2026 Midterm Election Roll Call! and Interview with Allen Morris on the Blue Tsunami and the Pro-Equality Wins Across the Country

Welcome back to our Interview series! This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community!

Anna has a couple Queer News headlines to share, then later, join Anna for a return interview with Allen Morris where we recap the Blue Tsunami that happened during this year's midterms. Allen Morris is the Director of Policy for the National LGBTQ Task Force, one of the largest organizations fighting for liberation, justice, and equity for all LGBTQ+ people.

In addition to providing voter guides such as their Queer the Vote Campaign, the National LGBTQ Task Force also creates safe spaces for Queer people to practice their faith, build equity, and build power. On this episode of Queer News, Anna and Allen talk about the swell of pride in the midterm voter turnout, what comes next after the midterms and setting expectations on the national level, flipping both the House and the Senate, Anti-trans ads, Mississippi, Voter purging and how that delays the counting of ballots, Jaelyn Scott's historic win, the anti-trans ballot manors that did pass, the 94%, and the big beautiful ugly bill.

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This Week's Queer News Headlines The 2026 Midterms Were Hella Blue & Hella Queer Here at Queer news we recapped the Blue Wave that flipped the house, Senate, and a ton of local offices. The Congress is now one of the queerest Congresses in US history.

New Hampshire's first openly gay Democrat Chris Pappas will be representing the state in the Senate. And 8 Trans and/or Nonbinary people have been elected into seats in the House and local offices.

Also during this episode we dive into the anti-trans ballot measures that passed during this midterm. 🌈✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️✨ About Queer News An intersectional approach to a weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, entertainment and culture. Tune-in to reporting which centers & celebrates all of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & comrade communities.

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