World Wide Wave

One thing that Covid-19 has not stopped is a referendum in Russia to change the constitution. Russians have been going to the polls to remove term limits, allowing current President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036, if he so chooses. Given the anti-LGBTI laws that have been implemented under his current rule, some fear success would means heightened attacks on Russia’s queer community.

Ira Roldugina is a PhD student and author from Moscow who specialises in the history of homosexuality in Russia. The once very liberal queerness of Russia is under threat and Ira is not afraid to speak out against the ruling regime.

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTIQ+ news for the week to July 7, 2020.

World Wide Wave aims to promote awareness of international LGBT issues. Our program provides in-depth analysis and interviews. We focus on the challenges facing the global LGBT community as well as some of our successes.

We take pride in interviewing a wide range of international LGBT people and supporters including politicians, activists, academics, parents, authors, students, professionals and more.

Black Lives Matter has grown from an idea in New York to a worldwide movement. Founded in 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement has recently touched billions of people following the death of George Floyd just over a month ago. Demonstrations have been taking place all across the world and many statues and other monuments celebrating colonial past and its associated racist history have begun to be removed. But what does this mean for black trans people?

Black trans people are disproportionally affected by violence – both assault and murder. Violence for being black, for being different or for being trans. Ianne Fields Stewart is a black non binary transfeminine New York based storyteller working at the intersection of theatre and activism. Ianne created The Okra Project  in 2018 – a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by black trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources wherever they can reach them. The Okra Project project is making a real difference.

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTIQ+ news for the week to June 30, 2020.

World Wide Wave aims to promote awareness of international LGBT issues. Our program provides in-depth analysis and interviews. We focus on the challenges facing the global LGBT community as well as some of our successes.

We take pride in interviewing a wide range of international LGBT people and supporters including politicians, activists, academics, parents, authors, students, professionals and more.

Around the world about 500 pride parades and LGBTI festivals have already been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tonight we hear about how our communities around the world are coming together to create a 24hr global event online which will feature celebrities, politicians, Australian royalty and many grassroots stories from local pride communities.

Our guest, Robyn Kennedy, knows Pride. She was part of the first Sydney Mardi Gras – a party and protest in 1978. She is coordinating the Asia-Pacific component of Global Pride.

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTIQ+ news for the week to June 23, 2020.

World Wide Wave aims to promote awareness of international LGBT issues. Our program provides in-depth analysis and interviews. We focus on the challenges facing the global LGBT community as well as some of our successes.

We take pride in interviewing a wide range of international LGBT people and supporters including politicians, activists, academics, parents, authors, students, professionals and more.

For the first time in more than eight years of World Wide Wave that we have been able to bring you a queer story from Yemen. It has taken several months for this story of Mohamad al-Bokari to come to light. He fled his home country of Yemen under fear of death due to his perceived sexuality – only to be arrested without charge and tortured in Saudi Arabia. His crime? Posting a video on social media that dared to say that everyone has rights, including gay people.

Human Rights Watch have used their network of Non-Government Organisations in the Middle East to find out about the current state of Mohamad al-Bokari. And the news is not good. Rasha Younes is with Human Rights Watch based in Beirut and provided us an insight into this story.

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTIQ+ news for the week to June 16, 2020.

World Wide Wave aims to promote awareness of international LGBT issues. Our program provides in-depth analysis and interviews. We focus on the challenges facing the global LGBT community as well as some of our successes.

We take pride in interviewing a wide range of international LGBT people and supporters including politicians, activists, academics, parents, authors, students, professionals and more.

Algeria in North Africa is the world’s 10th largest country by area with 44 million people. Under French rule until 1962, it is a majority Muslim country where Sharia law has been applied since 1966. Algeria has repeatedly been singled out for human rights violations – from violating women’s rights, to poor freedom of press and repressive anti LGBTIQ laws.

Rayan is a lawyer and Algerian activist working with the organisation TRANS HOMO DZ. It is extremely difficult to speak with LGBTIQ activists in Algeria as everything is hidden, not only because of the anti-LGBTIQ laws but also as the country doesn’t have a good record for protecting human rights and press freedom. We interviewed Rayan in French and translated the interview for you.

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTIQ+ news for the week to June 9, 2020.

World Wide Wave aims to promote awareness of international LGBT issues. Our program provides in-depth analysis and interviews. We focus on the challenges facing the global LGBT community as well as some of our successes.

We take pride in interviewing a wide range of international LGBT people and supporters including politicians, activists, academics, parents, authors, students, professionals and more.