**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #606, distributed 11/8/99 (hosted by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon) "TWO" FEEDS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30-14:59 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A73.5 and EVERY TUESDAY from 14:00-14:29 ET on Pacifica`s KU band (also distributed on audiocassette by mail to non-satellite stations) ON THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM: A trans-teen's murder inspires the gender-blending "Boys Don't Cry"; Leather lesbian photog Catherine Opie's "Portraits" explore body politics; Conviction and mercy conclude the Matthew Shepard murder trial, a gay bar bombing injures six in South Africa, a "once gay" British Tory runs again, the run-off success of a gay SF mayoral write-in candidate stuns pundits, and other LGBT news from around the world **************************************************************** Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity ........................ 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The conviction of Aaron McKinney on felony murder charges and a no parole life sentence agreed to by all parties in lieu of a possible execution the jury could have meted out conclude the Matthew Shepard murder trial [with comment by Matthew's father DENNIS SHEPARD], after the judge rejects McKinney's attorneys' attempt to use a "homosexual panic" defense; cold-blooded Happy Valley, California assassin Matthew Williams confesses to the "Sacramento Bee" that he killed gay couple Winfield Mowder and Gary Matson because he was carrying out his Christian god's law, but that his brother Tyler wasn't involved; a pipe bomb injures 6 at the gay Blah bar in Cape Town, South Africa; "once-gay" British Tory Michael Portillo is formally nominated by his party for a seat in the House of Commons, but it won't be an easy run if Labour and the queer direct action group OutRage! have their way; several openly-lesbigay candidates are victorious in local U.S. elections [includes election-night comments by suprising gay run off-bound write-in San Francisco mayoral candidate TOM AMMIANO], while Spokane, Washington and Falmouth, Maine voters reject initiatives to repeal lesbigay anti-discrimination protections, but a pro-active effort to add sexual orientation to protected classes in Greeley, Colorado is rejected by 70% of the electorate there; in Canada, Manitoba legislator Jim Rondeau comes out as the first openly-gay member of the provincial Assembly; thousands celebrate Pride during Perth, Australia's 10th annual events and at Bangkok, Thailand's first-ever parade; and why San Francisco's Tom Ammiano came out against ferries [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 KEVIN RILEY and CINDY FRIEDMAN] ........................ 9:50 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for "Boys Don't Cry" feature [:10] + The portrait photography of Los Angeles lesbian CATHERINE OPIE has been praised around the world for its unblinking and dignified look at people often ridiculed as "weirdos" by the mainstream society (and by not a few gays and lesbians, too). When Opie's current exhibit, simply titled "Portraits," visited Pittsburgh in the course of its national tour, she talked with This Way Out's ROSEMARY WELSCH [at WYEP-FM/Pittsburgh]: in last week's first of a 2-part interview, mostly about her subjects -- the drag queens, tattooed "freaks" and leather folk who populate her current collection. As their conversation concludes, Welsch finds out more about the woman behind the camera, and they discuss the on-going queer debate over the place of so-called "fringe elements" in the LGBT community [6:45] .............. 6:55 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by writer David Sedaris [:10] + "BOYS DON'T CRY", from Fox Searchlight Pictures, is one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the year -- gay or straight. The tragic story of gender-bending Nebraska teenager Teena Brandon is known to many since his 1993 hate murder became a cause celebre, but This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE was bowled over by this account of the story and the realism of the performances. He recently sat down for a chat with lesbian first-time director KIMBERLY PIERCE, and with HILARY SWANK, who plays the lead character to what some have called Oscar-caliber perfection (includes a film clip featuring Hilary Swank as Brandon and CHLOE SEVIGNY as his girlfriend Lana Tisdel; segment intro music from "Baby Did A Bad Thing" by CHRIS ISAAK and outro music from "Dress Code" by PHRANC) [9:40] >.... 9:50 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ......................................... 1:25 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ................................................. 29:05 ----------------------------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", A TRANS-TEEN'S MURDER INSPIRES THE GENDER-BLENDING MOVIE "BOYS DON'T CRY", AND A LEATHER LESBIAN'S "PORTRAITS" EXPLORE BODY POLITICS ... IN THE NEWS, CONVICTION AND MERCY CONCLUDE THE SHEPARD MURDER TRIAL, A GAY BAR BOMBING IN SOUTH AFRICA INJURES SIX, A "ONCE-GAY" BRITISH TORY RUNS AGAIN, AND THE ASTONISHING RUN-OFF SUCCESS OF A GAY SAN FRANCISCO MAYORAL WRITE-IN CANDIDATE SHOCKS THE PUNDITS. 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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