[OutVoice] PFLAG sees stars + A progressively-inclusive DC rally? + global LGBT news

[This Way Out]

 "THIS WAY OUT: the international lesbian & gay radio magazine"
Program #1,176 - distributed 10/11/10
Airs on more than 200 local stations around the world... or
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(hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle)
PFLAG parties with a constellation of supporters;
Progressives preach unity at a D.C. rally;
Baja lawmakers reject Mexico City marriage equality, Russian courts
reportedly issue two pro-LGBT rulings, a Mormon leader's "impure" rant
draws ringing protests, "It Gets Better" outgrows YouTube, hate
violence follows Belgrade Pride, and more global LGBT news

- In "NewsWrap": Baja California lawmakers buck a Mexican Supreme Court order that all states recognize Mexico City same-gender marriages... leading activist Nikolai Alekseyev reports that Russian courts have ruled that a ban on a Pride march in St. Petersburg and the closure of Moscow's oldest gay club were each illegal... thousands attend Africa's largest Pride parade in Johannesburg... a leading apostle of the Mormon Church calls same-gender relationships "impure and unnatural", prompting protests at the Church's Salt Lake City headquarters... the YouTube "It Gets Better" campaign launched by writer/activist Dan Savage looks for a larger online home... and more LGBT news from around the world (written by GREG GORDON, and reported this week by MICHAEL LEBEAU and TANYA KANE-PARRY) + Bulletin/briefs: Violent anti-gay protests follow Belgrade Pride, and several arrests follow a horrific gang assault on gay men in New York City.

- They came to the U.S. CAPITOL seeking unity with progressives of every stripe, called to rally on October 2nd by a coalition of civil rights and labor groups. Over 40 LGBT organizations had signed on to the event entitled ONE NATION WORKING TOGETHER FOR JOBS, JUSTICE AND EDUCATION FOR ALL. Hundreds of queer activists showed up at the Lincoln Memorial, but for some the fit was less than comfortable in a crowd of tens of thousands where their issues were buried and their representatives were given short shrift. Near the end of a long procession of speakers, NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DARLENE NIPPER acquitted herself well in placing the LGBT struggle for equality in the context of the day's themes,

- Since one activist's mother marched with him in the 1972 New York City Pride Parade, PARENTS, FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS - or PFLAG - has worked to support LGBT people in the struggle for civil rights and human dignity. "This Way Out" correspondent LINDA BIRCH stayed up past her bedtime to see how parents throw a party when the organization hosted a star-studded LOS ANGELES Gala to honor two stand-out Hollywood luminaries on October 1st [with comments by JANE LYNCH ("Glee"); JESSE TYLER FERGUSON and ERIC STONESTREET ("Modern Family"); PFLAG Executive Director JODY HUCKABY; DUSTIN LANCE BLACK ("Milk"); actors AMY MADIGAN, LEVAR BURTON, HAL SPARKS, and 18-year-old JAMES DUKE MASON; "The Real World's" MIKE MANNING; PFLAG National President JOHN CEPECK; "Glee" creator/executive producer RYAN MURPHY; "The Kids Are All Right" writer/director LISA CHOLODENKO; and with on-scene outro music by the JOHN BURROUGHS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR "POWERHOUSE"] [www.pflag.org].
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