Rub the Wrong Way Right!

Gay historian Stuart Timmons harmonizes street politics and suite politics in response to an old Larry Kramer controversy that seems new again (interviewed by Lucia Chappelle).

U.S. Supreme Court sidesteps trans teen Gavin Grimm’s toilet rights case (with comments by HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow, ACLU Staff Attorney Chase Strangio, and Gavin himself).

And in NewsWrap: new hope for Northern Ireland marriage equality, OutVets are re-invited to Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos meets with trans advocates, LGBT centers are attacked by haters across the U.S., and more international LGBT news reported this week by Carole Meyers and John Dyer V (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Kramer ACTing UP Again!

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) founder Larry Kramer's fiery challenge on the street action group's 20th anniversary in March 2007 regains relevance during the turbulence of Trump!

And in NewsWrap: an Italian court christens two gay dads as legal parents, death threats don't deter a Trinidadian activist, three Pennsylvania trans students get court-ordered bathroom passes, Trump inaugural preacher Graham damns Moonlight sight unseen, a trans teen wrestles with controversy in Texas, U.S. Supremes sidestep a landmark Virginia trans case, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Danny Cruz and Jessica Andrea (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Trump’s Trans Treachery & Moonlight’s Glow!

Trump flushes trans student bathroom rights (with reports by Christina Aanestad of the Pacifica Evening News and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! featuring Kris Hayashi, Mat Staver, Gavin Grimm, Marla Keisling, Chase Strangio, Donald Trump and Caitlyn Jenner)!

Moonlight shines after a monumental Oscars mix-up (with comments by winners Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Adele Romanski)!

A new Johns Hopkins study suggests that LGBTQ teen suicides decreased in U.S. states with marriage equality prior to the Supreme Court's 2015 nationwide ruling (Public News Service's Mark Richardson's report includes comments by Chuck Smith of Equality Texas)!

And in NewsWrap: Finland lawmakers reject marriage equality repeal campaign, a leading Japanese housing website welcomes queer renters, Arkansas Supremes nix Fayetteville rights, a Canadian fundamentalist red-lights lascivious LEGOs, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michelle-Marie Gilkeson and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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When The Black Cat Scratched!

Los Angeles honors the 50th anniversary of a pioneering pre-Stonewall protest action with now 80-year-old Alexi Romanoff, one of the 1967 demonstration organizers, who shares his personal and political story with Abby Dees (production assistance by Steve Pride)!

And in NewsWrap: an Australian Senate committee steers toward civil marriage equality, Washington Supremes wilt a florist’s refusal to serve a gay couple, Japan bans anti-LGBTQ harassment by government workers, the Trump administration continues to giveth and taketh away, the Chinese government funds a gay dating app, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Gay Iraqis: Refuge in Love!

Out of Iraq heroes’ tale of true love is a five-year saga of romance, repression, a heart-warming reunion … and a (hopefully) “happily ever after” in the U.S.A. (interviewed by Steve Pride)!

A Rainbow Minute finds queer strands in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by John DeBoer)!

And in NewsWrap: Chile’s President tests marriage equality waters, a gay Bermudian sues to wed his Canadian fiancé, a Japanese trans man challenges forced sterilization, more Trump Cabinet picks threaten LGBT rights, a high-profile trans Cub Scout changes packs, 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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Trevor Trumps Teen Suicide!

In turbulent times — made more turbulent by the new US administration —  queer teens in turmoil turn to The Trevor Project for support (Executive Director Abbe Land interviewed by Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones)!

At the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, prize-winning speeches prompt political polemics from the cast of Orange Is the New Black and Moonlight’s Best Supporting Film Actor Mahershala Ali!

Ellen DeGeneres schools the president about Finding Dory on her award-winning daytime TV talk show!

And in NewsWrap: the Boy Scouts of America transitions on gender identity, another judge questions Lebanon’s "unnatural" sex laws, Estonia registers its first married gay couple, Trump taps a Scalia clone as a Supreme bathroom battle looms, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Carole Meyers (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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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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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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Dawn of the Donald!

Activist-author-radio commentator Michelangelo Signorile and veteran L.A. writer-news reporter-“life coach” Karen Ocamb perform a queer Trump victory post mortem and point to the way forward (interviewed by Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones)!

And in NewsWrap: Israel’s Chief Rabbi calls for homosexual executions, the Ivory Coast uses public indecency laws to jail two gay men, a leading queer rights activist is nabbed in Turkey’s political crackdown, Sydney Mardi Gras organizers turn on Turnbull, Manning supporters petition Obama for time served, the Obamas honor Ellen and a queer youth theater group as their era ends, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Michelle-Marie Gilkeson (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Trump-Shock!

Our queer eye on the Presidential upset that re-set U.S. politics includes comments by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), former Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande, New South Wales MP Jeremy Buckingham (Greens), out-going UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, president-elect Donald Trump, Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, and LGBT Trump California Co-Chair Charles Moran, plus on-scene coverage of anti-Trump street protests!

And in NewsWrap: Mexican lawmakers turn down their president’s marriage proposal, Northern Ireland’s ruling party quashes marriage bill advance, Canada offers gender options for foreign visitors, LGBT workers rights upheld in U.S. district court, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Frances O’Brien and John Dyer V (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Trumped-Up GOP!

U.S. Republicans party ’til they Trump with their presidential nominee, gay billionaire Peter Thiel and more, as queer journalists observe and analyze history in the making — for better or worse!

And in NewsWrap: Romanians could consider banning marriage equality, India's government advances transgender protections, Jerusalem Pride honors last year’s murdered marcher, the NBA’s All-Star Game flushes Charlotte over North Carolina’s HB2, emails expose the far-right Christian group behind Mississippi's homophobic HB1523, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and John Dyer V (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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“Lazy Eye” & Trans Faith Champion!

Writer/director Tim Kirkman’s latest film is an Outfest favorite that focuses on midlife and lost love through a Lazy Eye (interviewed by Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones)!

Faith-fortified trans activist Barbara Satin takes a seat on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-based Neighborhood Partnerships (interviewed by Dixie Treichel and John Townsend)!

Plus: Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump picks homophobic Hoosier Governor Mike Pence for his running mate, an irony we share with Late Night host Seth Meyers!

And in NewsWrap: Canadian Anglicans defiantly bless marriage equality, Bermuda

lawmakers split over wedding rites, U.S. Republicans propose a hateful anti-LGBT agenda, the U.S. House has no Pulse after the Orlando Massacre, "out" education is in in California, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Jessica Andrea and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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