This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine

The historic state Supreme Court hearings on California’s anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 ten years ago this week demonstrated the ability of the judiciary to change people’s lives on a dime (as reported in 2011 by Greg Gordon and Pacifica Radio’s Christopher Martinez).

OutCasting Overtime’s queer youth team shares thoughts about the objectification of women in the media, and its particular impact on lesbian and bisexual women — from hypersexualization to “corrective rape.” (OutCaster Isha, produced by Marc Sophos).

And in NewsWrap: China’s government censors "girlie" men, Hong Kong political puppets flag Gay Games play, a Pakistani politician pulls down a BTS "promo homo" billboard, Australian lawmakers reject trans job protections, 20 U.S. states buck Biden’s pro-queer policy, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Melanie Keller and Michael LeBeau (produced by Brian DeShazor).

All this and more on the September 6, 2021 edition of This Way Out!

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Queer youth eye "The Male Gaze"; California’s Prop 8 drama 10 years ago this week underscores the power of the courts; China’s government censors "girlie" men, Hong Kong political puppets flag Gay Games play, a Pakistani politician pulls down a BTS "promo homo" billboard, Australian lawmakers reject trans job protections, and 20 U.S. states buck Biden’s pro-queer policy! Those stories, and more this week, when you choose "This Way Out": the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.

The title song from the box office smash Taiwanese gay-themed movie “Your Name Engraved Herein” becomes a global anthem that says “love wins” in any language (singer Crown Lu accepts the Song of the Year prize at the Golden Medley Awards)!

Amanda Kabak talks about her challenges writing “Upended” in the conclusion of a two-part interview (with John Dyer V)!

A Rainbow Minute recalls the bold act of psychiatrist Dr. Anonymous!

And in NewsWrap: Nicaragua’s NGO purge targets its oldest queer group, Shanghai University tracks queer students, Yucatan approves marriage equality, Virginia school board pays the ACLU for costs in Gavin Grimm’s trans rights case, a lesbian teacher loses her employment bias suit against an Indiana Catholic high school, Colorado Christian school kids stage a walk out after a gay coach is forced out, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Joe Boehnlein and John Dyer V (produced by Brian DeShazor).

All this and more on the August 30, 2021 edition of This Way Out!

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Taiwan’s gay movie song says “love wins” in any language; Amanda Kabak on writing Upended; honoring Dr. Anonymous; Nicaragua targets queer NGO, Shanghai U surveys students to track queers! All that, and more this week, when you discover "This Way Out": the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.

U.S. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the the Civil Rights Division, Department of Education Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Suzanne Goldberg, and Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine send a YouTube message of support to transgender young people heading back to school.

“The Mathematics of Change” author Amanda Kabak talks about how life and the writing process can be “Upended” — with novel results (part one of a two-part interview with John Dyer V)!

And in NewsWrap: rescue efforts get in gear to evacuate Taliban-threatened queer Afghans, Poland’s Malopolska region stands by its “LGBT Free Zone” declaration in defiance of the European Union, Romania’s right-wing pushes a “no promo homo” bill as Bucharest Pride draws thousands, Uganda’s newest bill against same-gender sex is rejected by President Museveni because it’s redundant, Israel ends its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announces that he and his husband are adopting a child, Oregonians erect a giant Progress Pride flag within view of a high school where the school board has banned such banners, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by MR Raquel and Marcos Najera (produced by Brian DeShazor).

All this and more on the August 23, 2021 edition of This Way Out!

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Amanda Kabak's "Mathematics of Change" get "Upended" in her new novel; trans students get a back-to-school boost from U.S. feds; queers flee the Taliban as the U.S. exits Afghanistan, a Polish "LGBT Free Zone" defies E.C. sanction threats, Romania’s right-wing echoes Hungary’s homophobia, Uganda’s Museveni rejects the "redundant" Sexual Offenses Bill 2021, and Israel lifts its blood donor rules based on sexual orientation! All that, and more this week, when you choose "This Way Out": the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.

The tainted past of renewed Ghana hate; Orban’s Hungarian authoritarianism impresses Fox News host Tucker Carlson; Michele Bachmann then, Marjorie Taylor-Greene now; Baja California joins Mexico’s marriage equality states, a Taiwanese gay man wins the right to marry his Macanese partner, Guyana decriminalizes cross-dressing, and Charlotte, and North Carolina revives its queer protection ordinance! Those stories, and more this week, when you discover “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.

A gay imam takes the mountain to Mohammed; Ghanaian rights activists are freed after their workshop raid, a gay Hong Kong democracy campaigner is denied bail, Kyiv Pride raves on Zelensky’s doorstep, a Polish theologian is fined for hate in Germany, hundreds march conservatively in the first Caymans Pride, and trans kids sue Tennessee over school bathroom bias! Those stories, and more this week, when you discover “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.

Turning over the queer-related texts of Jewish tradition; diver Tom Daley’s Gold makes a splash for LGBTQ Olympians; Ghana lawmakers draft a draconian anti-queer bill, record-breaking Budapest Pride defies Hungary’s homophobia, Poland hate map makers are sued for slander by “LGBT Free Zones,” Nebraska villains threaten Drag Queens before Story Hour, and a Florida-based anti-queer hate group fails to prove it isn’t one! Those stories, and more this week, when you discover “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.

Queer Aussie faith activist Anthony Venn-Brown takes down toxic texts; a “Rainbow Minute” finds post-World War II lesbian history in the fine print; Chile climbs one Senate step closer to marriage equality, Hungary's Orban rejects E.U. threats with an anti-queer referendum, young trans athletes are saved in Louisiana and West Virginia, a trans model of color Blooms on Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit cover, and professional hockey’s Prokop skates out of the closet! Those stories, and more this week, when you discover “This Way Out”: the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.