Series Podcast: This Way Out

The title song from the box office smash Taiwanese gay-themed movie “Your Name Engraved Herein” becomes a global anthem that says “love wins” in any language (singer Crown Lu accepts the Song of the Year prize at the Golden Medley Awards)! Amanda Kabak talks about her challenges writing “Upended” in the conclusion of a two-part interview (with John Dyer V)! A Rainbow Minute recalls the bold act of psychiatrist Dr. Anonymous! And in NewsWrap: Nicaragua’s NGO purge targets its oldest queer group, Shanghai University tracks queer students, Yucatan approves marriage equality, Virginia school board pays the ACLU for costs in Gavin Grimm’s trans rights case, a lesbian teacher loses her employment bias suit against an Indiana Catholic high school, Colorado Christian school kids stage a walk out after a gay coach is forced out, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Joe Boehnlein and John Dyer V (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this and more on the August 30, 2021 edition of This Way Out! Join

U.S. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the the Civil Rights Division, Department of Education Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Suzanne Goldberg, and Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine send a YouTube message of support to transgender young people heading back to school. “The Mathematics of Change” author Amanda Kabak talks about how life and the writing process can be “Upended” — with novel results (part one of a two-part interview with John Dyer V)! And in NewsWrap: rescue efforts get in gear to evacuate Taliban-threatened queer Afghans, Poland’s Malopolska region stands by its “LGBT Free Zone” declaration in defiance of the European Union, Romania’s right-wing pushes a “no promo homo” bill as Bucharest Pride draws thousands, Uganda’s newest bill against same-gender sex is rejected by President Museveni because it’s redundant, Israel ends its ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, U.S. Transportatio