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This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine

Overnight Productions, Inc.

For a quarter of a century, the unfettered voices of LGBT people have been broadcast around the world on "This Way Out." The award-winning internationally is distributed weekly on over 200 local community radio and online stations around the world (carriage list at thiswayout.org), can be heard via podcast (thiswayout.org and iTunes) and direct satellite (World Radio Network) and is available on CD by subscription. With only modest funding from foundations, Overnight Productions, Inc. (a 501(c)(3)

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00:28:58

Portland Queer Poets

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/12/16

Portland, Oregon’s twice monthly live open mic performance event, Slamlandia, yields the work of three queer poets: Joshua Merritt, Evey Rothwell and Ret (produced by Brian DeShazor).Plus December birthdays including anthropologist Margaret Mead and historic queer moments from the declassification of homosexuality as a disease to the dawn of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on the Rainbow Rewind (written and produced by Sheri Lunn and Brian DeShazor). And in NewsWrap: Kazakhstan’s so-called “LGBTQ

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00:28:58

The State of Queer Journalism

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/12/09

What life is like in the newsrooms and on the beat for LGBTQ+ reporters in a time when there’s too much news and fewer jobs, according to Los Angeles chapter co-presidents Hansen Bursic and Katie Karl of NLGJA: the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (in a roundtable with This Way Out’s Lucia Chappelle, interviewed by Brian DeShazor).Plus the reign of a lesbian queen, two music halls, human rights milestones, Southern Hemisphere civil unions and more in The Rainbow Rewind (produced by Brian DeShazor

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Steven Reigns’ Outliving Michael | This Way Out Radio...

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/12/03

Poet Steven Reigns’ memorial memoir chronicling his profound six-year friendship with Michael Church who died of AIDS in 2000 (“Outliving Michael,” Moon Tide Press, 2025) is presented in an original sound collage with archival news reports and the friends’ favorite music (produced by Brian DeShazor).Plus United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has a message of hope for World AIDS Day, despite the disastrous combination of drastic funding cuts and official anti-gender and anti-LGBTQ+

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00:28:58

Steven Reigns’ Outliving Michael | This Way Out...

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/12/02

Poet Steven Reigns’ memorial memoir chronicling his profound six-year friendship with Michael Church who died of AIDS in 2000 (“Outliving Michael,” Moon Tide Press, 2025) is presented in an original sound collage with archival news reports and the friends’ favorite music (produced by Brian DeShazor). Plus United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has a message of hope for World AIDS Day, despite the disastrous combination of drastic funding cuts and official anti-gender and anti-LGBTQ+

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00:28:59

Elections and Insurrections

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/11/11

Focussing on key queer vIctories in the huge blue wave of Democratic Party wins, Andy Humm and Ann Northrop of Gay USA assess the U.S. off-year election returns with all the delight and derision they deserve. Plus a November-oriented Rainbow Rewind calls out the original Daughter of Bilitis, the man whose camera shutter caused right wing shudders, and queer historical turning points (produced by Brian DeShazor and Sheri Lunn). And in NewsWrap: Tasmania will financially compensate victims of the

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00:28:58

Queer Journalism on a Mission

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/11/04

President of the National Association of LGBTQ journalists (NLGJA.org) Ken Miguel talks about how the organization promotes queer visibility and accuracy in the media (interviewed by Brian DeShazor).Plus: The Rainbow Rewind notes the November birthdays of comedian Bob Smith and Canadian rocker ally Ryan Adams, the premiere of “The Crying Game” and the passage of Proposition 8, California’s ban on marriage equality (produced by Brian DeShazor and Sheri Lunn). And in NewsWrap: Rob Jetten’s “yes we

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00:28:58

Jennie Arnau: A Rising Tide

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/10/21

Jennie Arnau discovered her passion for music in her childhood home of Greenville, South Carolina, a place that called her back at a time of loss and grief. She’s now living and working in New York City, ending a self-imposed break from songwriting and performing with her new album, A Rising Tide (interviewed by David Hunt).Plus: The “Rainbow Rewind” pays tribute to the Matthew Shepard Foundation and celebrates historic queer October moments for the U.K., South Africa and black lesbians in the

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00:28:58

Lincoln, “Lover of Men” (Pt. 1)

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/10/07

Shaun Peterson’s film documentary investigates the evidence that Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, would today be considered bisexual or queer (interviewed by Brian DeShazor, part 1 of 2).Plus: The “Rainbow Rewind” lists notable LGBTQ+ dates in October, and recalls the murder of Matthew Shepard 27 years ago this month. And in NewsWrap: Slovakia’s legislature approves a constitutional amendment declaring male and female the only two genders that also bans surrogacy and

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00:28:58

Circa: One Institute’s Queer Histories Festival

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/09/30

The venerable historical preservation organization celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month with an LA County-wide programming series where the past and the future intermingle. One Institute Executive Director Tony Valenzuela talks about the trailblazing histories and vibrant cultural contributions around the festival theme “Reclaiming Freedom” (interviewed by Jason Jenn).And in NewsWrap: a report from the international track and field governing body World Athletics finds that up to 60 event finalists

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00:28:58

Jessica Stern’s Queer Diplomacy

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/09/16

For more than two decades, activist, educator, diplomat Jessica Stern has worn a variety of hats in her efforts to advance LGBTQ human rights around the world, always at the forefront — unafraid, unapologetic, speaking truth to power. Currently serving as Senior Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School, Stern talks about her pioneering work at the United Nations, her tenure as the top queer diplomat in the U.S. State

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00:28:58

Planet Queer Turns 13

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/08/19

Every month at AKBAR, a small neighborhood LGBTQ+ bar on the east side of Los Angeles, queer artists of all kinds find a place to play in a unique cabaret. Executive Director Travis Wood, Creative Director Ian MacKinnon, and performers Lore Randolph (aka Fleur The Tease) and Ari (aka Odious Ari) celebrate 13 years of Planet Queer — with a nod to the late playwright Robert Patrick (produced by Brian DeShazor).And in NewsWrap: a pair of Indonesian college students caught hugging and kissing in a

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00:28:58

Sex Law Victory in St. Lucia

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/08/12

Fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in the Caribbean has been difficult, but the winds of progress are blowing strong in Saint Lucia. ECADE, the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality, just won its fourth court victory since 2022 over long prison sentences for same-sex intimacy. Executive Director Kenita Placide talks about the legal tempest sweeping across the islands (interviewed by David Hunt).And in NewsWrap: the early retirement benefits transgender U.S. Air Force personnel with 15 to

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00:23:21

Podcast Extended Edition with Jamison Green and A...

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/08/07

In more than three decades as a proud transgender activist, Jamison Green has moved from making history to writing it as one of the authors and editors of a new book, “A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States, From Margins to Mainstream” — an important contribution to the discussion during these times of growing intolerance (interviewed by David Hunt) and presented here in a 20-minute extended version of the 14-minute This Way Out Radio feature for episode 1949.

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00:28:58

Jamison Green and the History of Trans Medicine

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/08/05

In more than three decades as a proud transgender activist, Jamison Green has moved from making history to writing it as one of the authors and editors of a new book, “A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States, From Margins to Mainstream” — an important contribution to the discussion during these times of growing intolerance (interviewed by David Hunt).Belgium’s DJ Mistiek brings out “I Became Me,” a new queer anthem honoring the trans experience. And in NewsWrap: the Eastern

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00:40:57

Podcast Extended Edition homo-centric: BANNED Camp

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/07/30

A special Podcast Extended Edition of Episode 1948 | homo-centric: BANNED Camp. PEN America teams up with queer Los Angeles writers for readings from some of the most targeted works threatened by the rise in book bans (correspondent /participant Jason Jenn interviews organizer Hank Henderson and author Abdi Nazemian). Followed by readings from the event by poet Steven Reigns reading from Maya Angelou's ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ and Jason Jenn reading from ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ by

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00:28:58

“homo-centric: BANNED Camp”

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/07/29

PEN America (see last week’s This Way Out) teams up with queer Los Angeles writers for readings from some of the most targeted works threatened by the rise in book bans (correspondent/participant Jason Jenn interviews organizer Hank Henderson and author Abdi Nazemian). And in NewsWrap: police in the Malaysian state of Kelantan are investigating themselves after raiding an official HIV/AIDS prevention event they thought was a “gay sex party,” a ruling striking down two statutes that criminalize

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00:29:24

Podcast Extended Interview with Allison Lee of PEN...

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/07/23

Banned books across the USA have risen dramatically in the past three years. We present here an extended interview with Allison Lee, Managing Director of PEN American Los Angeles from This Way Out Radio Episode 1947 (interviewed by Jason Jenn). This is part one of two reports about banned books inspired by a special reading event called homo-centric: BANNED CAMP that took place during West Hollywood's 2025 WeHo Arts Pride Festival.

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00:28:58

PEN: Mightier Than the Book Bans

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/07/22

Just how far is it from book bans to bonfires? PEN America’s Los Angeles Director Allison Lee tracks the alarming censorship trend across the U.S. and how to stand up against it (interviewed by Jason Jenn).And in NewsWrap: a gay male Ukrainian couple wins recognition as a legal family in a Kyiv district court, the Church of England votes to stop teaching prospective clergy that so-called “homosexual practice” is “especially dishonourable,” Puerto Rico now bans hormone therapy and other

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00:28:58

U.N.’s Crucial Queer Rights Vote

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/07/09

On the eve of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s vote on whether to renew the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Fabiana Leibl of the International Service for Human Rights, trans activist Best Chitsangupong, Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights senior fellow Jessica Stern; and scholar-activist Ignacio Saiz discuss the significance of the position and its chances of passage (interviewed by David Hunt).And in NewsWrap: as many as 50+ are arrested in Istanbul for defying Turkish

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00:28:58

USAID Cuts Cripple Global Queer Rights

This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine ·

2025/06/17

In the aftermath of the Elon Musk chainsaw gutting the United States Agency for International Development, LGBTQ+ people around the world were robbed of more than a hundred programs geared to promote their health, safety and human rights. UCLA Law School’s Williams Institute senior fellow and director of international programs Ari Shaw worries that the days of U.S. leadership on global queer rights are over (interviewed by David Hunt).And in NewsWrap: the Czech Republic’s sterilization

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