This week - Farewell Vidal & Bornstein's Trans-gressions

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Farewell Vidal & Bornstein's Trans-gressions

Author-essayist-playwright Gore Vidal gives a final history lesson from his own life, including reflections on his friendships with James Baldwin, Eleanor Roosevelt, and his decades-long relationship with significant other Howard Austen (excerpted from a May 2008 interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!).

Think of Kate Bornstein as "a work in transgress" -- she and correspondent Dixie Treichel discuss the original Gender Outlaw's ongoing transitions as revealed in her award-winning writings (including her new memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger.

And in NewsWrap: Vietnam considers the reality of equality, Jerusalem Pride takes back the street, U.S. low-prioritizes same-gender partner deportations, Connecticut case hastens "DOMA's" demise, hate groups get more than chicken feed from poultry politics, and more news reported by Jenn Mahoney and Rick Watts (produced by Wenzel Jones and Steve Pride).

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Grossman Tribute & Bornstein's Outlaws

The posthumously-released Something in the Moonlight celebrates the work of trailblazing gay troubadour Steven Grossman. JD Doyle previews the album and chats with a few of the pioneering singer-songwriter's admirers.

Gender Outlaw Kate Bornstein toasts the next "trans-genderation" in conversation with Chris Thomas from WBAI's Out-FM.

And in NewsWrap: United Nations Human Rights Council condemns anti-LGBT bias, gay Kenyans go online and face death threats, Hong Kong activists protest a "change" therapist, Australia's marriage equality-opposing P.M. to "engage" with same-gender couples, and more news reported by Christopher Gaal and Ben Caron.

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