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?

About this episode

This episode covers a trans woman's lawsuit settlement, political bans on queer topics, and the efforts to save a lesbian bar in Denver.

This week on the Queer News podcast, Our top story features an imprisoned Trans Woman who is set to receive 200K from the state of Oregon as a part of a settlement. In politics, Texas Tech prohibits students from writing about queer topics, and Idaho gets creative in the face of a pride flag ban. In sports, the WNBA will induct five lgbtq+ women into their hall of fame. In culture and entertainment, The Denver Queer Community joined together in an attempt to save their only lesbian bar. 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://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 03:12 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 03:43 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 04:01 Queer News Headlines 04:36 Oregon to Pay $295K To An Imprisoned Trans Woman As A Part of A Lawsuit Settlement 07:16 Texas Tech's New Ban Prohibits Students From Writing About Queer Topics 11:04 Idaho Gets Creative in The face of a Pride Flag Ban 14:19 Amnesty…

Topics covered

• lawsuit settlement
• queer politics
• pride flag bans
• WNBA hall of fame
• lesbian bar
• queer community

Keywords

• trans woman
• lawsuit
• Oregon
• Texas Tech
• pride flag
• WNBA
• lesbian bar
• Denver
• queer community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Tech, WNBA, Oregon, Idaho

Places: Denver, Oregon

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