************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #456 12-23-96 ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The EU summit can't unite on human rights, while Austria will no longer criminalize organizing for rights or disseminating positive information about homosexuality; the presidents of Namibia and Israel each make offensive remarks about lesbians and gays, and Kuwaiti cops bust 7 Filipino hairdressers because "the presence of gays and their actions cannot be tolerated"; Spanish activists believe legal recognition of same-gender couples can become a reality there by the end of the century, and in Ontario, Canada, the Court of Appeal has given the provincial legislature one year to eliminate discrimination between unmarried heterosexual and same-gender couples; and a European Union committee charged with approving designs for the proposed EU single currency "eurounit" paper money rejects portraits of suspected or known gay men (such as Leonardo da Vinci) in favor of maps and buildings [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, BJOERN SKOLANDER, RON BUCKMIRE, REX WOCKNER, ANDY QUAN, KURT KRICKLER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by BRIAN NUNES & CINDY FRIEDMAN] ............... 11:05 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for "Heterosexuality Must Be Stopped" and "Jerry Falwell's Coming To Town" segments [:10] + Britain's LESBIAN & GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT celebrated its 20th anniversary in November with a grand service in Southwark Cathedral. Rebecca Sandles [BBC Radio 5 Live's "Out This Week"] provides excerpts of the address during the service by Bishop of Guildford, Right Reverend John Gladwin, and talks about the history and future of the LGCM with founding member MALCOLM JOHNSON; JILL ELLIS, wife of the (now deceased) first vicar to come out publicly; Roman Catholic theologian DR. ELIZABETH STUART; and RICHARD KIRKER, another founding LGCM member and current General Secretary (7:20) .............................................................................. ...... 7:30 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by commentator/author Andrew Sullivan ("Virtually Normal") ............................................................ :30 SEGMENT #4 - Billboard for "Jerry Falwell's Coming To Town" [:15] + According to TWO's crotchety correspondent ERIC MUELLER, "HETEROSEXUALITY MUST BE STOPPED!"-- a tongue-in-cheek "personal commentary" on the evils of opposite-gender attraction [4:00] ................................................. 4:15 SEGMENT #5 - From songbird JAN BARLOWE, a "TWO" musical yuletide perennial: "JERRY FALWELL'S COMING TO TOWN". While this not-commercially-available holiday ditty targets the perennially-homophobic U.S. televangelist, feel free to sing along at home and substitute the name(s) of other "deserving" candidates .............................................................................. .................. 1:35 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:15 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 27:20 ----------------------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! Visit the Planet Out site at www.planetout.com (you'll also find a direct link to downloading free RealAudio software), and on AOL or MSN at keyword/go word: planetout! ======================================== Hungry for more frequent queer news? Run for coverage to the "NewsPlanet" area of Planet Out for *daily* text news updates, prepared by many of the same folks who bring you "This Way Out". ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S !