World Pride participants from Japan, Thailand and the Philippines bring their own flavor to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade (correspondent Barry McKay reports).

Florida’s ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans children goes into effect and Georgia’s legislature tries to follow that example, but President Joe Biden, his Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Georgia state Representative Karla Drenner and entertainer Lily Tomlin decry the trend.

And in NewsWrap: Milan’s same-gender couples lose parental rights on orders from Italy’s far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of two imprisoned Iranian LGBTQ activists freed on bail, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz orders discrimination protections for trans people, Wellesley College students vote for consideration of trans male and non-binary applicants, trailblazing New Zealand trans politician Georgina Beyer dies, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Michael Taylor-Gray and Melanie Keller (produced by Brian DeShazor). 

All this on the March 20, 2023 edition of This Way Out!

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