Queer News

Queer News is an Ambie award-winning weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, culture and entertainment. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities. Hosted by Anna DeShawn, a new pod drops every Monday by 9am CT.

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We remember Juniper Blessing, Alderperson Fuentes continues her fight against ICE, and BET honors LGBTQ+ leaders at the fourth annual Black+ Iconic Soirée

May 25, 2026 • 25 mins

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Jason Collins Passed Away at 47, The DOJ demands the names of trans youth from NYC Langone, and El Bar brings Latino culture to Chicago's North Halstead

May 18, 2026 • 35 mins

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Illinois Education under DOJ investigation, The Trevor Project Receives 1 Million Dollar Donation Form NFL Owner, and Chicago Queer Wedding Show is on May 12th

May 11, 2026 • 26 mins

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The state of Gender-affirming care for youth, queers winning settlements galore, and queer-owned indie bookstores for the win

May 4, 2026 • 29 mins

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A trans woman wins big money in a lawsuit against Oregon, more bans on pride flags and discussion topics, and what's going on with Denver's only lesbian bar?

April 27, 2026 • 25 mins

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week , We Remember Davonta Curtis & the Pride Flag is Back at Stonewall

April 20, 2026 • 23 mins

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Great news! Multiple Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislations Fail to Pass, Chicago's Lesbian Bar Dorothy Gains A Sibling, and Poet Laureate Avery R. Young Debuts at the Lyric Opera

April 13, 2026 • 24 mins

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The Supreme Court's conversion therapy decision, Shyyell we speak your name & Elliot Page's all trans cast of Shakespeare is coming soon

April 6, 2026 • 23 mins

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Special Edition: A Love Letter to Our Trans Siblings on Transgender Day of Visibility 2026

March 30, 2026 • 18 mins

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The WNBA is back, the book Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports is out, and Windy City Times 30 Under 30 nominations are open

March 23, 2026 • 33 mins

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New York makes queer history, St. Petersburg paints the sky rainbow, and Sisters in Cinema celebrates their second anniversary!

March 16, 2026 • 28 mins

This week on the Queer News podcast, New York makes queer history appointing Taylor Brown as the first trans woman to lead a city office. St. Petersburg paints the sky rainbow, and Katie Couric sits down with California Governor Gavin Newsom. In culture and entertainment, TS Madison was granted...

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New York Attorney General Letitia James stands up for trans kids, LGBTQ+ federal employees sue Trump, and we uplift the 37th annual GLAAD awards

March 9, 2026 • 24 mins

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Interview: Senator Mike Simmons' Bold Vision for Congress

March 6, 2026 • 25 mins

This week on the Queer News Podcast, Anna DeShawn sits down for an exclusive Season 5 interview with a leader who is truly "about that life": State Senator Mike Simmons. Representing the far north side of Chicago, Simmons made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ person and the first Ethiopian American to serve in the Illinois State Senate. Now, he's taking a monumental leap to run for U.S. Congress in Illinois' 9th Dist...

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Kansas' Dangerous Anti-Trans Politics, Pulse to Be Demolished, and Queer folks win at the 57th NAACP Awards!

March 2, 2026 • 26 mins

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Interview: Dreaming Bigger: B. DeVeaux on Jazmine Sullivan, Grief, and the SF Jazz with Corey Antonio Rose

February 27, 2026 • 17 mins

This week our Queer News correspondent Corey Antonio Rose takes us behind the scenes for an intimate, "fly-on-the-wall" look at the creative process of up-and-coming star B DeVeaux. An immensely talented non-binary neo-soul singer and songwriter, B. is currently preparing for their landmark SF Jazz Festival debut, where they are tackling the monumental task of performing Jazmine Sullivan's 2008 classic Fearless from fr...

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Good Political News?!, ESPN's New Women Sports Sundays, and A Special Story On B. Deveaux.

February 23, 2026 • 29 mins

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The Pride Flag Will Never Fall, a Transgender Bill of Rights is reintroduced & the Seeing Her docu-series is a must-see

February 16, 2026 • 27 mins

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February 13, 2026 • 1 min

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California stands up for trans youth, We recap new anti-trans laws, and the National Rainbow Scholarship Fund is now open!

February 9, 2026 • 28 mins

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Don Lemon Arrested for Reporting on Minneapolis, 12 States are Suing HHS, and Queer Artists Win Big at the Grammy's

February 2, 2026 • 28 mins

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