Ep. 268: LGBTQ+ News: O'Shae Sibley Trial, Italy Scouts & Pride Month Eve

Episode: Listen Up Girl — Saturday, May 31, 2026 Today's stories: O'Shae Sibley Murder Trial — Defendant Dmitriy Popov testifies in his own defense, denying hate crime motive as trial continues in Brooklyn. Sibley was a professional dancer fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station in July 2023. Italy's Catholic Scouts Allow LGBTQ+ Leaders — AGESCI, Italy's largest Catholic scouting association with 180,000 members, votes to allow LGBTQ+ people to serve in educational leadership roles for the first time in its 50-year history. 2026 ILGA Rainbow Map: Spain #1 — Spain tops Europe's annual LGBTQ+ rights ranking for the first time, displacing Malta after a decade at the top. Iceland leads the separate Trans Rights Index. The UK scores just 13.5 out of 32 trans indicators. Barry Manilow on Coming Out — The 82-year-old icon tells the LA Times that coming out earlier in his career "would have killed" it. He has been with husband Garry Kief for over 47 years. Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedmanhttps://www.listenupgirl.com/Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.