************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #491 (8/25/97) ************************************************* Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................... 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Jamaican prison guards walk out and inmates riot, leaving several dead, in homophobic reaction to authorities' proposal to distribute condoms there*; a government official thinks a queer youth suicide prevention poster in Australia is too "pro-gay"; at a Canadian human rights tribunal, London, Ontario Mayor Dianne Haskett tearfully defends her refusal to issue a Gay Pride Weekend proclamation; controversy this week over a 4-day storyline centered on gay-teen-next-door "Lawrence" in the widely-syndicated comic strip "For Better Or For Worse" recalls the furor over the character's original coming out in 1993; two provincial officials voice strong opposition to the funding of an Alberta, Canada museum-sponsored lesbigay history project; Chicago has earmarked 3.2 million dollars to spruce up the city's North Halstead "Boystown" neighborhood; and, despite rainbow vestments and Doc Martens boots, no one thinks the Pope is a lesbian [complied and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & TORY CHRISTOPHER] .............................................................................. .......... 10:00 => immediately following "NewsWrap", over news outro music: *Updating the Jamaican prison riots lead story: the death toll has reached 16 -- all apparently men other inmates perceived to be gay -- and at least 30 injuries were also reported during the 4 days of rioting. The prison guards have returned to work after receiving assurances that the condom distribution plan has been dropped, and order seems to have been restored [reported by GREG GORDON] ................................................................ :35 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for "Flaming Iguanas" & Flirts farewell features [:10] + It's been a little less than 4 months since anti-gay sodomy laws were finally repealed in the Australian island state of Tasmania, after an extremely high-profile nine-year battle. The Tasmanian Lesbian & Gay Rights Lobby's Rodney Croome tells CARLA OMICIUOLO [of Australia's national lesbigay radio program "Out & Out"] how repeal has dramatically affected a variety of public policy issues there, impacting much more than what goes on in gay men's bedrooms [4:50] ......................................................................... 5:00 SEGMENT #3 - TWO I.D. by queer a cappella singing group The Flirtations (begins with an excerpt from their "Flirts Song", recorded especially for TWO) [:50] + Billboard for Flirtations farewell feature [:05] + "Flaming Iguanas", a new novel by Erika Lopez, features motorcycles, a dead cat, and Latina biker chicks who don't want tattoos. It's a rollicking good read, says TWO's JON BEAUPRE, who [with production assistance by CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM] talks with Lopez about the autobiographical aspects of her book, and the appeal of the "on the road" storyline she uses (also includes Lopez reading from the opening passage of her book) [5:35] ...................................... 6:30 SEGMENT #4 - The fabulous Flirtations, a blatantly-queer a cappella singing group that went through several personnel changes over its almost 10 year history of delighting audiences of every sexual orientation across North America and Europe, has decided to call it quits, citing road weariness and a lack of funds. TWO's GREG GORDON excerpts some favorites from their eclectic repertoire ("Everything Possible", "Mr. Sandman", and "Something Inside So Strong") in this fond farewell .............................................................................. .. 4:25 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:10 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 28:45 ----------------------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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