Ep. 311: Trans Healthcare Win, Rapinoe Speaks Out & A Love Story That Will Break You | Listen Up Girl

Today's episode covers six stories you need to know: the orange convicted felon backs off a national ban on transgender healthcare — a real win for advocates and medical associations; Megan Rapinoe sounds the alarm on trans sports bans, saying the damage to all girls is a feature, not a flaw, of these laws — and reveals she lost a brand deal after an AI flagged her allyship; a library board moves over 100 books with zero formal review after guidance from an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group; JK Rowling pushes anti-trans groups to sue Amnesty International even after they retracted the report she's upset about; two brothers are finally facing murder charges forty years after killing a gay man — thanks to their younger brother who turned them in; and we close with the story of a gay couple who spent their lives giving 180,000 backpacks to houseless people — and died within days of each other. Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman | zachre, LLC Follow on Instagram: @TheRealZachRE Subscribe, rate, and share to help grow the show. Episode Notes: Trump administration withdraws national transgender healthcare ban Megan Rapinoe on trans sports bans and being dropped by a brand for her advocacy Library board restricts 100+ LGBTQ+ books after consulting with anti-LGBTQ+ hate group JK Rowling urges anti-trans organizations to pursue legal action against Amnesty International Brothers charged in 1980s anti-gay murder after younger sibling comes forward Gay couple remembered for donating 180,000 backpacks to houseless individuals dies days apart Hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman https://www.listenupgirl.com/ Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/therealzachre/ Podcast music: https://dillonderosa.com/ Thank you Dillion!!! GayBFF: the app where making LGBTQ+ friends is finally as easy as swiping — no dating pressure, just your people. https://gaybff.app/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaybff-make-real-friends/id6795699619 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.