**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #590 (Distributed 07/19/99) (hosted by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon) "Loud & Proud" LGBT youth converge on San Francisco to organize and socialize, and a Senior Prom in Los Angeles as it should have been; The Vatican gags two clerics who were a little too supportive, the U.S. House protects religion by sacrificing civil rights, queer couples advance in Florida, Wisconsin and Queensland, and other LGBT news from around the world **************************************************************** Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ........................ 1:15 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The Vatican gags New Ways Ministry's founding sister and monsignor, whom the Pope decides knew not what they did (after almost 30 years of doing it), while U.S. House passage of the Religious Liberty Protection Act guards religion at the expense of civil rights; Henderson, Kentucky Rights Commission "Fairness" hearing hijacked by organized Christian right-wingers; jury awards upheld on appeal for a severely harassed California Highway Patrol officer ($1.5 million) and a now-paraplegic gay man against Pinkerton's for their laughing guard's failure to intercede in his brutal bashing ($10 million); a threatened student lawsuit convinces the Manchester, New Hampshire school board to approve an afterschool Gay Straight Alliance at West High; the first 70 domestic partners sign on the dotted line in Broward County, Florida's new registry, but city folk haven't signed up in Santa Barbara County; Common Council passage of a domestic partners registry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is called the biggest victory for local gays and lesbians there in a decade; Australian state of Queensland Premier Peter Beattie's government promises expanded (and inclusive) property rights for unmarried couples; openly gay British millionaire Ivan Masslow drops out of the London Lord Mayor's race a week after declaring his Conservative candidacy, now directed at a seat in Parliament; and a Brit academic outs Robin Hood as Sherwood's "Forest Queen" [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, MARTIN RICE, REX WOCKNER, CHRIS AMBIDGE, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE; anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & LEO GARCIA] .......... 10:50 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Seniors Prom feature [:05] + Hundreds of queer youth from around the world converged on San Francisco July 9th for a unique 3-day get-together: the 4th annual YOUNG, LOUD & PROUD CONFERENCE. This Way Out's PAUL BARWICK talks with several participants, youth-supportive SISTER MAY B. HOSTILE of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and OREN SLOZBERG, Program Director of the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC)*, the queer and questioning youth support group responsible for organizing the event (intro/outro music from "New Generation" by CORDAY & THE CURIOUS) [7:45] ........................ 7:50 *LYRIC or Conference info: website: www.lyric.org email: lyricinfo@tlg.net Talk Line (6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Pacific Time): toll-free in California: 800-246-PRIDE(7743) from anywhere else: 415-863-3636 (long distance charges apply) SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by author/columnist Andrew Sullivan ("Virtually Normal") [:35] + The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center recently made it possible for people in the second half of life to enjoy something they may have missed out on in the first half: their Senior Prom. This Way Out's CHRIS ALLEN (with production assistance by LISA SAMSON) chats with some of the over 150 lesbians and gay men who needed only be 50 years of age or older to attend "Senior Prom '99", and with Center Director GWEN BALDWIN, about some of the particular concerns of lesbigay elders [6:35] .... 7:10 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ......................................... 1:45 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ................................................. 28:50 ----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at TWOradio@aol.co ----------------------------- thanks! --------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", HUNDREDS OF THE "YOUNG, LOUD & PROUD" GATHER TO ORGANIZE AND SOCIALIZE, WHILE GAYS & LESBIANS OVER 50 ENJOY A SENIOR PROM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ... IN OTHER NEWS, THE VATICAN GAGS TWO RECONCILING CLERICS WHILE THE U.S. HOUSE PREFERS RELIGIOUS TO CIVIL RIGHTS, BUT COUPLES ADVANCE IN FLORIDA, WISCONSIN AND QUEENSLAND. ALL THAT AND MORE THIS WEEK ON "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. 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