Ep. 316: UK's New PM Is a Queer Ally, Uganda Women Freed & WTA's Trans Test | Listen Up Girl

Listen Up Girl — your daily LGBTQ+ news podcast, hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman. 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 all players — effective yesterday — and queer tennis fans are furious while Martina Navratilova celebrates. The administration's World Cup Task Force is pressuring FIFA to ban transgender women from the 2031 Women's World Cup, and FIFA's own anti-discrimination partner is pushing back. Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe reveals she was dropped from a major World Cup brand campaign after AI software flagged her trans allyship as a "risk." And Botswana, which just repealed its colonial anti-sodomy law in April, is now fighting fierce religious opposition in its push for equal marriage. Six stories. All new. All yours. 🎙️ New episodes every day 📍 Available wherever you listen to podcasts 📲 Instagram & YouTube: @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.