**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #616, distributed 01/17/00 (produced and hosted by Greg Gordon and Lucia Chappelle) "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 and individual subscribers) ON THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM Freedom rings for lesbigays in the British military; Gays And Lesbians of Zimbabwe builds on hard-won ground; Scotland churches solicit big bucks to fight "no promo homo" repeal, U.S. Supremes will judge the Boy Scouts ban, Italian activists honor the martyr of St. Peter's Square, Vermont pols hear pros and cons of marriage, and other news from around the world >>>> RUNDOWN <<<<< Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The Blair government officially lifts the ban on open gays and lesbians serving in the British military; Scotland's Catholic Church leads the solicitation of a millionaire's big bucks to fight repeal of the notorious "no promo homo" Section 28; the Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska and Leon County, Florida school districts ban sexual orientation discrimination, while the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Boy Scouts' appeal of the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling against their gay ban; New York City's queer Irish get St. Patrick's Day marching support direct from the Emerald Isle; Italian activists remember the self-immolation martyrdom of Alfredo Ormando in St. Peter's Square; a Vermont state House committee hears some pros and cons of marriage; and word is finally out: rocker David Crosby is the father of Melissa's and Julie's kids [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, CHRIS AMBIDGE, MARTIN RICE, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and GREG GORDON]. . 9:45 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Zimbabwe/Part 2 [:05] + When British Defence Minister GEOFF HOON announced the end of that country's ban on gays and lesbians serving in the military, his straight-forward, carefully reasoned statement stood in sharp contrast to the bitter debate still raging around the U.S.' so-called "compromise" "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" policy. In this statement to the House of Commons on January 12th, Hoon began by recounting the process that led to the change in Britain's policy, which started with the European Court of Human Rights ruling in favor of four servicemembers discharged from the armed forces for homosexuality. He describes the process leading to the Blair Government's unavoidable conclusion that the ban had to go, and how the new policy will work (outro music from "Cool Britannia" by THE BONZO DOG BAND) [6:05] . . . . . 6:10 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by actress Amanda Bearse, "Marcy D'Arcy" on the long-running TV sitcom "Married... With Children" [:10] + Last time on "This Way Out" we met some gay men in Zimbabwe -- including administrator KEITH GODDARD and Operations Manager JOAO of GALZ, GAYS AND LESBIANS OF ZIMBABWE -­ who described the difficult cultural and political attitudes toward homosexuality they face in their southern African country. The organization's efforts to reach more people and gain more visibility has in some ways been aided by its history of confrontations with the government of outspokenly-homophobic President Robert Mugabe, which date back to the mid-1990s. In the conclusion of his 2-part report from Harare, Radio Netherlands' ERIC BEAUCHEMIN asks Goddard and Joao to review that turbulent history, and to look into the future of their movement (brief outro music from "Fulani Chant" by SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK) [10:15] . . . . . . 10:25 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:35 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00 ----------------------------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", FREEDOM RINGS FOR LESBIGAYS IN THE BRITISH MILITARY, WHILE GAYS AND LESBIANS OF ZIMBABWE BUILDS ON HARD-WON GROUND ... IN OTHER NEWS, SCOTLAND CHURCHES SOLICIT BIG BUCKS TO FIGHT "NO PROMO HOMO" REPEAL, U.S. SUPREMES DECIDE TO JUDGE THE BOY SCOUTS BAN, NEW YORK CITY'S LESBIGAY IRISH GET ST. PATRICK'S DAY MARCHING SUPPORT DIRECT FROM THE EMERALD ISLE, ITALIAN ACTIVISTS HONOR THE MARTYR OF ST. PETER'S SQUARE, AND VERMONT LEGISLATORS HEAR SOME PROS AND CONS OF MARRIAGE. 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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