************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #455 12-16-96 ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The Pope condemns same-gender marriage, while a bill passed by a Senate committee moves same-gender registered partnerships closer to reality in Brazil, and Canadian queers are pressing for their country's recognition of same-gender marriages that may become legal in Hawai'i; Norway's Labor Party wants to force the Church of Norway to comply with the country's lesbigay anti-discrimination laws like any other public institution; Belgium's embattled gay Deputy Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo is cleared by Parliament of allegations that he had sex with underage boys; a first-ever National Lesbian Rights Conference is held in The Philippines; Russian lesbian activist refugee Alla Pitcherskaia is the first queer to request asylum through a U.S. federal appeals court, while the Swedish Parliament, in approving major revisions to its laws covering foreign nationals, specifically includes gays and lesbians as members of a persecuted group eligible for asylum; the U.S. Navy settles a lawsuit brought by former sailor Amy Barnes rather than trying to defend its "witch hunt" investigation of her and several others that apparently violated the "Don't Pursue" element of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Clinton policy on gays and lesbians in the military; former Ford Motor Company Vice Chair Allan Gilmour, who almost became the auto giant's chief executive in 1994, comes out; and Glenn Close, who received queer kudos for her TV movie portrayal of lesbian U.S. Navy Colonel Margarete Cammermeyer, has come under fire by the U.S. National Center For Lesbian Rights for what they call her stereotypical "stiff, man-hating ball-breaking lesbian" turn as Cruella De Ville in Disney's live-action remake of "101 Dalmations" -- but, says the National Gay & Lesbian Task Forces' Robert Bray, watch for lots of Cruella "drag divas" next Hallowe'en [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, BJOERN SKOLANDER, JOSY CATOGGIO, DEAN ELZINGA, RON BUCKMIRE, REX WOCKNER, GYNIE VILLAR, LUCIA CHAPPELLE and GREG GORDON, and anchored by JOSY CATOGGIO and DEAN ELZINGA] .............................................................................. ..................... 10:40 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for P-Town feature [:15] + The back-to-the-land movement is enjoying a Renaissance among lesbians. In northern Minnesota, a community of women has organized a land trust, invited newcomers to join them, and has plans for a music festival, permanent women's campgrounds, and other activities. In the conclusion of our 3-part series about LESBIANS ON THE LAND, KAREN BAUMAN [KUMD/Duluth, MN, with thanks to STEPHANIE HEMPHILL] talks with several members of the Northern Minnesota Women's Land Trust about the challenges and joys they experience living on the land [5:15] .............................................................................. ........... 5:30 =This 3-part series was funded by the Philanthrofund= (The Northern Minnesota Women's Land Trust welcomes inquiries at P.O. Box 216, Cotton, MN 55724) SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by lesbian author Dorothy Allison ("Bastard Out Of Carolina" and other works) [:15] + West Hollywood, San Francisco, Key West, Provincetown -- each area offers a uniquely-different experience, but they all have one thing in common -- a welcoming environment that makes them queer tourist meccas. REBECCA SANDLES and DAVID COOK [from BBC Radio 5 Live's "Out This Week"] provide an interesting Brit's-eye view of PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts and the close-knit community of people who live there year 'round, including English expatriates STEVEN MUSSELO and TREVOR PINKER, now partners in P-Town's Beacon Light Guest House; JANE ANTONILLI, chair of Provincetown's Board Of Selectmen; SARAH PEAKE, co-chair of the Business Guild; and BILL CLARK, one of the organizers of P-Town's annual AIDS fundraising "Swim For Life" [5:50] ................................................ 6:05 SEGMENT #4 - 'Tis the season, and with some new sounds to help make the yuletide gay, GRANT KING sings "Music", a cut on the new OutMusic CD from RICHARD FOLTZ called "A Songwriter's Christmas" ............................................................. 4:00 (for information on mail ordering this CD, write to Sweet William Music, P.O. Box 270-JAF Station, New York, N.Y. 10116-0270, or phone 212/946-5826) Closing Credits/Continuity ............................................................. 1:05 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 28:25 ----------------------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! 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