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Thursday, April 27, 2017

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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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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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Saturday, March 04, 2017

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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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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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Friday, February 17, 2017

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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Thursday, February 09, 2017

Trevor Trumps Teen Suicide!


In turbulent times — made more turbulent by the new US administration —  queer teens in turmoil turn to The Trevor Project for support (Executive Director Abbe Land interviewed by Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones)!

At the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, prize-winning speeches prompt political polemics from the cast of Orange Is the New Black and Moonlight’s Best Supporting Film Actor Mahershala Ali!

Ellen DeGeneres schools the president about Finding Dory on her award-winning daytime TV talk show!

And in NewsWrap: the Boy Scouts of America transitions on gender identity, another judge questions Lebanon’s "unnatural" sex laws, Estonia registers its first married gay couple, Trump taps a Scalia clone as a Supreme bathroom battle looms, 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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Thursday, December 15, 2016

“Romer” Remembered!


Timely recollections of North Carolina’s Colorado ancestor as our Countdown to This Way Out #1500 commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Romer versus Evans decision with vintage coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Colorado’s discriminatory Amendment 2 in May 1996!

A Rainbow Minute reveals the bi ways of Broadway’s American hero! (Produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by Jay White.)

And in NewsWrap: Wal-Mart settles for millions in queer spousal benefits claims, HB2-defending North Carolina governor concedes defeat, Trump’s hard right turns continue to concern, Greece’s Parliament approves expanded rights for queer couples, Malta leads Europe in banning “cure therapy,” and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Carole Meyers (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).



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Friday, December 09, 2016

“Fire Song” & Queer Parenting!


Writer/director Adam Garnet Jones previews his first feature film and discusses the Two-Spirit romance and indigenous issues that ignite Fire Song. (Interviewed by Steve Pride.)

Same-gender parents share their family secrets in four recent books: Gay Fathers, Their Children, and the Making of Kinship by Aaron Goodfellow (Fordham University Press); Saving Delaney: From Surrogacy to Family by Andrea and Keston Ott-Dahl (Cleis Press); Which One of You Is the Mother?: The Absolutely Positively True Adoption Story of Two Gay Guys by Sean Michael O'Donnell (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform); Queerspawn In Love: A Memoir by Kellen Anne Kaiser (She Writes Press). (Queer Life & Literature commentator Janet Mason)

And in NewsWrap: Trump's cabinet picks shelve LGBT rights, voters end the reign of Gambia's homophobic Yahya Jammeh, a close UN vote saves its newly created LGBT rights watchdog, thousands march for equality with Pride in New Delhi and Hong Kong, South Australia's premier issues an unprecedented apology, 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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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Queer Hollywood History & #Injustice!


The Hollywood Museum’s Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood exhibit displays Tinseltown at its queerest perceptions (with L.A. City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, Rev. Troy Perry, Katharine "Kat" Kramer, Erin "Tabatha" Murphy, and Julie "Catwoman" Newmar at the grand opening.

Lionhearted lesbian poet Grammo Suspect unwraps Kenyan "#Injustice" on her new single.

Gay Aussie Olympian Matthew Mitcham’s dramatic dive is regaled in a Rainbow Minute.

And in NewsWrap: religious right pushes a gay sex ban in Indonesia's top court, Kampala Pride crushed by Ugandan cabinet minister’s vengeful vow, Tanzania's Health Minister bans lube, new reports detail horrific homophobia in the Middle East, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Jason Proctor (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).


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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

“Lazy Eye” & Trans Faith Champion!


Writer/director Tim Kirkman’s latest film is an Outfest favorite that focuses on midlife and lost love through a Lazy Eye (interviewed by Abby Dees and Wenzel Jones)!

Faith-fortified trans activist Barbara Satin takes a seat on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-based Neighborhood Partnerships (interviewed by Dixie Treichel and John Townsend)!

Plus: Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump picks homophobic Hoosier Governor Mike Pence for his running mate, an irony we share with Late Night host Seth Meyers!

And in NewsWrap: Canadian Anglicans defiantly bless marriage equality, Bermuda
lawmakers split over wedding rites, U.S. Republicans propose a hateful anti-LGBT agenda, the U.S. House has no Pulse after the Orlando Massacre, "out" education is in in California, 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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Monday, January 18, 2016

Tab Hunter Confidential!

Show biz icon Tab Hunter reveals his Pride On Screen – and off in an engaging and insightful chat with Entertainment Correspondent Steve Pride!

And in NewsWrap: marriage separates Episcopalians from the Anglican Communion, Scotland's Secretary of State opens his Cabinet door, a Lebanese trans-man wins gender identity rights, two Moroccan men face jail time for kissing, FIFA fines five countries for their homophobic fans, Qatar bans The ('morally depraved') Danish Girl, Ellen reaches across the pond, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Christopher Gaal and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).


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Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Wolfe Video: Stand and Distribute!

LGBT film distribution pioneer Kathy Wolfe chats with Entertainment Correspondent Steve Pride about the serendipitous success of Wolfe Video!

And in NewsWrap: India’s queers stay outlaws under archaic sex code, Greece’s civil partnerships opened to same-gender couples, Slovenian voters vanquish marriage equality, adoption rights advance in New Zealand and Italy, Malawi gays freed following international outcry, gays jailed in Tunisia and Senegal, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and John Dyer V (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).


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Friday, August 28, 2015

Appropriate Bi-havior!

Bisexual Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan talks about Appropriate Behavior with our Entertainment Correspondent Steve Pride.

After reading Out of Orange and Bettyville, our Queer Life and Literature Commentator Janet Mason finds that memoirs are made of those.

And in NewsWrap: smoke bombs scatter Ukrainian activists in Odessa, Chelsea Manning punished for expired toothpaste and Caitlyn contraband, White House hires its first trans staffer, out pro American baseball and British rugby players get sporting chances, equality glitter spooks an Aussie Senator's staff, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Chrisanne Eastwood (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).


 
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Saturday, November 08, 2014

Taiwan Queer Film Fest!

  Week of November 3, 2014
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The unique Asian island of Taiwan hosts its first International Queer Film Festival, highlighting human stories that make equality real. Festival coordinator Victor Stevenson explores the event, as well as the politics and culture of the country, with correspondent Keith Perron.

Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert "massages" the U.S. military -- and the foolishness rubs off on Comedy Central’s faux conservative commentator Stephen Colbert!

And in  NewsWrap: Singapore barrels backwards on homosexuality, sodomy charges against Ugandan activist dismissed as new anti-gay law gets fast-tracked, Sri Lanka claims constitutional LGBT protections while defending sodomy law, Latvia bans hateful Russian sitcom star, and more news reported this week by Natalie Peoples and Ryan Pest (produced by Wenzel Jones and Steve Pride).

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Out in the Night

Week of October 27, 2014

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Black lesbian friends out on the town find themselves Out in the Night -- their true story revealed in Blair Dorosh-Walther's acclaimed documentary film. Entertainment Correspondent Steve Pride talks with Renata Hill and Patreese Johnson, two of the New Jersey 4.

Right-wing U.S. televangelist Pat Robertson issues a neurotic "gay terrorism" alert.

And in NewsWrap: Liberian churchmen blame Ebola on homosexuality, a Nigerian court nixes a straight challenge to the country's draconian anti-gay laws, hooded vandals invade a Macedonian LGBT celebration, a trans veteran proves U.S. Army discrimination, a lonely Puerto Rican judge upholds the U.S. territory’s civil marriage ban, "Gandalf" fights school bullying, and more news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride).

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Friday, October 10, 2014

Pride -- The Movie!

Week of October 6, 2014
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The unlikely true story of the 1980s Thatcher-era pairing of striking Welsh coalminers and London LGBT activists comes to the screen in the Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm award-winning Pride, written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Matthew Warchus. Mary Milton of ShoutOut Bristol chats with union organizer David "Dai" Donovan, one of the real life characters portrayed in the movie destined to become a classic!

And in NewsWrap: marriage equality advances in the U.S. but stalls in Australia, Belgrade clears the way for a thousand Serbs to parade with Pride, trade pressure gives Museveni pause on Uganda's pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the Philippines' Quezon City and Spain's Catalonia region block bias and hate, drag queens fight Facebook's names game, and more news reported this week by Michelle-Marie Gilkeson and Rick Watts (produced by Steve Pride).

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

St. Pat's Ploy & Love Is Strange

Week of September 15, 2014
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Mature marriage meets separation anxiety in the new Ira Sachs film starring Alfred Molina and John Lithgow (interview by Steve Pride).

The organizers of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade try to green-wash their bias, but they can't fool Gay USA's Ann Northrup and Chris Cooper.

And in NewsWrap: Ugandan repression migrates to Gambia, Cairo cops hunt down viral video "gay wedding" guests, the Australian Football League rethinks its deal with the Sultan, mounting marriage equality cases compel U.S. Supreme Court consideration, and more news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Kristin Mellian (produced by Steve Pride).

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Beeching's Lively Debate & "The Dog"

Week of August 18, 2014
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Newly-out Christian musician and scholar Vicky Beeching rocks the Bible going toe-to-toe with infamous evangelical homophobe Scott Lively on British television.

John The Dog Wojtowicz gets his day in Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren's new documentary about the real story of the gay man at the center of the 1975 cinema classic Dog Day Afternoon (Steve Pride, interviewer).

And in NewsWrap: dozens busted in Lebanon's anti-gay crackdown, complex Ugandan politics slow the race to renew Anti-Homosexuality Law, Kenyan lawmakers decide against death by stoning for LGBTs, U.S. marriage equality clock turned back in Tennessee, Gay Games great-great granny sets world record and more news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Sarah Sweeney (produced by Steve Pride).

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Thursday, July 03, 2014

"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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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Interior: Leather Bar. & Texphobia

Week of June 16, 2014
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Modern-day filmmaker Travis Mathews goes Cruising with actor/co-director James Franco for the 1980 movie’s deleted sex scenes, called "pornography" by William Friedkin, who directed the original (Steve Pride interviews Mathews about the newly-released "hybrid docu-fiction").

Texas Republicans want to "repair" LGBT people: Governor Rick Perry chimes in on the state party's platform, and CNN's Anderson Cooper challenges the "cure" assertions of state Representative Bryan Hughes.

And in NewsWrap: U.N. General Assembly elects homophobic figurehead; Malaysian trans-women are jailed, fined and shorn; Wisconsin marrieds join the legal limbo line; Pride promotes couples' rights in Rome, Tel Aviv and Bucharest; lesbian wins Premier position in Ontario; more news reported this week by Chrisanne Eastwood and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride).


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