#GivingTuesday 11th Hour Specials

THIS JUST IN: 

As we write this letter, the Australian Senate has just passed its marriage equality bill, now it's on the the House! It’s been a long story that This Way Out has been covering every step of the way. By the time they’re sweeping up the rice after the first legal same-gender weddings, we’ll be compiling all of our reports into a giant MP3 CD collection — an exclusive gift for our donors.

On #GivingTuesday ONLY, you can pre-request this epic collection for a donation of JUST $40 ($20 off)! Please ask for it when completing your transaction.

ONE MARRIAGE OFFER DESERVES ANOTHER: 

From Outlaws to In-Laws, our a 65-minute audio compilation of feature reports on the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in the Lawrence v. Texas sodomy law case and the Proposition 8 and Obergefell marriage equality cases, is available for download for the #GivingTuesday ONLY donation level of $30! 

Please ask for it when completing your transaction.

Give the World an Earful on #GivingTuesday

We don’t have to tell you that 2017 has been a year of challenging twists and turns for the international LGBTQI community — we don’t have to tell you because you’ve heard it all as it happened every week on This Way Out!

• Australia’s marriage equality plebiscite
• Chechnya’s genocidal campaign against gay and bi men
• The Trump Administration’s attempted roll-backs of civil rights

And murdered transwomen of color … and Pride Parade/#Resist Marches … and queer candidates shattering electoral ceilings … and “don’t let them eat cake” court battles … … and more! And through it all, an ever-increasing acceptance of sexual minorities around the world!

Events in the coming year are certain to be just as fast-moving and momentous, so on #GivingTuesday, November 28, please give back by helping to guarantee that the LGBTQI coverage you rely on will be available to serve the global liberation movement in 2018.

There are two things we know: 

Visibility Matters — or in the case of the world’s only internationally-syndicated LGBTQI radio show, audibility — is key to changing people’s hearts and minds about sexual minorities. This Way Out makes the true voices of queer politics and culture audible everywhere, even reaching those who might never have intended to listen, transforming attitudes one ear at a time.

“An informed community is a strong community.” That’s what we say each week at the close of NewsWrap, our summary of LGBTQI-related headlines. Activists and allies find a comprehensive source of news about the work of their peers around the world, and gay, lesbian, bi, trans and gender-variant people who live in oppressive isolation find a personal source of pride and hope.

As we begin plans to celebrate This Way Out’s 30th Anniversary in April, 2018, it’s clear that the remarkable journey we’ve witnessed thus far has only set the stage for what will come in the future. Our future starts right now with our 2017 Year-End Campaign … and that campaign kicks off on #GivingTuesday, November 28!

The radio show you cherish is mostly supported by the contributions of individual listener-donors like you. Remember, you can listen to This Way Out for free, but we won’t be around to be heard without your financial support!

Thanks from The Friends of This Way Out

Australians Say “I Do”!

On-scene coverage of Australia’s historic marriage equality victory! Sydney correspondent Barry McKay (with William Brougham) takes us to the celebrations following the landslide win in the controversial postal plebiscite, as activists prepare for what comes next! 

And in NewsWrap: Mozambique judges order government recognition of queer rights group, military doctors Trump president’s trans ban, Human Rights Watch condemns China’s shock treatment "cure,” California grade schools get a textbook education in equality, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Monique Lukens (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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This Way Out was funded this week by the Kicking Assets Fund of the Tides Foundation, the Yavanna Foundation, the estate of Christopher David Trentham, and by our generous listeners. Donate today to help support our work -- and the free distribution of the show to non-commercial radio stations -- at thiswayout.org.

Olympus, Dreamland and High School!

The novelized history of Vanda’s Olympus Nights on the Square and the rhythmic revolutions of Jennifer Maidman’s "Dreamland" CD capture the heart of Queer Life & Lit commentator Janet Mason.

Outcasting's queer teens Alex and Callie confront the complications that arise from careless outing (introduced by Dhruv and produced by Marc Sophos).

Plus Dumbledore’s love interest? The Wizard Gets Outed in a Rainbow Minute (produced by Judd Proctor and Brian Burns, read by Gracie Golden)!

And in NewsWrap: Bermuda backtracks on marriage equality, Hong Kong digs in against spousal rights, Trump’s military trans ban delegitimized in federal court, a Kenyan official blames gay tourists for lambda lions, and more international LGBT news reported this week by John Dyer V and Frances O’Brien (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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This Way Out was funded this week by the Kicking Assets Fund of the Tides Foundation, the Yavanna Foundation, the estate of Christopher David Trentham, and by our generous listeners. Donate today to help support our work -- and the free distribution of the show to non-commercial radio stations -- at thiswayout.org.

Out in Oz Country!

As the “Yes” campaign works to save the rural children from Australia’s marriage plebiscite, country-bred, 24-year-old activist Russell Nankervis chats with our Barry McKay* about growing up away from big city lights, and what the plebiscite means to young people like him!

And in NewsWrap: Belarus jumps on the global homophobic repression bandwagon, Egypt expands its queer crackdown with an “anti-perversion” proposal, Trump’s DOJ backs his trans troops ban and a biased Colorado cake baker, Missouri appeals court equates gender stereotyping with unlawful sex bias, a high-profile Georgia state lawmaker suggests quarantining people with AIDS, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Tanya Kane-Parry and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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*See the video of Barry’s complete interview with Russell Nankervis at thiswayout.org!

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This Way Out was funded this week by the Kicking Assets Fund of the Tides Foundation, the Yavanna Foundation, the estate of Christopher David Trentham, and by our generous listeners. Donate today to help support our work -- and the free distribution of the show to non-commercial radio stations -- at thiswayout.org.

High Noon Down Under!

Sydney’s rally to get out the final "Yes" votes in Australia’s marriage equality plebiscite brings a record-breaking 15,000 into the streets, including South Australian Green Party Senator Sarah Hansen-Young and activists Tiernan Brady and Cat Rose … while historian Shirleene Robinson notes how the country’s homophobic past plays into the plebiscite present! (Correspondent: Barry McKay)

Outcasting queer radio youth participants Nicia and Max help present trans-teen Quinn’s essay on the impact of Trump’s military ban. 

And in NewsWrap: Central Asia’s anti-queer purge spreads to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Paraguay adopt "no promo homo" restrictions, Morocco’s human rights head slams LGBT "scum,” a North Carolina settlement may clear the state’s trans bathroom clog, and more international LGBT news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Sarah Sweeney (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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This Way Out was funded this week by the Kicking Assets Fund of the Tides Foundation, the Yavanna Foundation, the estate of Christopher David Trentham, and by our generous listeners. Donate today to help support our work -- and the free distribution of the show to non-commercial radio stations -- at thiswayout.org.

Got the Plebiscite Blues???

If you missed Anthony Venn-Brown’s advice on How to Survive a Plebiscite, don’t let the political scene Down Under get you down under! You can see the video of Barry McKay’s complete interview with the former minister and veteran queer rights campaigner at thiswayout.org!

“Exile” & “Self-Made Woman”!

A historic National Trust exhibit ropes Brits into honoring the exiled 19th Century landowner William John Bankes and the gay men who were hanged during the period. (UK correspondent Mary Milton visits Bankes’ Kingston Lacy in Dorsett).

Correspondent Dixie Treichel hears the true confessions of Self-Made Woman Denise DuBois.

And in NewsWrap: Burundi begins a "hunt" for homosexuals, the U.N. decries Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesian crackdowns, Greek trans-people win identity rights, Trump targets elderly same-gender couples and the rainbow flag, Mississippi legalizes faith-based bias, 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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Older shows are archived at Radio4All (Show them some love!) 

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This Way Out was funded this week by the Kicking Assets Fund of the Tides Foundation, the Yavanna Foundation, the estate of Christopher David Trentham, and by our generous listeners. Donate today to help support our work -- and the free distribution of the show to non-commercial radio stations -- at *thiswayout.org.