************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #464 02-17-97 ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:15 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Canada's Supreme Court is asked to rule on the rights of same-gender couples, while a Lutheran synod based in Rendsburg, Germany votes to bless them; Mississippi becomes the 17th U.S. state to deny legal recognition to same-gender couples, and voters in Maine will consider the issue on their November ballot; Valentine's Day inspires a number of U.S. actions in support of equal marriage rights for lesbian and gay couples; "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" withstands a third U.S. federal court test; transvestites defy authorities and steal the spotlight at Rio De Janeiro's annual Carnival; an art piece depicting the dual lives led by closeted gays and lesbians creates controversy at Sydney's Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras; lesbians and gays defy a Roman Catholic Archbishop's edict and participate in the annual Carnival celebration in Barranquilla, Colombia; New Zealand's annual HERO Festival begins in Auckland; a documentary about 1996 Lesbian & Gay Pride events in Perth tops the late-night TV ratings in Western Australia; Ireland's former Justice Minister Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, credited for repeal of sodomy laws there, quits politics; Thailand's Education Minister Sukhavich Rangsitpol, the leading proponent of a ban on gay and lesbian teachers there, is accused of bribery; leading U.S. lesbigay/AIDS rights attorney Tom Stoddard dies from complications of AIDS at the age of 48; openly-gay entertainer Elton John won't be performing in Hong Kong as planned, openly-lesbian rocker (and now co-parent) Melissa Etheridge celebrates the February 10th birth of Bailey Jean Cypher to her partner Julie Cypher, gender-bending pop pioneer David Bowie gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and "Ellen" apparently moves closer to an open closet [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, RON BUCKMIRE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON; anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & JON BEAUPRE] .............................................................. 10:30 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Don Belton interview [:10] + This month's installment of AudioFile spotlights the albums of openly-queer performers CHRISTIAN JOHNSON (excerpts from "Miss American Gun" and "Gimme Hollywood" from his debut album "King Baby"); DAVID CLEMENT ("Old Men" and the title track from "Be More Like Me"); and THE FLIRTATIONS ("Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Everything Possible" from their latest album "Three") [produced and hosted by CHRIS WILSON and PAM MARSHALL with technical assistance by CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM] (6:15) .............................................................................. .... 6:25 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by Catherine McKinley & Joyce Delaney, co-editors of "Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing" [:15] + "Speak My Name: Black Men On Masculinity And The American Dream" [Beacon Press] is a collection of autobiographical essays from a variety of perspectives. Its editor, DON BELTON, is an out gay man. In part two of her 3-part conversation with Belton, This Way Out's JOSY CATOGGIO asks him to expand on the meaning of masculinity in the context of gay relationships; Belton also discusses his relationship with his late father as an example of sensitivity masked by the gruff exterior of culturally- defined "masculinity"(intro/outro music from "Real Men" by JOE JACKSON) [8:30] ............................................................................ 8:45 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:45 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 28:40 ----------------------Please note------------------------ Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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