************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #469 (3/24/97) Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:15 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Leaked documents in cyberspace lead to restoration of protections from discrimination based ond gender, age and sexual orientation in EU constitutional treaties, which the current Dutch Presidency had tried to delete; the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. adopts a "fidelity and chastity" measure denying ordination to openly active gays and lesbians; Bishops of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa publicly apologize and repent for the Church's historic hostility to gays and lesbians; a newly formed lesbigay group in Swaziland is rejected in its attempts to obtain legal government recognition, while the Swedish Parliament rejects lesbigay anti-discrimination and anti-hate measures; in Australia, a story in the gay & lesbian "Sydney Star Observer" leads to a mistrial in the case of a heterosexual couple accused of murdering an openly-gay New Zealander; close but no cigar for legal domestic partnerships in Spain -- but keep that match lit; in Canada, the Conservative provincial government of Alberta bans gays and lesbians and other "non-traditional families" from serving as foster parents, while the Calgary, Alberta School Board establishes new guidelines to create "a safe and secure learning environment" for queer students and staff -- but the Parents Response Association threatens to challenge the policy in court; the British Columbia Teachers Association resolves to develop anti-homophobia teacher training, while the School Board in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam voices opposition to discrimination and harassment but refuses to establish counseling and other support services for lesbigay students; and London's OutRage! wants to scientifically test 20 homophobic MP's for latent homosexual tendencies [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, MARTIN DEKKER, MIGUEL ANGEL SANCHEZ, HEIN VERKERK, STEFFAN JENSEN, REX WOCKNER, BJOERN SKOLANDER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON; anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & BRIAN NUNES] ................................................. 10:20 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for AudioFile #3 [:10] + Promo for "TWO" in cyberspace [:35] ................................................................... :45 SEGMENT #3 - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) began a 3-city celebration in Los Angeles on March 16th honoring recipients of its annual MEDIA AWARDS. The star-studded West Coast gala featured appearances by a wide representation of the performing arts, including actor MALCOLM JAMAL-WARNER ("Cosby"), GLAAD Entertainment Director CHASTITY BONO, openly-gay actor MITCHELL ANDERSON ("Party of Five"), actress ERICA ALEXANDER ("Living Single"), singer/actress CHER, DEBRA CHASNOFF ( Outstanding Film Documentary for "It's Elementary"), producer/actor GARRY MARSHALL, TRACEY ULLMAN (Outstanding Individual Television Episode for "Tracey Takes On"), veteran actor GREGORY PECK, progressive TV producer and People For The American Way founder NORMAN LEAR ("All In The Family", many others), actor MICHAEL BOATMAN (from Outstanding Television Comedy Series "Spin City"), actress/comedian LILY TOMLIN, Steven F. Kolzak Award winner BRUCE VILANCH ... and of course, the talk of the town, ELLEN DeGENERES ("Ellen"). TWO's ADAM MICHAEL JAMES [with production assistanced by THOMAS CALLAHAN] brings back the sounds of this year's 8th annual extravaganza (instrumental intro music from "That's Entertainment" by JOHN WILLIAMS & THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA) ............................ 7:10 SEGMENT #4 - "TWO" I.D. by writer/commentator Andrew Sullivan .............................................................................. ......................... :35 SEGMENT #5 - This month's "AudioFile", spotlighting the latest and best in music performed by and about lesbians and gay men, profiles current offerings by four women who've been singing "out" for years: CRIS WILLIAMSON & TRET FURE ("Between The Covers"), with comments by Cris and Tret about their musical collaboration; and HOLLY NEAR & RONNIE GILBERT ("This Train Still Runs") [hosted by CHRIS WILSON and PAM MARSHALL, with production assistance by CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM] .............................................................................. ... 6:10 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:10 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 27:25 ----------------------Please note------------------------ Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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