AudioThis News is So Gay (10/22/25): Covering New LGBTQ+ Data & Uncovering Anti-Trans Consequences

Featuring: Jasmine Mithani (The 19th), Hope Pisoni (Uncloseted Media) & Ellen Knoppow (Freelance Journalist)
(left to right) Ken Schneck, Jasmine Mithani, Hope Pisoni and Ellen Knoppow

On this week’s episode of This News is So Gay:

  • Some new research has been released on what the LGBTQ+ community thinks about the issues affecting our lives. What do those numbers reveal?
  • Anti-trans policies continue to abound across the country, some with consequences that you may not have considered. What is going on there?
  • Despite the attacks, there are some folks creating safe spaces for our LGBTQ+ siblings. What do those look efforts look like?
  • And, of course, queer joy. Where is our roundtable finding queer joy in the news right now?

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