Episode 141: December 17, 2025 - LGBTQ+ News

Please complete our audience survey. It helps me learn more about you and what you like most about this show. I am always looking for ways to improve our content/podcast/show. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=0qI0Tj7TBKvS&ver=standard • Hollywood mourns legendary director and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Rob Reiner as Trump sparks backlash with political comments following his death• Michigan school athletic director Chet Hesson placed on leave after expressing support for a trans student targeted by far-right media• Apple TV+ makes history as Pluribus becomes the streamer’s most-watched show ever, led by a lesbian protagonist• Bishop Mariann Budde to deliver BBC Christmas message after globally praised sermon defending LGBTQ+ people• Culver City makes history with Freddy Puza elected first openly LGBTQ+ mayor and Bubba Fish named vice mayor• Conservative backlash erupts after a Chick-fil-A franchise congratulates a gay couple on their wedding• Kim Petras responds to Nicki Minaj’s transphobic tirade with viral message: “trans kids r healthy btw.”• Trans woman says gender-affirming care helped save her life after late-stage cancer diagnosis• Library board abolished after refusing to ban a children’s book about a trans child• Former anti-LGBTQ+ Arkansas library board chair arrested in alleged kidnapping plot involving her daughter• Trans actress Kevin Ninh’s coming-out moment with her grandmother goes viral for its simplicity and love 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.