Allan Berube finds queer media pioneers in the U.S. military; Burkina Faso outlaws same-gender sex, Pope Leo offers queer Roman Catholics Francis-like friendship, Moroccan feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar gets 2 years in prison for her “Allah is Lesbian” t-shirt, a Florida judge frees rainbow crosswalk chalkers, and Olympics diving champ Greg Louganis plunges into a new life in Panama [with audio excerpts from his Instagram posts]. Those stories and more this week when you discover “This Way Out.” [https://www.glbthistory.org/berube-stipend]
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