**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT Rundown Program #593 (Distributed 08/09/99) (hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) International voices of OutFest take stock of gay & lesbian film; The New Jersey Supremes find the Boy Scouts ban dishonorable, Britain's military trans-plan muddies their gay ban, The U.S. House hears hate crimes testimony, Protesting Phelps 'phobes need police help to torch the Canadian flag, and other LGBT news from around the world **************************************************************** Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ........................ 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously rules the Boy Scouts of America's ban on gays violates the state's Law Against Discrimination [with comments by plaintiff former Eagle Scout JAMES DALE, BSA spokesman GREGG SHIELDS and Scouting For All's SCOTT COZZA]; the British military's recent announcement that transsexual personnel can continue to serve in uniform may complicate enforcement of the ban on gay and lesbian enlistees; on the heels of a similar United Airlines announcement last week, American Airlines announces that it, too, will extend full spousal benefits to the same-gender partners of its gay and lesbian employees worldwide; public outcry over the differential treatment of two victims of the Admiral Duncan pub nailbomb tragedy prompts the British government to consider Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority recognition of same-gender couples; the U.S. House Judiciary Committee hears testimony about the proposed Hate Crimes Prevention Act [including the story of gay Oklahoma bashing victim TONY ORR]; following one confession and one conviction for capital murder, the two men charged with the brutal gay-bashing death of Alabaman Billy Jack Gaither are sentenced to life in prison without parole; and Kansas homophobe Fred Phelps' clan has a busy week offending the citizens of Leavenworth, Montpelier and Montreal, and needs Ottowa police help to burn the Canadian flag to protest the Supreme Court's legal recognition of same-gender couples there [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 & DEAN ELZINGA] >........................................................... 10:05 SEGMENT #2 - "TWO" I.D. by adult film star Jeff Stryker [:10] + Every year, the work of gay and lesbian filmmakers seems to surpass the year before in both quantity and quality. OutFest '99, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, was a good gauge of the current state of queer cinema worldwide. Over 250 offerings from the U.S., Britain, Turkey, Germany, Australia, and other countries far and wide were screened at the 17th annual event, as filmmakers and fans gathered to share their art and ideas. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE was on the scene, and brings back some of the voices of OutFest '99, including BENJAMIN REDING, director Of "Oi! Warning"; BRUCE LA BRUCE, writer/director of "Skin Flick"; SARAH HARDING, director of "Queer As Folk"; LISA DANIEL, programmer for the Melbourne Queer Film and Video Festival; PENDRA, director of "Kore Cara Mia"; KATHERINE BROOKS, director/star of "OutTakes"; star TISHA CAMPBELL-MARTIN & director SIDRA SMITH of "Luv Tales"; BRUCE VILANCH, star of "Get Bruce"; DONNA CARTER, writer/director of "Tomboy"; KUTLUG ATAMAN, writer/director of "Lola And Billy The Kid"; KATHY BATES, star of "Baby Steps"; and director DAVID BRIGGS & star DAVID DRAKE of "The Trey Billings Show" [intro & outro music from "Constant Thing (I Was Raised A Straight Boy)" by JESSE HULTBERG] [16:10] ........................................... 16:20 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ......................................... 1:20 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ................................................. 28:55 ----------------------------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", INTERNATIONAL VOICES OF "OUTFEST" TAKE STOCK OF GAY AND LESBIAN FILM ... IN OTHER NEWS, NEW JERSEY SUPREMES FIND THE BOY SCOUTS BAN DISHONORABLE, BRITAIN'S MILITARY TRANS-PLAN MUDDIES THEIR GAY BAN, THE U.S. HOUSE HEARS HATE CRIMES TESTIMONY, AND PROTESTING PHELPS 'PHOBES NEED POLICE HELP TO TORCH THE CANADIAN FLAG. THOSE STORIES AND MORE THIS WEEK ON "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. 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