AudioThis News is So Gay (7/1/26): Reporting on Bad Public Policy and Much-Needed Queer Hope

Featuring: Adam Rhodes (IRE), Susan Tebben (Ohio Capital Journal) and Lauren Chapman (The Sacramento Bee).
(left to right) Adam Rhodes, Susan Tebben, Lauren Chapman and Ken Schneck

Here’s what we’ve got on this week’s brand new episode of This News is So Gay:

  • Federal and state governmental policies are affecting LGBTQ+ people all over the place. What are some recent examples?
  • There are a host of LGBTQ+ people you may not know but soon will in our latest round of, “Who the heck is that?”
  • And, of course, queer joy. Where is our roundtable finding queer joy in the news right now?

Joining us this week to answer those questions and so many more:


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