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
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This episode covers the failure of multiple anti-LGBTQ+ legislations, the opening of a new lesbian bar in Chicago, and the debut of poet Avery R. Young at the Lyric Opera.
This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn reports, in politics politicians fail to pass multiple pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislations in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. In culture and entertainment, Chicago's Lesbian Bar Dorothy Gains A Sibling Named Fathom, and Poet Laureate avery r. young Debuts safronia at the Lyric Opera. 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://bit.ly/3L3Ng66 🎧 We are Queer News Done Right. 00:26 Welcome to Queer News 02:00 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:29 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:54 Queer News Headlines 03:36 No new anti-lgbtq legislation passed in Georgia this year 05:50 Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Vetos multiple anti-trans bills 08:27 Republicans Fail To Ban Trans Teachers In Kentucky 12:10 Amnesty April is back from Chicago's City Clerk Anna Valencia 13:03 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm 14:35 Subscribe to the Queer News Newsletter, https://bit.ly/QueerNews 15:09…
People in this episode
Host: Anna DeShawn
Topics covered
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: E3 Radio, Lyric Opera, QCrew, Amnesty April
Books & works: Safronia
Places: Georgia, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Chicago, Lakeview, Dorothy, Fathom
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