Retrial Granted in Murder of Paris Lee, the Status of Gender-Affirming Care For Youth In Illinois, and Grand Marshal Nominations For Chicago Pride Now Open!

This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story covers the retrial ordered for paris lee, a black trans woman murdered in 2022. In politics, the Illinois Department of Health & Family Services (HFS) provides an update on how they can use medicaid and chip funds on gender affirming care for youth, and the guild of angry transsexuals protest harry potter red carpet.

In culture and entertainment, dem bois surgery gender affirming grant is now open, and pridechicago community grand marshal nominations are now open! Let's get into it!

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This Week's Top Story Retrial Ordered For Paris Lee, A Black Trans Woman Murdered In 2022 Our top story for the week is about the retrial of Paris Lee. Lee was a trans woman murdered in cold blood back in 2022 by Samuel Ward Jr.

The retrial was ordered earlier this year due to the jury operating under the belief that Lee was a cisgendered woman. It's allegedly argued by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals that the trial judge misled the jury by not disclosing Lee as a transgender woman.

Ward is now able to possibly reverse his conviction through this retrial, by bolstering his claims of self defense, which was his original claim when he shot Lee six times. The overturning of Lee's case is the first of its kind in Tennessee legal History, so we'll continue to follow how this retrial unfolds.

This Week In Politics HFS Provide An Update On How They Can Use Medicaid And CHIP Funds On Gender Affirming Care For Youth Trump's tyrannical tribulations know no bounds in his attack on gender-affirming care, but organizations continue to fight back and find silver linings. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or HFS for short, issued a provider notice this month on how they'll be moving forward in light of federal rule on gender affirming care for young people.

The HFS press release reassured that the federal rule does not prohibit states from using their own state money to provide gender-affirming care when federal resources dry up. The HFS plans to use state-only funds to preserve continuity of care and coverage through the end of state fiscal year 2027.

In 2028 they will revisit funding through a budget development process. Providers should continue as they have with their billing processes through 2027.

The HFS is happy to answer any lingering questions via their Bureau of Professional and Ancillary Services which can be reached at 877-782-5565. The Guild of Angry Transsexuals Protest Harry Potter Red Carpet Many attended the red carpet of JK Rowling's latest endeavor: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child including a group of activists protesting the play.

The protestors laid down on the red carpet just as the performers were set to make their entrance, wearing shirts that read "Rowling Money Kills". Video of the protest shows security quickly dragging the protestors off the carpet, some of them shouting "When trans rights are under attack, what do we do?

Stand up, fight back!" and "Rowling funds transphobia! Boycott J.K.

Rowling!" as they were pulled away. The Guild of Angry Transsexuals claimed to have led the protests, writing "We took action to make attendees of Rowling's 'Cursed Child' [aware] that by continuing to fund her media and entertainment empire, they directly fund the legal attack on trans people, their rights and private lives." This Week In Culture & Entertainment Dem Bois Surgery Gender Affirming Grant Is Now Open Dem Bois Inc have announced that their Gender Affirming Surgery Grant is open!

This grant is for "trans men or transmasculine persons of color, inclusive of nonbinary, gender-expansive, and other diverse transmasculine identities in need of financial assistance to help cover the cost of gender-affirming surgery." In addition to identifying as a trans man or transmasculine person of color, inclusive of nonbinary, gender-expansive, and other diverse transmasculine identities, applicants must also demonstrate financial need and select an experienced gender-affirming surgeon in the United States. Applications will be selected based upon financial need and surgery preparedness.

Applications close on November 12th, so don't wait and apply today to this wonderful opportunity! PRIDEChicago Community Grand Marshal Nominations Are Now Open Family, do you know any Queer trailblazers or local grassroots organizers who should be next year's Grand Marshall for the Chicago Pride Parade?

Well nominations for the Grand Marshall title are open! Now in its 57th year, PRIDEChicago, the nonprofit organization responsible for the annual Pride Parade is extending the invitation for the local community to uplift on another.

Nominations opened earlier this LGBTQ+ history month, and will remain open through December 31st. Final Decisions will be announced in Spring, ahead of the parade in June.

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