Butch Is Not a Dirty Word!

Madelaine Imber and Tandiwe Aebi-Moyo of the swaggering new Australian ‘zine talk about the complex lives of gender non-conforming women (produced by 3CR Melbourne, Australia’s Accent of Women program host Jiselle Hanna)!

And in NewsWrap: India’s High Court privacy rights ruling signals sodomy law repeal, Finland retains its infertility rule for legal gender change, trans U.S. troops enlist in lawsuits to fight Trump’s service ban, Australia’s plebiscite on love predictably descends into hate, Ugandan activists defiantly celebrate Pride underground, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Michele Yeater (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Post-Pulse Politics & Writers’ Rituals!

Queer youth trace the troubling Trump trail back to Orlando’s Pulse (featuring Brianna of Outcasting public radio show, produced by Marc Sophos).

Queer Life and Lit commentator Janet Mason sits down To Drink From The Silver Cup, put on a Straight Face and introduce us to A Faithful Son, as religion preys on authors Anna Redsand, Brandon Wallace and Michael Scott Garvin.

Plus trailblazing U.K. singer/songwriter Tom Robinson updates his late 1970s anthem Glad To Be Gay!

And in NewsWrap: no High Court road to marriage equality in Northern Ireland, Pakistan lawmakers ponder protections for trans people, Texas Speaker re-flushes the Governor’s "bathroom bill,” skinheads pepper spray St. Petersburg Pride-sters, Iceland asexuals expand the queer acronym, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Frances O'Brien and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Oz Goes Postal!

Australian activists challenge the government’s proposed mail-in marriage equality plebiscite (Sydney correspondent Barry Mackay reviews last week’s roller-coaster developments featuring Alex Greenwich, Emma Alberici, Mathias Cormann, Karl Stevanovic, Bronwyn Bishop, Tony Abbott, Christine Forster, Penny Wong, Malcolm Turnbull, Dr. Liz Allen, James Brechney, Michael Kirby, David Koch, Scott Morrison, Bill Shorten, Lyle Shelton and Andrew Wilkie, plus Tim Minchin’s viral satirical song)! 

And in NewsWrap: Presidential saber rattling temporarily trumps U.S. trans military ban, Kuwait deports gay men in a massage parlor rub-out, a "gay-looking" Russian wins a rare job bias lawsuit, Canada’s Defense Minister dances on Vancouver "Pride of Bollywood" float, Ireland’s gay P.M.’s presence at a Belfast Pride breakfast gives D.U.P. indigestion, 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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Out of Dhaka & Caravan of Love!

Gay Bangladeshi blogger Mahamood Rakibul Hasan’s harrowing tale of fleeing tells for his life, finding temporary refuge in Nepal (an interview by Asia Calling's Rajan Parajuli, produced by Nicole Curby)!

Rejected Muslim and queer minorities rally around revolutionary love, organized by University of Minnesota gay Muslim Afghan political science doctoral candidate Nur Jibran (interviewed by KFAI’s Dixie Treichel and John Townsend)!

A Rainbow Minute special delivery celebrates Sweden’s Pride postage stamp (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by Robyn Bentley)!

And in NewsWrap: Europe’s human rights court slams Russia’s "no promo homo" law, a U.S. federal appeals court blesses Mississippi’s "religious freedom" law, rubber bullets stop banned Istanbul Pride march, Berlin’s mosque for all inaugurates Friday prayers, peaceful Prides prevail in Sao Paulo, Kyiv and Beersheba, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Frances O’Brien and Christopher Gaal (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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Proud Resistance!

Pride #ResistMarches take D.C. and WeHo (speakers include Charlie Carver, Asia Kate Dillon, Chase Strangio, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Maxine Waters, America Ferrera, Jose Guevara, Patrisse Cullors, Christopher Jackson and Councilmember John Duran)!

And in NewsWrap: Germany welcomes its first gay Chechen asylum-seeker, a federal court clears but condemns a hate-exporting U.S. evangelical, Scottish Episcopalians choose marriage equality over schism threats, U.S. Methodists unite around a gender non-conforming deacon, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Sayre’s Sodomite Satire!

Our merry meeting with writer-comedian Justin Sayre (Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones share the laughter)!

A Rainbow Minute celebrates Eccentric British Power Boat Racer Marion Carstairs (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by John DeBoer)!

And in NewsWrap: Taiwan’s top court mandates marriage equality, money score defeats World OutGames, two gays whipped in Aceh as Indonesian raids rise, Human Rights Watch confirms government complicity in Chechen gay genocide, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Michele Yeater (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Ellen's “Puppy” Anniversary!

Ellen DeGeneres celebrates the 20th anniversary of her historic sit-com coming out on her afternoon TV talk show, and we add our original coverage of that event in 1997!

And in NewsWrap: CHECHNYA: gay holocaust victims and concentration camps triple! An HIV-positive gay Russian man fights for U.S. asylum, a gay Hong Kong couple wins civil service benefits, Japan nixes an LGBT-inclusive public school curriculum, a marriage equality foe makes the presidential run-off in France, Canada's world pole vault champ comes out, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Jessica Andrea and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Dressed As A Girl!

CHECHNYA UPDATE: three gay survivors describe the terrifying anti-gay purge, while President Ramzan Kadyrov pleads "not guilty" and OutRight Action International's Maria Sjodin sounds the alarm (Lucia Chappelle reports).

East London dragsters John Sizzle, Amber Waze and Holestar bring high drama in high heels to producer-director Colin Rothbart’s award-winning documentary (Michelle-Marie Gilkeson, correspondent).

And in NewsWrap: harsh homophobic crackdowns resume in Nigeria and Iran, tributes are paid to the gay activist police officer killed in the Champs-Elysées terror attack, Trump picks an anti-LGBT bigot to lead the U.S. Army, a basketball legend has some "Magic" words for the parents of nonconforming LGBTQ kids, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Wakefield Poole!

From the ballet to Broadway to Boys in the Sand and beyond, our Steve Pride wades into the pioneering filmmaker/pornographer’s Poole of art, sex and life!

And in NewsWrap: silence surrounds Chechen gay concentration camps, India outlaws HIV bias, the Euro-Court condemns mandatory sterilization of trans people, the U.S. Justice Department flushes its lawsuit against North Carolina's HB2, Russia outlaws distribution of Putin photoshopped in drag, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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GLAAD Tidings & Carolina Con!

Patricia Arquette and Troye Sivan bring GLAAD tidings to the L.A. awards gala with their inspiring remarks!

The state’s HB2 head fake makes the cash cows come back to North Carolina (Pacifica’s Mark Mericle reports), and Gay USA's Andy Humm and Ann Northrop critique the cave-ins!

And in NewsWrap: hundreds are caught up in an apparent purge of gay men in Chechnya, a U.S. appeals court equates anti-LGB bias with sex discrimination, Mississippi pleads for the ”religious freedom" to be biased, a "unique" Colorado family wins a landmark Fair Housing case, the U.S. Senate goes nuclear to make Gorsuch Supreme, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Carole Meyers (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Gosh and Golly Gorsuch!

Trump Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil glides around confirmation hearing questions posed by Senators Dick Durbin, Diane Feinstein and Al Franken, and Gay USA’s Ann Northrup and Andy Humm dissect the dizzying dance!

And in NewsWrap: Taiwan’s top court tackles marriage equality, Queensland dethrones the "gay panic defense,” the U.S. counts 2017’s eighth slain trans-woman of color, Energy Secretary Perry zaps a gay student body president, the Osage Nation opens marriage to same-gender couples, the Yellow Ranger morphs into a Power lesbian, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Frances O'Brien and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Our Lady J!

The multi-talented Transparent writer transposes her classical and comedy careers as she celebrates the debut of her first album, Picture of a Man, and chats with correspondent Miss Barbie-Q about her fundamentalist Christian upbringing, gospel roots, sometimes torturous transition, and queer activism.

And in NewsWrap: a Japanese trans-man breaks the electoral glass ceiling, a U.S. appeals court boots a lesbian workplace bias lawsuit, Trump’s Supreme Court pick Gorsuch worries LGBTQ rights groups, Atlanta’s Federal Reserve Bank gets two firsts with one exec, international censors nix a gay “beast” in Disney’s Beauty, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Frances O'Brien (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Rub the Wrong Way Right!

Gay historian Stuart Timmons harmonizes street politics and suite politics in response to an old Larry Kramer controversy that seems new again (interviewed by Lucia Chappelle).

U.S. Supreme Court sidesteps trans teen Gavin Grimm’s toilet rights case (with comments by HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow, ACLU Staff Attorney Chase Strangio, and Gavin himself).

And in NewsWrap: new hope for Northern Ireland marriage equality, OutVets are re-invited to Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos meets with trans advocates, LGBT centers are attacked by haters across the U.S., and more international LGBT news reported this week by Carole Meyers and John Dyer V (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Kramer ACTing UP Again!

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) founder Larry Kramer's fiery challenge on the street action group's 20th anniversary in March 2007 regains relevance during the turbulence of Trump!

And in NewsWrap: an Italian court christens two gay dads as legal parents, death threats don't deter a Trinidadian activist, three Pennsylvania trans students get court-ordered bathroom passes, Trump inaugural preacher Graham damns Moonlight sight unseen, a trans teen wrestles with controversy in Texas, U.S. Supremes sidestep a landmark Virginia trans case, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Danny Cruz and Jessica Andrea (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Trump’s Trans Treachery & Moonlight’s Glow!

Trump flushes trans student bathroom rights (with reports by Christina Aanestad of the Pacifica Evening News and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! featuring Kris Hayashi, Mat Staver, Gavin Grimm, Marla Keisling, Chase Strangio, Donald Trump and Caitlyn Jenner)!

Moonlight shines after a monumental Oscars mix-up (with comments by winners Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Adele Romanski)!

A new Johns Hopkins study suggests that LGBTQ teen suicides decreased in U.S. states with marriage equality prior to the Supreme Court's 2015 nationwide ruling (Public News Service's Mark Richardson's report includes comments by Chuck Smith of Equality Texas)!

And in NewsWrap: Finland lawmakers reject marriage equality repeal campaign, a leading Japanese housing website welcomes queer renters, Arkansas Supremes nix Fayetteville rights, a Canadian fundamentalist red-lights lascivious LEGOs, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michelle-Marie Gilkeson and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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When The Black Cat Scratched!

Los Angeles honors the 50th anniversary of a pioneering pre-Stonewall protest action with now 80-year-old Alexi Romanoff, one of the 1967 demonstration organizers, who shares his personal and political story with Abby Dees (production assistance by Steve Pride)!

And in NewsWrap: an Australian Senate committee steers toward civil marriage equality, Washington Supremes wilt a florist’s refusal to serve a gay couple, Japan bans anti-LGBTQ harassment by government workers, the Trump administration continues to giveth and taketh away, the Chinese government funds a gay dating app, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Gay Iraqis: Refuge in Love!

Out of Iraq heroes’ tale of true love is a five-year saga of romance, repression, a heart-warming reunion … and a (hopefully) “happily ever after” in the U.S.A. (interviewed by Steve Pride)!

A Rainbow Minute finds queer strands in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by John DeBoer)!

And in NewsWrap: Chile’s President tests marriage equality waters, a gay Bermudian sues to wed his Canadian fiancé, a Japanese trans man challenges forced sterilization, more Trump Cabinet picks threaten LGBT rights, a high-profile trans Cub Scout changes packs, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Frances O'Brien and Danny Cruz (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Queer Women Take Washington!

Millions of Women walk all over Trump's Agenda in D.C. and March around the world (Chris Wilson and Pam Marshall report from the U.S. capitol)!

A Rainbow Minute remembers oft-forgotten gay British-born iconic horror film director James Whale (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by John Porter)!

And in NewsWrap: transpeople will finally count for something in Pakistan, Poland's President disavows civil marriage equality, the Philippines Armed Forces welcomes "well-behaved" LGBT recruits, Putin's "no promo homo" law melts Polar Pride, Utah's "no promo homo in schools" law blocks bully deterrence, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Frances O'Brien and Danny Cruz (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Manning Gets Mercy!

U.S. Army trans whistleblower Private Chelsea Manning’s shameful sentence is commuted by out-going President Barack Obama, who reflects on his LGBT rights legacy (including First Amendment activist Evan Greer, and Manning’s attorneys Chase Strangio and Nancy Hollander)!

Plus "Queer Life and Lit" commentator Janet Mason says “thank you" to the 44th U.S. president!

And in NewsWrap: Sri Lanka keeps its laws against same-gender sex, Ireland lifts its gay blood ban for currently active men, Gambia’s genocidal Jammeh reluctantly relinquishes power, Trump touts patriotism and picks a pro-HB2 Civil Rights head, comic relief is coming from Will & Grace to help survive Trumped-up times, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Jessica Andrea (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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