On the day of this broadcast, news broke in the Bangladesh capital that the editor of the country’s only LGBTI magazine was brutally murdered in his home along with another man. Zulhuz Mannan was a […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.

Homosexuality is illegal – and culturally condemned – in just about every Muslim dominated country. It’s not an environment that’s conducive to bringing together religion and sexuality. But one man has reconciled being gay and […] http://media.

Broadcast – 09 Feb 2016 This is a very special show on many a level. Not only is this our 200th show, but we head off to explore the push for LGBTI rights in the […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.org.

Broadcast – 16 Feb 2016 In April 2015, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry appointed the first ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons. During his visit to Asia, JOY 94.9 was […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.org.

Broadcast – 23 Feb 2016 There is arguably greater visibility now for Trans rights than ever before in our history. But does that make a difference if you are in a small town in mid-western […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.org.

Many people will agree that relationships have their ups and downs – and that’s when there are just two people in a relationship. But if you then add a third person, and that person happens […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.org.

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival – the largest queer film festival in the southern hemisphere – is in full swing. There are many stories about people who try to hide their sexuality in their life. […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.

Winner of over a dozen international festival awards, Mala Mala has been a popular hit with audiences worldwide who have embraced its look at the lives of nine trans-identifying people in ‎Puerto Rico. Covering a […] http://media.rawvoice.

Germany’s history has not always been kind to the gay community. But there was a time when Berlin was the gay centre of the world. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, Berlin not only […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.org.

We are off to one of the happiest countries in the world: the beautifully mountainous nation of Bhutan in central Asia. There’s even a survey to prove it. Why is the local gay community so […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_worldwide/p/joy.org.