************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #442 09-16-96 ************************************************* ==> Note slightly-different intro this week <== Program begins with about :12 of "Chapel Of Love" by THE DIXIE CUPS/segues into the usual Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity .............................................................................. ................... 1:25 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal calls for changes to "benefit" same-gender couples; British queers and unionists out "bad bosses"; on September 10th, a historic day in U.S. lesbigay history, two queer civil rights measures are considered by the U.S. Senate, which overwhelmingly passes DOMA (the Defense Of Marriage Act) and narrowly defeats ENDA (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act), while the much-anticipated same-gender marriage trial begins in Hawaii; Tasmania's refusal to reform its sodomy laws puts the island state on trial before Australia's High Court, while Romania's parliament, apparently bucking the Council of Europe's membership requirement, continues to resist sodomy law reform; openly-gay U.S. ice-skating star Rudy Galindo turns pro; and "TV Guide" reports that "Ellen", the title character in the ABC-TV sitcom played by comic Ellen DeGeneres, will come out as a lesbian during the just-starting new season [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, RON BUCKMIRE, BJORN SKOLANDER, ALAN REEKIE, ANDY QUAN and GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and BRIAN NUNES] ..................... 9:55 SEGMENT #2 - "TWO" I.D. by Amanda Bearse (openly-lesbian actress who portrays "Marcy Darcy" on the Fox TV sitcom "Married .. With Children", w/Jesse Helms insert) [:10] + On September 10th, the very day that the same-gender marriage trial began in Hawaii, with the state ordered by its Supreme Court to prove a "compelling" reason to ban such marriages, the U.S. Senate overhwelmingly said "I DON'T" to same-gender marriage. The so-called "Defense of Marriage Act", wedded to a House bill that passed in July, now goes to President Bill Clinton for his promised signature. We have DON RUSH's Pacifica Network News report on the Senate debate that day [includes excerpts from the DOMA debate by Senators Phil Gramm (R-TX), John Kerry (D-MA), Robert Byrd (D-W.VA) and Chuck Robb (D-VA), and comments by Hawaii same-gender marriage trial plaintiff NINIA BAEHR] (intro music from "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by THE BEACH BOYS) ................................. 4:55 // segues directly to // SEGMENT #3 - Even though the passage of DOMA in Congress and the current trial in Hawaii have kept the spotlight on same-gender marriage in the United States, there has been a certain ambivalence around the issue among queer activists. The community in GREAT BRITAIN has been struggling with the same tensions, as this report by REBECCA SANDLES [from BBC Radio 5 Live's "Out This Week"] demonstrates [she moderates an in-studio discussion with LYNN SUTCLIFFE of the Lesbian Avengers, PAUL BARNES of the conservative lesbigay group Torch and longtime activist LISA POWER -- preceded by ALISON GREGORY's on-scene report at a gay wedding on Brighton Beach, which includes comments by newlyweds KEVIN O'KEEFE & RICKY BAILEY and Bailey's mum and grandmum, and gay humanist group GALHA member TERRY SANDERSON, JIM BUTLER of the activist group Stonewall, U.S. activist MICHELANGELO SIGNORILE, and direct action group Outrage spokesperson PETER TATCHELL] (intro music from "All You Need Is Love" by THE BEATLES) ...................................................... 11:05 Closing Credits/Continuity ............................................................. 1:40 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 29:00 ----------------------Please note------------------------ Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." Coordinating Producer GREG GORDON at: TWOradio@aol.com ------------------------thanks! ------------------------- Some "THIS WAY OUT" operating expenses are funded by grants from THE C.P. ESTES GUADALUPE FOUNDATION, THE GILL FOUNDATION, and through individual donations from listeners worldwide. ************************************************* Transcripts and *audio* of This Way Out programs are now available in cyberspace on the Planet Out at www.planetout.com, and on AOL at keyword: planetout! ************************************************* For a current list of participating stations and lots of other information about THIS WAY OUT (including audiocassette subscription information), please visit our continually- updated World Wide Web home page -- you can find it on the Queer Resources Directory ... Our page is at http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/media/radio/thiswayout *************************************************