Don’t Say Gay, Trans Quiz Queen, Candy Man!

A Florida House committee passes a “Parental Rights in Education” bill to outlaw encouraging the discussion of LGBTQ issues in primary grades, but Equality Florida’s Brandon Wolf and educator Chasten Buttigieg (husband of the U.S. Transportation Secretary) are fighting back! Trans Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider’s monumental winning streak breaks records in both episodes and cash (interviewed by George Stephanopoulos of ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America”)! When redesigned M&M’s mascots put Fox News host Tucker Carlson into sugar shock, Ms. Green (voice actress Larissa Murray) offers her candied criticism. A Pennsylvania town’s newly Republican-controlled Borough Council revokes its LGBTQ-inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance over the objections of a hundred citizens who spoke out to support it. And in NewsWrap: Botswana accepts court repeal of anti-queer sex law, Namibian High Court's marriage equality denial supports rights, Hong Kong demands full trans surgery for legal ID change, France bans conversion therapy, Pope encourages parents to support their LGBTQ children, Football Australia fines Melbourne's team for homophobic fans, Mexican Football Federation bans anti-queer taunting, LGBTQA soccer fans sue Chicago stadium for uncontrolled homophobia, "Skyfall's" villain becomes Bond girl for birthday surprise, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Tanya Kane-Parry and Marcos Najera (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this on the January 31, 2022 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/