Ep. 313: White House Backs Off Trans Care Ban, Kansas Bathroom Nightmare & Rowling's Upskirt Photo | Listen Up Girl

Listen Up Girl — your daily LGBTQ+ news podcast, hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman. Today on Listen Up Girl: The administration has quietly shelved a rule that would have stripped Medicare and Medicaid funding from any hospital providing gender-affirming care to trans youth. A trans janitor at the University of Kansas has been formally threatened with fines and potential arrest after being reported for using the women's restroom under Kansas's aggressive new bathroom law. Indonesia's president has classified LGBTQ+ culture as a national security threat, and attacks on queer university students are escalating. A Phoenix gay leather bar beat a U-Haul heir in an eight-hour liquor board battle and won its license. Germany's gay parliamentary leader Jens Spahn resigned after fathering a child through a surrogate despite years of publicly opposing the practice. J.K. Rowling posted an upskirt photo of a trans woman who declined to debate her. And Madonna headlined the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final halftime show at MetLife Stadium. Seven stories. All new. All things you need to know. 🎙️ New episodes every day 📍 Find us wherever you listen to podcasts 📲 Instagram: @TheRealZachRE 🌐 listenupgirl.com 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.