Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the gender masquerade; Thailand’s king royally assents to marriage equality, Russian lawmakers ban adoptions to pro-queer countries, Texas A.G. Ken Paxton challenges a federal rule to protect queer kids in foster care, banning books in U.S. public schools skyrockets in 2023-24, the FBI reports a spike in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in 2023, and research confirms that suicides rise with anti-trans legislation. Those stories and more this week when you discover “This Way Out”, the international LGBTQ radio magazine.
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