Sydney Mardi Gras Strife & Stonewall Rainbow Retrieval

About this episode

The episode discusses controversies surrounding the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and the replacement of the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, along with various international LGBTQ news updates.

Against a backdrop of violent anti-semitic and anti-indigenous attacks and the relaxation of police restraints in response to them, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organizers are faced with twin controversies: the withdrawal of the Jewish group Dayenu from the event and demands for the expulsion of the New South Wales Police contingent. Veteran activist Ken Davis explains the situation (Barry McKay reports). New Yorkers defy the Trump administration and replace the rainbow flag the government “disappeared” from the Stonewall National Monument (Paul DeRienzo of WBAI reports). A Black History Month Rainbow Rewind honors Langston Hughes (produced by Sheri Lunn and Brian DeShazor). And in NewWrap: the European Parliament approves a resolution specifically calling for “the full recognition of trans women as women,” HIV-positive enlistees are once again banned from serving in the U.S. military, intersex children are now protected from undergoing unnecessary medical procedures without their informed consent in the Australian state of Victoria, Kansans can now sue if they’re upset after sharing a bathroom with a trans person, U.S. Olympic women’s ice hockey team captain Hilary Knight…

People in this episode

Guests: Ken Davis, Paul DeRienzo

Topics covered

• Sydney Mardi Gras
• LGBTQ rights
• anti-semitism
• police presence
• Stonewall
• Black History Month
• international LGBTQ news

Keywords

• Sydney Mardi Gras
• Dayenu
• New South Wales Police
• Stonewall National Monument
• LGBTQ rights
• anti-semitism
• Black History Month
• Hilary Knight
• Brittany Bowe
• European Parliament

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dayenu, New South Wales Police, Trump administration, European Parliament, U.S. military

Places: Stonewall National Monument, Australian state of Victoria, Kansans

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