THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #668, distributed 01/15/01 (hosted by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon) A landmark custody case inspires Lifetime's "What Makes A Family"; "Me & Bobbi & the Gyrls" answers trans-questions you may not think to ask; A Black lesbian dies in a historic U.S. execution, Canadian and Japanese courts deal with other lesbian homicide cases, the "Limbs in the Loch" murder suspect is extradited to Scotland, GLBT-related bills are introduced in 4 U.S. state legislatures, Reform Jews nix BSA bias, & other global news "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": Despite last-minute appeals and a Rev. Jesse Jackson-led death penalty protest outside the prison, Black Oklahoma lesbian Wanda Jean Allen is executed for the 1988 shooting death of her lover; Calgary, Alberta lesbian Deborah Point is sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for the dismemberment murder of her roommate and longtime friend; Kazuko Fukuda is asking Japan's Supreme Court to reduce her life sentence for the 1982 slaying of her estranged lesbian partner; William "Ian" Beggs is extradited from the Netherlands to Scotland, charged with the infamous "Limbs in the Loch" murder of 18-year-old Barry Wallace; Scotland Yard begins an investigation of a hate campaign targeting gay London police officers; state legislatures in Texas, North Carolina, Mississippi and Arizona will each deal with GLBT-related bills in sessions that just began; the leading groups of laypeople and clergy in U.S. Reform Judaism are urging followers to disengage from sponsorship of and participation in the Boy Scouts of America because of the BSA's anti-gay policies, while members of Dignity USA and Soulforce protest "spiritual violence" outside the Vatican; a man missing for 16 years and declared legally dead is discovered preaching the gospel at a GLBT-affirming Texas church; Indiana's Purdue University adds sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy; and openly-gay former Australian rugby star Ian Roberts is one of a handful of applicants accepted to the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CHASE SCHULTE and CINDY FRIEDMAN] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:35 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for "What Makes A Family" feature [:10] + GEORGE WILKERSON is a married father and grandfather who works as a technical editor for a major global corporation. He's also transgender activist BOBBI WILLIAMS. Both George's and Bobbi's names appear as author of the new book "ME & BOBBI & THE GYRLS," a collection of articles and short stories that bring the trans experience to life. This Way Out's SEAN McLAUGHLIN talks with the author about why and how the book came to be, and also about Bobbi's novel-in-progress, "Transfixed" [6:10] . . . . . 6:20 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by TERENCE STAMP ("Bernadette" in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert") [:20] + To understand "WHAT MAKES A FAMILY" it takes a Lifetime -- the U.S. cable network, that is. That's the title of Lifetime's new film debuting on January 22nd, starring BROOKE SHIELDS, CHERRY JONES and ANNE MEARA, based on the moving true story of a landmark Florida custody case. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE has 2 preview scenes from "What Makes A Family", and catches up with one of the film's executive producers, NEIL MERON, to learn more about it. Meron also discusses several other projects with his Storyline Entertainment partner Craig Zadan, including their forthcoming Judy Garland mini-series "Me and My Shadow" starring Judy Davis, and a biopic of transsexual activist Dana Rivers (outro music from "Different Ones" by MELANIE B) [8:50]. . . 9:10 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:45 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00 ----------------------------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", A LANDMARK FLORIDA CUSTODY CASE INSPIRES THE LIFETIME CABLE CHANNEL'S "WHAT MAKES A FAMILY"... "ME & BOBBI & THE GYRLS" USES A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES AND SHORT STORIES TO ANSWER TRANS-QUESTIONS YOU MAY NOT THINK TO ASK... AND IN THE NEWS, A BLACK LESBIAN DIES IN A HISTORIC U.S. EXECUTION, CANADIAN AND JAPANESE COURTS DEAL WITH OTHER LESBIAN HOMICIDE CASES, THE "LIMBS IN THE LOCH" MURDER SUSPECT IS EXTRADITED TO SCOTLAND, GLBT-RELATED BILLS ARE INTRODUCED IN 4 U.S. STATE LEGISLATURES, AND REFORM JEWS SAY BOY SCOUTS BIAS ISN'T KOSHER. 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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