CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON THE AIR THIS MONTH! *********************************************************** THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #524 (04/13/98) *********************************************************** Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ................................................... 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: A lesbian couple wins Namibia`s first-ever same- gender partner immigration case; 2-time U.S. presidential candidate Ross Perot makes his the first company to rescind previously-established benefits for queer couples; a federal judge`s ruling splits the difference in San Francisco`s pioneering ordinance requiring city contractors to provide domestic partner benefits; an extensive anti-lesbigay media campaign by Alberta`s religious right in the wake of last week`s Canadian Supreme Court pro-lesbigay rights ruling fuels growing provincial homophobia; a preview of the U.S. Department of Defense`s long-awaited report on "Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell" acknowledges the substantial increase in discharges since the policy was implemented, but claims most of them have been voluntary; about 70 diverse lesbigay organizations in the U.K. form the Equality Alliance for a united anti-discrimination campaign on several key issues; The Council of Europe gives Cyprus one last month to decriminalize consenting homosexual acts -- per a 1993 European Court ruling -- but intense opposition from the country`s Greek Orthodox Church becomes even more strident; News Zealand`s religious right calls a prestigious Children`s Book Of The Year award selection of Paula Boock`s "Dare, Truth or Promise", the country`s first-ever lesbian-themed novel for young adults, "unbelievably warped"; and among various proposals to reduce gang violence in the area, the Southern California city of Fullerton briefly considers renaming a crime-ridden cul-de-sac "Pansy Circle" [compiled & written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, MARTIN RICE, RON BUCKMIRE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and DEAN ELZINGA] .............................................................................. .............................. 10:50 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Haines profile [:05] + Pop music star George Michael, who for the most part has preferred to project an ambiguous sexual orientation, was flushed out of the closet this week after his April 7th arrest for lewd conduct in a men`s restroom at Will Rogers State Park in Beverly Hills, California. Following a steady stream of public statements by some openly-gay British entertainers and several British tabloid editorials urging the Grammy-winning performer to finally acknowledge his homosexuality, Michael told CNN in an exclusive interview 3 days later that he was "stupid" and "reckless", but that yep, he is indeed gay. This Way Out`s GREG GORDON has the details [with excerpts from George`s CNN comments] (intro music from "I Want Your Sex", and transition/outro music from "To Be Forgiven", both performed by GEORGE MICHAEL) [5:25] .............................................................................. .................................... 5:30 SEGMENT #3 - TWO I.D. by openly gay British actor Sir Ian McKellen [:15] + When the Roaring 20s crashed into the repressive 30s, the door slammed shut on Hollywood`s notorious sexual permissiveness -- and that slammed the closet doors shut as well. With his new biography called "Wisecracker", WILLIAM J. MANN introduces us to William Haines, a top MGM box office star who for a time surpassed Clark Gable and other contemporaries in popularity, but who was driven from the screen because he refused to "play it straight". With comments by author Mann and brief clips from Haines` movies, This Way Out`s STEVE PRIDE profiles the resilient life of this newly re-discovered late 1920s/early `30s-era movie star, and how he dealt with a devastating dilemma: being forced to choose between an exceedingly-successful film career and the love of his life (intro music from "That`s Entertainment", and outro music from "They Can`t Take That Away From Me", both performed by MICHAEL FEINSTEIN) [9:30] ....................... 9:45 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY .............................................................................. .......... 1:15 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME .............................................................................. ................... 28:30 -----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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