**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #636, distributed 06/05/00 (hosted by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon) Ellen's stand-up politics energize the Millennium March; Gay poet Mark Doty probes his youth in a new prose memoir; Italian cabinet minister comes out bi as Rome burns over World Pride, confrontational lesbian doctor to lead Australian Medical Association, Israeli High Court recognizes co-mom adoption, Zimbabwe Supreme Court upholds ex-president's sodomy conviction, and other global LGBT news "TWO" FEEDS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A73.5* and TUESDAY @ 16:00 ET on Pacifica`s KU band and is mailed on cassette to non-satellite-equipped stations and individual subscribers *HEADS UP: The PRSS feed on Monday June 26 will be on A72.3 (one time only) -------- AIR THE ENTIRE HALF-HOUR AND/OR USE SELECTED SEGMENTS ------ ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE! USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT! >>>> RUNDOWN <<<<< Opening Theme Music/Intro Continuity. . .[no teases this week]. . . :35 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Italian Minister of Agriculture Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio comes out as bisexual amidst the continuing controversy over July's scheduled World Pride 2000 celebration in Rome, with Mayor Francesco Rutelli's earlier staunch support wilting under relentless Vatican pressure; former Australian Cabinet member Dr. Neal Blewett, who once filed lawsuits against those who said he was gay, owns up to his decades-old relationship with longtime companion Robert Brain in a "Herald-Sun" interview, while the powerful Australian Medical Association elects outspoken out lesbian Dr. Kerryn Phelps to serve as its president; Israel's highest court recognizes same gender parents for the first time in the second partner-adoption case of lesbian moms who hold dual U.S./Israeli citizenship, while Zimbabwe's upholds the sodomy conviction of the country's first post-colonial president Canaan Banana; Massachusetts state Senator Cheryl Jacques comes out in the "Boston Globe" in an op-ed column defending the state's Safer Schools programs for LGBT/questioning youth in the face of attacks from a right-wing parents' group, while repeal in Scotland of Section 28, which bans "promotion of homosexuality" in schools and by local governments, continues to be a hot topic as wealthy repeal opponent Brian Souter declares the 32% anti-repeal vote in the mail-in public referendum he funded a mandate to use his millions to unseat pro-repeal MP's in Britain and Scotland; and Bill Clinton issues his final presidential June Gay & Lesbian Pride Month proclamation [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, CHRIS AMBIDGE, MARTIN RICE, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and GREG GORDON] . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:20 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Mark Doty feature [:05] + As throngs of people poured into the Capitol Mall in Washington, D.C. - the rally site for the April 30th MILLENNIUM MARCH FOR EQUALITY - none of the honored guests was more popular backstage than the world's "outest" comedienne, ELLEN DEGENERES. Excited fans congregated behind security fences waiting for a glimpse of DeGeneres and her partner, actress Anne Heche, and waved, snapped pictures and squealed with glee whenever the couple appeared outside the VIP tent. On the rally stage, DeGeneres entertained and energized the crowd with the many reasons why it was such a special day for her, and how she hoped it would make a difference for the future (outro music from "Leave A Little Light Behind" by JESS HAWK OAKENSTAR) [7:50]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >. . . . . . . . . . . 7:55 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by actor Stephen Fry ("Wilde") [:20] + Gay poet MARK DOTY's work has been praised for its passion, elegance and empathy and has brought him numerous awards, including the U.S. National Book Critics Circle Award and the Witter Bynner Prize for Poetry, as well as grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 1996, Doty published his first memoir, "Heaven's Coast", which describes his six-year descent into grief as his longtime partner succumbed to AIDS. His latest book, "Firebird", is another prose memoir, but of an entirely different nature, reflecting on the early years of his life and his evolving creativity. He talks with This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE about his youthful discovery of poetry, how a high school drama assignment led to his introduction to a nurturing mentor, and why he's chosen prose over poetry for his most recent works [8:00]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:20 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00 ----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or *news stories* is encouraged to email "TWO" Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at TWOradio@aol.co ----------------------------- thanks! --------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", ELLEN'S STAND-UP POLITICS RALLY THE MILLENNIUM MARCH, AND GAY POET MARK DOTY PROBES HIS YOUTH IN A NEW PROSE MEMOIR... IN THE NEWS, AN ITALIAN CABINET MINISTER COMES OUT BI AS ROME CONTINUES TO BURN OVER WORLD PRIDE, A CONFRONTATIONAL LESBIAN DOCTOR WILL LEAD THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, ISRAEL'S HIGHEST COURT RECOGNIZES A CO-MOM ADOPTION FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE ZIMBABWE'S UPHOLDS AN EX-PRESIDENT'S SODOMY CONVICTION, AND BILL CLINTON ISSUES HIS FINAL PRIDE PROCLAMATION. 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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