Pride month history gets a “Queer Music Focus”; Thailand’s Cabinet sends a civil partnership proposal to Parliament, the Czech president’s “full stop” threatens a civil marriage bill, a peaceful Istanbul Pride kick-off is attacked by riot police, Ohio’s House votes to verify school athletes’ genitals, drag queen readings rile rightwing hate “groomers”, and Lieu asks Christian congressional homophobes to come to Jesus! All that — and more this week — when you find "This Way Out": the world’s audio oasis for queer news and culture.
Hosted this week by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon. "NewsWrap" reported this week by John Dyer V & Melanie Keller, and produced by Brian DeShazor. Theme music: Kim Wilson. Add'l music: The O’Jays; Ma Rainey, The Tom Robinson Band, The Berkeley Women’s Music Collective, Sandy Rapp, Jon Gilbert Leavitt feat. Freddy Freeman and Kevin Hannan, Against Me, This Human Condition, Tunde Olaniran, Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre & The London Gay Men’s Chorus, Mike Rickard, The Diesel Tykes feat. Scott Free, Jeffrey Marx & Robert Lopez; Sam Cooke; Meg Christian.
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