Queer-Bearing Tree on the U.S./Mexico Border

Queer activists occupy a 40-foot tall tree to block Trumps Border Wall in south Arizona – This Way Out’s Lauren Schmitt reports. In Newswrap Germany’s far-right AfD scores its biggest state-election showing since the Nazis — as rainbow-flagged protesters take to the streets! Ninety percent of LGBTQ+ groups worldwide report losing funding since 2025 — putting many at risk of closing their doors! Sierra Leone’s queer crackdown sends two activists fleeing after police raid a gay party and issue warrants for their arrest! The Trump administration targets “gender ideology” in a controversial new study — critics call the un-peer-reviewed report pseudoscience! And Sacramento’s Lavender Heights fights back — LGBTQ+ residents launch a community patrol after a string of anti-queer attacks!

Featured speakers: A protester named Nikita, creator of Lavender Heights Community Patrol Zachary Basler, Lauren Schmitt, Kate Scott, Santa Cruz county Sheriff David Hathaway, “Hawk”, “Rain”.

Credits: Associate Producer and Host Lucia Chappelle, Producer/ Brian DeShazor, News writer Jeb Backe, the feature was produced by Lauren Schmitt, NewsWrap reporters Sarah Montague, Nathalie Muñoz music: Cast album Redwood, music from the Arizona protest.

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