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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Perfection at the Polls

Reports from last week's U.S. elections, which featured stunning victories for marriage equality in Maine (Amy Browne for WERU - Blue Hill & Bangor), Washington (Quentin Mahoney for KAOS - Olympia), Minnesota (Michelle Alimoradi for KFAI - Minneapolis/St. Paul), and Maryland (Joel McCord for WYPR - Baltimore).

And in NewsWrap: Tammy takes the Senate, two rabid reps return to House, two Kansas cities rescind bias protections, equality affirming Iowa judge retained, Aussie "Big Brother" winner's heartwarming "en-gay-gement," and more news reported by Jason Proctor and Natalie Peoples (produced by Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending November 10, 2012

SUMMARY

Chapter Two - LGBT rights supporters celebrate historic victories in this week's U.S. elections, including a second term win by "Ally in Chief" President Barack Obama …

Dyke on the Hill - Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin becomes the first open lesbian or gay person elected to the U.S. Senate …

Bad Pennies - Congressional homophobes Bachmann and Foxx are re-elected ..

Choosing to Discriminate - voters in Salina and Hutchinson, Kansas rescind anti-bias ordinances passed by their respective city councils …

Court of Public Opinion - Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins survives efforts to have him removed from the bench for supporting marriage equality …

Grand Slam - Maine voters re-open civil marriage to same-gender couples, voters in Maryland and Washington each affirm the marriage equality votes of their respective state legislatures, and Minnesotans reject a proposal to constitutionally ban same-gender marriage …

Like Wildfire - more than a hundred "out" LGBT candidates win state and local elections across the country and nearly double their number on Capitol Hill …

Empire Stakes - one of the four Republican Senators who voted for marriage equality in New York last year is re-elected, another did not seek re-election, the third lost his primary election, and the fourth loses to a Democrat …

Happy Ending - "Big Brother Australia" winner Benjamin Norris proposes to his boyfriend on national television ….

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