Olympus, Dreamland and High School!

The novelized history of Vanda’s Olympus Nights on the Square and the rhythmic revolutions of Jennifer Maidman’s "Dreamland" CD capture the heart of Queer Life & Lit commentator Janet Mason.

Outcasting's queer teens Alex and Callie confront the complications that arise from careless outing (introduced by Dhruv and produced by Marc Sophos).

Plus Dumbledore’s love interest? The Wizard Gets Outed in a Rainbow Minute (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by Gracie Golden)!

And in NewsWrap: Bermuda backtracks on marriage equality, Hong Kong digs in against spousal rights, Trump’s military trans ban delegitimized in federal court, a Kenyan official blames gay tourists for lambda lions, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Frances O’Brien (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Out in Oz Country!

As the “Yes” campaign works to save the rural children from Australia’s marriage plebiscite, country-bred, 24-year-old activist Russell Nankervis chats with our Barry McKay* about growing up away from big city lights, and what the plebiscite means to young people like him!

And in NewsWrap: Belarus jumps on the global homophobic repression bandwagon, Egypt expands its queer crackdown with an “anti-perversion” proposal, Trump’s DOJ backs his trans troops ban and a biased Colorado cake baker, Missouri appeals court equates gender stereotyping with unlawful sex bias, a high-profile Georgia state lawmaker suggests quarantining people with AIDS, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Tanya Kane-Parry and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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NewsWrap for the week ending April 11, 2015

SUMMARY

Early Adopters - Irish lawmakers approve adoptions equality for same-gender couples …

Parental Controlled - major changes in Nicaragua’s “Family Code” taking effect this week ban adoptions by same-gender couples, define civil marriage as exclusively heterosexual, and deny same-gender couples social security protections and other rights …

Suitors' Suit - a lesbian couple in the U.S. territory of Guam sues in federal court for a civil marriage license …

Popular Hate - voters in Springfield, Missouri repeal LGBT anti-bias protections …

Sacred Snub - the Vatican virtually rejects an openly gay diplomat named by France as its ambassador to the Holy See …

In Case You Thought We Liked You - Mormon officials denounce the “counterfeit lifestyle” of lesbians and gay men …

Obamacare Won't Cover It - the Obama administration officially opposes so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBT youth …

Stick to Acupuncture - South Korea’s government hosts “conversion” conferences by anti-LGBT hate groups …

Consider the Source - a Dublin paper company shreds virulently anti-marriage equality leaflets to make confetti for the weddings of gay and lesbian couples …

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NewsWrap for the week ending October 4, 2014

SUMMARY

Timing Troubles - A civil marriage equality bill stalls yet again in the Australian parliament …

Don't Ask Us - equality activists and opponents alike were awaiting word on whether the U.S. Supreme Court would hear one or more civil marriage cases – but the Justices take a pass …

How Many More Shoes to Drop? - a Missouri Circuit Court judge is the latest to overturn a state's ban on civil marriage for same-gender couples …

Safe, Not Silent - more than a thousand LGBT people and their supporters march in the first peaceful Pride parade in four years in the Serbian capital of Belgrade …

Bad for Business - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is apparently having second thoughts about the latest version in parliament of the possibly trade-killing "Anti-Homosexuality Law" …

"Enormous Step Backwards" - the semi-autonomous Indonesian province of Aceh, which operates under Islamic law, enacts a new statute to punish same-gender sex with public caning …

Development Over Discrimination - Quezon City, the biggest in the Philippines, expands its LGBT anti-bias protections to include education, insurance, access to goods and services, and accommodations …

Hate Gets the Spanish Boot - the Spanish region of Catalonia approves a bill levying heavy fines on perpetrators of anti-LGBT hate crimes …

We Are Not Amused - social media giant "Facebook" learns the hard way that you don't mess with drag queens ….

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"Test" & Divergent Christians

Week of June 30, 2014
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Writer/director Chris Mason Johnson's film Test brings the AIDS dance to the big screen (preview and interview with Steve Pride).

Christian conniptions and kudos conflict over LGBT rites: the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer and novice movie mogul Rick Santorum fantasize about "re-education camps" for faith-based homophobes, Episcopal priest Cameron Partridge is the first transgender preacher at the U.S. National Cathedral, and United Methodist Church minister Frank Schaefer is "re-frocked" after his same-gender wedding conviction is overturned.

And in NewsWrap: appealing wins advance U.S. marriage equality in Utah and Colorado, Mexican Supremes okay one Baja California gay wedding, most U.S. citizens believe ENDA already exists, South Carolina town saves lesbian police chief,  and more news reported this week by Michelle Marie-Gilkeson and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending June 28, 2014

SUMMARY

Industry Takes the Lead - In a case involving Utah's ban on civil marriage for same-gender couples, the 10th U.S. Circuit of Appeals becomes the first appeals court since last year's Supreme Court DOMA ruling to affirm a district court decision striking down a state's constitutional ban on civil marriage for same-gender couples as federally unconstitutional …

Ahead of the Curve - Boulder, Colorado County Clerk Hillary Hall, citing the 10th Circuit ruling that also affects her state, starts handing out marriage licenses to lesbian and gay couples …

Ding, Ding, Ding - St. Louis, Missouri Mayor Francis Slay marries four same-gender couples in defiance of the state's ban on marriage equality …

Crossroads of History - a federal district court overturns Indiana's marriage ban, and with no immediate stay, hundreds of couples reportedly exchange vows before an appeals court stops them …

First Drop - Mexico's Supreme Court grants a civil marriage license to a gay couple from Baja California – but the ruling only affects that couple …

Fantasy Fairness - according to a YouGov/Huffington Post poll, 69% of the U.S. population falsely believes that federal law protects LGBT people from workplace discrimination …

Restoring the Peace - the "nightmare that will not stop" for "unprotected" openly lesbian Latta, South Carolina Police Chief Crystal Moore appears to finally be over ….

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NewsWrap for the week ending November 16, 2013

SUMMARY

Two For the Show - The out mayor of Luxembourg City Xavier Bettel is tapped to form a new federal government in the tiny European nation, and for the first time in the world he'll serve with an equally out Deputy Prime Minister, Etienne Schneider …

Almost Yes - a marriage equality proposal is narrowly rejected in the upper house of the Australian state of New South Wales …

The People Rule - proposed ballot initiatives in Arkansas would replace the U.S. state's constitutional definition of marriage as exclusively hetero with marriage equality …

The People's Welfare - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon executive-allows married gay and lesbian couples to file their state tax returns jointly – and voices support for state marriage equality …

Arrest Report - high-profile Senegalese lesbian activist Sene Dienge and four of her friends are arrested in Dakar and charged with breaking the West African nation's laws banning same-gender sex …

Law Without Order - leading Ugandan activist Sam Ganafa and three of his associates are behind bars after warrantless police searches of his home, but fellow activists still don't know what the men are being charged with …

All Ears - the Russian government has no shame in revealing that they bugged private meetings of local and global LGBT & human rights activists in a St. Petersburg hotel room to use audio excerpts in a nationally broadcast TV "expose" about "homosexualists who attempt to infiltrate our country" …

Death Toll - Europe’s Trans Murder Monitoring Project reports that at least 238 gender-variant men and women around the world have been murdered so far this year, with a spike in the killings of transgendered minors …

Pearl of Great Price - the lawmaker who spearheaded California sodomy law repeal in 1975 officiates at the marriage in San Francisco City Hall of Jonathan Moscone, the out son of former mayor George, where 35 years ago this month that mayor and out Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated ….

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