Kenyan Sex Slavery & New Lesbian Fiction

The shocking -- under-reported -- story of how slave traffickers are tricking gay and bi Kenyan men into the sex trade in the Persian Gulf is discussed by Paul Canning of the U.K.-based LGBT Asylum News and correspondent Steve Pride.

Janet Mason's review of two lesbian coming of age stories from Bywater Books (What's Best for Jane by Bett Norris and The Girls Club by Sally Bellerose) finds something new in the tried and true.

Plus: A Stamp for Alan Turing is celebrated in a Rainbow Minute (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, and read by Cris Cox).

And in NewsWrap: Cuba considers civil unions, gay Aussie MP plans Spanish nuptials, two U.S. states consider constitutional marriage bans, 80 mayors from 25 U.S. states sign resolution endorsing civil marriage equality, U.K. court convicts hate leaflet distributors, and more news reported by Gary Shaw and Natalie Peoples (produced by Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending January 21, 2012

SUMMARY

Cuba Libre - Civil unions for same-gender couples are on the horizon in Cuba …

Get MP to the Church on Time - South Australian M.P. Ian Hunter may become Australia's first openly gay sitting parliamentarian to legally marry …

Brakes on Bigotry - opponents manage to at least slow down Minnesota's repressive "Marriage Protection Amendment" …

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - opponents of a draconian constitutional amendment in North Carolina warn of unintended consequences …

Equality Grows in the Garden State - New Jersey majority now favors civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples …

Final Step - proponents of marriage equality legislation in Washington appear to now need only one more vote for passage …

Hate Campaign Crushed - three U.K. men are convicted at Derby Crown Court of inciting sexual orientation-based hatred for distributing leaflets portraying a hanging mannequin and calling for capital punishment for homosexuality …

SVU Reruns - Malaysian prosecutors challenge last week's acquittal of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on what he calls trumped up sodomy charges …

Dateline: Glee - Rachel's two gay dads have "Heart" ….

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Pariah & Tim Miller

As a cross section of complex characters "Sundance" into U.S. movie theaters, Entertainment Correspondent Steve Pride previews the celebrated lesbian coming-of-age story with comments by Pariah writer/director Dee Rees, lead actors Adepero Oduye and Kim Wayans, and music from the soundtrack by emoniFela.

Pioneering solo artist Tim Miller discusses performance politics with Dixie Treichel and Leigh Combs.

Plus a Rainbow Minute remembrance of Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues (produced by Judd Proctor & Brian Burns and read by Gaye Adegbalola).

And in NewsWrap: Canadian Justice Department lawyer sparks foreign weddings panic, marriage equality proposed in Washington state, Malaysia's Anwar beats sodomy charges again, and more news reported by Jenn Mahoney and Vash Boddie (produced by Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending January 14, 2012

SUMMARY

Wedding Jitters Redefined - The Canadian marriages of foreign same-gender couples are threatened and then reaffirmed over the course of about 24 hours …

Couples Seek A Couple - a marriage equality bill introduced this week in Washington appears to need two more votes in the Senate to pass and be signed by strongly supportive Democratic Governor Chris Gregoire …

Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall - New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie won't say if he'd sign a marriage equality bill there …

While You Were Busy Primary-Watching - repeal of their state's marriage equality legislation tops the agenda of New Hampshire's GOP-dominated legislature despite a threatened veto by Democratic Governor John Lynch …

Starting From Scratch - Prop 8 opponents in California begin a signature-gathering effort to put a repeal measure on the November 2012 state ballot …

Queer Devils Made Her Do It - a gay man "apologizes" on behalf of the LGBT community in Minnesota to anti-equality state Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch for "causing" her extramarital affair …

Sodomy Laws As Political Weapon - Malaysia's embattled former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is cleared of sexually assaulting a male political aid …

Judgement At Ft. Meade - a full court-martial is ordered for gay and/or "gender confused" Wiki-leaker U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning for allegedly orchestrating the largest security breach in American history …

Hasn't Heard War Is Over - rightwing GOP Oklahoma state lawmaker Mike Reynolds wants to ban lesbians, gay men and bisexuals from serving in his state's National Guard …

First Nation, First Dyke - Susan Allen wins a special election in Minnesota to become the first openly lesbian Native American state legislator in U.S. herstory ….

Complete NewsWrap text and this week's podcast to be posted January 17th.

The Case of Pvt. Bradley Manning

Something "Wiki" this way comes as the U.S. Army brings its case against Pvt. Bradley Manning for allegedly leaking videotape of American soldiers killing Afghan civilians. Gay activist/Army Lt. Dan Choi discussed Manning's pretrial court martial hearing on Current TV's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Later Alice Ollstein's Free Speech Radio News report recapped the hearing with comments by Bradley Manning Support Network co-founder Jeff Patterson and Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director/Army Captain R. Clarke Cooper.

Plus: Graham Nash and James Raymond sing Almost Gone (The Ballad of Bradley Manning).

And in NewsWrap: Jamaica's new P.M. calls for sodomy law review, lesbian and gay couples plan Cancun weddings, Hungary constitutionally bans marriage equality, gay Malaysian's Irish civil partnership sparks outrage at home, pioneering "sodomite" passes away, Washington's governor proposes marriage equality, and more news reported by Rick Watts and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride).

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Pride On Screen 2011

Award-winning entertainment journalist Steve Pride recalls some of the LGBT moving images that moved him most during the past 12 months. He focuses first on multi-dimensional TV characters like "Max Blum" on Happy Endings, and proliferating couples like the partnered hunky but unhappy ghosts on American Horror Story.

We're not giving up any major countdown spoilers here, but Steve's Top Ten LGBT films of 2011 include The Topps Twins: Unstoppable Girls, August, Beginners, and Pariah.

(NewsWrap returns Jan. 9, 2012.)

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