************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #466 03-03-97 ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:15 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Zimbabwe is rocked by a queer sex scandal involving the country's former President and close Mugabe ally Canaan Banana; two Tasmanian activists get the green light from Australia's High Court to challenge the island state's sodomy law; a much-publicized report from the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network documents more, not less U.S. military discharges for homosexuality since "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" took effect; Florida's First Circuit Court of Appeals is considering another controversial lesbian child custody case [SUSAN GAGE's report on Packard vs. Packard includes comments by the opposing attorneys]; Atlanta's predominantly lesbian Otherside Lounge re-opens a week after it was bombed, but authorities appear no closer to discovering whodunit; the Centers for Disease Control reports the first significant drop in U.S. AIDS deaths since the epidemic began in 1981; over 10,000 march for lesbigay domestic partnership rights in Madrid; and "Ellen"'s word is finally "out" [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, RON BUCKMIRE, CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by GREG GORDON and JEAN FREER] ... 9:20 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for NBGLLF Conference coverage and "Carefully Taught" excerpt [:15] + "TWO" PlanetOut/Internet Contact Info Promo [:40] ..................................................................... :55 SEGMENT #3 - Hundreds of gay, lesbian, bi and transgendered people of African descent attended "Celebrating Our Legacy", the tenth -- and largest ever -- annual U.S. Conference sponsored by the National Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum, held February 13th through 16th in Long Beach, California. TWO's PAM MARSHALL provides additional highlights in the second of our two-part coverage of this landmark event [includes excerpts from speeches by former U.S. Surgeon General DR. JOCELYN ELDERS, award-winning writer ALICE WALKER, Harvard educator and commentator DR. CORNEL WEST, and from the film "All God's Children"] (intro music from "Mandiacapella" by SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK) .............................................................................. ............................ 7:30 SEGMENT #4 - Tribute "TWO" I.D. by the late gay African-American writer ESSEX HEMPHILL ................................ :20 SEGMENT #5 - Award-winning radio journalist BARBARA BERNSTEIN has produced a new documentary series, "CAREFULLY TAUGHT: CLASHING VALUES IN THE CLASSROOM", which is being distributed to community radio stations by David Barsamian's "Alternative Radio". The two one-hour programs explore the curricula debates and social issues that have taken center stage in the struggle over the hearts and minds of America's children. This excerpt examines the uproar in conservative religious circles over school programs for queer/questioning youth and gay & lesbian anti-bias education (intro music from "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught", performed by MYRON McCORMICK from the "South Pacific" Broadway cast album) ....................................................................... 8:25 CONTACT INFO IN OUTRO TAG: "IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR THESE 2 ONE-HOUR PROGRAMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY ON YOUR PUBLIC RADIO STATION, CONTACT DAVID BARSAMIAN OF "ALTERNATIVE RADIO" AT (303) 444-8788. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ORDERING CASSETTES OF THE PROGRAMS, WRITE TO FEATHER AND FIN PRODUCTIONS, POST OFFICE BOX 82777, PORTLAND, OREGON 97282, OR PHONE (503) 452-6500." CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:15 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! Visit the Planet Out site on the World Wide Web at www.planetout.com, and click on the "news & entertainment" kiosk (you'll also find a direct link in the "This Way Out" area to downloading free RealAudio software). 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