************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #474 (4/28/97) ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:00 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: U.S. President Bill Clinton re-endorses employment discrimination protections for gays and lesbians; "angelic-faced" Ralph Reed announces his resignation as Executive Director of The Christian Coalition so he can set up his own rightwing political consulting firm; the Vatican says be kind to queers; the Archbishop of Canterbury is zapped by OutRage! and contradicted by another leading theologian over his statements about openly-queer clergy and same-gender marriage; Zimbabwe celebrates the anniversary of its independence without former president Canaan Banana, currently under investigation for same-gender sexual assault and harassment; China won't allow Zhang Yuan, director of the acclaimed gay-themed "East Palace, West Palace" to attend its screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival; the New South Wales Royal Commission On Police Corruption, which has been protested for investigating alleged 1970's-era gay pedophelia, loses big time in the state's Supreme Court; the European Court Of Human Rights rejects a British female-to-male transsexual's bid to adopt his female partner's children; trannys play a key role in an annual Hindu festival in Koovagam, India; and a Tasmanian legislator goes "hog Wilde" [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and BRIAN NUNES] .............................................................................. .. 10:25 SEGMENT #2 - ABC-TV's Diane Sawyer talked with newly-out ELLEN DeGENERES on the April 25th edition of the network's "20/20" newsmagazine, and This Way Out's JON BEAUPRE has some brief excerpts ............................................................................. 2:20 SEGMENT #3 - Billboard for "Free Your Mind" interview [:15] + This month's "AudioFile" demonstrates that lesbigay music and musicians span diverse musical genres. Producers/hosts CHRIS WILSON and PAM MARSHALL [with technical assistance by CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM] have the proof with tuneful excerpts by the all-women's band THE FALLOPIAN TUBES, the beautiful vocals of TOM McCORMACK, and the jazz stylings of THE DAVID DOWNING TRIO [6:00] .................................................... 6:15 SEGMENT #4 - The controversial subject of intergenerational sex should not be avoided when talking about adult role models and lesbigay youth. ELLEN BASS and KATE KAUFMAN, authors of "FREE YOUR MIND: THE BOOK FOR GAY, LESBIAN & BISEXUAL YOUTH AND THEIR ALLIES" [published by Harper-Collins] have a point of view worth hearing, and This Way Out's JOSY CATOGGIO isn't shy about asking the question as our 3-part interview concludes with a discussion of the important role lesbigay adults must play in helping to save OUR children . 7:30 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:10 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 28:40 ----------------------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, THE KICKING ASSETS FUND OF THE TIDES FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY CLOUT credit card users who've chosen "This Way Out", 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" area (you'll also find a direct link in the "This Way Out" area to downloading free RealAudio software). Transcripts and selected soundbites are also available on AOL (keyword: planetout). ======================================== Hungry for more frequent queer news? Run for coverage to the "NewsPlanet" area of Planet Out, or on AOL via keyword: "newsplanet" for weekday text news updates, prepared by many of the same folks who bring you "This Way Out". *************************************************