalks
• Russia bans Elton John AIDS Foundation

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• Kentucky starts Conversion Therapy
• Maine stands off to Trump
• Badlands bans MAGA wear
• Texas is banning Furries in schools
• Bud Light stops sponsoring the St. Louis Pride festival after 30 years
• MassResistance is trying to ban same sex marriage
• Five states introduce same sex marriage bans
• Draggieland can proceed at Texas A&M
• Many countries issue warnings to visiting the U.S.
• Abrosexuality

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• Lady Gaga
• Madonna
• A Nice Indian Boy
• Elvira, Mistress of the Dark sells her Tesla for NPR
• Armie Hammer goes on Grindr
• Dolly Parton's husband passed away

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- Iowa is taking away rights

- Maine Governor claps back at Trump

- Michigan wants to remove gay marriage

- DOD wants to expel all transgender people

- Pedro Pascal claps back

- Paramount rolls back DEI

- Nine states want to roll back same sex marriage

- Texas and the NCAA

- Transfer incarcerated transgender people into prisons that correspond with their assigned gender at birth

- Shangela is in trouble

- DHS removed language to protect community

- Budapest pride faces issues

- Two Senegalese migrants were honoured 

- Jane Fonda describes "Woke"

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• Three men found guilty of murder in connection of a drugging and robbery scheme
• Five people arrested and charged in connection of the disapprearance of a transgender man
• Worcester is a safe haven for transgender people
• Stonewall National Monument's web page changed lgbtq+ to LGB on their website
• Gallup study shows that the percentage of people identifying as LGBTQ+ in the US has nearly doubled since 2020
• A care home for LGBTQIA+ pensioners is set to open in Madrid later this year
• Madonna shares new music she is creating
• Dolly Parton defends her Imagination Library
• Hunter Schafer passport was changed to Male
• Iowa lawmakers trying to ban children from "Drag Shows"
• Russia is tracking the LGBTQ+ community
• Target sales suffer from DEI rollback
• Companies that are still honoring DEI

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• President Trump removes LGBTQ+ from websites
• HRC is laying off 20% of it's workforce
• My person views on what is happening to this country

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- James Lantz was arrested at the state Capitol  - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed several anti-diversity bills - The Football Association (FA) has updated its requirements for trans players - Are labels over? - Pope Leo XIV will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples - Tehran’s Evin Prison was attacked by an Israeli airstrike, leaving 100 trans inmates missing and presumed dead - One Big Beautiful Bill - The Wisconsin Supreme Court - Iowa code leaves transgender, nonbinary and potentially even intersex Iowans more vulnerable  - Professor has opened up about his terrifying experience being assaulted at San Francisco Pride  - Charges have been filed against two 19-year-olds and a minor in Ptown - Man attacked in Ptown Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

• NIH cuts funding
• Indianapolis church says LGBTQ should be put to death or kill themselves
• Enigma - HBO Max
• Virginia opens back up conversion therapy 
• Hungary pride is a success
• Christian woman in Camden threatens to sue
• UK's youngest drag queen goes to prom
• 15 years later, right wingers were wrong about same sex marriage

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- Pride Month Coverage Continues - No King Protests - Russian Government fined Apple - Drag Queens visiting the Kennedy Center - World Pride Continues in DC - What Trump has done to the LGBTQ+ Community in his first 100 days - June 12th is Pulse Remembrance Day - Married Gay Couple Died on Air India Flight - South Korea Holds it's annual Queer Festival - Syracuse supports Catholic Church with re-raising the Pride Flag - Pride Night at Dodgers Stadium - Gina Ortiz Jones is the first opening gay mayor in San Antonio Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- Mel B son has publicly come out as a trans man - Cole Escola made history at the Tony Awards - World Pride kicks off in D.C. - European Gays are skipping travel to the U.S. - Supreme Court ruled in favor of Marlean Ames - Arkansas wins most dangerous state for the third year in a row - The percentage of LGBTQ people getting married has dropped from - 61% of LGBTQ adults say there’s at least a fair amount of acceptance for people who are gay or lesbian - LGBTQ adults consult tarot cards more than non-LGBTQ adults Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- Nancy Mace is a loser - Gov. Greg Abbott wants to sign a new anti-trans bill into law - 20 EU countries are denouncing the new anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Hungary - New Gallup poll on acceptance of same sex couples - Utah passed a ban on gender-affirming healthcare - More than 100 celebrities signed a letter of support for the suicide prevention programs - Third annual LGBTQIA+ D.A.T.E. (Data, Advice, Trends, and Expertise) Report - Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has ruled that nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people can update their birth certificates to include ‘X’ as a gender marker - Tom Daley supports closeted queer athletes Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- JK Rowling - a Tennessee Christian high school claims her diploma is being withheld - Miley Cyrus has explained the distinction between gays who watched either Nickelodeon or Disney Channel - U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the censure of a Republican lawmaker from Maine - Uganda’s LGBTQ community is facing intensified persecution - Duck Dynasty anti-LGBTQ star is dead - Apple App Store removes queer cruising app Sniffies Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- Florida teacher fired for calling student by preferred name - Naomi Watts supports trans rights organization - Gov. Tim Walz says abandoning trans right is a mistake - House passed a bill - Student was expelled for bringing a trans date to prom - Kady Grass is severely beaten at a McDonalds - Netflix grabs Sesame Street - Manhattan Judge sentences three men to decades - Yosemite gets the transgender pride flag - U.S Military checking for trans people - Italy allows two woman on birth certificate for IVF - Release date for Devil Wears Prada 2 - New memorial honoring and remembering LGBTQ+ victims of the Holocaust - Corporate sponsors drop out of NYC Pride donatios Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

• Treasury Scott Bessent, who is an out gay man, is trying to remove sexual orientation and gender identity from a list of protected categories 
• The Supreme Court today granted certiorari in two federal court cases involving transgender youth challenging 
• The University of Pennsylvania will no longer allow transgender women to compete on its women’s sports team 
• Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code
• Canada ranks as the most friendly country on earth for queer expats
• Wales are bringing the queer representation we’ve been waiting for at Women’s Euro 2025
• Grindr has implemented a brand new age verification 
• Louisiana Catholic school has dismissed a band director after his husband’s obituary revealed he is gay
• Sabrina Carpenter

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- Two teenage girls shot in NYC after Pride Parade - Eric Adams sends a message on X saying the shooting is devastating - Jonathan Bailey's new slutty glasses - Budapest pride has over 200,000 attendees - Charlize Theron Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- NYC Pride is today! - Stonewall Inn Riots June 28, 1969 - Andhra Pradesh High Court issued a ruling - Luggage belts of Goa Airport adorned with pride colors - Phillippines Pride Festival estimated to have 250,000 - Donald Trump Jr. makes a jealous statement about Obama - The Lodge, Maryland's oldest rural gay bar -- Judge Karen Ortiz stands up for LGBTQ+ rights - Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federally appointed health task force’s authority - Chick-Feel-Gay,” the pop-up - Dolly Parton residency sells out Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- National HIV testing day - Jonathan Bailey has shared how proud he is to support Just Like Us’ - Supreme Court on Friday bolstered religious rights - “Enigma,” an HBO documentary - The Booksmith - No Harry Pottery Books - Hundreds of transgender people and allies showed up at Westminster - Trans! Kids! Deserve! Better! - Anna Wintour is retiring Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- Pedro Pascal Takes Down JK Rowling - Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant made a powerful speech - Jojo Siwa cancels Chicago Pride event - Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee - Stonewall National Monument - Hetero Awesome Festival was a bust - 20th anniversary of Brokeback Mountain - U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges - Indonesian police confirmed that they conducted the raid on June 22 a - Chicago could be the first city in the U.S. to have a gay bar - Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- June 21, 2000, Scotland repealed Clause 28 - Queendom - The movie - LGBTQ representation is dropping in movies - London Dyke March - DOD - Transgender - Transphobia is the reason most go back to the birth sex - Polysexual - JD Vance most blocked person on Blue Sky Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- Federal Appeals Court ruled Christian owned spa has to allow transgender women - Black trans music legend Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Massachusetts District Judge Julia Kobick has expanded an injunction against the Trump administration’s anti-transgender passport policies -Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth should remain in place - 988 is going away on July 17 - Same sex weddings have been good for the economy - Jinkx Monsoon is back on Broadway - New HIV prevention drug approved - Chappell Roan mental health - Durham, NC has a retirement village for LGBTQ+ Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- New map is out showing all the LGBTQ bars across America - Two states make the LGBTQ safest list - Pope Leo is related to Madonna - The older LGBTQ generation in the UK - The Pryde opens in New England - Homophobic people make comments on Met Pride Night - An arm manned tried to enter Wilton Manors pride event - Top two friendliest European cities - Budapest moves forward with it's pride celebration - Be careful in Puerto Vallarta on dating apps Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.