[OutVoice] "Trans-101"+Caitlyn’s Courage+global LGBT news!

[Greg Gordon]

 "THIS WAY OUT: the international LGBT radio magazine"
Program #1,425 - distributed 07/20/15
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(hosted this week by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon)
Caitlyn Jenner's courage captures the spirit of Arthur Ashe;
John Oliver's humor highlights a trans rights primer;
The U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers LGB job rights,
the Pentagon plans to un-mix trans service messages, Ireland and New
Zealand each transforms gender identity policies, "flamboyant"
footballer Robbie Rogers has big goals for the World Cup, more news!

- In "NewsWrap": The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rules that LGB people are protected from workplace bias by the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Pentagon initiates a 6-month study to determine if transgender enlistees should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military [with brief analysis by MSNBC's RACHEL MADDOW], while Ireland's Parliament approves a landmark gender recognition bill, and Statistics New Zealand recognizes "gender diverse" in addition to "male" and "female”… the Boy Scouts of America's executive committee unanimously recommends lifting the ban on gay adult leaders and volunteers, but TONY PERKINS of the far-right Family Research Council wants Christian parents to pull their kids out of public schools because the U.S. Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling will require their "immoral reeducation" [with brief comments by Perkins himself]… openly gay soccer (football) star Robbie Rogers vows to be "extremely flamboyant" to protest anti-queer laws in Russia and Qatar if he's picked to play for the U.S. team in the World Cups in those countries in 2018 and 2022… and more LGBT news from around the world (produced by STEVE PRIDE, written by GREG GORDON, and reported this week by RICK WATTS and WENZEL JONES).

- To hear some people talk, you'd think becoming a trans ally is almost as hard as coming out as transgender -- they find the issues just too confusing. Comedian JOHN OLIVER of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" provided a straightforward -- and on target -- explanation (with intro music from the show’s opening theme).
[www.hbo.com/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver]

- In 1993 the newly inaugurated ESPY AWARDS named the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for the world's first black No. 1 tennis player and his bravery in confronting AIDS, the taboo issue of the day. Today the taboo is trans rights, and the 2015 award went to Olympian CAITLYN JENNER, who recently announced her transition. Her acceptance speech did Arthur Ashe proud (with intro music from "Olympic Fanfare" by JOHN WILLIAMS). 
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Greg Gordon
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