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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Barack’s LGBT Rights Round One!

Do remember Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the day President Barack Obama repealed it in December 2010 through the voices of Obama, gay military activist Aaron Tax, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.), repeal “poster soldier” Army Lt. Dan Choi, and Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.)!

Plus “Queer Life & Lit” commentator Janet Mason reads up on those thrilling days of yesterqueer in The Right Side of History: 100 Years of LGBTQI Activism by Adrian Brooks and Literary Philadelphia by Thom Nickels!

And in NewsWrap: Taiwan moves to equalize civil marriage and ban "the cure,” North Carolina lawmakers double-cross Charlotte and keep their "bathroom bill,” a U.S. federal judge says religious freedom trumps affordable care for trans people, a trans Cub Scout is sent packing, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Frances O’Brien (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Trans-Formed Military & Two-Spirit Truths!

The U.S. Defense Dept. ends ban on transgender servicemembers (with reporting from Pacifica Evening News co-anchor Gabrielle Castellan and Feature Story News reporter Harry Horton and remarks by Defense Secretary Ash Carter and comments by LGBT military analyst Aaron Belkin)!

Native American “Two Spirit” questions raise not-so-simple answers (Minnesota activist/educator Lenny Hayes chats with correspondent Dixie Treichel)!

What A Doll! recalls when gay dolls came out of the closet in a Rainbow Minute (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns and read by John DeBoer)!

And in NewsWrap: the U.N. creates an LGBT rights watchdog, India’s Supremes reject a celebrity appeal to overturn Section 377, the U.S. EEOC wins a landmark sexual orientation workplace bias lawsuit, and a federal judge overturns Mississippi’s "religious freedom" law, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Carole Meyers and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Dueling Toilets!

It’s North Carolina versus the Feds as the Obama administration joins U.S. transgender bathroom battles! Our comprehensive coverage includes the dueling lawsuits announced by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

And in NewsWrap: Italy’s civil unions law is a glass half full, Bermuda sets the date for a referendum on same-gender unions, Tokyo Pride peaks as Japan’s school bullying surges, a new poll discovers majority U.S. support for trans rights, Tennessee trades tourism for a bigotry bill, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Abby Dees and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Bartlett Takes Brighton!

Award-winning British writer/playwright/historian Neil Bartlett’s Stella, the story of 19th century gender-fluid performer (nee Ernest Bolton), steals the show at the Brighton Fringe Festival! (An exclusive interview from Out in Brighton correspondent Kathy Caton.)

And in NewsWrap: Russian activists are busted where neo-Nazis march free, U.S. Methodist ministers defy Church policy ahead of a marriage equality vote, Obama’s Justice Department threatens North Carolina defunding over HB2, Kansas escapes bathroom bounty bills, an Alabama city U-turns on its anti-trans law, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Jason Proctor and John Dyer V (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Carolina Consequences!

The conflict around North Carolina’s anti-LGBT HB2 cranks up as civil disobedience protestors converge on the state capitol and President Barack Obama, Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Pat McCrory, and comedians Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert speak out.

And in NewsWrap: marriage equality becomes reality in Colombia, same-gender couples march down two island aisles, Australian P.M. Turnbull predicts marriage plebiscite triumph, Egypt imprisons another 11 gay men for "debauchery,” jihadists hack two Bangladeshi activists to death, Tennessee lawmakers give therapists a license to discriminate, the Salt Lake City Council comes out for Harvey Milk, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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World of Wonder & RuPaul's Doll Race!

Drag artists and other "outsiders" orbit the reality TV/documentary empire responsible for Inside Deep Throat, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Million Dollar Listing, Mapplethrope: Look at the Pictures and RuPaul’s Drag Race. World of Wonder co-founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey talk about where they came from and what's in store (interviewed by Steve Pride)!

Plus a “profile in plastic”: a Rainbow Minute devoted to the RuPaul doll!

And in NewsWrap: pressure builds in Uganda for a revived Anti-Homosexuality Act, Jerusalem’s Pride predator is convicted of murder, two U.S. states are deemed dangerous for U.K. travelers, Virginia trans-teen’s federal appeal unclogs bathroom equality, North Carolina and Mississippi bad law backlash continues, 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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Tar Heel & Natural States’ Strife!

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory digs in despite derision from critics including Equality North Carolina’s Chris Srgo, Charlotte employment attorney Kevin Murphy, Democratic lawmaker Billy Richardson, and Daniel Cook’s YouTube-posted McCrory parody (with a report by Pacifica Radio’s Mark Mericle).

Trans LGBT rights advocate Rev. Gwen Fry defends Arkansas’ local anti-bias laws (interviewed by Abby Dees).

And in NewsWrap: activists attack the constitutionality of Kenya’s sex code, a court in China rules against a marriage equality lawsuit, the Roman Catholic Church pressures some 800 big Australian businesses to stop promoting marriage equality, anti-LGBT laws continue to roil Mississippi and Tennessee, Greg Louganis finally gets his Wheaties box, 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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Queer WonderCon & US Bias Booms!

LGBT geeks gather for a Los Angeles comic book convention with queer comics creators Alex Woolfson, David Reddish, Elizabeth Beier and Jon Mac (Entertainment Correspondent Steve Pride on the scene)!

A U.S. bias bills boon sparks a backlash against bigotry from NBA great Charles Barkley, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, Comedy Central's Trevor Noah, and out TV talk show icon Ellen DeGeneres … and another faux tourism ad from the folks at Funny or Die!

And in NewsWrap: Colombia's high court comes out for marriage equality, the new Pope's old Vatican nixes vows for queer couples, a U.S. federal appeals court reams Puerto Rico's equality-rejecting judge, Pennsylvania governor rings the LGBT Liberty Bell, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Jon Beaupre and Wenzel Jones (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Tarnished Tar Heels!

North Carolina toilets overflow with injustice! Our comprehensive coverage includes comments by Governor Pat McCrory, state Attorney General Roy Cooper, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, Equality North Carolina's Chris Srgo and Crystal Richardson, trans-man lawsuit plaintiff Joaquin Carcano, ACLU attorney Chase Strangio and the Human Rights Campaign’s Chad Griffin.

And in NewsWrap: Saudis threaten death for gay online liaisons, marriage equality finally comes to Greenland, Mississippi’s adoption ban bombs in federal court while state lawmakers okay a draconian new anti-LGBT law, Chinese film censors clear a gay love story for the big screen, PostNord proudly issues rainbow stamps of approval, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Carole Meyers and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Crisis in Carolina & Danger in Dominica!

North Carolina’s state Republican “tar heels” stomp on local equality laws (featuring BuzzFeed’s Dominic Holden, Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Jennifer Roberts, and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes)!

Activists like Caribbean HIV/AIDS Partnership - Dominica Coordinating Director Sylvester Baptiste face the perils of promoting pride in a hostile environment (interviewed by Vash Boddie)!

And in NewsWrap: world shrinks prescribe a cure for anti-LGBT laws, Ukrainian thugs kill the Lviv Equality Festival, Kansas celebrates campus religious bias, trans families triumph over a Tennessee "bathroom bill," Antarctica is proclaimed the world’s first gay-friendly continent, 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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Matt’s Friend & “Freedom’s” Fools!

Week of April 20, 2015

Matthew Shepard, the icon of homophobic violence, is remembered as the guy they knew by his friend Michelle Josue and his dad Dennis in Josue's award-winning new documentary, Matt Shepard Is A Friend of Mine. (Interviewed by Steve Pride.)

U.S. Republican presidential wannabes (Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush) run rings around "religious freedom."

And in NewsWrap: Mexico's top court equalizes Sinaloa marriages, Egypt denies reentry to an allegedly gay Libyan student, Indiana struggles to regain its reputation, a children's picture book about same-gender penguin parents is banned again for its "homosexual agenda," and more news reported this week by John Dyer V and Michelle-Marie Gilkeson with Rick Watts (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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Indiana's Pence-mending!

Indiana Governor Mike Pence's signature lets "religious freedom" ring wrong, as discussed by  commentators Joy Reid, Garrett Epps, Beth Fouhy, David Von Drehle, Emma Margolin, and Jonathan Capehart.

And in NewsWrap: Malta raises the bar on gender identity laws, a Tokyo ward becomes Japan's first to recognize queer couples, film censors in India ban the lesbian themed Unfreedom, South Korea excises sexual orientation from sex education, British Bake Off finalist Ruby Tandoh comes out of the oven, and more news reported this week by Matthew McLaughlin and Sarah Sweeney (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).




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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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NewsWrap for the week ending March 14, 2015

SUMMARY

Second Strike - A civil unions bill for same-gender couples dies in a Peruvian Congressional committee - again …

Studies in Support - the Canadian province of Alberta makes high school Gay-Straight Alliances on all publicly-funded campuses mandatory …

Good for Goose, Gander Not So Much - the “Utah Compromise” LGBT anti-bias bill enacted this week - with significant religious exemptions - may be good for the Mormon-dominated state, but would probably be considered a setback almost anywhere else …

Add to the Anti-Bias Equation - Swiss lawmakers vote to protect LGBT people from hate and discrimination …

Trans, Not Childless - the European Court of Human Rights rules that sterilization cannot be required of people seeking gender reassignment surgery …

Stop Trans Loss - a new U.S. Army directive makes it much more difficult for a transgender service member to be discharged …

You Mean We Can't Do That? - it took a few months after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that anti-trans workplace bias is illegal, but upscale retail giant Saks Fifth Avenue finally settles out of court a bias and retribution lawsuit filed by a fired transwoman  ….

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