Series Podcast: This Way Out

This Way Out: Maine's Pain & Washington's Gain, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:57:45 PST

U.S. state elections bring a stinging defeat of Maine's marriage equality law and a stunning victory for Washington's domestic partnerships. Plus bias booted in Kalamazoo, more U.S. locales elect their first "out" officials, Portugal's P.M. primed to promote marriage equality, Tasmanian co-moms win parental legality, Malta's President entertains European LGBT leaders, hung up Bible pages strung up by Sir Ian, and more news.

This Way Out: "The Meaning of Matthew", Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:59:58 PST

As Obama signs the Hate Crimes Prevention Act named to honor her son, Judy Shepard's new book interprets his story and she speaks at the National Equality March. Plus inclusive hate crimes protections become U.S. law, Kenya's AIDS prevention survey courts reluctant gays, Russian lesbians seek recognition of Canadian wedding, Argentina lawmakers debate marriage equality, Taipei Pride demands fulfillment of political promises, Tallahassee approves same-gender partner benefits, and more news.

This Way Out: Next Generation Equality Marchers & New Queer CDs, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:13:21 PDT

Young activists at the National Equality March cheer rally speeches by Cesar Chavez's granddaughter Christine and pop music star Lady Gaga; Athena Reich's "out" anthem, Mark Winkler's cool jazz, and Sugarbeach gpes beyond "electroni-lesbi-pop." Plus E.U. wannabes evaluated for LGBT rights progress, Church of Sweden blesses same-gender weddings, Germany's Constitutional Court orders pensions parity, LGBT hate crimes bill heads to Obama, popular Irish hurler comes out, and more news.

This Way Out: Equality March Invocation & Tiber Takes Woodstock Back, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:05 PDT

U.S. National Equality March clergy bring blessings from Bishop Tutu; the inspiration for "Taking Woodstock" talks about his other adventures. Plus Ugandan M.P. proposes the death penalty for gay sex, Jamaica's P.M. nixes lesbigay rights while "kill gays" reggae star Buju Banton renews his "war against faggots," but Russian celebrities speak out against bias, Washington mulls District marriage equality, and more news.

This Way Out: Marching on Washington: Julian Bond and Thousands, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:15:10 PDT

D.C. National Equality Marchers say "don't ask, don't wait" to lawmakers and the White House, featuring the NAACP Chairman's keynote address and other rally speakers. Plus Australian rights charter could include marriage, U.S. poised to outlaw anti-queer hate crimes, meeting in Minsk targets Belarus homophobia, Joberg Pride breaks continental records, Montana co-mom wins post-break-up parental rights, Swedish rabbit hole leads lesbians through Aussie looking glass, and more news.

This Way Out: Tiber Takes Woodstock & Bill's New Leaf, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:22:34 PDT

The real Elliott Tiber's true-life tales of "Taking Woodstock"; President Bill Clinton talks about his change of heart on marriage rights. Plus U.N. honcho's homophobia hampers human rights, gay German pol poised for Foreign Minister's post, registering Tasmanian couples will stand on ceremonies, Texas case tests divorce equality, and more news.

This Way Out: Roller Diversity & New Queer CDs, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:47:46 PDT

Roller Derby's worldwide revival is grassroots and inclusive; Linq's topical tunes, Joe Settineri's bi-coastal love, and Josh Zuckerman's relationship rock. Plus verdict over slain soccer star exposes South African injustice, Australian Capital Territory considers third legal unions proposal, poll predicts a close vote on Referendum 71 in Washington, bogus ads urge Mainers to say "yes" to Question 1, senator's staffer claims "all porno is homo," and more news.

This Way Out: March on Washington 30th Anniversary, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:07:57 PDT

We commemorate the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights with highlights from its national planning conference and the cross-country "Freedom Train" journey of a lifetime. Plus violent threats wreck Belgrade Pride, Aceh lashes out at homosexuality, uncertainty arises around Uruguay's adoptions advance, scurrilous ads sell marriage inequality in Maine, big Washington bosses support expanded state partners law, "Mr. Sulu" to navigate the "Newlywed Game," more news.

This Way Out: Kate Clinton & Carolyn Gage, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:11:42 PDT

The queen of queer comedy critiques the "gay agenda" (part 2 of 2); Lambda Award-winning playwright's butch characters challenge theatrical convention. Plus Budapest Pride survives rioting protesters, fugitive Turkish father on trial for gay son's "honor killing," death threats drive U.S. lesbian soldier to Canada for asylum, Britain turns Turing's shame into hero's honor, and more news.

This Way Out: "Taking Woodstock" & Kate Clinton, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:53:08 PDT

Ang Lee's new film is as much a coming out story as it is a behind the scenes look at the legendary cultural event; lesbian-feminist humorist's new book laughs at the movement and the media. Plus Rome anti-violence protesters take to the streets, gay cruisers clash with cops in Guangzhou, Japanese election results give LGBT activists hope, Vermont's first same-gender couples wed, and more news.

This Way Out: Teachers Gay-Baited Straight Kid & New Queer CDs, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:37:27 PDT

Minnesota school district settles in a shocking student harassment lawsuit; dreamers, coyotes, and tough-skinned punks mix it up as trans-artists. Plus same-gender parenting progresses in Uruguay and Germany, Florida's adoption ban under appeal, Nevada domestic partners begin registering, Texas liquor board cans three agents for bungled Fort Worth bar raid, Senegal jails more gay men, and more news.

This Way Out: Radical Faeries' 30th Anniversary, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:48:22 PDT

A 1979 queer spiritual gathering wrote the "man-ifesto" of an emerging new gay consciousness. Also, "Alice Fletcher Walks Among the Indians." Plus Human Rights Watch details Iraq's anti-gay slaughter, verbal assault follows lethal attack on Tel Aviv's LGBT center, Evangelical Lutherans bless partnered gay clergy, activists come out kissing in several cities, the judge nixes shotgun wedding of Prop 8 legal forces, Anchorage's mayor freezes bias ban, and more news.

This Way Out: Bill's DOMA/DADT Defense & Up with [Gay] People!, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:35:53 PDT

Netroots Nation bloggers force Pres. Clinton to defend his decisions on marriage equality and military service; the repressed lavender side of the ultra-conservative singing and dancing youth group. Plus Romania bans bias but rules out relationships, thousands march for marriage in Dublin, U.S. Senate seeks an ENDA to workplace bias, Maine's unmarriage initiative awaits ballot approval, California anti-Prop 8 forces split over strategy, and more news.

This Way Out: Deadly Homo-hatred in Tel Aviv, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:07:39 PDT

The shocking massacre at a queer youth group meeting traumatizes Israel's most tolerant city, and 70,000 mourners demand a change in the political climate. Plus sport overcomes spite at the World Outgames in Copenhagen, a Brazilian LGBT group wins U.N. consultative status, American psychologists reject "reparative therapy," and more news.

This Way Out: DADT Defunding Derailed & Pansy Division Returns, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:51:21 PDT

The White House silences a "don't axe, don't fund" proposal to reform US military policy; the queer San Francisco rock band multiplies its 20-year legacy with a DVD, a memoir, and a US tour. Plus masked gunman attacks Tel Aviv LGBT youth support group, Labor lags as Aussies go all out for marriage equality, Albania's Government proposes wedded bliss, Portugal's Constitutional Court rejects marriage-seeking lesbians, and more news.

This Way Out: The Tretter Collection & New Queer CDs, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:13:31 PDT

This Way Out: Ben & Jessica Speak to the Future, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:55:57 PDT

13-year-old gay viola protege and his 16-year-old bi sister share their coming out story for a special "time capsule" project; a tip of the hat to jazz legend Billy Tipton. Plus petitions are filed to keep gay sex outlawed in India, Europeans parade Pride from Madrid to Sofia, the weapon of Mass. Constitution takes aim at DOMA, a slain sailor's family won't take "random" for an answer, gay kissing in El Paso "confuses" a cop, and more news.

This Way Out: Ben & Jessica Speak to the Future, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:55:57 PDT

This Way Out: Ben & Jessica Speak to the Future, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:55:57 PDT

This Way Out: White House Stonewall Soire & Lean Times at Harvey High, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:55:36 PDT

Obama promises to keep his promises in his Pride party speech; Hetrick-Martin offers LGBTQ youth readin', writin', 'rithmetic, and refuge. Plus Delhi's High Court throws the Constitution at India's sodomy law; Pride blooms in India, Ireland, Germany, and the U.S.; Pride challenges overcome in Turkey and Slovenia; Ft. Worth flashback mimics the Stonewall bar raid; more news.

This Way Out: "Fierce Advocate" Rides Again & New Queer CDs, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:05:03 PDT

New developments and analysis of the Obama Administration's handling of LGBT issues; latest music from LGBT artists features cycles, sex and southern soul. Plus Irish activists unimpressed by Government's civil partnerships proposal; Lithuania's president dumps "no promo homo" law on successor; Pride marches without a hitch in Mexico City, Tijuana and Jerusalem; Phelps hate becomes mitzvah for gay New York synagogue; and more news.

This Way Out: Obama's DOMA Drama & "The Art of Being Straight", Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:19:41 PDT

Tensions around the president's lack of action on LGBT issues yield mini-benefits and lingering discontent; new film explores diverse bisexualities. Plus violent attacks follow Sao Paulo's mammoth Pride march; Pride empowers politics in Rome, Warsaw, Zagreb, and the U.S.; dismay over Lithuania's new "no promo homo" law; Filipino cross-dressers face lashings in Riyadh; and more news.

This Way Out: Why We Parade and Party with Pride, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:30:08 PDT

What really happened at the Stonewall Riots of June 1969. Plus Shanghai celebrates China's first Pride, Tel Aviv holds its 11th, Zurich hosts the annual Europride festival, tracking U.S. LGBT equality bills as Obama's "fierce advocacy" is questioned, Harvey Milk would be proud of a California 6th grader, and more news.

This Way Out: "Ask Not" & Audre Lorde Reflection, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:02:14 PDT

This Way Out: California Decision Day: Marriage Inequality Upheld, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:58:29 PDT

In the wake of the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8, demonstrations abound, legal strategies collide, and the married stay married while the rights of the rest are revoked. Comprehensive coverage of the ruling, reactions and the way forward, including protests around the country, a controversial federal lawsuit challenging the proposition, and the "Meet in the Middle" march and rally in Fresno.

This Way Out: GOP of Steele & New Queer CDs, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:58:41 PDT

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann dissects Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele's unbridled anti-marriage illogic; Swiss folk-pop (Bettina Schelker), Scots personal playback (Horse), and English acoustic rock (Wire Daisies); Milk birthday salute. Plus activists around the world speak with one voice for IDAHO, mass arrests mark another Moscow Pride attempt, grade school kids find equality elementary, and more news.

This Way Out: A Salute to San Francisco's "Stonewall" , Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:08:45 PDT

We commemorate the 30th anniversary of the so-called "White Night Riots" that were sparked by the verdict against Supervisor Harvey Milk's assassin. Plus rights rallies in Russia, Latvia and Lebanon; they "don't ask" now in Uruguay, but you still "don't tell" in the U.S.; Peru's new cop rules bar adulterers, pro-laborites and gays; Moscow denies a marriage license to Canada-bound lesbians, but same-gender nuptials near in New Hampshire; marriage rematch heads to New York's Senate; more news.

This Way Out: Maine Marriage Win & Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:45:36 PDT

Maine joins together with marriage equality states; a rehabilitated drag diva offers "Candy Everybody Wants". Plus Greek court tears Tilos test weddings asunder, Lambda Istanbul wins an uneasy reprieve, activists challenge Botswana's same-gender sex ban, Moscow can't see Pride through Eurovision eyes, Giuliani jilts gay pals for the love of politics, and more news.

This Way Out: Hate Crimes Act & "Getting Bi", Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:57:04 PDT

Ugly U.S. House debate fails to derail LGBT inclusion in bias violence bill; a bi activist takes binaries out of the box; a surrealistic poet unveils an unlikely hero. Plus Iceland's Prime lesbian makes history, Burundi's pro-rights penal code outlaws gay sex, Hungarian lawmakers pass a same-gender partners law, wedding bells ring out in Sweden and Iowa, gay Thai monks will be taught to tone down their "trans-vestment" style, and more news.

This Way Out: Ann Bannon (pt. 2) & New Queer CDs, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:14:49 PDT

How it took a Village to liberate "The Queen of Lesbian Pulp Ficton"; recent releases make emotional honesty, musical journeys, and superb songwriting shine. Plus Senegal appeals court frees imprisoned gay AIDS educators, queer-bashing murders belie Brazil's mythic liberation, pressure mounts to protect Iraqi gays, Kiev cops detain and harass dozens in gay bar raid, Dublin demonstrates for marriage equality, and more news.

This Way Out: Ann Bannon & Gender Iconoclast, Segment 1

TWORadio@aol.com (Overnight Productions, Inc.) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:29:16 PDT

A U.S. pulp fiction pioneer talks about unwittingly launching modern lesbian literature (part 1 of 2); a proud Australian eunuch challenges gender assumptions. Plus Jamaicans blast U.S.-born boycott, rights groups demand Iraqi government action as anti-gay killings escalate, Day of Silence tries to hush homo-hatred, partner benefits expand in Washington and Maryland, and more news.