πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆβœ¨ QCrew! Your Weekly Queer News Update: Jazlynn Johnson we speak your name, Roller derby league defeats anti-trans legislation in New York, and Billie Eilish’s song β€œLunch” is a lesbian dream


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This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn remembers Jazlynn Johnson, a Black trans woman who was murdered in Las Vegas. In politics, a roller derby league fights anti-trans legislation and wins! In culture and entertainment, it's AAPI month and Anna Queer’s it out. Anna also talks about the hate speech heard around the world by Harrison Butker and the WNBA chartered flights debacle is getting resolved. Let’s go!

3:28 - Jazlynn Johnson, a Black trans woman who was murdered in Las Vegas

4:56 - A roller derby league fights anti-trans legislation and wins

9:36 - It's AAPI month and Anna Queer’s it out

12:33 - The hate speech heard around the world by Harrison Butker

16:00 - Billie Eilish drops new album and the track β€œLunch” is a lesbian dream

17:18 - The WNBA chartered flights debacle is getting resolved

21:01 - Anna’s Got a Word


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