************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #489 (8/11/97) ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:20 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Openly-gay writer, artist and "Beat generation" icon William S. Burroughs (best known for his controversial stream-of-consciousness book "Naked Lunch") dies at the age of 83; an unusal court decision in Florida gives lesbian mom Mary Ward a posthumous legal victory [a supplemental report by SUSAN GAGE includes comments by Ward's attorney Charlene Carress]; a notorious police raid on a gay bar inadvertently leads to the creation of a new movement for sodomy law repeal in Ecuador; Vancouver, British Columbia's Police Chief Bruce Chambers makes Canadian history by leading a contingent of openly-lesbigay officers in that city's annual Pride march; in a hearing before a Canadian human rights tribunal, the Homophile Association of London, Ontario (HALO) charges the city's mayor Dianne Haskett with discrimination for her refusal to issue a Gay Pride Weekend proclamation; a Canadian Hockey League report about protecting its 16-to-20-year-old players from sexual exploitation includes recommended anti-homophobia training for everyone in the league; in support of Sydney, Australia's bid to host the 6th quadrennial Gay Games in 2002, a government-funded study predicts the event would boost the country's economy by almost 200 million Australian dollars; preliminary reports are in from Australia's first national census to count same-gender couples; and the manufacturer of flavored condoms now available in Australia guarantees that they taste "like genuine fruits" [complied and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, SUSAN GAGE, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON; anchored by BRIAN NUNES & CINDY FRIEDMAN] ..... 10:05 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for NSW police recruitment and "Stolen Moments" features [:10] + Gays and lesbians from all over the world came together in early July in the German city of Koln for the 14th annual conference of the International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA). While many of the almost 400 delegates were from European and North American countries, several representatives from the Asian/Pacific region also attended. THOMAS MARZAHL [Radio Deutsche Welle] talks with Julian Jai Seelun of the Malaysian queer organization Pink Triangle and Filipino lesbian activist Jeannie Villar about lesbigay life in their parts of the world [3:50] .............................................................................. ............................. 4:00 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by openly-gay comic actor Terry Sweeney (as "Nancy Reagan") [:20] + Billboard for "Stolen Moments" feature [:05] + Police in the Australian state of New South Wales are actively recruiting gays and lesbians with catchy advertisements in the lesbigay press using queer iconography and humor -- and the response has been tremendous. To learn more about this refreshing love affair between the often-adversarial gay & lesbian community and law enforcement, CARLA OMICIUOLO [Australia's national lesbigay radio program "Out & Out"] talks with Sue Thompson, Gay & Lesbian Liaison Consultant to the New South Wales police force [5:50] .............................................................................. .. 6:15 SEGMENT #4 - "Stolen Moments", Canadian filmmaker Margaret Westcott's documentary about lesbian herstory, has been playing to appreciative audiences at various lesbigay film festivals around North America, and it's slated for general release later this year. TWO's CHRIS WILSON and PAM MARSHALL [with production assistance by CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM] provide clips (including scenes featuring pioneering lesbian activists Leslie Feinberg and Audre Lord), sample audience reaction, and talk with Westcott about why she made the film (outro music from the film) ...................... 5:30 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:15 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 28:25 ----------------------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. 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