“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” were opened by an encounter with gay Christian Metropolitan Community Church minister Rev. Steve Pieters (interviewed by Lucia Chappelle), and that historic event convinced Jessica Chastain to take on the role of the outrageous televangelist in the new feature film (part 2 of 2).

U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) drops a pro-equality bombshell on “60 Minutes.”

And in NewsWrap: the states of Querétaro and Sonora extend Mexican marriage equality, the presidents of Honduras and El Salvador vow to stop pro-LGBTQ legal reforms, Ukraine has ups and downs at Pride celebrations with war in Odessa and peace in Kyiv, Belgrade Pride goes Gaga in support of registered partnerships, Bolsonaro praises bias and Biden defends rights at the U.N., RuPaul smashes an Emmy glass ceiling and addresses queer youth, a late-breaking bulletin on Switzerland’s marriage equality victory, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by MR Raquel and Marcos Najera (produced by Brian DeShazor).

All this and more on the September 27, 2021 edition of This Way Out!

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