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

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of the WNBA, a new book on trans athletes, and nominations for LGBTQ+ recognition.

This week on the Queer News podcast, in top news, the WNBA and the Players Union have a verbal agreement! In politics, Idaho's ant-trans bathroom bill is on the move, and New York makes queer history again. In culture and entertainment, we caught up with the authors of the newly released book: Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports, and the Windy City Times is accepting nominations for their 30 under 30 outstanding LGBTQ+ individuals. 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 02:23 Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/JoinQCrew 02:57 Leave a Queer News Tip, Email info at e3radio.fm or leave a message here https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/243669/19/rc6z5z67pp1op502 04:18 Queer News Headlines 05:15 We Have A 2026 WNBA season y'all! 10:45 Idaho's Newly Passed Trans Bathroom Ban Comes With A 5 Year Prison Sentence. 15:26 Newly Elected Judges Juliet Howard her wife, Norma Jennings make New York History 19:36 Book an ad today! Email info @ e3radio.fm…

People in this episode

Host: E3 Radio

Guest: Authors of Fair Game

Topics covered

• WNBA
• trans rights
• LGBTQ+ history
• sports
• book release
• nominations

Keywords

• WNBA
• trans athletes
• Fair Game
• LGBTQ+
• Idaho
• New York
• Windy City Times
• 30 Under 30

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WNBA, Players Union, Windy City Times

Books & works: Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports

Places: Idaho, New York

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