The Yellow Brick Road to Oz Marriage Equality: Aug 09, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Australia's marriage equality "simmer" boils over; a police raid nets 42 Nigerians at a safe sex workshop, Haiti's Senate outlaws queer rights support, Trump's trans military ban buckles, Pride escape...

20170802: Aug 02, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Regional, national and global LGBT news! Produced by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon.

Gay Iraqi-Canadian's Love Conquers All: Jul 26, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The real life of a gay Iraqi-Canadian novelist parallels his fiction; the U.K. punk-pop Rocking Horse Club takes on privilege; Germany's marriage equality law will make October more festive, a privacy...

20170719: Jul 19, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Regional, national and global LGBT news! Produced by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon.

Praying for "Supreme" US Church-state Separation: Jul 12, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Supreme" American anxiety clouds the queer crystal ball; Russia's Chechen purge resumes with no rebuke from Trump, his Pentagon stalls on new U.S. transgender enlistments, Madrid hosts millions at Wo...

Be Steadwell Wows 'em in Oz: Jul 05, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Yankee Be Steadwell's soulful sounds sweeten Sydney's EqualiTea; German and Maltese marriage equality advocates race to cut the cake, but Australia's Turnbull still insists on a wasteful plebiscite to...

Gay-bashed Bangladeshi + Muslim diversity: Jun 28, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

A gay Bangladeshi blogger flees for his life; rejected Muslim and queer minorities rally around revolutionary love; a "Rainbow Minute" special delivery celebrates Sweden's Pride postage stamp; Europe'...

Sayre's Wit and Wisdom + Taiwan wedding bells: May 31, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Our merry meeting with a satirical sodomite; a "Rainbow Minute" honors "British power boat racer Marion Carstairs"; Taiwan's top court mandates marriage equality, financial mismanagement dooms Miami's...

An Oz 20th + Peter Allen + Chechnya crisis: May 24, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The 20th anniversary of Tasmania's triumph teaches timely tactics; a "Rainbow Minute" celebrates "Boy from Oz" icon Peter Allen; Chechen genocide continues amid denials and denunciations, 27 young gay...

RuPaul's DragCon rules + Chechnya crisis update: May 17, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Drag goes wild at L.A.s "Ru-fest"; a "Rainbow Minute" finds the first queer use of "The Word Gay"; Chechnya's gay purge continues unabated, South Korea's new president sends queerly mixed messages, Si...

20170510: May 10, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Regional, national and global LGBT news! Produced by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon.

Celebrating Ellen's 20-year-old "Puppy," Chechnya Purge Update: May 03, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Ellen's proud "Puppy" celebrates 20; Chechnya's gay holocaust triples its victims and concentration camps, an HIV-positive gay Russian man fights for U.S. asylum, a gay Hong Kong couple wins civil ser...

Dressed As A Girl in East London, Chechnya Purge Update: Apr 26, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

East London dragsters discover high drama in high heels "Dressed As A Girl"; refugee voices describe anti-gay terror in Chechnya while its leader pleads "not guilty"; homophobic crackdowns resume in N...

20170419: Apr 19, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Regional, national and global LGBT news! Produced by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon.

GLAAD Honors Allies and Youth: Apr 12, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Arquette and Sivan bring GLAAD tidings to the L.A. awards gala; cash cows come back to Carolina after the states fake HB2 repeal; hundreds are caught up in an apparent purge of gay men in Chechnya, a...

North Carolina's fake HB2 repeal + The Mysterious Ellen Hart: Apr 05, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

North Carolina fakes HB2 repeal; crime pays for an award-winning lesbian mystery writer; an Arkansas bathroom bill sponsor takes a powder, a U.S. appeals court finds that workplace bias based on sexua...

Gosh and Golly, It's Neil Gorsuch: Mar 29, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

"Gosh and golly" Neil Gorsuch glides around confirmation questions; Taiwan's top court tackles marriage equality, Aussie wheels continue to spin on that issue, Queensland dethrones the "gay panic defe...

Our Lady J's transformative music and mirth: Mar 22, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The multi-talented Our Lady J transposes classical and comedy careers; a Japanese trans-man breaks the electoral glass ceiling, a U.S. appeals court boots a lesbians workplace bias lawsuit, Trump's Su...

Making "rub the wrong way" work + Gavin v. SCOTUS: Mar 15, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

A gay historian harmonizes street politics and the status quo; U.S. Supremes sidestep trans teen Gavin Grimm's toilet rights case; theres new hope for Northern Ireland marriage equality, OutVets are r...

Suicidal Queer Teens Turn to Trevor : Feb 08, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Trumped teens turn to The Trevor Project; Screen Actors mix politics with prizes; Ellen schools the president about "Finding Dory"; the Boy Scouts of America transitions on gender identity, another ju...

Queer Voices from the D.C. Women's March: Feb 01, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Women walk all over Trump's Agenda; a "Rainbow Minute" remembers often-forgotten iconic British-born gay movie director James Whale; transpeople will finally count for something in Pakistan, Poland's...

Obama's Compassion and Queer Rights Legacy: Jan 25, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Barack Obama commutes trans whistleblower Chelsea Manning's shameful sentence, and reflects on his LGBT rights legacy, as does our "Queer Life and Literature" commentator; Sri Lanka keeps its laws aga...

Toasting the Outgoing Obama Administration: Jan 18, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

We greet the incoming Trump administration with an appreciative chorus of "Obama Lang Syne"; outgoing A.G. Loretta Lynch says "Yes we can!" continues; Israel's top justices refuse to court civil marri...

20170111: Jan 11, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Do remember Obama's repeal of "Dont Ask Dont Tell" in December 2010; Taiwan moves to equalize civil marriage and ban "the cure", North Carolina lawmakers double-cross Charlotte and keep their "bathroo...

Greeting 2017 on a positive note!: Jan 04, 2017: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Maybe we could all use a break from the news? So lets celebrate the New Year and fortify ourselves for the challenges ahead with a few rousing queer anthems in a special "Music Will Get Us Through It"...

Celebrating This Way Out's 1500th!: Dec 28, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

With reports from India to Samoa and Australia to Canada "and the U.S., of course" and reflections from some of the stalwart volunteer correspondents who have brought us this far, plus music by Rufus...

This Way Out's 1st 6 months: Dec 21, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Flashbacks from 1988 bring the news up to date; Chad outlaws same-gender sex, Gambias homophobic Yahya hangs on despite his election defeat, Israel eases citizenship requirements for queer non-Israeli...

"Romer" & Hamilton Remembered: Dec 14, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Remembering North Carolina's Colorado ancestor in the 20th anniversary year of "Romer versus Evans"; a "Rainbow Minute" profiles the historic bisexual lead character of a hot Broadway show; Wal-Mart s...

"Fire Song" + Queer Parenting: Dec 07, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Two-Spirit romance and indigenous issues ignite "Fire Song"; Same-gender parents share family secrets; Trump's cabinet picks shelve LGBT rights, voters end the reign of Gambia's homophobic Yahya Jamme...

Exiled From Ranch Country and The Pence: Nov 30, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

An insightful audio essay by veteran "This Way Out" Canadian correspondent Heather Kitching fills most of this week's show: "Exiled From Ranch Country" is a story about the things LGBT people leave be...

Dawn of the Donald: Nov 23, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

A queer Trump post-mortem: The Way Forward; Israel's Chief Rabbi calls for homosexual executions, the Ivory Coast uses public indecency laws to jail 2 gay men, a leading queer rights activist is nabbe...

20161109: Nov 09, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Regional, national and global LGBT news! Produced by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon.

The World's First Same-gender Marriages: Nov 02, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

An LGBT History Month Happy 15th anniversary for marriage equality; Americas top court tackles trans teen toilet rights, LGBT advocates challenge Utah's "no promo homo" classroom ban, Mormons toss "sa...

Classics 2 Come Out 2: Oct 12, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

A classic collection inspires Coming Out Day; Aussie activists challenge their Attorney General on the government s plebiscite plan, U.S. I.D. laws challenge transgender voters, HB2 drives junior coll...

Another Disabled Bisexual Indian Movie: Oct 05, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Disability meets sexuality in India for a "Margarita With A Straw"; Hong Kong makes diversity pretty in pink, hundreds are detained for being proud in Kampala, Haitian authorities shut down a queer Af...

An Albee Adieu + Queensland Gets More Equal: Sep 28, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Edward Albee takes a final bow; Queensland crowns age of consent equality; queer Emmy highlights star Jeffrey, Jill, and Sarah; Northern Ireland stands alone after Guernsey okays marriage equality, a...

Canada's "Queer Decade" Finale: Sep 21, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Canada's "Queer Decade: 1995-2005" culminates in marriage equality; a banned U.S. hate preacher diverts his South African crusade to Botswana, college sports groups flee anti-LGBT North Carolina, the...

Queer Canadian, German, & U.S. history: Sep 14, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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" pr...

Conrad Ricamora, Canada's "Queer Decade" 4: Sep 07, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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...

Canada's "Queer Decade" 3: Aug 31, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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...

Pride in Venice: Aug 24, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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...

Canada's Queer Decade: Aug 17, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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...

Queer Hollywood History and Kenyan Rap: Aug 10, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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, radical Muslims pus...

Queer Democrats rally in Philadelphia: Aug 03, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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 co...

20160727: Jul 27, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

National and global LGBT news! Produced by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon.

Eying Lazy Eye + a Faithful Trans Presidential Panelist: Jul 20, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

National and 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 def...

Trans teen trailblazer + "Hands" honors Orlando victims: Jul 13, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

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 rea...

Trans Troops: Jul 06, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

The U.S. military "transforms" with the times; Two-Spirit questions raise not-so-simple answers; gay dolls come out of the closet in a "Rainbow Minute"; the U.N. creates an LGBT rights watchdog, India...

20160629: Jun 29, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Regional & global LGBT news! Produced by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon.

Dad & daughter Skirtchasers + global LGBT news: Jun 08, 2016: 3pm - 3:30 pm

Father-daughter "Skirtchasers" play cheating for laughs; Pride parades with purpose in Sao Paulo and Tel Aviv, a trans legal victory in Virginia nudges North Carolina, Mississippi's messianic governor...