Welcome to Season 4! It's a new year, and Anna DeShawn is back to guide us through Queer News where race and sexuality meet politics, culture, and entertainment. While Anna takes time to reflect and recharge, we're revisiting a vital conversation with Mony Ruiz Velasco, Deputy Director of Equality Illinois.

In this replay episode, Mony breaks down the actionable steps LGBTQ+ folks can take to safeguard their rights, families, and futures in an increasingly hostile environment.

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1:29 - Welcome to Season 4 of the Queer News podcast

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4:49 - Get your affairs in order

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Key Highlights

• 🔒 Legal protections for queer families: wills, beneficiaries, powers of attorney

• 🏥 Safeguarding healthcare privacy and access

• 🛡️ Preparing for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and attacks

• 🌍 Supporting displaced LGBTQ+ individuals seeking safety in Illinois

• 🤝 The power of community: time, talent, and treasure in the fight for equity

Mony and Anna share insights on turning hope into action, building resilience, and leaning into the strength of our communities. ❤️

Tune in for practical tips, inspiring stories, and the unwavering reminder that our humanity is never up for compromise.

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As we close out 2024, our host Anna DeShawn takes us on a reflective journey through a year filled with triumphs, challenges, and moments that defined our community. This episode revisits an impactful interview with Nico Lang, author of American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. Nico's work, highlighting the resilience and joy of trans youth, reminds us of the critical fight ahead: "None of us are free until all of us are free."

This final episode of the year, is a heartfelt reflection, a call to action, and a reminder that together, we can navigate the challenges of 2025.

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3:08 - Reflections, Triumphs, and Challenges: Closing Out 2024

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This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn wraps up the year with a mix of headlines and an exclusive interview you don't want to miss!

🌈 Headlines:

• The anti-trans provision snuck into a major military spending bill—the first federal anti-trans legislation passed in 30 years. Anna breaks it all down and highlights the senators who stood strong in support of trans rights.

• Remembering Troy Masters, LGBTQ media pioneer and founder of the L.A. Blade.

• Revry TV's groundbreaking call for drag kings! Learn how you or your favorite king can join this exciting competition.

🎥 Interview Spotlight: Anna chats with award-winning filmmaker Anthony Williams about his latest project, It's Not You, It's Me—a heartfelt and hilarious dating docu-series for gay men. Anthony shares his vision for showcasing love and connection in the queer community, the inspiration behind the series, and how you can support its creation.

✨ Plus, Anna spreads holiday cheer with merch updates, a special shout-out to the QCrew, and an inspiring reminder to lean into love and rest this season.

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10:25 - Jordan Alexander on her new album, being an unrelenting artist, and the Gossip Girl Journey

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Join Anna DeShawn, your favorite queer radio personality, as she winds down to the end of the year with a few top queer news headlines and an exclusive interview with Jordan Alexander.

Jordan Alexander, the breakout star of HBO Max's Gossip Girl reboot, describes herself as an unrelenting artist, blazing her own path in music and entertainment! In this episode of Queer News with Anna DeShawn:

• Jordan reflects on her transformative role as Julien Calloway.

• The story behind her new album Now You're Caught Up, which captures personal growth, heartbreak, and resilience.

• Her journey as an independent, out, and proud queer artist.

• Why affirmations like "I am enough" keep her grounded in today's politically charged world.

🎶 Hear about her standout track "I Don't Want to Lose You" and her collaboration on the remix of "Scared to Get Close" featuring reggae-dancehall artist Omega Mighty.

This is a MUST LISTEN! Jordan reminds us what it means to live life on your own terms.

💬 Share your thoughts and favorite moments! 📲 Stream Jordan's new album and check out her latest music video on YouTube.

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8:33 - Jordan Alexander on her new album, being an unrelenting artist, and the Gossip Girl Journey

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Join Anna DeShawn, your favorite queer radio personality, for a power-packed episode of Queer News. This week, we dive into the Supreme Court case on trans healthcare bans—a historic moment for LGBTQ+ rights—with insights from ACLU attorney Chase Strangio and a look at the inspiring activism of Raquel Willis and Hope Giselle.

Anna also celebrates the success of the Queer News merch line, shares a holiday gift-giving promo, and spotlights an inspiring interview with a trailblazing LGBTQ+ advocate and military service member, Isaiah Wilkins.

Stay informed, empowered, and connected as we navigate the stories shaping our queer community. Don't miss it!

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3:30 - A report on the Historic Supreme Court Hearing on Trans Rights

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11:18 - Isaiah Wilkins talks winning his legal fight against the United States Military ban on soldiers living with HIV

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Join your favorite queer radio personality, Anna DeShawn, for this powerful Queer News World AIDS Day special. In this episode, we confront a critical yet under-discussed issue: the impact of HIV on Black women. Through heartfelt storytelling, historical context, and expert voices, Anna shines a light on systemic inequalities, cultural stigmas, and the resilience of Black women in the face of an epidemic.

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This week on Queer News with Anna DeShawn reports on Quanesha "Cocoa" Shantel, a Black trans woman who was murdered in Greensboro, North Carolina. In politics, Representative elect Sarah McBride has been banned from the women's bathroom in the US Capitol. In culture & entertainment, Jussie Smollett's conviction has been overturned in Illinois, BlaqueOut Magazine releases an interactive map to remember our trans siblings and Khalid is outed by an ex-boyfriend.

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00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast

3:38 - Top Queer News stories

4:22 - Quanesha "Cocoa" Shantel, a Black trans woman who was murdered in Greensboro, North Carolina

7:16 - Representative elect Sarah McBride has been banned from the women's bathroom in the US Capitol

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15:40 - Jussie Smollett's conviction has been overturned in Illinois

20:00 - BlaqueOut Magazine releases an interactive map to remember our trans siblings

22:36 - Khalid is outed by an ex-boyfriend & claps back with the best reply

24:38 - Anna's Word

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This week on Queer News with Anna DeShawn we remember trans pioneer Sir Lady Java. I'm still over this election. Can we start there? But there were a lot of wins by LGBTQ folks across the country so let's run those down. Nex Benedict's school district is found to have violated multiple Title IX violations. A group of fraternity bros decided to commit a hate crime, I'll tell you all about it, and let's talk about the LGBTQ folks nominated for Grammy's.

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00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast

2:15 - Top Queer News stories

3:04 - We remember Sir Lady Java

6:38 - LGBTQ politicians win across the country

12:52 - Nex Benedicts school is found to have violated multiple Title IX violations

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17:37 - A group of fraternity bros decided to commit a hate crime

22:03 - Let's celebrate the LGBTQ folks nominated for Grammy's

23:47 - Anna's Word

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This week on Queer News with Anna DeShawn she digs into the aftermath of Trump's shocking re-election and dissects its implications for the LGBTQ+ community. Anna is pleased to have Mony Ruiz Velasco, Deputy Director of Equality Illinois, join us as we explore practical steps to legally and personally protect ourselves and our loved ones. Don't miss this essential discussion on how to prepare, protect, and persist during challenging times.

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10:12 - Mony & Anna talk about how to prepare and protect your rights

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This week on Queer News with Anna DeShawn there is no bigger story than the presidential election taking place tomorrow. The stakes are high and so it our anxiety. Let's talk about it. In culture and entertainment, a teacher outs a trans student in the UK and gets banned, one of Matthew Shepard's murderers tries to get his sentence reduced, and we have a follow up to the hate crime that took place at Global Black Pride in Atlanta. They know who did it. Let's go!

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00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast

00:39 - Beyonce at Kamala Harris rally in Houston, Texas

2:56 - Top Queer News stories

3:34 - It's time to vote! Election Day is tomorrow #voteblue

10:11 - Need health insurance. Get covered, https://getcoveredillinois.gov/

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11:05 - A teacher outs a trans student in the UK and gets banned

13:47 - One of Matthew Shepard's murderers tries to get his sentence reduced

15:52 - The hate crime that took place at Global Black Pride in Atlanta. They know who did it.

18:59 - Anna's Word

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