Recalling the bookstore storm that brought Canada a reading rainbow; our queer life and literature commentator takes a novel look at queer life in the Middle East; a "Rainbow Minute" profiles the 1956 gay Olympian who never was; Australiaâs marriage equality plebiscite meets political pandemonium, a Texas judge blocks Obamaâs trans student guidelines, but another judge clogs HB2âs plumbing as Charlotte Pride overfloweth, and more global LGBT news!
Hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle. "NewsWrap" reporters: Wenzel Jones & Tanya Kane-Parry; producer: Steve Pride. Correspondents: Gene Pembleton, produced by Judd Proctor & Brian Burns; Janet Mason; Heather Kitching. Addl material: Sarah Sweeney; Armistead Maupin. Theme music: Kim Wilson. Addl music: John Williams; Johnny Mathis; Triumph.Â