THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #676, distributed 03/12/01 (hosted by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon) Pioneering AIDS Dr. Michael Gottlieb examines the latest facts and figures; The U.S. National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum develops an agenda; Chinese psychiatrists dump their "disordered" diagnosis, global Anglicans nix suspension of pro-gay U.S. Episcopalians, the Norwegian government overrides church homophobia, Namibia's High Court deals a setback to same- gender couples, and other global GLBT 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 are 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 Chinese Psychiatric Association finally joins much of the world community by removing homosexuality from its list of mental disorders; the 77-million-member global Anglican Communion rejects suspension efforts by conservative archbishops against its GLBT-friendlier U.S. Episcopal wing; the state-funded Lutheran Church of Norway won't be able to discriminate against partnered gay and lesbian clergy under a bill introduced by the Government this week; Namibia's Supreme Court deals a setback to same-gender couples in a case involving permanent residency of German national Liz Frank with her Namibian partner Elizabeth Khaxas; bodyguards of virulently homophobic Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe beat gay British activist Peter Tatchell when he attempts another "citizen's arrest" of Mugabe for human rights abuses, this time in Belgium; openly-gay Peter Mandelson is cleared of any wrongdoing in an official investigation of a passport application incident that forced his late January resignation from the British Cabinet; Rhode Island state Representative Nancy Hetherington publicly comes out as a lesbian in her op-ed piece in the "Providence Journal Bulletin" supporting civil unions; despite heated opposition, rural Australia gets a taste of Pride as Swan Hill, Victoria celebrates its first Breakout festival without incident, and another event is planned later this month in the center of the country, Alice Springs; 19-year-old Leang Sothea, a.k.a. "Miss Poppy", speaks out for transgender rights in her nationally-televised victory at Cambodia's first major drag beauty contest; and diva worshipers will be "Over the Rainbow" about who's #1 in "The 365 Songs of the 20th Century", chosen in a poll of teachers, students, journalists and elected officials by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER, GREG GORDON and LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CHASE SCHULTE and CINDY FRIEDMAN]. . . . 10:45 SEGMENT #2 - "Coming out to niece Angela", a performance excerpt by lesbian-feminist humorist KATE CLINTON from her Publishing Mills audiobook "Don't Get Me Started" + her "TWO" I.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 SEGMENT #3 - Billboard for Dr. Michael Gottlieb interview [:20] + A new study issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found an alarming increase in the rate of HIV infection among young African American gay men in several major urban centers. That report was one important issue under discussion at the NATIONAL BLACK LESBIAN & GAY LEADERSHIP FORUM's 14th Annual Conference, but it was certainly not the only issue, as the conference participants tried to delineate and strategize around the concerns of African American lesbians and gays. Correspondent LARRY ROBERTS attended the event the weekend of February 17th in Oakland, California and [with thanks to Lisa Rudman and the National Radio Project Women's Desk] prepared this report (includes comments by DONNA PAYNE of the DC-based Human Rights Campaign; ROOSEVELT MOSEBY, Executive Director of the Sexual Minority Alliance of Alameda County – SMAAC; and Chicago-based activist JAMES TUCKER) [3:05] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:25 SEGMENT #4 - The disease was unknown when DR. MICHAEL GOTTLIEB first described it in 1981, and he has dedicated his career to AIDS treatment and HIV research ever since. After the very public death of his patient actor Rock Hudson, Gottlieb joined with actress Elizabeth Taylor to launch AmFar -- the American Foundation for AIDS Research. He remains one of the world's leading authorities on the disease. In an interview with GARY SHAW ["IMRU"/KPFK-Los Angeles], Dr. Gottlieb discusses recent reports of the distressing increase in HIV infection rates among young gay and bisexual men in major urban areas, examines changing treatment protocols and evolving drug research, and reflects on developments in the fight against AIDS during his almost 20 years of work on the disease [outro music from "I'm No Fool" from the Disney Discovery Series "Safety First"]. . . 10:30 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 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", PIONEERING AIDS DR. MICHAEL GOTTLIEB EXAMINES THE LATEST INFECTION RATES, TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, AND DRUG RESEARCH... THE U.S. NATIONAL BLACK LESBIAN & GAY LEADERSHIP FORUM DEVELOPS A NATIONAL AGENDA AT THEIR 14TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE... AND IN OTHER NEWS, CHINESE PSYCHIATRISTS DUMP THEIR "DISORDERED" DIAGNOSIS, GLOBAL ANGLICANS NIX SUSPENSION OF PRO-GAY U.S. EPISCOPALIANS, THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT OVERRIDES CHURCH HOMOPHOBIA, AND NAMIBIA'S HIGH COURT DEALS A SET-BACK TO SAME-GENDER COUPLES. 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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