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Hegseth calls for “warrior ethos” reset in U.S. militaryFBI Director fires agent over Pride flagTrump cuts LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline servicesBaldwin, Murkowski introduce bipartisan LGBTQ+ crisis bill1 in 4 gay men face domestic violence, hotline urges supportApple removes ICEBlock immigrant rights appJudge blocks anti-trans NEA grant ruleJapan expands LGBTQ+ protections under new lawsScottish schools enforce “biological sex” toilet rulesAdelita Grijalva swearing-in delayed by Speaker Johnson Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Schools under siege from 277 anti-LGBTQ bills (NBC News, ACLU)Rep. Robert Garcia presses Trump Cabinet on Epstein ties (The Hill)Pete Buttigieg urges cis LGBQ solidarity with trans people (YouTube/Andrew Callaghan)VA restricts referrals for gender-affirming care (The 19th News)Appeals court rules against anti-LGBTQ Catholic preschools (Courthouse News, Denver Post)Elon Musk attacks Netflix show Dead End: Paranormal Park (PinkNews, Variety)Emmanuel & Brigitte Macron expand lawsuit against Candace Owens (AP, Le Monde)Florida renames highway after Charlie Kirk (LGBTQ Nation)Arizona lawmaker calls for execution of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Arizona Mirror)NYC cruising site arrests spark outrage and ICE fears (Out Magazine)Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj feud reignites (Billboard, Rolling Stone) Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adult performer Austin Wolf sentenced to 19 yearsOklahoma’s Ryan Walters resigns to lead anti-trans group“Protect the Dolls” shirts raise $600,000 for Trans LifelineQAnon believer kills three in North Carolina shootingCanada marks National Day for Truth and ReconciliationLGBTQ preservation groups still waiting on fundsTrump threatens shutdown over trans healthcare banElvira launches cookbook and Halloween attractionFormer lawmaker RJ May pleads guilty to child exploitationFirst-ever National PrEP Day launches October 10John Waters announces screenplay audio projectDolly Parton Postpones Vegas Residency Citing Health Challenges  Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MAGA backlash over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl showTrump shares racist, transphobic AI video of Democratic leadersMargaret Cho rips Rep. Nancy Mace for transphobiaFBI may classify trans people as extremistsButtigieg calls on progressives to reclaim patriotismRep. Ashley Hinson attacks Bisexual+ Awareness Week videoGavin Newsom trolls JD Vance with drag photoU.S. government shutdown begins over healthcare subsidiesAriana Grande slams Trump’s anti-trans policiesIndya Moore calls out Ryan Murphy for abandoning trans voices Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

J.K. Rowling lashes out at Emma Watson over podcast remarksGrindr faces backlash for training AI with user dataWisconsin GOP candidate drops out after porn-related scandalKaleidoscope Youth Center’s housing program closes in OhioDurham County withdraws Pride sponsorship amid federal funding fearsNearly half of LGBTQ youth live under legal restrictionsMark Duplass launches $25,000 grant for trans filmmakersLawsuit challenges Census Bureau over LGBTQ data transparencyMichigan entrepreneur Dakarai Larriett turns police harassment into activism Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

GOP amendment banning pronouns collapses after Jacobs calls it embarrassing (The Advocate)Conservatives turn Charlie Kirk into martyr “straight out of Nazi playbook” (Politico / Truth Social)Gladys Books & Wine opens as a queer bookstore-bar in Brooklyn (Brooklyn Magazine)Five men on trial in Paris for online hate against DJ Barbara Butch (France 24)Angelo State University accused of anti-trans campus rules (Concho Observer)Egale Canada files complaint against Fox News for hate speech (CBC)Texas man arrested for Abilene Pride Parade shooting threats (The Independent)Utah’s Mosaics LGBTQ+ bookstore closes after harassment, funding loss (ABC4 Utah)NPR seeks coming out stories for LGBTQ+ History Month (NPR) Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Crumbl Cookies Co-Founder Sawyer Hemsley Shares Love StoryDirector Michael Patrick King Honored by GLAADPete Buttigieg Fires Back at Tucker Carlson’s “Fake Gay” ClaimTrans Designer Veejay Floresca Wins Project RunwayTrump Admin Cuts $65 Million from Schools Over Trans ProtectionsCourt Allows Riley Gaines’ Title IX Lawsuit Against NCAAPup Play Sparks Culture Clash and Queer Representation DebateNguyen Huong Giang to Represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2025Slovakia Approves Constitutional Amendment Limiting LGBTQ RightsOhio Braces for New Wave of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tampa & Fort Myers Cancel Pride Events Due to Funding ShortfallsEpstein Files Link Elon Musk, Peter Thiel & Steve Bannon to Sex OffenderTrump Admin Strips “Transgender” from DHS Security BulletinsTexas Hires Anti-LGBTQ Christian Nationalist to Revise School CurriculumNational Park Service’s “Fat Bear Week” Sends Gay Twitter Into HystericsFact Check: Trans People Rarely Involved in Mass ShootingsJennifer Lopez’s First Husband Ojani Noa Back in SpotlightDylan Mulvaney Takes One-Woman Show Off-BroadwayEugene Levy Reflects on Parenting Dan Levy in Apple TV+ Series Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Donald Trump is already blaming trans people’s civil rights Texas Governor Signs Sweeping Anti-Trans LawTrump Effort to Silence Kimmel Boosts RatingsSupreme Court to Consider Overturning Gay Marriage RulingScott Bessent Slams Harris Over Buttigieg SnubTexas Board of Education Appoints Controversial AdvisorUtah Students Urge Ethical Media Coverage After Kirk MurderMoms for Liberty Leader Strips at School Board MeetingAmtrak Sting Targets Gay Men at Penn StationEmma Watson Reflects on Rowling With KindnessHeartstopper Series to End With Volume 6 in 2026San Francisco Sees Rise in HIV CasesRobyn Album Reportedly CompletedYouTube Reinstates Banned Misinformation Creators Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Global Homophobic Punishments Still Deadly in 2025Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends George Santos’ “Sink Water”George Takei to Chair Banned Books WeekAnti-Trans Candidate’s Porn Connection RevealedGrindr Outage Sparks Humor at Charlie Kirk MemorialAnti-LGBTQ Threats at Springfield’s GLO CenterHarvard Students Hold Funeral for “QuOffice”Bills Targeting LGBTQ Youth Triple as Population DoublesRainbow Roots Festival Coming to Florida in OctoberLGBTQ People Push Back Against Far-Right Surge in UKLawsuit Over Withheld LGBTQ+ Census Data Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Harris Memoir Notes Concerns Over Trans Athletes in Sports (Politico)Missouri GOP Candidate Combines Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric with Gun Display (Missouri Independent)Two Men Sentenced in Massachusetts Transgender Hate Crime Case (Associated Press)LGBTQ Help Searches Often Lead to Hate Groups, Study Finds (Uncloseted Media)Long Beach Pride Targeted in Hate-Fueled Vandalism (LBPD / Long Beach Pride)Pope Leo Affirms LGBTQ Dignity While Opposing Same-Sex Blessings (Crux)Gay Couple Attacked with Baseball Bat in Boston Hate Crime Probe (Boston Globe)Report: FBI Weighs Labeling Trans People as “Violent Extremists” (The Intercept)Rep. Jacobs Rebukes GOP Amendment Restricting Pronoun Use (Congressional Record)Elon Musk’s Daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson Opens Up at Teen Vogue Summit (Teen Vogue) Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

EU Survey Finds Rising Violence Against Intersex PeopleHong Kong Court Recognizes Lesbian Couple’s Parental Rights678 UK Businesses Oppose Anti-Trans Equality GuidanceMadonna to Release ‘Confessions Part II’ in 2026Demi Lovato Embraces Queer Joy on New AlbumBob the Drag Queen Set for Broadway DebutGallup Finds Record High LGBTQ Identification Among Gen Z WomenTampa Pride Cancels 2026 Parade and FestivalLil Nas X Enters Treatment Following ArrestRep. Dexter Defies House Rules to Display Pride Flag Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Bible Requirements in SchoolsButtigieg Rebukes Harris Over Book Passage on 2024 TicketAlabama Prosecutors Target Transgender Civil Rights LawyerSupreme Court Halts Enforcement of South Carolina Bathroom BanVance Calls Trans Americans a ‘Domestic Terrorist Threat’Rep. Ronny Jackson Exploits Kirk Murder to Attack Trans PeopleColorado GOP Candidate Denounces LGBTQ Lawmakers as ‘Against Nature’Phoenix Man Charged for Threatening LGBTQ Bar Attack Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealZachRE  Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

 Rainbow Parking Spaces Celebrate Pride Amid Florida Crackdown Pam Bondi Emerges as Most Disliked Cabinet Member Colorado Candidate Launches Anti-LGBTQ+ Rant Ali Alexander Calls for Mass Arrests After Kirk Killing Rep. Clay Higgins Targets Social Media Over Kirk Reactions Trump Cheers Kimmel Suspension, Slams Late Night Hosts Senators Move to Restore LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline Option (USA Today) Justice Department Deletes Right-Wing Violence Study LGBTQ+ Advocates Push Guyana to End Sodomy Ban Trump Floats Pride Flag Ban Michigan Bill Seeks Porn Ban, Targets Trans Depictions Ben & Jerry’s Cofounder Resigns Over Silencing of Activism Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tramell Tillman Makes Emmy HistoryHannah Einbinder Censored During Political SpeechAlan Cumming’s Trans Pride Pin Shines on StageJeff Hiller Wins for ‘Somebody Somewhere’Erin Doherty Celebrates Love OnstageJoJo Siwa Faces Queer BacklashNJ Educator Sues Over Identity SuppressionPaxton Drops Lawsuit Against DoctorQueer Youth at RiskPoliticians Weaponize Hate WorldwideCalifornia Strengthens Trans Refuge LawLush Debuts Trans Flag Bath BombJason Collins Reveals Brain Tumor Diagnosis Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Queer Resistance on the RunwayLady Liberty Reimagined as a Black Trans WomanTrans People and Mass Shootings: The DataA Parent’s Change of Heart on Trans KidsNetflix Renews Sapphic Thriller ‘The Hunting Wives’Oregon Lawmaker Leaves GOP Over Book BansMiles Heizer Stars in New Coming-of-Age Drama ‘BOOTS’Donald Trump Jr. Targets Trans Community After ShootingGay Men Debate Exclusivity on RedditSupreme Court Backs Trans Student on Bathroom AccessTwice-Yearly PrEP Option Approved Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Charlie Kirk Shot and Killed in UtahLGBTQ+ Acceptance Has Grown DramaticallyRep. Nancy Mace’s House Floor MeltdownHong Kong Rejects Limited Rights for Same-Sex CouplesMaryland Judge Grants Relief for Trans Passport ApplicantsIowa to Pay $85,000 Over Capitol Bathroom BanMassachusetts Judge Blocks Trump Administration SubpoenaMiriam Margolyes Thought Leonardo DiCaprio Was GayJerrod Carmichael Reflects on Coming OutNavy Tops Queer Military RepresentationEmmys Could Make Queer History Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Moroccan feminist sentenced to prison for blasphemy over LGBTQ+ rights message.Underground death doulas help queer elders die with dignity.DOJ considers trans gun ban; NRA vows to fight.London Pride chief suspended amid allegations of misuse and bullying.Court orders U.S. to restore LGBTQ+ health pages removed under Trump.Sabrina Carpenter wins big at VMAs with queer-inclusive performance.Broadway’s Cabaret closes early after Billy Porter’s illness. Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kentucky Churchgoers Refuse to Return LGBTQ+ BooksNew Study Highlights Asexual and Aromantic VisibilityTrump Threatens Rosie O’Donnell with Citizenship RevocationAnti-Trans Activist Graham Linehan Faces Court Over HarassmentSaint Lucia Raises Pride Flag for the First TimeCharlie Sheen Opens Up About Sexuality in New Netflix DocTrans Hockey Legends Collaborate on Short FilmTrans Icons Ts Madison and Gigi Gorgeous Talk Community PowerAIDS Walk Los Angeles Returns October 12 Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

• JD Vance Defends RFK Jr. in Heated Vaccine Controversy• Senators Slam Kennedy Over Vaccine Policies• Heavy Breathing and Heavy Criticism for Kennedy• Inside the Rise of Washington’s “A-Gays” in the Trump Era• Drag Performer Attacked in Pennsylvania Sparks Outcry• EU Court Pushes for Gender Recognition Across Member States• Google’s Power Over LGBTQ+ Searches Raises Concerns• Rep. Nancy Mace Attacks Transgender Colleague Sarah McBride  Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.