Aussie footballer Josh Cavallo scores a coming out goal; deficient sex-ed cheats queer students; Michiganâs past lessons in school bullying; the Delhi High Court sets a final hearing for marriage equality cases, Italyâs Senate nixes a Vatican-vexing hate crimes bill, Polandâs parliament considers criminalizing Pride, Ghanaâs anti-LGBTQ debate makes its president plea for civility, the New Zealand census will count LGBTQI people for the first time, an intersex veteran wins an âXâ gender-marker U.S. passport, and right-wing Republicans threaten U.S. marriage equality! Those stories â and more this week â when you choose "This Way Out": the worldâs audio oasis for queer news and culture.
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