********************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #570 (Distributed 03/01/99) ********************************************************* Half-a-million marvel at Mardi Gras` marching Monicas & Michaels Female-to-male transsexuals unite to get things off their chests Pride provides a peek at John Waters` "Pecker" Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity >............................................................ 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Over a half-million turn out to watch the 21st annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade; the Australian ambassador`s same- gender spouse meets the Queen of Denmark; in the Canadian province of Alberta, a proposed common-law couples bill specifically excludes gays and lesbians; a Rochester, N.Y. gay-blessing priest and a thousand of his congregants are excommunicated, but retired South African Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu calls for opposition to homophobia as passionately as apartheid was opposed; another Roman Catholic priest is cleared of anti-gay civil rights violations in Costa Rica; a judge in Providence, Rhode Island refuses to declare the vicious beating of transgender entertainer Diana Obidowski to have been a hate crime subject to the state`s new tougher-penalties law; Montana`s House of Representatives refuses to repeal the "crimes against nature" law already declared unconstitutional and unenforceable by the state`s Supreme Court, while Jamaica continues its refusal to bow to European Union pressure to repeal its sodomy law; the European Court of Human Rights agrees to hear a challenge to Britain`s ban on military service by gays and lesbians; the stars of the lesbian-themed WW2 drama "Aimee und Jaguar" share the Berlin Film Festival`s Best Actress award, the Writers Guild of America honors the scripter of ABC-TV`s final special episode of "Ellen", and openly-gay actor Nigel Hawthorne is formally knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace; keynoting the opening of a gay & lesbian photo exhibit, Tasmanian Premier Jim Bacon becomes the first such official to help launch a lesbigay event in the Australian island state; and it`s sweet revenge for openly-lesbian French tennis pro Amelie Mauresmo as she upsets top-ranked Martina Hingis of Switzerland at the French Open [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, MARTIN RICE, REX WOCKNER, CHRIS AMBIDGE, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and LEO GARCIA] ........................... 10:45 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Waters/"Pecker" [:05] + If society`s rigid preconceptions about gender roles make it difficult for gays, lesbians and bisexuals, the pressure is even greater for people going through gender reassignment. This Way Out`s CAMILLE FINK [KPFA-FM/Berkeley, CA] explores the relationship between transgender identity and chest surgery in conversation with STACY, a Black female-to-male transsexual, and activists RUSSELL HILKENE, DYLAN McCLINTOCK and JED ROSENTHAL BELL of the San Francisco-based FTM International [6:50] >.............................................................................. >.................................................................... 6:55 (For more information about FTM International, phone 415-553-5987) SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by actor Terrence Stamp ("Bernadette" in "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert") [:20] + Just released on home video, JOHN WATERS` latest movie, "PECKER," is ... well, 100% John Waters. If you don`t know what that means, if "Pink Flamingos" and "Hairspray" don`t ring a bell, This Way Out`s STEVE PRIDE has comments by star EDWARD FURLONG, a clip from the flick (featuring Furlong and LILI TAYLOR as the NYC art dealer who discovers him), and a chat with Mr. Waters himself to enlighten you [7:55] >............................................... 8:15 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY >.............................................................................. >.............. 1:20 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME >.............................................................................. >............................... 28:25 -----------------------------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! -------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON “THIS WAY OUT”, HALF-A-MILLION MARVEL AT MARDI GRAS` MARCHING MONICAS & MICHAELS, FEMALE-TO-MALE TRANSSEXUALS UNITE TO GET THINGS OFF THEIR CHESTS, AND PRIDE PROVIDES A PEEK AT JOHN WATERS` NEWLY-OUT-ON-VIDEO "PECKER". THOSE STORIES AND MORE THIS WEEK ON “THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE”, _________________________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON _____________________________________ [STATION] ==========================*============================== Some "THIS WAY OUT" operating expenses are funded by grants from THE GILL FOUNDATION, THE C.P. ESTÉS GUADALUPE FOUNDATION, THE KICKING ASSETS FUND OF THE TIDES FOUNDATION, and through charitable donations from listeners worldwide. 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