NewsWrap for the week ending November 22, 2014

SUMMARY

Sinking to Their Level - With a new law punishing "aggravated homosexuality" with life in prison, Gambia joins notorious fellow African nations Uganda and Nigeria as one of the most horrific places for LGBT people on the continent …

No One Hears Them Scream - LGBT Iraqis caught between forces of the Islamic State and pro-government Muslim militia face "imminent risk of death" …

Count Two More - new actions this week open civil marriage to same-gender couples in South Carolina and Montana …

Passing the Ball - the first out NCAA Division I men's basketball player Derrick Gordon has a successful debut, while the first pro basketball player to come out, 35-year-old Jason Collins, announces his retirement …

Standing By Their Men - country music stars Ty Hendron and Billy Gilman come out separately on the same day …

Bart's Bail Bondsman - "Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon saves Benjy the gay Irish bull from becoming "a sandwich" ….

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Out Lesbian Athletes & The Deadly Nightshade

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Nothing taken away from NBA player Jason Collins, whose recent coming out has been met with practically universal praise and support, but over a dozen active women professional athletes have come out since 1981. In fact, the WNBA's Brittney Griner discussed being a lesbian several weeks before Collins' ballyhooed letter to Sports Illustrated. Michelle-Marie Gilkeson hits the streets to get the score.

The first all-women's band to sign with a major record label makes a come-back after 38 years! Queer music historian extraordinaire JD Doyle tends the garden where The Deadly Nightshade blooms anew (with their new CD, Never Never Gonna Stop).

And in NewsWrap: Delaware joins U.S. marriage equality club, Minnesota moves and Illinois inches toward wedding rights, 35,000 Estonians petition against marriage equality, Albania revolts against homophobia and hate crimes, young gay lovers persecuted in Zambia, Sydney's "Glorias" recognize inglorious bastards, and more news reported by Tanya Kane-Parry and Robert LeBlanc (produced by Steve Pride).

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Collins v. Closet & Teacher v. Diocese

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NBA player Jason Collins' "outing" wins championship coverage from ABC's George Stephanapolous and ersatz Comedy Central commentator Stephen Colbert, who laments the growing acceptance of "out" LGBT people in professional sports.

Fired lesbian Roman Catholic high school educator Carla Hale aims to teach her diocese a lesson (Free Speech Radio News reporter Evan Davis has the story of Columbus, Ohio).

And in NewsWrap: two more Brazilian states declare marital parity, Northern Ireland lawmakers quash marriage equality bill, Samoa decriminalizes "third gender," "Best Gay Friends" a hit in Vietnam, world's first elected "out" head of state retires, and more news reported by Rick Watts and Michelle-Marie Gilkeson (produced by Steve Pride).

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