This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine

How queer Canadian teachers taught public schools tolerance; a book about Germany’s pre-Nazi LGBT movement causes our queer life and literature commentator some sleepless nights; a "Rainbow Minute" profiles Katharine Lee Bates, the lesbian poet behind "America the Beautiful”; Indonesia’s government targets "Grindr" in its anti-gay crackdown, Mexicans march for and against marriage equality, Finland’s national church nixes wedding blessings, but Aruba gets "civil", and more LGBT news from around the world!

TV’s gay Asian Gets Away with Visibility; a disappointing defeat derails Canada’s "Queer Decade"; Australia’s Opposition throws marriage proposals into the plebiscite mix, Bermuda’s High Court okays a marriage equality lawsuit, New York’s highest court expands the definition of parenthood, the Church of England has its first openly gay Bishop, Pride drags into Kim Davis’ hometown, and more LGBT news from around the world!

Recalling the bookstore storm that brought Canada a reading rainbow; our queer life and literature commentator takes a novel look at queer life in the Middle East; a "Rainbow Minute" profiles the 1956 gay Olympian who never was; Australia’s marriage equality plebiscite meets political pandemonium, a Texas judge blocks Obama’s trans student guidelines, but another judge clogs HB2’s plumbing as Charlotte Pride overfloweth, and more global LGBT news!

Redefining "spouse" sets the stage for Canadian equality; Pride lands on the beaches of Venice, California; more medals for Team LGBT at the Rio Olympics; Uganda’s Ethics Minister promises persistent persecution of "homos", Odessa celebrates its first Pride, a U.S. district court denies civil rights to transgender people, the NBA moves its 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans, and more global LGBT news!

Canada's first equality case kicks off a "Queer Decade: 1995 -2005"; "queer life & lit" about an Aussie drag queen and a trailblazing "New York Times" HIV/AIDS reporter; Team LGBT has Olympic moments of glory and ingloriousness this week in Rio; the Belize Chief Justice overturns an anti-gay law against "carnal intercourse", Georgia's president vetoes a marriage equality referendum, Roy Moore may be less again in Alabama, and more global LGBT news!

Hollywood peeks at its queerest perceptions; a courageous lesbian unwraps Kenyan "#Injustice"; a gay Aussie Olympian's dramatic dive is regaled in a "Rainbow Minute" … and in "Newswrap" (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon, and reported this week by Wenzel Jones & Jason Proctor), radical Muslims push a gay sex ban in Indonesia's top court, a violence-threatening Cabinet Minister strangles Uganda Pride, Tanzania's Health Minister bans lube, new reports detail horrific homophobia in the Middle East, and more global LGBT news!

Lavender-leaning Democrats party in Philadelphia; Australia’s government leaders push a controversial civil marriage equality plebiscite, the U.S. Civil Rights Act fails an Indiana lesbian, Britain courts controversy by opening a trade office in North Carolina, trans U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning gets solitary confinement for attempting suicide, and more global LGBT news!

U.S. Republicans party 'til they Trump … in other news, Romanians could consider banning marriage equality, India's government advances transgender protections, record-breaking crowds honor last year's murder victim Shira Banki at this year's Jerusalem Pride march, the NBA pulls its All-Star Game out of Charlotte over North Carolina's bias-promoting law HB2, emails expose the far-right Christian group behind Mississippi's horrendously homophobic HB1523, and more global LGBT news!

Midlife and lost love as seen through a "Lazy Eye"; a faith-fortified trans activist advises Obama; Trump picks a homophobic Hoosier running mate; Canadian Anglicans defiantly bless marriage equality, Bermuda lawmakers split over the issue, U.S. Republicans propose a hateful anti-LGBT agenda, the U.S. House has no Pulse after the Orlando Massacre, and "out" education is in in California, and more global LGBT news!

A motivated Latina mom is fearlessly "Raising Zoey"; pop stars raise their voices and their "Hands" for Orlando; queer life and lit commentator Janet Mason has 2 new book suggestions (one based on real people and the other just "Bull"); Australia’s tight national elections squeeze marriage equality’s future, history and racism headline Toronto Pride, trans rights win in Washington and Massachusetts, "Star Trek’s" "Sulu" goes "Beyond" the closet, and more global LGBT news!