Series Podcast: This Way Out

Comedienne Rosie Wilby may be funny, but she’s not joking about the positive results of failed romances in her new book, “The Breakup Monologues.” Hear her read an excerpt on the air, and check out her interview with veteran This Way Out Life and Lit Commentator Janet Mason — in print, in our first e-newsletter exclusive! (To subscribe, write to info@thiswayout.org.) The OutCasting Overtime reveals the origins of common anti-LGBTQ slurs, and explores the impact of verbal violence on young people — and how liberating labels can help (Isha introduces Chris, produced by Marc Sophos)! Gay “Best Playwright” Matthew Lopez takes home the first Tony Award won by a Latine writer, and advocates for inclusion on Broadway! And in NewsWrap: Germany’s Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik are the first trans candidates elected to the Bundestag, the Taipei High Court says trans people have nothing to prove, Polish “LGBT Free Zones” bow to E.U. financial pressure, “I Am Samuel” is the second major queer film banned in Kenya, an