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π³οΈβπβ¨ QCrew! Your Weekly Queer News Update: We speak their names; Starr Brown & Kita Bee, Jennifer Hudson is honored at the GLAAD Media Awards and the WNBA celebrates at the White House
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β This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn remembers Starr Brown & Kita Bee, two Black trans women whose lives were tragically taken. In politics, Texas has elected its first out LGBTQ state senator and her name is Molly Cook while South Carolina has passed another hate filled law. In culture and entertainment, letβs talk about the big winners of the GLAAD Media Awards NYC edition, Target is limiting pride merch this year and the WNBAβs Las Vegas Aces celebrates at the White House. Letβs go! 3:03 - We speak their names; Starr Brown and Kita Bee 6:36 - Texas has elected its first out LGBTQ state senator and her name is Molly Cook 8:34 - South Carolina has passed another hate filled law 11:07 - Subscribe to Queer Open Mic, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGy9_rNIY2eOi-MTEKPlpAGm6KDHGxFV5 11:38 - Follow to The Creatorβs Toolist, https://open.spotify.com/show/2wkEU8xDs6QMe8tldC0lvO?si=9673e4928f364e0a&nd=1&dlsi=5a1a23a241de4e24 12:15 - Listen & follow the Second Sunday podcast, https://secondsundaypod.com 12:48 - The big winners of the GLAAD Media Awards NYC edition 16:25 - Target is limiting pride merch this year 18:00 - The WNBAβs Las Vegas Aces celebrates at the White House 21:20 - Annaβs Got a Word 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!
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 donβt 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. Donate to Siters in Cinema https://sistersincinema.com/donate/donations
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π³οΈβπ Host of the Ambie award winning Queer News Podcast π€| π§ wherever * Founder of @e3radio π» Co-Founder of @thequbeapp
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