THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #667, distributed 01/08/01 (hosted by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon) Another "Night" with gay literary icon John Rechy; The Netherlands leads the world in legal same-gender marriage, U.S. psychiatrists prescribe rights for queer couples, Japanese activists fight for inclusion in human rights plan, Liechtenstein legal reforms include partner rights & equal consent age, two exiting U.S. governors strike at bias, and other GLBT news from around the world "TWO" FEEDS via the PRSS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on A72.3*, EACH TUESDAY @ 16:00 ET on Pacifica`s KU band, and is mailed on cassette to non-satellite-equipped stations and to individual subscribers *==> Weekly feeds now scheduled by PRSS on A72.3 through June 2001 <== -------- AIR THE ENTIRE HALF-HOUR AND/OR USE SELECTED SEGMENTS ------ ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE! USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT! => RUNDOWN <= Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 SEGMENT #1 – "NewsWrap": The Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to establish full legal marriage for gay and lesbian couples, while the American Psychiatric Association issues a statement in support of legal recognition of and rights for same-gender partners; several reforms in the tiny European nation of Liechtenstein equalize the gay age of consent, remove bans on gay & lesbian organizations and queer-positive literature, and allow gay & lesbian partners to be recognized as next of kin; anti-gay discrimination is given only secondary recognition as Japan considers creation of a National Human Rights Commission; before leaving office, Montana's Governor Marc Racicot and Delaware's Governor Tom Carper each issue orders to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in state employment, while Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announces that he will not challenge a recent court ruling that overturned his 1999 anti-discrimination executive order, saying he'll try to accomplish the same goal working with the state legislature; elections officials in Dade County, Florida will have to check all 51,000 signatures submitted in a Christian Coalition-led petition to overturn that area's civil rights protections for gays & lesbians after an initial sampling reveals that more than 30% of them are invalid; meanwhile, the Oregon Citizens Alliance is again trying to place a measure on the state ballot, slightly rewritten from the similar Measure 9 voters turned down in November, that would prohibit public schools from "promoting or sanctioning" homosexual behavior; bumper stickers featuring different-colored linked abstract human forms against a rainbow background designed to promote diversity in Traverse City, Michigan are ordered removed from city vehicles after the American Family Association of Michigan leads protests against what it calls their "endorsement" of homosexuality; complaints prompt the Advertising Standards Bureau to monitor a promotion by the Queercompany.com Web site featuring a huge billboard in London showing two scantily-clad women in a passionate kiss with the caption "Thank God for Women" (a similar campaign featuring gay men launches this month), while London Mayor Ken Livingstone appoints Angela Mason, executive director of Britain's national GLBT advocacy group Stonewall, to his advisory cabinet; Scotsman Iain Hay Gordon, who was driven by an "outing" threat to confess to a notorious murder in Northern Ireland in 1953, has his guilty verdict overturned following a hearing presenting new evidence before the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal; and perhaps the most noteworthy "Man of the Year" honor for 2000 is made by the Slovak Spectator, naming as their choice self-described "professional gay" activist Peter Kralik [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER, MATT ALSDORF, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & DONALD HERMAN] . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:35 SEGMENT #2 - JOHN RECHY's 1963 debut novel "City of Night" has been ranked as one of the 25 all time "Best Gay Novels" by the Publishing Triangle in New York. His second book "The Sexual Outlaw: A Documentary" was included by the San Francisco Chronicle Book Review as among the 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the century. Rechy is also a winner of PEN West's Lifetime Achievement Award. He followed "The Sexual Outlaw" with 2 more odes to cruising -- "Numbers" and "Rushes" –- before shifting into the more mainstream with "The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez", "Our Lady of Babylon", "The Fourth Angel", "The Vampires", "Bodies and Souls", and "Marilyn's Daughter". His latest book promises to match his highest standards. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE got to spend some time with the author and teacher to learn more about his new best-seller, "THE COMING OF THE NIGHT", which returns Rechy to his familiar territory of dark streets, buff bodies, gay bars and the endless sexual hunt. The conversation also covers common misconceptions Rechy says people have about him, the genesis of "City of Night", his take on current issues such as the Boy Scouts ban, queer marriage, and the new gay male image, as well as -- being both gay and a first generation Mexican man –- dealing with the "machismo" syndrome (outro music from "Strangers In The Night" by FRANK SINATRA). . . . 15:25 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:45 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:55 ----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or *news stories* is encouraged to email Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at TWOradio@aol.co ----------------------------- thanks! --------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", FROM THE GROUND-BREAKING "CITY OF NIGHT" IN 1963 TO HIS LATEST "THE COMING OF THE NIGHT", A CHAT WITH GAY LITERARY ICON JOHN RECHY... 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