**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #623, distributed 03/06/00 (hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Madonna, Rupert and John discuss their "Next Best" movie; Scotland's post-devolution "gay agenda" evolves; Mardi Gras 23 brings out half-a-million in Sydney, Vermont House committee approves a "civil union" draft, Ontario's Human Rights Commission doubles up against discrimination, why Tallulah was non-grata in Britain, and other LGBT news from around the world "TWO" FEEDS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A73.5 and TUESDAYS @ 16:00 ET on Pacifica`s KU band and is mailed on cassette to non-satellite-equipped stations and individual subscribers >>>> RUNDOWN <<<<< Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The 23rd Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 4th brings out a half-million in spite of cold weather and Church condemnations; GOP presidential candidate John McCain slams religious right presidential politics, and Democratic hopefuls Gore and Bradley agree; the Vermont House committee charged with fulfilling the state Supreme Court's marriage equality edict approves a "civil union" draft, while a Rhode Island legislative committee hears support for civil marriage; Ontario's Human Rights Commission tightens anti-harassment protections on the job and fines a born-again printer for discrimination; a gay Siberian man's quest for Canadian asylum is a 4-month story of determination, bad luck, and cross-cultural support; and newly-revealed papers describe the British Home Office's failed efforts in the 1920s to deport "ambisextrous" movie legend Tallulah Bankhead [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, CHRIS AMBIDGE, MARTIN RICE, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by LEO GARCIA & CINDY FRIEDMAN]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:20 SEGMENT #2 - "Next Best Thing" billboard [:05] + The SCOTTISH Executive's efforts to repeal Section 28, the Thatcher-era law prohibiting local governments and schools from "promoting" homosexuality, has been greeted with enthusiasm by activists and support by most of Scotland's major political parties, although the outcome is still far from guaranteed. But that's not all that's on Scotland's "gay agenda," according to the Equality Network's TIM HOPKINS in a late January interview with MVS (Amsterdam) Radio's JULIE CARVER. They discuss the role of conservative religious groups in the debate, as well as prospects for marriage equality and full fostering and adoption rights there [6:20] . . . . . . . . 6:25 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by openly-gay actor SIR IAN McKELLEN [:20] + A highly anticipated new film from Paramount, "THE NEXT BEST THING," combines the talents of a gay Academy Award-winning director, a critically acclaimed gay leading man, and one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, to tell the story of an accidental alternative family. The serio-comic offering has been hailed by some as a sympathetic look at gay parenting, but others see it as the proverbial train wreck from which you just can't look away. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE weighs in with his opinion, and talks with JOHN SCHLESINGER, RUPERT EVERETT, and MADONNA for their takes on it (with scenes and music from the movie) [9:10]. . . . . . . . . . 9:30 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 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", MADONNA, RUPERT AND JOHN DISCUSS THEIR "NEXT BEST" MOVIE, WHILE SCOTLAND'S POST-DEVOLUTION "GAY AGENDA" EVOLVES... IN OTHER NEWS, MARDI GRAS 23 BRINGS OUT HALF-A-MILLION IN SYDNEY, A VERMONT HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES A "CIVIL UNION" DRAFT, ONTARIO'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DOUBLES UP AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, AND WHY TALULLAH WAS NON-GRATA IN BRITAIN. 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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