Ep. 317 :GOP Senator Threatens Kari Lake Over HIV Funds, Mob Attacks Trans Women

Listen Up Girl — your daily LGBTQ+ news podcast, hosted by Zach Randles-Friedman. Today on Listen Up Girl: A Republican senator threatens to block Kari Lake's ambassadorial nomination unless the administration proves it's releasing frozen PEPFAR funds — as a new study reveals the funding cuts have shut down 1,700 HIV treatment sites worldwide. In Indonesia, at least ten transgender women have been attacked by vigilante mobs in Bogor, with footage showing men beating and dousing a trans woman with urine — attacks linked to a presidential regulation classifying LGBTQ culture as a national threat. Congress is advancing two federal bills that would ban any educational material mentioning trans identity from every public school in the country, and the American Library Association says the Senate companion bill is dangerously broad. Two Iowa teachers disciplined for organizing a student drag show win a $150,000 discrimination settlement. A King County judge rules that Seattle's historic queer nude beach at Denny Blaine Park will stay open, despite a wealthy neighbor's lawsuit to shut it down. And in Spokane, a community rises up and protests outside a coffee stand that posted a deeply offensive anti-trans sign — and wins. 📅 New episodes every day 📲 Instagram & YouTube: @TheRealZachRE 🌐 listenupgirl.com 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.