************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #488 (8/4/97) ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: A gay male couple celebrates Ireland's first public same-gender wedding; queer activists in the Australian state of New South Wales criticize a proposed "recognized partnerhips" bill as an inferior relationship hierarchy "third rung on the ladder", while Australia's Uniting Church "clarifies" the same-gender commitment ceremonies it recently approved by noting that officiating ministers cannot "purport to say it amounts to marriage"; a U.S. federal appeals court rejects Georgia attorney Robin Shahar's bid for a re-hearing of her failed lawsuit against then-State Attorney General Michael Bowers for withdrawing a job offer in his office after he learned about her impending private wedding ceremony to another woman; a Virginia Court of Appeals panel opens the door for visitation, completely denied previously by a lower court, of lesbian co-parent April Wade with Tyler Doustou, the son of Sharon Bottoms who, because of her sexual orientation, lost custody of Tyler to her own mother Kay Bottoms; the U.S. National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum's Executive Director Keith Boykin is one of the delegates sent by President Bill Clinton to notoriously-homophobic Zimbabwe for the fourth biennial African/African-American Summit; according to 3 unnamed law enforcement sources in Miami, gay alleged multiple murderer Andrew Cunanan was not HIV-infected, apparently eliminating the theory that revenge over contracting AIDS might have motivated his cross-country killing spree; the world premier of the gay-themed "The Hanging Garden" will open the "Perspective Canada" sidebar of this year's Toronto International Film Festival; openly-gay actor Patrick Bristow, who plays gay pal "Peter" on the ABC-TV sitcom "Ellen", will star in his own upcoming UPN sitcom "Head Over Heels", portraying a celibate video dating counselor; filming finally begins on the much-anticipated "Armistead Maupin's More Tales Of The City"; deciding they'd published "Eddie Murphy's Secret Sex Life - His Transvestite Hooker Tells All" "without malice", the comic and film star drops his multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the tabloid "National Enquirer"; gay philanthropist Tim Gill's OutGiving Fund makes the single largest donation to the American Red Cross to assist the victims of last week's devastating floods in Colorado; and the drag-celebratory "Go Girl!" wins top honors in the custom game category at the "Pinball Fantasy '97" convention in Las Vegas [complied and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and FRANK STOLTZE] ................................... 9:55 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for ILGA Conference and "Any Mother's Son" features [:05] + Guilty Until Proven Innocent: in Florida, open lesbian June Amer and her life partner had sought to adopt a foster child, but a Broward County Circuit Court judge has upheld the state's contention that gays and lesbians are not fit to be adoptive parents because there's insufficient research to prove they can be. TWO's SUSAN GAGE reports from Tallahassee [with comments by Amer's co-counsel Bill Adams and Florida Department of Children & Families spokesperson Michelle Lagos] (outro music from "Love Is All It Takes" by ROMANOVSKY & PHILLIPS) [4:45] ............................... 4:50 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by Sir Ian McKellen [:20] + Billboard for "Any Mother's Son" feature [:05] + Since its formation in 1978, the International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA) has grown into a global network, with hundreds of affiliated groups in 75 countries on all 5 continents. CHUCK PENFOLD talks with a few of the delegates from The Netherlands, Canada and the U.S. at the annual ILGA World Conference, held in mid-July in Koln, Germany, about some of the issues facing worldwide queer communities [4:10] ........................................... 4:35 SEGMENT #4 - "Any Mother's Son", a Lifetime Televison original movie debuting August 11th, is the story of the brutal gay-bashing murder of sailor Allen Schindler by two of his shipmates, and his mother Dorothy Hajdys' battle to keep the U.S. Navy from covering it up. Starring Bonnie Bedelia, Sada Thompson and Hedy Burress, "Any Mother's Son" traces Hajdys' personal journey from ignorant homophobe to queer rights activist. TWO's JOSY CATOGGIO previews the movie (with audio clips), and ROBERT DRAKE [WXPN/Philadelphia's "Q'zine"] talks briefly with Dorothy Hajdys herself (outro music from "Fight Back" by HOLLY NEAR) ............................................................ 7:20 *segment outro tag: for information about "Any Mother's Son" house parties and other activities surrounding the Schindler case, phone the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in Washington, D.C. at (202) 328-3244, or email inquiries to sldn@sldn.org. CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:10 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 29:00 ----------------------Please note------------------------ Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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