About the Show
This Way Out (LGBT)
This Way Out leads off each week with NewsWrap, a summary of some of the major news events in or affecting the lesbian/gay community, compiled from a variety of publications and broadcasts around the world.
This week on This Way Out:
Faith groups tackle trans inclusion, while trans studies matriculate at the University of Victoria; Olympian Gus Kenworthy explains why he didn’t come out in Sochi; a poisonous amendment threatens Italy’s civil unions bill, U.S. gay vets get spousal benefits equity, Britain closes a legal loophole that allowed a deceased gay honeymooner’s death certificate in Australia to say he was “never married”, a lesbian activist is Guatemala’s first out Congressperson, a Russian city fears a “gay fish festival”, and more global LGBT news!
Featured speakers/guests:
Dr. Aaron Devor; Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson (retired); Baptist Pastor Allyson Robinson; Olympian Gus Kenworthy.
Credits:
Hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle. NewsWrap reporters: Sarah Sweeney & Wenzel Jones; Producer: Steve Pride. Correspondent: Lucia Chappelle. Theme music: Kim Wilson. Add’l material from the TBS late night cable TV show “Conan”.
