In Australia, the rainbow flag is everywhere at the moment as part of our fight for marriage equality. In Egypt it is an entirely different story. In an act of support for an openly gay […]
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News has filtered out that in August, two Singaporeans visiting the United Arab Emirates were arrested, jailed and deported. Their crime was “for attempting to resemble women”. This bizarre case has laid bare loose interpretations […]
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Africa has a reputation for being anti-gay…it’s just the level of persecution that varies. But is this stereotype still valid. Tonight we venture to one of the countries showing increasing hints of acceptance – but […]
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Broadcast – 17 January 2017 In the early 1990s, the words ‘Lesbian’ and ‘Jewish’ were rarely heard in the same sentence. Despite acceptance of the broader LGBTI community leaping ahead, the intersection of religion and […]
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Broadcast – 30 August 2016 For a show that prides itself on finding interesting LGBTIQ stories from across the globe, we often find it quite difficult to find voices willing to speak up about LGBTIQ […]
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Broadcast – 19 January 2016 Perched on the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia is the only democracy in the Arab World. Despite creating a progressive constitution after their 2010 revolution, some minorities like the LGBTI community still […]
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Broadcast – 12 January 2016 The arrival of western forces in Iraq was portrayed in our media and by our politicians as ‘saving their country from tyranny’. But what about gays or lesbians in Iraq […]
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In Australia today, gay marriage is the hot issue for LGBT people. But in many countries, for gay people, just to survive their daily lives is their biggest focus. While the ‘Right to Life’ is […]
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It is a country where being gay could land you in gaol for 14 years. Where political leaders openly vilify gays and lesbians without fear or repercussions. Where the protestations of the international community seem […]
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