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Listen Up GirlEp. 393: Out Lawmakers Eye Power, a Kansas Pastor Goes Viral & Tom of Finland House | LGBTQ News
Five days before the midterms, Listen Up Girl looks at what openly LGBTQ+ lawmakers could do if Democrats take the House, from Robert Garcia potentially…
Listen Up GirlEp. 392: AI Drag Ad Fakes a Barn Dance, Iowa Dem Targets Trans Care & Gay Veterans Fight Back
Today on Listen Up Girl: a Republican attack ad in North Carolina uses AI to put Democrat Jamie Ager at a "drag queen barn dance" that never happened, and the…
Listen Up GirlEp. 391: Grenell Denies Kennedy Center Scheme, Chappell Roan Raises $2M & Flamer Stays | Oct 26
A text message promising VIP access to the president, a donation that never arrived, and an investigation inside the White House. Today on Listen Up Girl…
Listen Up GirlEp. 390: Talarico Takes On Billionaires, Pennsylvania Bans Trans Athletes It Doesn't Have | Oct 25
Today on Listen Up Girl: two new federal reports on sexual abuse in prisons and jails sort trans victims into an "other" category while naming trans people…
Listen Up GirlEp. 389: Trans Sports Ban Fast-Track, Gay Couple Sues in Maine & Hunter Schafer on UK Bathrooms
Today on Listen Up Girl, the Alliance Defending Freedom asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national trans sports ban through its emergency docket. Military…
Listen Up GirlEp. 388: SCOTUS Protects Trans Inmates' Care, Judge Threatened & Russia Hunts Gay Journalist
Today on Listen Up Girl, the Supreme Court votes 7-2 to keep gender-affirming care in place for trans people in federal prisons. Federal Judge Ana Reyes says…
Listen Up GirlEp. 387: LGBTQ+ News: Alabama Trans Candidates, St. Pete Pride, GameStop Lawsuit | Listen Up Girl
Alabama's Republican Party chair called two transgender state House candidates "mental disorders." Ally Montgomery and Terri Osborne answered with a question…
Listen Up GirlEp. 386: Musk Bankrolls Paxton, NHS Restricts Trans Patients, Harry Potter Gala Protest | LGBTQ+ News
Elon Musk just put $158 million behind Ken Paxton's Senate campaign in Texas, and in the same week, someone texted Republican voters while posing as a trans…
Listen Up GirlEp. 385: Texas GOP Says Anti-Trans Ads Aren't Working, Rainbow Crosswalk Fights | Listen Up Girl
Today on Listen Up Girl: two anti-trans measures on Colorado's November ballot that opponents say could reach every kid in the state, a former Texas House…
Listen Up GirlEp. 384: Texas School Cancels Little Shop, Meta Pays Anti-LGBTQ+ Creators | LGBTQ+ News
Today on Listen Up Girl: A federal judge orders Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to answer questions under oath about his anti-trans statements in the lawsuit…
Listen Up GirlEp. 383: Talarico's Flu Becomes a Smear, Stonewall Museum Denied & Senegal Arrests | LGBTQ News
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Listen Up GirlEp. 382: Ohio Dems Silence Their Pride Caucus & a Trans Woman Deported to Africa | Listen Up Girl
Two trans members of the Ohio Democratic Party's Pride Caucus resign within 24 hours, saying party leaders blocked them from sharing a statement supporting the…
Listen Up GirlEp. 381: HRC's Warning, "Hi Gestating" & a New Trial for Paris Lee | Listen Up Girl
Three weeks before the midterms, some Democrats are running ads that echo Republican attacks on trans people. Today on Listen Up Girl, Zach breaks down why HRC…
Listen Up GirlEp. 380: Coming Out Day, Strictly's "Protect the Dolls" Shirt & India's Trans Law | Listen Up Girl
Today on Listen Up Girl: Sunday was National Coming Out Day, and we look back at how it started and why it still matters. The new White House press secretary…
Listen Up GirlEp. 379: Book Bans Hit a Record, Gay Dads Win an Apology & Coming Out Day | LGBTQ+ News Oct 10
On Tuesday, a federal rule cuts off Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for minors. California, Maine, and Illinois are stepping in with state…
Listen Up GirlEp. 378: Judge Orders Gay Man Back From Equatorial Guinea, GOP vs. Buttigieg & More | LGBTQ News
A gay man who grew up in Arizona was deported to Equatorial Guinea, a country he had never been to, and held in a hotel where he says he was beaten. Today on…
Listen Up GirlEp. 377: Annie Andrews Slur, Alito on Marriage & Oklahoma Birth Certificates | LGBTQ News Oct 8
The president used an anti-trans slur three times against South Carolina Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews, who isn't trans. Today on Listen Up Girl, what…
Listen Up GirlEp. 376: What a Democratic House Could Do for Trans People | LGBTQ+ News Oct 6
Can a Democratic House actually protect trans people with the orange convicted felon still in office? Today on Listen Up Girl, Vermont Rep. Becca Balint, the…
Listen Up GirlEp. 375: Fewer Teens Coming Out, Gay Frog Conspiracy & a Trans Dad Killed | Listen Up Girl
Are fewer young people queer, or are fewer willing to say so out loud? Today on Listen Up Girl, new federal youth survey data shows the share of ninth graders…
Listen Up GirlEp. 374: Renee Good's Wife Sues ICE Officials, Gay Men's Chorus Denied Arts Grant | Listen Up Girl
Today on Listen Up Girl: Becca Good and Renee Good's family file two federal lawsuits over Renee's killing by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, naming Stephen…
Listen Up GirlEp. 373: LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Line Returns, Turkey Indicts Pop Star Over a Dance | Listen Up Girl
Today on Listen Up Girl: The "Press 3" option for LGBTQ+ youth is back on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, after Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Raja…
Listen Up GirlEp. 372: Newsom Signs 6 LGBTQ+ Bills, Teachers Afraid to Stop Bullying | LGBTQ+ News Oct 1
Today on Listen Up Girl: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed six LGBTQ+ bills into law, including AB 1930, which blocks state agencies from helping federal…
Listen Up GirlEp: 371:Title IX Rollback Erases LGBTQ+ Students, Serbia's Gay President & More | Listen Up Girl
Today on Listen Up Girl: The Education Department formally rescinded the 2024 Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students and restored the 2020 rules with no…
Listen Up GirlEpn 370: Alyssa Edwards Answers Paxton, the FCC Targets Gonzo & a Lesbian Bar Goes Viral |
Ken Paxton spent a week attacking Drag Race star Alyssa Edwards to score points against James Talarico. She answered with an open letter and one line: Texas is…
Listen Up GirlEp. 369: Queer Clubs Vanish From Instagram, FDA Pick's Anti-Trans Record & More | Sept 26, 2026
Listen Up Girl | Saturday, September 26, 2026 Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola, a former Anchorage Pride grand marshal, faces allegations from former…
Listen Up GirlEp. 368: Senator Rants About "Furry Pilots" & Trans People + Remembering Harriet Hancock
Six stories today, two of them political. Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville spends twenty minutes on the Senate floor warning about "furry pilots" and calling…
Listen Up GirlEp. 367: UNT Erases Its LGBTQ Archive Page, Talarico Shifts on Trans Athletes & UN Sounds the Alarm
pisode: Listen Up Girl, Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Host: Zach Randles-Friedman Today's episode is about visibility: who gets seen, who gets erased, and who…
Listen Up GirlEp. 366: LGBTQ+ News: Vance's Drag Nun Blunder, Seattle Poly Rights & More September 22, 2026
Today on Listen Up Girl: VP JD Vance falsely calls the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence "devil-worshipping" at a Kansas rally — and gets their name wrong in the…
Listen Up GirlEp. 365: Boebert Ethics Bombshell, Kaptur's Anti-Trans Ad & India Court Win | Sept 21
Today on Listen Up Girl: a sworn ethics complaint accuses Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert of affairs with two female staffers and one male aide, Ohio Rep. Marcy…
Listen Up GirlEp. 364:McBride Misgendered, Madonna's VMA Return & AFAN Turns 40
Today on Listen Up Girl: Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, the nation's first transgender member of Congress, is misgendered twice by a Republican…
Listen Up GirlEp. 363: Census Proposal Could Out Trans Americans, Cuba's New Gender Law
YouTube Description: Today on Listen Up Girl: The Trump administration's proposed 2030 Census rules could effectively force transgender Americans to disclose…
Listen Up GirlEp. 362: Trans Woman Shot in Baltimore, Chris Pappas One Step From History | LGBTQ News Sept 15
Today on Listen Up Girl: Baltimore's LGBTQ+ community mourns Sophie Lee, a 27-year-old trans woman shot and killed in the Barclay neighborhood. New Hampshire…
Listen Up GirlEp. 361: Turkey's LGBTQ+ Crackdown, Grindr's $35M Settlement & Bob Mackie's Death
Today on Listen Up Girl: Turkish authorities launch a nationwide crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups, detaining dozens and drawing condemnation from human rights…
Listen Up Girlep. 360: Nike's Trans Healthcare Fight, Wales's Surgery Crisis & a Cricket Comeback | Listen Up Girl
Today on Listen Up Girl: shareholders push Nike to reconsider trans-inclusive healthcare coverage, over 450 patients in Wales have gender-affirming surgeries…
Listen Up GirlEp. 359: Kansas AG Targets Conversion Therapy Bans + Ghana Archbishop Speaks Out
Today on Listen Up Girl: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach gives three cities 60 days to repeal their local conversion therapy bans, leaning on a recent…
Listen Up GirlEp. 358: 9/11's LGBTQ+ Heroes, ICE Detains Philly Drag Queen & Iceland's Blood Ban Win
This September 11th episode opens with a tribute to LGBTQ+ people lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks, naming gay Flight 77 co-pilot David Charlebois and gay…
Listen Up GirlEp. 357: LGBTQ+ News: Missouri Scandal, Miss Continental Crowned & NYC's First Gay Wedding
Today on Listen Up Girl: a Missouri Republican is charged with plotting to plant cocaine on his own primary opponent, a hate group celebrates a canceled hockey…
Listen Up GirlEp. 356: Sarah McBride vs. Pete Hegseth, Elliot Page's Hollywood Silence & More | LGBTQ+ News, Sept 8
Today on Listen Up Girl: Congresswoman Sarah McBride calls for Pete Hegseth's impeachment, Elliot Page opens up about Hollywood's silence since "The Odyssey,"…
Listen Up GirlEp. 355: Passengers Duct-Tape Anti-Gay Flyer, Dallas Stars Drop Pride Night | LUG, Sept 8
Today on Listen Up Girl: passengers restrain a man mid-flight after a racist, anti-gay outburst, a Wisconsin campus assault case heading to trial, the Dallas…
Listen Up GirlEp. 354: Love, Community & Resistance: 6 LGBTQ+ Stories You Need Today
Today's episode: Texas state Rep. Venton Jones marries the man he proposed to on the House floor. A trans South Asian immigrant nonprofit in San Francisco…
Listen Up GirlEp. 353: 6 LGBTQ+ News Stories You Missed This Week — SCOTUS, Idaho, South Carolina & More
Today on Listen Up Girl: the administration asks the Supreme Court to allow the immediate firing of 29 transgender troops ahead of trial, six transgender…
Listen Up GirlEp. 352: 22 States Sue Over Care Funding Rule, Idaho Minister Guilty | Sept 4
Three stories today. Twenty-two states sue the federal government over a new rule stripping Medicare and Medicaid funding from gender-affirming care for…
Listen Up GirlEp. 351: Markey Crushes Anti-Trans Rival + Christian Employers Win EEOC Shield
Today on Listen Up Girl: Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey wins his primary by nearly 30 points after making trans rights the centerpiece of his campaign against…
Listen Up GirlEp. 350: SCOTUS, MA Hospitals & a Tucson Shooting | LGBTQ News Sept 2
On this episode of Listen Up Girl, Zach Randles-Friedman covers the administration's return to the Supreme Court seeking to reinstate its ban on transgender…
Listen Up GirlEp. 349: California's LGBTQ+ Bill Deadline + Another NBA Star Attacks the WNBA | LGBTQ+ News Aug 31
Today's LGBTQ+ news: California lawmakers race today's deadline to get a slate of LGBTQ+ bills — including a fix for injectable PrEP coverage — to Governor…
Listen Up GirlEp. 348: Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE + Houston Opens LGBTQ+ Teen Shelter | LGBTQ+ News Aug 30
Today's LGBTQ+ news: far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos gets detained by ICE despite years of cheering the agency on, Houston opens its first emergency…
Listen Up GirlEp. 347: Texas Drag Ban Struck Down AGAIN + Pastor Calls Out MAGA for Claiming Dolly
Today's episode of Listen Up Girl covers six stories, with two carrying a political throughline. A federal judge in Texas, David Hittner, struck down the…
Listen Up GirlEp. 346: NY Worker Sues Over Anti-Gay Bias, 179 in Congress Back LGBTQ+ Preschoolers & More
Today's episode of Listen Up Girl covers six stories, with only two carrying a political throughline. A Grand Island, New York wastewater treatment plant…
Listen Up GirlEp. 345: Tim Curry Dies at 80, a Trans Healthcare Court Win & Spider-Man Punches a Bigot
Today's episode of Listen Up Girl covers seven stories spanning politics, law enforcement, entertainment, and remembrance. The episode opens with Smithsonian…
Listen Up GirlEp. 344: Dolly Parton Dies at 80: An LGBTQ+ Tribute + 7 More LGBTQ+ Stories
Today's episode is a tribute episode. We open with an extended remembrance of Dolly Parton, who died August 25 at age 80 after a brief cancer battle, honoring…
Listen Up GirlEp. 343: Judge Blocks White House on Gender-Affirming Care, Trans Vet Loses License & More
Today's episode of Listen Up Girl leads with its single political story: a federal judge in Massachusetts struck down an administration rule that would have…
Listen Up GirlEp. 342: Log Cabin Drops Trans People, Fake Mickey Mouse Outrage & a Sapphic Elsa Hope
Today's episode of Listen Up Girl covers six stories with only one political headline of the night. The Log Cabin Republicans, a self-described organization of…
Listen Up GirlEp. 341: LGBTQ+ Now 12% of US + MAGA Candidate's Underwear Model Past Exposed
Show Notes: New HRC Foundation analysis of Census Bureau data finds LGBTQ+ adults now make up 12% of the U.S. population (~26.5 million people); bisexual…
Listen Up GirlEp. 340: Zero Politics: Trans Joy, Adam Lambert & a Pharmacy's Pride Comeback
Today's Listen Up Girl takes a deliberate break from political coverage to spotlight six stories of LGBTQ+ community, resilience, and joy. First, Slovenian…
Listen Up GirlEp. 339: LGBTQ+ News: Kennedy Center Payout, MacCormack's Loss & FL Primary Day Smear
Listen Up Girl — Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Segment 1 — Kennedy Center pays out $252,480: A DC judge ruled there was no valid contract, ending Richard Grenell's…
Listen Up GirlEp. 338: JD Vance's Trans Care "Fraud" Claim, Boebert's Bad Dad Son & HP Directors Say No
Today on Listen Up Girl: JD Vance and HHS accuse hospitals of fraud for providing gender-affirming care, a trans activist confronts the Massachusetts AG live…
Listen Up GirlEp: 337: LGBTQ News: Trans Sports Ruling, Slovakia Defies EU & Giuliani's Baby Conspiracy
Today's Listen Up Girl covers six stories from Sunday, August 16, 2026. A federal judge dismissed Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the federal government's…
Listen Up GirlEp. 336: AG Blanche Confirmed, Tomi Lahren Turns on GOP, Hate Candidate Crushed & More LGBTQ News
Today on Listen Up Girl: The Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General, raising fears about DOJ independence. Fox News host Tomi Lahren calls…
Listen Up GirlEp. 335: DOJ Drops Trans Kids' Records Fight, Kansas "Compliance Crew" & UK Defense Chief
Listen Up Girl — Thursday, August 13, 2026 Today's episode covers six LGBTQ+ stories spanning the U.S. and the globe: The Department of Justice quietly dropped…
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Ep. 334: Boebert's "Groomer" Hypocrisy, Paxton Heckled & a French Swimmer's Grace
Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/…