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

About this episode

This episode covers significant queer news including Taylor Brown's historic appointment, rainbow activism in St. Petersburg, and cultural highlights like Sisters in Cinema's anniversary.

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 court protections against the DL Whisperer, LGBTQIA Business Week returns, and Sisters in Cinema celebrates their second anniversary. 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 01:44 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:14 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 02:33 Queer News Headlines 03:26 New York makes queer history appointing Taylor Brown as the first trans woman to lead a city office 07:46 You can't remove crosswalks from the sky. Florida's rebellion against rainbow crosswalk demolition. 09:54 Katie Couric and Governor Newsom have a One on One 16:03 Book an…

People in this episode

Host: E3 Radio

Guests: Katie Couric, Gavin Newsom

Topics covered

• queer history
• LGBTQIA rights
• entertainment
• trans representation
• anniversaries
• rainbow activism

Keywords

• queer news
• trans woman
• rainbow crosswalks
• court protection
• LGBTQIA Business Week
• Sisters in Cinema
• Taylor Brown
• Katie Couric
• Gavin Newsom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sisters in Cinema, LGBTQIA Business Week

Places: New York, St. Petersburg

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