This week Andy Humm is joined by guest co-host Merryn Johns • Biden strengthens protections for LGBTQ people on three fronts. • Court orders state health care plans to cover transgender surgeries. • PA school board reverses decision to cancel talk by out actor Maulik Pancholy. • Dem governors in AZ, KS, and ME hold the line on trans rights. • United Methodist Church in US affirms LGBTQ clergy and weddings. • Red states sue not to comply with Biden guidance on trans rights in schools. • Trans advocate and park ranger Robbi Mecus dies from fall. • Iraq enacts draconian anti-LGBTQ legislation. • LGBTQ angles on the Tony noms—and reviews of a slew of new openings. • The Pet Shop Boys come out with their gayest album yet.