************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #419 04-08-96 ************************************************* OPENING TEASES/THEME MUSIC/INTRO CONTINUITY .............. 1:15 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: A federal appeals court ruling supports the Clinton "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy; the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus drops charges of homosexuality against popular cleric Archimandrite Pangratios Meraclis; homophobic violence appears to be increasing in Germany, while Argentinian transvesties are attacked by police following a protest demonstration against police abuse; Brazilian activists demonstrate against Chile's sodomy law; the Green Party's Bob Brown becomes Australia's only openly-gay member of Parliament; openly-lesbigay groups participate proudly in San Diego, California's annual march honoring the memory of labor organizer (and lesbigay rights supporter) Cesar Chavez; Georgia becomes the 4th U.S. state to ban same-gender marriage, and Kansas will probably be next, while measures fail in Arizona and Rhode Island; a recent Gallup Poll of U.S. adults finds two-thirds opposed to legal same-gender marriages, with the strongest support coming from women under 30; the gay & lesbian Log Cabin Republican clubs in Texas and Virginia report success in ousting some homophobic party officials in recent primary elections, while self-described "commie pinko" cross-dressing sex advice columnist Dan Savage becomes a bona fide delegate to the GOP Convention in King County, Washington [compiled & written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, BILL STOSINE, JASON LIN, GREG GORDON, REX WOCKNER & RON BUCKMIRE; anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and BRIAN NUNES] .............................................................................. ..10:00 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Margie Adam & Dirk Shafer features [:10] + The issue of anti-queer violence in public schools has moved to the front burner in the U.S., with hearings in several states. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is currently considering the case of Wisconsin teen JAMIE NABOZNY, who is suing his high school for failing to protect him from ongoing homophobic harassment and assaults by other students. Reporter MARK BEVIS [Pacifica Network News] speaks with Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund attorney PAT LOGUE, and with NABOZNY himself, to get some of the horrifying details ......................................................................... 4:30 SEGMENT #3 - TWO I.D. by queer singing/songwriting duo Romanovsky & Phillips (with an excerpt from "Brave Boys") .............................................................................. ............. :20 SEGMENT #4 - Billboard for Dirk Shafer feature (:05) + "Soon And Again" is the latest release from legendary lesbian singer/songwriter MARGIE ADAM. It's her second all instrumental piano album, released 15 years after her first such effort, "Naked Keys". Adam discusses the place of instrumental music in the "women's music" genre, and talks with CORNELIA MASSOLO [WFBE/Flint, Michigan] about her musical roots -- she was writing for and playing piano long before she was writing and singing some of the movement's most enduring songs about love and liberation (with excerpts from "Soon And Again" cuts "Heritage" and "Go Ahead - Try Me!") [production assistance provided by CISSY McANDREW of KRCL/Salt Lake City, Utah] ............................................................... 5:40 SEGMENT #5 - TWO I.D. by Mitzi Henderson, National U.S. President of P-FLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) [:10] + In 1992 DIRK SHAFER was named Playgirl Magazine's "Man Of The Year", becoming a spokesperson for what heterosexual women want from a heterosexual man ... what Playgirl, and the many media outlets Dirk appeared on didn't know, was that Dirk is gay. The "mockumentary" film "Man of The Year", which he wrote, directed and stars in (as himself) traces the conflicts between Shafer's public persona and his relationship with his lover Michael. JON BEAUPRE [KPFK/Los Angeles] talks with Shafer about overcoming the "brainless hunk" stereotype, and how and why he made the film, to which Jon gives a "thumbs up" [production assistance by CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM and BRIAN HAMBURG] (outro music from "True Colors" by CYNDI LAUPER) ............................ 5:20 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ...................................................... 1:35 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 28:40 -------------------Please note------------------ Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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