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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Queer Women Take Washington!


Millions of Women walk all over Trump's Agenda in D.C. and March around the world (Chris Wilson and Pam Marshall report from the U.S. capitol)!

A Rainbow Minute remembers oft-forgotten gay British-born iconic horror film director James Whale (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by John Porter)!

And in NewsWrap: transpeople will finally count for something in Pakistan, Poland's President disavows civil marriage equality, the Philippines Armed Forces welcomes "well-behaved" LGBT recruits, Putin's "no promo homo" law melts Polar Pride, Utah's "no promo homo in schools" law blocks bully deterrence, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Frances O'Brien and Danny Cruz (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).


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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Manning Gets Mercy!


U.S. Army trans whistleblower Private Chelsea Manning’s shameful sentence is commuted by out-going President Barack Obama, who reflects on his LGBT rights legacy (including First Amendment activist Evan Greer, and Manning’s attorneys Chase Strangio and Nancy Hollander)!

Plus "Queer Life and Lit" commentator Janet Mason says “thank you" to the 44th U.S. president!

And in NewsWrap: Sri Lanka keeps its laws against same-gender sex, Ireland lifts its gay blood ban for currently active men, Gambia’s genocidal Jammeh reluctantly relinquishes power, Trump touts patriotism and picks a pro-HB2 Civil Rights head, comic relief is coming from Will & Grace to help survive Trumped-up times, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Jessica Andrea (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).


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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Obama Lang Syne!


We raise a toast to the outgoing 44th President of the United States with some of Barack Obama’s greatest LGBTQ hits! Meanwhile, departing Attorney General Loretta Lynch reminds us that “Yes we STILL can!”

And in NewsWrap: Israel’s top justices refuse to court civil marriage equality; support for equality advances in Peru, Portugal and Germany; Tory MPs block LGBT-inclusive British sex ed; a Chinese trans-man wins a landmark wrongful job dismissal lawsuit, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Carole Meyers and Christopher Gaal (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).


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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Barack’s LGBT Rights Round One!


Do remember Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the day President Barack Obama repealed it in December 2010 through the voices of Obama, gay military activist Aaron Tax, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.), repeal “poster soldier” Army Lt. Dan Choi, and Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.)!

Plus “Queer Life & Lit” commentator Janet Mason reads up on those thrilling days of yesterqueer in The Right Side of History: 100 Years of LGBTQI Activism by Adrian Brooks and Literary Philadelphia by Thom Nickels!

And in NewsWrap: Taiwan moves to equalize civil marriage and ban "the cure,” North Carolina lawmakers double-cross Charlotte and keep their "bathroom bill,” a U.S. federal judge says religious freedom trumps affordable care for trans people, a trans Cub Scout is sent packing, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Frances O’Brien (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Saturday, January 07, 2017

Music Will Get Us Through It!


Let’s celebrate the New Year and fortify ourselves for the challenges ahead with a few rousing queer anthems from Labi Siffre (Something Inside So Strong), The L Project (We’re All Human), Jay Kuo, Blair Shepard & Broadway Sings for The Trevor Project (It Gets Better), Art Attack and Angel Haze (Same Love), Meg Hentges (This Kind of Love), Melissa Etheridge (Pulse), and Margie Adam (We Shall Go Forth)!

(NewsWrap returns next week.)


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