Taming AIDS & Gay Voice Angst!

A review of David France’s How To Survive A Plague is infused with some personal remembrances by our Queer Life and Lit commentator Janet Mason.

Outcasting Alex shares the thoughtful reflections of a young gay man who can hear the “queer” in his ear.

A Rainbow Minute ballad for British composer Sir Michael Tippett (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by John DeBoer)!

And in NewsWrap: Chechnya’s gay purge engulfs lesbians and trans-people, Malta’s Parliament makes marriage equal, the Church of England damns "the cure" and blesses the trans, peaceful Prides prevail in Seoul and Tallinn, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Sarah Sweeney (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Taming AIDS & Gay Voice Angst!

A review of David France’s How To Survive A Plague is infused with some personal remembrances by our Queer Life and Lit commentator Janet Mason.

“Outcasting” Alex shares the thoughtful reflections of a young gay man who can hear the “queer” in his ear.

A Rainbow Minute ballad for British composer Sir Michael Tippett (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by John DeBoer)!

And in NewsWrap: Chechnya’s gay purge engulfs lesbians and trans-people, Malta’s Parliament makes marriage equal, the Church of England damns "the cure" and blesses the trans, peaceful Prides prevail in Seoul and Tallinn, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Sarah Sweeney (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Tweet Salvation!

Westboro Baptist Church expatriate Megan Phelps-Roper shares the lessons learned from her social media-driven separation from her family’s “God Hates Fags” religion (speaking at a recent TED Talk)!

And in NewsWrap: Serbia’s President picks a lesbian P.M., British election results "May" leave queer equality in limbo, trans rights advance across Canada and in Oregon, Texas okays religion-based rejection of gay and lesbian adoptive parents, queer choirs serenade Seoul, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Michele Yeater (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Humor and History Sykes-Out!

Week of July 13, 2015

Black lesbian comic Wanda Sykes gets seriously funny about the past and the future at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the pre-Stonewall Annual Reminder demonstrations -- and a Rainbow Minute describes those early protests in Philadelphia.

Judy Grahn's classic poem A History of Lesbianism and a Rainbow Minute for the courageous British actor Dirk Bogarde provide precedents for Pride.

And in NewsWrap: Japanese petitioners approach the Bar for marriage equality, U.S. Attorney General Lynch vows to deliver the rights stuff, Israel's Knesset nixes secular civil relationships, Michael Sam's pass at marriage is incomplete, Lithuania's Army fears florists, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Sarah Sweeney (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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NewsWrap for the week ending July 11, 2015

SUMMARY

Approaching the Bar - Hundreds petition for marriage equality in Japan …

Ready for Close-Up - a high-profile South Korean gay couple sues for the legal recognition of their 2013 wedding …

Uncivil Response - Israel’s parliament nixes both civil unions and civil marriages …

Escape - a persecuted Russian gay couple wins asylum in Finland …

All The Rights Stuff - U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the Obama administration is working to be sure that legally wed same-gender couples in all 50 states have access to all federal marriage benefits …

Imcomplete Pass - Michael Sam, the NFL’s first out gay football player who’s now with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, is reportedly dis-engaged from finance Vito Cammisano …

Where the Queens Were - the Stonewall Inn is designated as New York City’s first LGBT-specific historic landmark …

Star Quality - British raconteur Stephen Fry has an asteroid named after him …

Florophobia - the Lithuanian Army allegedly tries to “weed out” gay male recruits by asking if they like to pick flowers and if they think about being a woman …

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Marriage Equality Rejection Syndrome!

Week of July 6, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling sparks right-wing rebellion (criticized and satirized by comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, journalist Dahlia Lithwick, and attorney Douglas Hallward-Driemeier).

Jimmy Kimmel discovers that kids say the queerest things!

And in NewsWrap: same-gender love is no longer outlawed in Mozambique, Australia inches toward equality, Ireland's wedding march stalls, violent riot police halt Istanbul Pride, homophobic Jews rent New York Pride protesters, a Girl Scout Council's rejection of anti-trans cash wins big rewards, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Carole Meyers and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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NewsWrap for the week ending July 4, 2015

SUMMARY

No More Outlaws - Private consensual adult same-gender sex officially becomes legal in Mozambique …

Best Bet - a cross-party-sponsored bill planned for August may be Australia’s “strongest opportunity” to achieve marriage equality …

Stalled in the Aisle - despite overwhelming public support in a May referendum, Ireland’s same-gender couples may have to wait until next year to tie the knot …

Aborted Pride - police violently shut down Istanbul’s 13th annual Pride march before it can even begin …

Answer to Prayer - despite agitated Christian fundamentalist opposition and a police ban that needed to be overturned by court order, Seoul LGBT people and their allies march through the central city with Pride …

Rent a Hater - a rabidly anti-gay Jewish group hires a handful of non-Jewish Mexican day laborers to protest New York City’s annual Pride parade …

Praise Be - a lopsided vote by leaders of the Episcopal Church okays church weddings for lesbian and gay couples …

Mysterious Way - a Salt Lake City LGBT youth group gets a surprise donation from the Mormon Church …

No Means Yes - the Girl Scouts of Western Washington rejects a $100,000 donation with anti-transgender strings attached, but an online fundraising campaign to replace it exceeds that amount …

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NewsWrap for the week ending June 6, 2015

SUMMARY

Territorial Imperative - A federal judge makes Guam the first U.S. territory to open civil marriage to lesbian and gay couples …

Almost Enough Said - a ruling by its Supreme Court moves Mexico closer to nationwide marriage equality …

Uncommon Decision - a Costa Rica gay couple is granted common law marriage status, making them the first in Central America to have their relationship legally recognized …

Eastern Wind - thugs assault Kiev Pride marchers, and organizers - fearing the same - cancel this year’s Pride parade in Bratislava, while three Moscow activists are jailed for “attempted Pride” …

Accepting a Dare - organizers in Seoul vow to march with Pride as planned on June 28th despite a police ban …

Top of the World - Iceland tops the list of happiest places on earth for gay men …

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NewsWrap for the week ending April 4, 2015

 SUMMARY

Surprising Frontrunner - Malta passes what’s been described as “the world’s most progressive” gender identity laws …

Icebreaker - the Tokyo ward of Shibuya becomes the first government entity in Japan to recognize lesbian and gay couples …

Unscreened - India’s censors ban a lesbian-themed film called “Unfreedom” …

Hoosier Hellfire - a firestorm erupts over so-called “religious freedom” bills in several U.S. states after Indiana Governor Mike Pence signs what critics called “a license to discriminate” …

Fix-it Ticket - Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson demands a “fix” before he’ll sign a similar “religious freedom” measure …

Stampede - the same kinds of LGBT-discriminatory “religious freedom” bills die in Georgia, Montana, North Dakota, and Nevada — though the ACLU says they’re on the legislative agendas in at least 10 other states …

Sex Obfuscation - new curriculum guidelines bar South Korean teachers from even acknowledging the existence of LGBT people in sex education classes …

To Do His Duty - a New York Boy Scouts Council defies national BSA policy by hiring an openly gay over-18 scout leader to work at its upcoming summer camp …

Self-Rising Lesbian - British Bake-Off TV star Ruby Tandoh comes out - with a little help from Diana Ross …

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Dana Eagle Soars!

Week of December 15, 2014
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Lesbian laughs with the Eagle, the Hummer, and the Last Comic Standing as Dana meets up with Chris Wilson and Wenzel Jones.

Queer Life and Literature Commentator Janet Mason leafs through three new books about disparate parts of the LGBT world: Pride Climbing Higher, Stories by LGBT People from Nepal, an anthology edited by Chad Frisbie (Creative Nepal, 2014), Mardis Gras, a photobook from Australia (2014, Sonia Friedrich) and The Last Conception, a novel by Gabriel Constans (Melange Books, 2014).

And in <i><a href="http://bit.ly/1w0od5m">NewsWrap</a></i>: dozens of naked men humiliated at Cairo gay bathhouse crackdown, thousands protest E.U. sanctions over Gambia's anti-LGBT laws, English and Welsh "partners" finally get married, Seoul's mayor bows to human rights pressure, I.O.C. bans bias against the L-G-B but not the T, and more news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Chrisanne Eastwood (produced by Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending December 15, 2014

SUMMARY

Un-Pride March - Up to 40 frightened and naked allegedly gay men are paraded out of a Cairo bathhouse with news cameras rolling as they're being arrested for “perversion” and “debauchery” …

Biting the Hand - thousands march in Gambia’s capitol of Banjul to protest the EU’s withdrawal of financial aid because of the enactment of draconian new anti-gay laws …

No, It's Not Free Speech - a U.S. federal appeals court in Boston advances an unusual “crimes against humanity” lawsuit by Ugandan activists against professional homophobe Scott Lively …

Movin' On Up - same-gender couples in English and Welsh civil partnerships begin converting them to civil marriages …

Decent Proposal - a civil marriage bill is introduced in the Chilean House of Delegates …

Sorry for Dehumanizing You - after a five-day sit-in by equality advocates at City Hall, Seoul’s mayor apologizes for dumping an LGBT-inclusive municipal Human Rights Charter because Christian conservatives had objected …

Game Changer … Almost - the International Olympic Committee adds sexual orientation to the named characteristics in the Charter’s anti-bias Principle 6, but as activist (and Harvey Milk nephew) Stuart Milk notes, transgenders are still without specific mention …

What's the Problem? - U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James tells the “USA Today’s” Susan Page that she has no objection to military service by qualified transgender people …

Empire Progress - transgender rights advance in New York City and New York state …

When the Unexpected Happens - Roman Catholic Pope Francis tells an Argentinian newspaper that parents finding themselves in the “somewhat unusual situation” of having a gay or lesbian child should support them …

Lavender Lotuses - Kyodo’s 500-year-old Shunkoin Zen Buddhist Temple becomes Japan’s first to host the wedding ceremonies of same-gender couples ….

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