This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine

Celebrating the queerest moments at this year’s Golden Globe Awards; how “ONE Magazine’s” US high court LGBTQ rights fight became the first one; China accepts petitions for marriage equality, Brazil’s Supreme Court resurrects the “gay Jesus” Netflix parody, a U.S. appeals court rescues HIV+ Airmen, Poland left-wingers pick out lawmaker Robert Biedron as their presidential candidate, Buttigieg burns Trump on believing, and more global LGBTQ news!

Timely retrospectives remember Proposition 8 and Stonewall; Australia’s Morrison takes heat for bias and brushfires; NBA icon Dwyane Wade parents trans-phobic adults; United Methodists plan to divorce over queer ordination and marriage, Pakistan offers free transgender healthcare, Croatian and Belize courts support queer rights, a Utah 5th grader loves his new gay dads, and more global LGBTQ news!

This week’s special “news-light” imaginary election pits the first legitimate openly gay major party candidate for the U.S. presidency against the narcissistic, incompetent incumbent – in their own words – mixed with pop songs, late night TV show hosts humor, on-scene news coverage and more … and could be called “Trump vs. Buttigieg: The Musical!” [NewsWrap returns next week.]

We devote this special program to an exclusive and revealing conversation with Belgian-based political scientist and LGBTQ activist Remy Bonny, who specializes in the queer movement’s impact on international relations. His explosive research currently focuses on the interactions between the Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin, the U.S.-based World Conference of Families, the European Union, and the former Soviet Republics; plus music from the Therapy Sisters delivers “This Way Out” Holiday Greetings! [Next Week: Trump vs. Buttigieg In Their Own Words! NewsWrap returns on our week of 6 January 2020 program.]

A year of queer in dance, film, books, and music; Gabon outlaws same-gender sex, the ”Nigerian 47” re-affirm their innocence, Australia’s “religious rights” bill is still wrong, there’s good news for the asylum-seeking Saudi gay couple, Finland elects a rainbow-raised woman P.M., Megan Rapinoe gets “Sports Illustrated’s” 2019 crown, the gender-neutral “they” tops Webster’s “words of the year”, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!

Broadway and movie musicals sing "out"; a bi law professor slaps back at a U.S. impeachment hearing insult; India’s transgender rights bill backfires, Nigerian birthday bust defendants plead innocent to affection crimes, a gay Hong Kong protest leader leads a pro-democracy near clean sweep elections victory, Folau’s Rugby Australia settlement rivals a “religious freedom” slow-down, a U.S. Republican’s “Fairness” bill compromises justice, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!

On this week’s special show, two U.S. transgender college students get real about gender dysphoria and trans identity. It’s an in-depth, insightful … and sometimes very personal conversation. ("NewsWrap" returns next week.)

Nao Bustamante's "delusions" break with film convention; Trump's legal woes trigger Rainbow quid pro quos; a "Rainbow Minute" celebrates "U.S. Civil War Surgeon Mary Edwards Walker"; Thai lesbians sue for marriage rights, a Zimbabwe trans activist beats her bathroom bust, a third U.S. federal court rips Trump's religious bias rule, a gay Saudi couple faces an Australian asylum nightmare … and did a higher power punish homophobic Aussie rugby star Israel Folau?

“Nurse Pimento” uncovers even more hidden Hollywood queerness; it takes more than a “Rainbow Minute” to review “Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales”; Uganda oppression escalates with a massive bar raid, riot police protect the Tbilisi premier of a Georgian-Swedish gay film, Hong Kong rallies with Pride despite a parade ban, gay Malaysian men are sentenced to canings for “attempted sex”, a drag reporter crashes Trump’s impeachment hearings, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!

Pop culture peculiarities come out of the closet; Cook Islands conservatives move to re-outlaw gay sex, a Cayman Islands appeals court overturns a marriage equality ruling, Panama’s president backs dumping constitutional reforms that deny marriage equality, 2 U.S. federal courts slam Trump’s “religious freedom” rules while 2 U.S. Supreme Court Justices meet with an anti-LGBTQ hate promoter, regional U.S. elections embrace queer candidates!, and more LGBTQ news from around the world!