WEDNESDAY WITH WIT

Originally started during Summer 2013 with Thomas Witt, executive director, Equality Kansas the largest premier statewide organization for the LGBT communities. See: http://eqks.org/

Segment Summary:  1st Hour - “This Way Out” the international gay and lesbian radio magazine. (30 min.) See: http://thiswayout.org/

KKFI fm 90.5 Kansas City’s community FCC radio station broadcasts “This Way Out” every Saturday 2pm (Central).  It is live streamed at their website for out of range listeners. See: http://www.kkfi.org/on-air-guide/

Program Summary: Gay violence victims break U.N. Security Council silence; a day in the life of "Grandma" Lily Tomlin; activists demand release of the "Senegal Seven," an ex-Aussie PM "evolves" on marriage equality, a Northern Ireland gay couple claims the religious freedom to marry, the Pentagon signals it will open military service to transgender troops next May, there's widespread outrage over U.S. Homeland Security's raid on Rentboy.com, and more global LGBT news.

Then Amanda Marcotte’s outstanding “RH Reality Cast” from the vital news web site RH Reality Check. (30 min. ca.) See: http://rhrealitycheck.org/

Summary: On this episode of Reality Cast, Katherine Cross explains why attacks on trans people’s health-care access are so misguided. Also, anti-choicers use the term “anchor baby” to attack women for having babies, and the Ashley Madison leak has some interesting lessons about the internal politics of the Christian right.