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Anna talks about appearing on Apple Music's Proud Radio show with Hunter Kelly and speaking on the Lambda Legal panel honoring Queer Justice. Anna also gives a rundown of the top Queer News stories and shares her inspiring word for the week.

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This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn reports that after decades of fighting the United Methodist Church has voted to welcome the Queers. In politics, a historic win for trans folks in West Virginia & North Carolina. Utah tries a trans snitch line but fails. In culture and entertainment, Brittney Griner’s book “Coming Home” drops this week, a look at the history of Queer comedy is coming to Netflix, and a lesbian sports rom-com is coming to life in a TV series thanks to a couple of your favorite women’s sports legends. Let’s go!

3:00 - After decades of fighting the United Methodist Church, has voted to welcome the queers

9:40 - A historic win for trans folks in West Virginia & North Carolina

13:17 - Utah tries a trans snitch line but fails

15:52 - Subscribe to Queer Open Mic, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGy9_rNIY2eOi-MTEKPlpAGm6KDHGxFV5

16:23 - Listen & follow the Second Sunday podcast, https://secondsundaypod.com

16:57 - Brittney Griner’s book drops this week

19:44 - A look at the history of queer comedy special is coming to Netflix

21:07 - A lesbian sports rom-com is coming to life in a TV series thanks to a couple of your favorite women’s sports legends.

22:34 - Anna’s Got a Word

April Feed Swap Friday - I'm Feeling Queer Today

Last month we featured the "I'm Feeling Queer Today" podcast. In this episode, Alex and Lily unpack the roles that labels play within queer identities and how they serve (or don’t serve) queer young people as they explore who they are, who they love, and who they hope to become.

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QCrew April Interview - the May interview is coming next week

Join Anna DeShawn as she sits down with award-winning filmmaker and professor Dr. Yvonne Welbon to discuss the grand opening of the Sisters in Cinema Media Arts Center in Chicago. Learn about Dr. Welbon's inspiring journey from Taiwan to Chicago, her groundbreaking work in Black women's filmmaking, and the vision behind this transformative space for Black women and gender nonconforming media makers.

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New Show! E3 Radio's Queer Open Mic

E3 Radio is proud to present Queer Open Mic, a monthly celebration of Queer talent. Our latest show featured the recording artists group, Siren. We had the pleasure of talking to them about their latest album, "THE GREAT OFFERING: VENUS UNDERWATER", which is out now. Later on in the show, we showcased their incredible performance that you don't want to miss. Please check out their album and give them a follow! Be sure to tune in next month for more Queer talent!