Ep. 316: UK's New PM Is a Queer Ally, Uganda Women Freed & WTA's Trans Test | Listen Up Girl
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Today on Listen Up Girl: The UK has a new Prime Minister — Andy Burnham, a decades-long LGBTQ+ ally who marched against Section 28 at 18, now faces a critical moment for trans rights as EHRC guidance looms in August. Two women in Uganda arrested for kissing under the brutal Anti-Homosexuality Act have finally had all charges dropped after months of imprisonment and international outcry. The Women's Tennis Association has implemented a new genetic sex-testing policy requiring a one-time SRY gene cheek swab for…
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