********************************************************** THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #528 (05/11/98) ********************************************************** Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ..................................................... 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Johannesburg High Court strikes down 5 laws criminalizing adult consensual gay sex; two soldiers in Afghanistan accused of homosexual acts (a capital offense under Taliban rule there) are publicly humiliated and beaten by their colleagues; openly gay former British soccer star Justin Fashanu, accused by a 17-year-old boy of sexual assault, hangs himself, leaving a note saying it was an extortion attempt but he didn`t trust the justice system to clear his name; the Sydney Swans Australian rules football team joins a statewide youth anti-homophobia campaign; high school students in Tennessee and South Carolina protest their respective principals` cancellation of free campus concerts by the Grammy-winning openly-lesbian Indigo Girls; voters in Ypsilanti, Michigan soundly defeat a religious conservative-sponsored attempt to repeal a recently enacted human rights ordinance that includes gays & lesbians as a protected category; the Fayetteville, Arkansas City Council overrides the mayor`s veto and reinstates the additon of sexual orientation as a category protected from discrimination in city employment; the Arizona state Senate approves a lesbigay employment anti-discrimination measure; U.S. President Bill Clinton reaffirms his support for employment anti-discrimination protections in a congratulatory letter to the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Pride Coordinators on the eve of of pride celebrations in Northampton, Massachusetts; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- and capping more than five years of lobbying by local activists, the Philadelphia City Council passes a series of 3 domestic partner benefits bills; Omaha, Nebraska Methodist minister Jimmy Creech, who created a firestorm of controversy within the denomination by officiating at a lesbian couple`s commitment ceremony, loses his pastoral job; several Canadian government agencies are funding a comprehensive survey of the country`s lesbigay citizens; and a trailer promoting the upcoming romantic comedy-adventure "6 Days, 7 Nights", starring Harrison Ford and Ellen DeGeneres` high profile partner Anne Heche, provides accidental humor in "remote places" [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 and FRANK STOLTZE] .............................................................................. .......................... 10:50 SEGMENT #2 - May 13th marks the broadcast of the final episode of "ELLEN", America`s first TV sitcom featuring a lesbian or gay leading character. For viewers and supporters around the world, the "Ellen" saga has been an often triumphant, frequently frustrating odyssey in search of a new level of visibility. For series star Ellen DeGeneres, the parallel coming out stories of the character and the comedian led to a profound political metamorphosis, and in our farewell tribute, "This Way Out" traces that transformation [produced by GREG GORDON, with news reports by JON BEAUPRE, BRIAN NUNES, CINDY FRIEDMAN, JEAN FREER and DAVID HUNT]. We begin in September 1996, as that year`s new TV season was getting underway, and as rumors about the history- making plot development (which came to be known as the "Puppy" episode) were already the subject of widespread media attention -- fueled by DeGeneres` cryptic appearances on several talk shows, including afternooner Rosie O`Donnell`s. Also included: excerpts from Diane Sawyer`s April 1997 DeGeneres interview on the ABC-TV newsmagazine "20/20" and DeGeneres` appearance on Oprah Winfrey`s afternoon talk show the day of the "Puppy" broadcast; brief clips from that groundbreaking episode; DeGeneres accepting and commenting on her "Best Writing For A Comedy Series" Emmy award; the much-publicized flap over the network`s use of a "parental advisory" warning preceding certain episodes; DeGeneres accepting an award from the lesbigay Human Rights Campaign at the historic November 1997 dinner at which President Bill Clinton also spoke; an excerpt from Barbara Walters` "10 Most Fascinating People of 1997" ABC-TV interview with DeGeneres; and on the heels of the network`s not unexpected cancelation of "Ellen", portions of last week`s Diane Sawyer-hosted segment about the series and its star on ABC-TV`s "Prime Time Live", featuring post-mortem comments by DeGeneres and network president Robert Iger ....................................................... 15:45 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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