World Wide Wave

World Wide Wave

Focusing on international LGBT news, advocacy and views by featuring a different country every week

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July 4, 2024 6 mins

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to July 2nd, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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In the Gulf States, penalties for queer acts can include imprisonment, deportation, torture and even death. Yet the region is dominated by migrants, including queer migrants, who make a deliberate...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to June 11th, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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It’s Pride Month in the northern hemisphere. For many it’s party time, but for others there are still protests and a fight for visibility. Ahead of Pride Month, ILGA World...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to June 4th, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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It’s Joys 30th year on air. Still Australia’s only dedicated LGBTQIA+ radio station and one of the longest continuously running queer radio stations in the world. Tonight for this special...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to May 28th, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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The term ‘transgender’ is a modern concept. Only in the last thirty years or so has it gained wide-ranging acceptance, but this is where the name and the lived reality...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to May 14th, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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May 20, 2024 35 mins

Do you ever lament the queer scene? Feel it’s not quite what it used to be? Do you feel there are fewer gay bars? The trend of gay bars closing...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to May 7, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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Many queer people struggle to reconcile their religion with their sexuality. There just aren’t many accepting and inclusive religions. Queer Muslims are no exception. In Egypt, even though there is...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to April 2, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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The former Soviet country of Georgia has seen many challenges for the LGBTQIA+ community since the USSR collapsed in 1991. Homophobic politicians, pride march bans and violence. Now the current...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to April 30, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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With Eurovison, one thing is for certain, every year there will be controversy to some degree. This year the argument is over Israel. Elias Jahshan has been working for many...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to April 23, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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The west African country of Ghana has passed some of the harshest anti-LGBT laws. The country now imposes gaol terms for anyone identifying as LGBTQ, anyone who participates in LGBTQ...

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Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to March 19, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to...

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We speak to Stefan and Sebastien, creators of The Nomadic Boys gay travel blog. What started out as blogging their travel adventures for friends has now turned into a full...

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