Gay USA 11/4/2020
Congressman-elect Ritchie Torres, D-NY; results for other LGBTQ candidates around the U.S. ∎ It was a turbulent election that did see more LGBTQ people elected. Our guest is Congress Member-Elect Ritchie Torres of the Bronx, the first Afro-Latinx LGBTQ member of the US House. ∎ Supreme Court hears case on whether people can use religious excuses to discriminate vs. LGBTQ people and others. ∎ We mourn the losses of community leaders David Scondras in Massachusetts and Dvorah Stoll in New York and Betty Dodson, a pioneering for female self-pleasure. ∎ Taiwan, which has gotten coronavirus under control, was able to hold a vibrant LGBTQ pride celebration. ∎ Manila enacts civil rights protections for LGBTQ people. ∎ The Vatican throws cold water on the Pope’s alleged embrace of gay couples.
Gay USA
Gay USA is a weekly news program recorded in the Manhattan Neighborhood Network Studios, that deals with gay, lesbian and LGBT issues and is hosted by longtime gay rights activists and journalists Andy Humm and Ann Northrop.
The hour-long program includes coverage of local, national and...
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