This week at the halfway point in the show, we are proud to have as our guest Arsham Parsi, leader of the Iranian Queer Organization, who has devoted himself to helping LGBT people in his homeland of Iran and aiding LGBT Iranians seeking asylum around the world. Parsi fled Iran in 2005 to Turkey and now does his lifesaving work as a volunteer from Toronto. He'll talk about gay life in Iran under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, hiding gay Iranians in safe houses in Turkey, his outlook on US threats against Iran, and his hopes for the future of his native land. You can learn more about him and his group and how to support his efforts at www.irqo.net

IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK:

- The Human Rights Campaign endorses a Republican Senator in Maine and withholds their endorsement from a competitive out gay Democratic candidate for Senate in North Carolina

- We'll have updates from California, Arizona, Colorado and New Jersey

- Did Hillary Clinton stand by while gay people were slurred by a supporter?

- A Chinese transgendered woman comes out in China

- A different view on Jeremiah Wright and AIDS

- Luke and Noah get to kiss again on "As the World Turns"

- Andy will have reviews of new shows by Harvey Fierstein and John Waters, as well as one about the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall

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