**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #494 (9/15/97) **************************************************************** Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ............................................................. 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Angela Eagle becomes the first British M.P. to come out as a lesbian, while famed German writer Johann von Goethe is outed as a gay man in a new biography; protests continue in Paris over the closure of five popular gay bars because of alleged uncontrolled use and sale of illegal drugs; South Africa sees its first public gay wedding, while an Omaha, Nebraska Methodist minister could be in big trouble for conducting a lesbian couple's marriage ceremony this week; after a protracted 3 year legal battle by her longtime partner, Cynthia Lynn Friedman's tombstone will finally include the phrase "beloved life partner"; 52 are arrested protesting the defeat of a lesbigay civil rights measure for the third time in 6 years by the Board of Aldermen of Louisville, Kentucky; and Ellen doesn't want to be a "Coming Out Day" spokesperson, but her mom does [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, DAVE WILLIAMS, REX WOCKNER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and TORY CHRISTOPHER] .............................................................................. .................................................. 9:55 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Ian Roberts interview & AudioFile [:10] + At the 49th Annual Emmy Awards on September 14th, during which the U.S. television industry handed out its yearly trophies for excellence, openly lesbian star Ellen DeGeneres was nominated but didn't win in the Best Actress/Comedy Series category, but "Ellen" did win the Best Writing/Comedy Series Emmy for the coming out "Puppy" episode. As the evening's first award presenter, DeGeneres first offered a tongue-in-cheek preview of the latest "outing" her "Ellen Morgan" character will experience this season, and in accepting the Best Writing Emmy she reminded lesbigay teens not to "let anybody make you feel ashamed of who you are." Backstage, DeGeneres also discussed what winning the award meant to her personally [TWO's GREG GORDON reports] [3:45] .................................................... 3:55 SEGMENT #3 - Billboard for AudioFile [:05] + The stereotypes came tumbling down when Australian rugby star Ian Roberts was outed in the press in 1995. Roberts told his story to Paul Freeman for a book about his life called "Finding Out" (published by Random House/Australia). Robert talks with TWO's GREG CAMPLING about his life as a closeted star athlete, the circumstances that led him to finally acknowledge his homosexuality publicly, and what he's learned in the process [5:30] .............................................................................. .......................................... 5:35 SEGMENT #4 - TWO I.D. by openly-gay Olympic diving champ Greg Louganis [:10] + From the catchy folk/rock tunes on the "Splendid Wings" CD by New York City's David Brown to the cleverly classic "Opera For The Masses" and "Mutiny At The Matinee" CDs by Seattle's Derivative Duo to the smooth jazz-influenced stylings of Dublin's Zrazy on their CD "Come Out Everybody", this month's "AudioFile" [produced and hosted by CHRIS WILSON and PAM MARSHALL, with technical assistance by CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM] once again demonstrates the wide range of musical genres being explored by openly-gay and -lesbian performers [6:55] .............................................................................. .................................................................... 7:05 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY .............................................................................. ................. 1:10 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME .............................................................................. ................................. 28:50 -----------------------------Please note---------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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