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 THIS WAY OUT             Program #462                   02-03-97
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Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ......................  1:05

SEGMENT #1 -  NewsWrap:  Anti-lesbigay government rhetoric heats up in
Namibia, while Iceland moves towards gay and lesbian anti-discrimination
protections;  Portugal equalizes its age of consent by increasing the
heterosexual minimum;  France grants political asylum to a persecuted gay
immigrant for the first time;  the Queensland (Australia) Anti-Discrimination
Tribunal rules that a clinic illegally refused to provide artificial
insemination services to a lesbian;  the British government is promoting a
military youth training program for all schools in the country that would
parallel the ban on lesbigay service personnel;  the U.S. Air Force Inspector
General claims there's no anti-queer witch hunt at Hickam Air Force Base in
Honolulu, despite what activists say is clear evidence to the contrary;
 challenges by United Airlines and the Roman Catholic Church to San
Francisco's new policy requiring all city contractors to offer domestic
partner benefits may wind up in court, and a German Roman Catholic archbishop
may wind up in court facing charges of slander and defamation for his
anti-gay remarks;  and Holiday Inn's multi-million-dollar "tranny" commercial
aired during the recent U.S. Super Bowl football telecast won't be
re-broadcast because both trannys and trans-phobes found it offensive
 [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON
LIN, BJORN SKOLANDER, GONCARLO DINIZ, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, RON
BUCKMIRE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and
BRIAN NUNES] ............................................. 10:05

SEGMENT #2 -  Billboard for Ferron feature [:05]  +  Diversity and
inclusivity are the cornerstones of the month-long Festival at this year's
SYDNEY GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS, which kicked off on February 1st.  MICHAEL
SCHEMBRI and GREG READING [2SER-FM/Sydney's "GayWaves" program] preview the
wide variety of events available to Mardi Gras goers down under in
conversation with Festival Director JONATHAN PARSONS [4:30]
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SEGMENT #3 -  "TWO" I.D. by Russian gay activist Roman Kalinin [:20]  +
 Canadian-born singer/songwriter FERRON has been a favorite for years at the
Michigan Women's Music Festival and other primarily-lesbian venues.  With the
recent release of her latest album, "Still Riot" -- her first on a major
record label -- Ferron has been receiving more mainstream attention than ever
before.  TWO's CATHY CARTER caught up with Ferron during the Los Angeles stop
on her "Still Riot" tour for some words and music (with excerpts from "Still
Riot" and other Ferron albums) [10:35]
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CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY
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TOTAL PROGRAM TIME
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28:20
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