********************************************************** THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #540 (Distributed 08/03/98) ********************************************************** Opening Tease/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ...................................................... :55 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Latvia equalizes its gay age of consent, while the British government promises successful equalization after October; meanwhile, British lesbigay Christians continue to challenge the traditionalists at the Anglican Church`s global decennial Lambeth Conference; queer activists charge several right-wing anti-gay-marriage groups with illegal campaign fundraising in Hawai`i; an amendment to a major spending bill sponsored by California Republican Frank Riggs to deny federal housing funds to any city requiring its contractors to provide spousal benefits to domestic partners passes (but barely) in the U.S. House of Representatives (and clearly targets San Francisco, the only city in the nation to have such a requirement); a poll commissioned by the Republican Leadership Council reveals that most voters are turned off by the party`s recent spate of anti-gay rhetoric and activities; North Carolina`s Supreme Court removes children from their gay dad`s custody only because he`s got an affectionate live-in partner, while British transsexuals are denied revised birth certificates by the European Court of Human Rights; and former President Gerald Ford is the latest Republican to come out for lesbigay legal equality, saying of any "family values" detractors, "I`ll put mine up to theirs any day!" [compiled & written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, MARTIN RICE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by LEO GARCIA and CINDY FRIEDMAN] ......................................... 10:00 SEGMENT #2 - With the theme of "Friendship Through Culture and Sport", Opening Ceremonies for the fifth quadrennial GAY GAMES & CULTURAL FESTIVAL were held August 1st in Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- the first time the Games have been held outside of North America. The colorful kick-off featured welcoming remarks by Amsterdam Mayor Schelto Patijn, tennis great Martina Navratilova, playwright/performer Harvey Fierstein, and famed fashion designer Jean Paul Gautier, plus several musical performances, highlighted by dance music faves The Weather Girls ("It`s Rainin` Men") and Israeli transsexual Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana International ("Diva") ... and of course the traditional parade of athletes -- over 14,000 strong from more than 65 countries. An international broadcast team anchored by PlanetOut Radio`s JOHN McMULLEN and KEN VINCENT and AllOut Productions` REBECCA SANDLES of BBC Radio 5 Live`s "Out This Week" presented 3 hours of audio coverage on the Internet, from which "This Way Out" valiantly attempts to excerpt a few of the more compelling and entertaining minutes .............. 16:55 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY .............................................................................. ...... 1:00 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME .............................................................................. ................. 28:50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STATION PROMO COPY ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON “THIS WAY OUT”, ENJOY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AUGUST 1ST OPENING CEREMONIES IN AMSTERDAM OF THE FIFTH QUADRENNIAL GAY GAMES AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL, FEATURING REMARKS BY MARTINA NAVRATILOVA, HARVEY FIERSTEIN AND JEAN PAUL GAUTIER AND PERFORMANCES BY THE WEATHER GIRLS AND DANA INTERNATIONAL ... IN OTHER NEWS, LATVIA EQUALIZES ITS AGE OF CONSENT, BUT BRITISH REFORM WILL HAVE TO MATURE ... HAWAI`IAN CAMPAIGNING AND CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION PITS MONEY AGAINST SAME-GENDER COUPLES ... AND A REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP POLL REVEALS THE "MORAL" OF THE STORY ... TUNE IN FOR THOSE STORIES, AND OTHER NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ON THE NEXT EDITION OF “THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE”, _______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON _______________________. [STATION] -----------------------------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 GILL FOUNDATION, THE C.P. 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