This News is So Gay

This News is So Gay

Think 'Meet the Press', but gayer. This News is So Gay is a weekly LGBTQ+ reporters roundtable, featuring a rotating panel of LGBTQ+ journalists from across the country covering national hot-button queer news and views. Substantive yet entertaining, our weekly episodes will keep you in the know on all the latest news from those actually covering what's going down.

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October 1, 2025 28 mins
Anna DeShawn is a media visionary who creates unique spaces and places for black and indigenous people of color and for queer and trans people of color. In 2009, Anna founded E3 Radio, an online radio station that plays queer music and reports on queer news with a focus on intersectionality. In 2020, Anna co-founded The Qube, a podcast production company and curated platform to discover the best music and podcasts by BIPOC, queer, ...
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We’re seeing the effects of cutting LGBTQ+ specific services for callers to 988, the crisis hotline for queer youth. The absolute horror-show of issues faced by incarcerated trans folks are still getting coverage, but likely not as much as it should. Amidst this, there are stories of resilience and joy in small towns across the country. Plus, we’re somehow already talking about Pride 2026! Joining us for these stories and more: ...
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It’s been an absolutely wild and dizzying news week. With LGBTQ-related  details around Charlie Kirk’s murder being proven and debunked and referenced again over and over and the LGBTQ+ community getting thrown into the mix – how do we manage the deluge? There is so much happening across the country, and today we’re going to dive into some of the latest. And in the midst of the chaos – where is our roundtable finding queer joy this...
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The Supreme Court case around conversion therapy is coming up fast. What’s at stake for LGBTQ+ communities across the country? Black Gay Pride celebrations are coming up in cities all across the country. Why are those celebrations so very important? And where’s our roundtable finding queer joy lately? Joining us this week for these stories and more: Staff writer for The Buckeye Flame, a corps member of Report for America, Be...
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Extra, Extra is an opportunity to hear more from the LGBTQ+ journalists who have helped define  the field and continue to shape opportunities for LGBTQ+ journalists. Tracy Baim co-founded the Windy City Times in 1985. She’s the author of 14 books, including Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth of LGBT Newspapers in America and has worked 41 years in local LGBTQ media, and has been inducted into the Chicago Gay & Lesbian Hall of Fame...
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The Trump administration executive order on homelessness, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets”,  is causing immense concern in the LGBTQ+ community. What are the latest restrictions surrounding queer public life in the United States? And tune in to hear where today’s panelists are finding queer joy in the world this week! Joining us to discuss these stories and more: Reporter for The 19th, Candice Norwood Direct...
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We have to talk about Kim Davis and marriage equality – how much should we be worried? Is the media coverage fearmongering – what does the data say about it? Yet another report from the Trump Administration appears to have scrubbed LGBTQ+ data – what’s missing? Native leaders are pushing back on gender-affirming care restrictions for tribal citizens – what does this pushback look like? Joining us to discuss these stories and more:...
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Conversion therapy is in the news all over the place – what’s the latest? A class action suit has been filed on behalf of incarcerated trans people who are being forced to detransition. What are they experiencing? And the homophobic sermon gone viral from the Sure Baptist Church in Indiana still has legs – why are we still talking about it? Joining us to discuss these stories and more: Reporter for The Ohio Capital Journal, Su...
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In an effort to preserve gender-affirming care, sixteen states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. A new report highlights the intersection of the LGBTQ+ community and immigration enforcement in Los Angeles County that has massive implications for policy effects nationwide. The latest memo out of Washington appears to be written solely to benefit white men; and we’ll be covering its contents and drill down on its loca...
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Amy Sherald cancelled her art exhibit at the Smithsonian after the Smithsonian tried to remove one of the paintings. According to a new report, an alarming number of trans people live in a state with a policy that restricts bathroom access and the Trump administration is actively taking action against states regarding it. On top of all that, Kim Davis is back in the news – why??? Joining us this week to discuss these topics and ma...
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A New York Times op-ed from a conservative white gay commentator has stirred up some reactions – what is the fuss all about? The Trump administration’s LGBTQ+ related cuts just keep coming. What’s the latest and how might it affect you? California governor Gavin Newsom continues his right-wing media tour. What problematic thing has he said now?  And queer joy – why is it important and where are we finding it lately? Joining us ...
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LGBTQ+ college students might be on summer break, but how are their universities changing support services while they are gone? A pastor in Indiana recently gave a sermon that went all kinds of viral – just how far from “love thy neighbor” did his words stray? The WNBA has announced they’re expanding to three new cities – it’s a big deal for queer representation and fans! And legislation around trans athletes that didn’t go horribl...
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President Trump may be calling it a “Big Beautiful Bill”, but LGBTQ+ advocates are saying the budget is anything but. What could this legislation mean for our community? The state of Virginia is rolling back protections against the discredited and harmful practice of conversion therapy. What does this mean for minors there? It looks like the Supreme Court will be wading into whether the handful of trans athletes in the country will...
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The Supreme Court issued a slew of rulings last week, with some LGBTQ+-related decisions that experts believe will have far reaching effects for our community. So how is life going to change? Pride Month has officially come to a close and many LGBTQ+ advocates said that Pride 2025 needed to look different… but did it? Marriage equality is officially ten years old. But some LGBTQ+ folks say it is far from settled law. What’s on the ...
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LGBTQ+ issues are at the forefront of national dialogue and that is not going away anytime soon. This News is So Gay is here to keep you in the know straight from the mouths of those actually covering what's going down. Our weekly episodes will feature a rotating panel of LGBTQ+ journalists from across the country covering national hot-button queer news and views. Think Meet the Press ... but gayer! Our first episode will be out o...
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