Trans troops continue their fight against Trump, anti-trans drifters troll the WNBA, and grant...

Описание: This week on the Queer News podcast, fIn politics, trans troops continue fighting for their right to serve in the military and Iowa teachers receive a settlement after being suspended for a drag show. In sports, Cleveland announces a new WNBA team and transphobes have entered the WNBA chat. And last but not least, In culture and entertainment, the thrive fund has opened grant applications for gender-affirming care and you might meet the criteria. Let’s get into it!

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04:15 Trans Troops Continue Their Fight For Their Right To Serve In The Military

11:13 Iowa Teachers Receive Settlement After Being Suspended For Dragshow

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16:24 Cleveland Announces New WNBA Team: The Cleveland Sirens

20:42 Transphobia On The Rise In The WNBA?

25:04 The Gender-Affirming Fund, The Thrive Fund, Has Opened Applications For August

27:43 Anna's Word





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This week’s episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 351.

This Week’s Top Story



Trans Troops Continue Their Fight For Their Right To Serve In The Military



Ever since Trump has (allegedly) cheated his way back into office, his administration has made it their personal vendetta to make life harder for trans people in America. From sports to the largest employer of lgbtq+ people the military, it’s feeling more and more these days like there are fewer places where trans people can simply exist. Even in the face of that, there are people and organizations who continue to fight back.



Federal claims judge Elaine D. Kaplan in D.C struck ruled to deny the US Justice Department’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit with 17 trans military members who are suing the justice department for “unlawfully stripping them of retirement pay and benefits after promising they could leave military service with early retirement.” We will continue to monitor this lawsuit and deliver any updates as they occur.



This Week In Politics



Iowa Teachers Receive Settlement After Being Suspended For Dragshow



Three teachers in Iowa have received a settlement after facing suspension for a drag show. The drag show was a collaborative effort between middle and high school students from local GSA’s (Gay Straight Alliances) as a way for students to get to know each other. The event was also an ice cream social and it was a private event only for GSA students. Footage and photos from the show made their way across the internet and ended up in some right-wing circles deeming the event inappropriate.



The school district couldn’t handle the heat from the right-wing, so the teachers were placed on suspension. The teachers filed a lawsuit against Iowa’s Ankeny school district for “basis of their sexual orientation, as well as association with others based on sexual orientation” and won $150,000!



This Week In Sports



Cleveland Announces New WNBA Team: The Cleveland Sirens



Family, have y’all heard the call? Cleveland’s new WNBA team, the Cleveland Sirens, have swum ashore. The team was announced on August 4th and they describe themselves as “sharp, unapologetic, fearless, and relentless”. The Cleveland Sirens are the 16th team in the league. Cleveland is no stranger to the WNBA. The Cleveland Rockers precedes the Sirens as a founding franchise, and they were active in the lead from 1997 - 2003 when the team couldn’t find a new...