This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine

A gay Afghan refugee escapes gender role prison; Christian sings and McKellen remembers "Mouse's" mail to his mom; Malawi's High Court declares open season on gay men, Portugal's parliament rescues vetoed adoption rights, Bermuda's government unveils its civil unions proposal, Indonesia bans queer emojis, a youth group raises cash for a homophobic church conversion, Barack ditches Michelle for a date with Ellen, and more global LGBT news!

The closet and national security collide in "Naz & Maalik"; a homophobic Harlem church faces queer judgment day; photos depicting gender fluidity are worth more than a thousand words; India's Supreme Court agrees to hear a "curative" sodomy law challenge, marriage inequality referenda are proposed in Taiwan and Bermuda, the U.N. issues stamps of LGBT approval, visas are denied for "The Danish Girl" in 6 Middle Eastern countries, Maine's governor scuttles transgender student equity, and more global LGBT news! == Please see the LANGUAGE ADVISORY in PROGRAM NOTES below! <==

Everything you wanted to know about welcoming trans folks; Cate and Rooney discuss their love affair with "Carol"; Mexico's high court issues another state marriage equality ruling, a Romanian Orthodox-led inequality drive starts strong, Italy rallies on both sides of a civil unions bill, Taiwan's marriage equality quest continues, Portugal's outgoing president blocks adoption rights, Sir Ian comments on the Oscars color controversy, and more global LGBT news!

Faith groups tackle trans inclusion, while trans studies matriculate at the University of Victoria; Olympian Gus Kenworthy explains why he didn't come out in Sochi; a poisonous amendment threatens Italy's civil unions bill, U.S. gay vets get spousal benefits equity, Britain closes a legal loophole that allowed a deceased gay honeymooner's death certificate in Australia to say he was "never married", a lesbian activist is Guatemala's first out Congressperson, a Russian city fears a "gay fish festival", and more global LGBT news!

Show biz legend Tab Hunter's "Pride On Screen" – and off; marriage separates Episcopalians from the Anglican Communion, Scotland's Secretary of State opens his Cabinet door, a Lebanese trans-man wins gender identity rights, 2 Moroccan men face jail time for kissing, FIFA fines 5 countries for their homophobic fans, Qatar bans "The ('morally depraved') Danish Girl", "Ellen" reaches across the pond, and more global LGBT news!

Celebrating the life and lesbian-feminist legacy of "Outlaw" Jeanne Córdova; marriage equality marches into a Chinese court, Senegalese "wedding guests" escape charges and a lynch mob, Malawi and Fiji politicians break out in homophobia but Guyana's president opens the door to liberation, Washington state and New York City advance trans rights, Norman and Oklahoma City enact LGBT anti-bias protections (with brief comments by each of their mayors), and more global LGBT news!

The serendipitous success of Wolfe Video… and in the news, India's same-gender loving citizens remain outlaws in the New Year, Greek lawmakers open civil partnerships to gay and lesbian couples but Slovenian voters vanquish marriage equality, adoption rights advance in New Zealand and Italy, Malawi gays escape jail but their Tunisian and Senegalese peers are not so lucky, trans-phobic bathroom battles continue in the U.S., and more global LGBT news!

Our Steve Pride chats with the author of "Steven Petrow's Complete Book of Gay and Lesbian Manners" to guide us all, gay and straight alike, to the true meaning of "respect"; commentator Janet Mason leafs through the pages of three queer-positive books about LGBT people and religion; plus music by Melanie Amaro and Dave Hall!

Correspondent Abby Dees explores the rise and fall of the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act, or "DOMA", with victorious Supreme Court attorney Robert Kaplan. Kaplan discusses her own coming out story, the love story of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, upon which the case was based, and the legal and social implications of the ruling that paved the way for this year's high court marriage equality decision!

Disabilities are no handicap for "Queer Anthology" contributors; writers wrestle with U.S. Southern "inhospitality”; Remembering LGBT luminaries we lost this year in an extended "Rainbow Minute”; an activist/attorney renews the challenge to Jamaica's "buggery" law, out candidates score electoral firsts in Venezuela and Australia, the U.K. and U.S. each set out the welcome mat for LGBT Syrian refugees, a 4-year old Swiss boy demands the legal recognition of both his dads in the European Court of Human Rights, and more global LGBT news!