************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #438 08-19-96 ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: An exhaustive study of male twins reported this week advances the scientific evidence that genetics play a strong role in determining sexual orientation; in a highly-publicized court martial, U.S. Air Force Major Debra Meeks is acquitted of charges of sodomy and conduct unbecoming an officer; U.S. lesbian mom Sharon Bottoms quits her 3-year legal battle over custody of her son Tyler Dousteau with her mother, while the Turkish Supreme Court of Justice denies an unnamed lesbian custody of her daughter; the legislature of the state of South Australia rejects legal recognition of same-gender couples in order to reach a compromise on a bill providing unmarried hetero couples access to family rather than civil courts; also in Australia, the New South Wales state Attorney General orders a review of the so-called "homosexual panic" defense because he feels it tends to reinforce juror prejudice; Australia grants asylum to a gay man from Poland; the Swedish government justifies its recent denial of asylum to a gay Iranian national because, the report claims, there is actually little persecution of homosexuals in Iran; the British Parliament is considering a motion to demand that Romania repeal its sodomy law, as it had promised to do as a condition of its membership in the Council of Europe; according to a doctor at the Belarus National Center for AIDS Prevention, the former Soviet Republic's Parliament quietly decriminalized private consensual adult homosexual sex and equalized the age of consent to 16 five years ago; authorities in Chicago have clamped down on at least two gay business venues, which some believe is an attempt to "clean up" for next week's Democratic National Convention; 30,000 brave pouring rain to celebrate Lesbigay Pride in Vancouver, British Columbia, while Seo Dong-Jin appears to be South Korea's only openly-gay activist; and, Austrian artist Karl Machhamer creates a paint-on condom [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, BJORN SKOLANDER, RON BUCKMIRE, REX WOCKNER and GREG GORDON, and anchored by BRIAN NUNES and CINDY FRIEDMAN] ......................................... 9:10 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for GALA V Chorus Festival feature [:10] + The ugly queer-bashing of 1992 was replaced by calls for unity and speeches about inclusiveness at the 1996 Republican National Convention this week in San Diego. Even though the GOP platform is as homophobic as ever, and AIDS was on the minds of many gay and lesbian activists -- one of several groups demonstrating in well-controlled areas outside the Convention -- the lesbigay Log Cabin Republicans belatedly endorsed the Dole/Kemp ticket; and old rumors about vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp's sexual orientation resurfaced in print stories on both U.S. coasts and on the Internet. DYLAN LITTLEFIELD's report includes comments by former ABC-TV News producer and AIDS activist ANN NORTHROP, HIV-positive queer youth activist ALEX GARNER, and author/political analyst URVASHI VAID (intro music from "San Diego" by THE FOREMEN) [3:40] .............................................. 3:50 SEGMENT #3 - Meanwhile, just as the Republicans were leaving San Diego, about 500 gay and lesbian activists met in Chicago August 16th through 18th to strategize on electoral politics at a first-ever queer political convention organized by the national lesbigay lobbying group THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. KAREN WICKRE reports from the Windy City (intro/outro music from "Chicago/We Can Change The World" by GRAHAM NASH) .............................................................................. ......... 2:40 SEGMENT #4 - In a personal commentary reflecting on the recent "outing" of Republican Congressmember JIM KOLBE, Ojo Caliente, New Mexico-based artist and activist VAL M. COX discusses the "ins & outs" of the closet .................................... 4:05 SEGMENT #5 - "TWO" I.D. by gay musical duo Romanovsky & Phillips (with a brief excerpt from their "Brave Boys") ...... :20 SEGMENT #6 - Not all lesbigay politics is embodied in parties, conventions and demonstrations. The recent GALA V CHORUS FESTIVAL in Tampa, Florida, attended by over 100 choral groups from throughout the U.S. and other countries, is a case in point. Cincinnati, Ohio chorus member ERIC HUNTER, who made the trip to Florida, provides highlights of the opening keynote speech by celebrated poet MAYA ANGELOU, and talks with guest performers THE FLIRTATIONS and GALA Choruses Executive Director KEN COLE about the impact of this largest-ever queer choral festival on the city of Tampa and on members of the visiting choruses (intro/outro music from "Hit Me With A Hot Note" by THE NEW YORK CITY GAY MEN'S CHORUS; music within this feature by THE FLIRTATIONS and THE SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS) ...................................................... 6:15 Closing Credits/Continuity ............................................................. 1:35 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 29:00 ----------------------Please note------------------------ Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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