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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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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