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

About this episode

This episode discusses Kansas' anti-trans politics, the demolition of Pulse Nightclub, and celebrates queer achievements at the NAACP Awards.

This week on the Queer News podcast, in top news Kansas dangerous anti-trans politics leads to hundreds of Trans Kansans losing their drivers licenses overnight. In politics, celebrations are in order as Texas has been issued a preliminary injunction by the Federal Court. In Florida, Pulse Nightclub is set to be demolished this month. In culture and entertainment, we dive into Wanda Sykes' new lead role, a trans Chicago comedian saves a baby from freezing in Lake Michigan and Queer folks win at the NAACP Image Awards . 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 01:40 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:10 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:22 Queer News Headlines 03:23 Kansas Bill SB244 Overrided By Republicans Leading to Hundreds of Trans Kansans Losing Their Drivers Licenses Overnight. 08:30 Celebrations! Texas SB 12 has been issued a preliminary injunction by the…

Topics covered

• anti-trans politics
• LGBTQ rights
• entertainment
• NAACP Awards
• community support

Keywords

• Kansas
• Texas
• Pulse Nightclub
• Wanda Sykes
• Lio Cundiff
• NAACP Awards
• trans rights
• LGBTQ news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pulse Nightclub

Places: Kansas, Texas, Florida

More episodes of Queer News

• Pulse's 10th Anniversary, Trump's trans military ban takes an L, and Durand links up with Kehlani for a world tour · June 8, 2026 · 26 min
• Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 Our Chicagoland lesbian business directory is out, Patagonia and Pattie Gonia are in a tiff, and we give you the 4-1-1 on where to celebrate Pride Month in Chicago · June 1, 2026 · 25 min
• 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 · 26 min
• 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 · 36 min
• 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 · 27 min
• The state of Gender-affirming care for youth, queers winning settlements galore, and queer-owned indie bookstores for the win · May 4, 2026 · 29 min