CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON THE AIR THIS MONTH! *********************************************************** THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #525 (04/20/98) *********************************************************** Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ................................................. 1:15 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: British direct-action group OutRage! disrupts nationally-televised Easter services by Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey [with on-scene sound of remarks by OutRage!`s Peter Tatchell before he`s dragged from the pulpit]; protestors try to "Save The Bahamas" from lesbian cruise ship; the shameful history of the RCMP`s anti-lesbigay persecution is out of the Canadian closet [with brief comments by researcher Gary Kinsman]; Pop star George Michael is formally charged with lewd conduct from last week`s Beverly Hills bathroom bust; transsexual Turkish singer Bulent Ersoy outrages officials by marrying her much-younger boyfriend; ABC-TV dumps 2 previously- scheduled new episodes of "Ellen", will only air season (series?) finale; openly-lesbian playright Paula Vogel wins the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "How I Learned To Drive"; Iowa Governor Terry Brandstad`s signature makes Iowa the 28th U.S. state to ban same-gender marriage, while the Alaska Senate passes a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to "one man and one woman"; and some Alaska senators try biblical satire on their anti-queer- marriage colleagues [compiled & written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, MARTIN RICE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON; anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & GREG GORDON] .............................................................................. ............... 9:55 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Father Lopez & Rabbi Blue interviews [:05] + The roots of the recent string of demonstrations protesting gay and lesbian tour groups to the Caribbean may be found in the region`s gender politics. Following the events in Nassau this week (as reported in this week`s "NewsWrap"), LAURA FLANDERS of Pacifica Network News spoke with Jackie Alexander, a researcher from Trinidad who`s studied these issues, particularly in the Bahamas. Alexander says the confluent growth of religious fundamentalism and fear of "foreign contamination" fuels increasingly vocal homophobia in the area, and wonders why it took small protests against foreign white tourists to draw media attention to the issue (brief outro music from "Legalize It" by PETER TOSH) [4:45] ............................................................................ 4:50 SEGMENT #3 - TWO I.D. by iconic openly gay writer Edmund White [:30] + Billboard for Rabbi Blue interview (over instrumental start of intro music for next segment [:15] + Open gays and lesbians are serving as leaders in churches and synagogues around the world, despite what you may have heard about Judeo-Christian tradition. Father Antonio Lopez is a Los Angeles-based openly gay priest of the American Catholic Church. Along with a brief discussion of Biblical sources and interpretation, This Way Out`s RITA GONZALEZ talks with Father Lopez about the history of the Church, its differences with Roman Catholicism, and the importance he places on his ministry to other gay Latino men [4:15] (intro music from "Down At Stonewall" by JALLEN RIX) ................ 5:00 SEGMENT #4 - Famous for his folksy contributions to BBC Radio 4`s "Thought For Today", 68-year-old Lionel Blue has been called Britain`s most well-known and best-loved rabbi -- and he`s openly gay. Over tea and biscuits at the bucolic home he shares with Jim, his partner of 17 years, Rabbi Blue chats with NIGEL WRENCH of BBC Radio 5 Live`s "Out This Week" about Judaism`s slowly-changing attitudes towards homosexuality, the key role spirituality plays in his enduring relationship with Jim, and why the last 2 or 3 years have been the happiest of his life (intro music from opening violin from "Fiddler On The Roof"; outro music from "Our House" by CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG) ............................................ 6:00 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY .............................................................................. ......... 1:25 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME .............................................................................. ................... 28:25 -----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." 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