THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #682, distributed 04/23/01 (hosted this week by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon) A solo Fure, an alternative Freedman and a reflective Hall on "AudioFile"; Insulted student lobbyists turn the tables on Trovillion in Florida; Church challenges in Europe and Australia raised during Easter observances, Gay pro-democracy activist murdered in mainland China, death threats in Ecuador alarm Amnesty, Spielberg resigns from Boy Scouts post, Nebraska Supremes find Teena cop's conduct "extreme & outrageous", & other 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 2002 <== -------- AIR THE ENTIRE HALF-HOUR AND/OR USE SELECTED SEGMENTS ------ STILL FREE OF CHARGE! USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT! => RUNDOWN <= Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:25 SEGMENT #1 – "NewsWrap": A gay & lesbian protest in Melbourne, Australia outside the Easter mass of anti-gay Roman Catholic soon-to-be Archbishop of Sydney George Pell is apparently a public relations disaster, Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch Teoctist denounces homosexuality in his Easter sermon, but recently retired former Anglican Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway uses his Easter message to laud London gay activist Peter Tatchell as one of five modern "Christ figures"; notable Hong Kong gay and pro-democracy activist Leung Wah is identified as the victim of a brutal November murder in mainland China, while international human rights watchdog Amnesty International fears for the lives of members of Ecuador's activist group Quitogay after they receive emailed death threats promising "to exterminate this plague of queers"; Oscar-winning producer/director Steven Spielberg resigns from his 10-year advisory board post with the Boy Scouts of America because of its anti-gay policies; the Nebraska Supreme Court awards the mother of murdered transgender Brandon Teena full damages against the county sheriff who failed to arrest Teena's rapists, who soon after murdered him, finding the lawman's conduct "beyond all possible bounds of decency"; a Pulitzer Prize in music is awarded to openly-gay composer John Corigliano for his "Symphony #2 for String Orchestra", an Editorial Writing Pulitzer goes to David Moats of Vermont's "Rutland Herald" for his civil unions series, and Michael Chabon, whose writings often prominently feature gay characters, wins the Fiction Pulitzer for his latest to do so, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay"; Turkish pop star Tarkan plans to sue far-right lawmaker Mehmet Gul for calling him gay; out and proud French lesbian tennis pro Amelie Mauresmo wins her 3rd consecutive tournament and is now ranked #9 in the world; Spain's opposition Socialist Party introduces a bill to extend full marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples, while Norway's government introduces a bill to allow gay and lesbian registered partners to co-adopt each others' children, and Puerto Rico's Justice Department will apply domestic violence laws to same-gender couples, but Britain's Paymaster General says the Labour government will not recognize such couples under inheritance and property transfer tax laws; the Colorado state Senate passes an employment non-discrimination bill, but it'll be an uphill battle in the GOP-controlled state House; and Minute Maid Orange Juice joins the "gay vague" advertising trend with "buddies for life" Popeye and Bluto choosing each other over Olive Oyl in a U.S. ad, and an Army sergeant going "In The Navy" with the Village People in Belgium and France [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER & GREG GORDON; anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & GREG GORDON]. . 10:40 SEGMENT #2 - "TWO" I.D. by ANDREW SULLIVAN [queer commentator and author of "Virtually Normal"]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :35 SEGMENT #3 – "AudioFile" billboard [:10] + Florida State Representative Allen Trovillion of Winter Park made headlines across the U.S. when he told a group of gay Orlando students visiting his offices for a youth lobby day on April 9th that they were going to bring about the downfall of society because of their homosexuality. Ten days after their encounter with Trovillion, some of those same students returned to the state capital, but this time they had a warmer welcome, and encouragement from some Florida lawmakers, who announced their intention to introduce the Dignity for All Students Act, to protect lesbian and gay students from harassment and violence, in the next legislative session. This report by SUSAN GAGE in Tallahassee includes comments by state Representative KEN GOTTLIEB; student CHRIS VASQUEZ; two moms, EILEEN O'SULLIVAN and CATHY MILLER; and FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH (with intro music from "Freedom To Love" by FAITH NOLAN) [4:15] + "TWO" I.D. by MARGIE ADAM (with an excerpt from her "The Unicorn Song") [:35]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 SEGMENT #4 - Popular lesbian performer TRET FURE returns to her folk-acoustic roots with a new solo CD (excerpts from "This Train" and "All Over Town" from "Back Home"), SKOTT FREEDMAN's beautiful and haunting melodies overflow in his CD "Anything Worth Mentioning" (excerpts from "Out In Waves" and the title cut), and DAVE HALL presents a quietly reflective look at life as a gay man in his third CD, "True" (excerpts from "His Was" and "God Is Wide"). Add comments by each artist about their work and you've got the latest offering from the "AudioFile" (hosted by CHRIS WILSON & PAM MARSHALL and written and produced with CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM and J.D. DOYLE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 artist contact info: Tret Fure Scott Freedman Dave Hall P.O. Box 8024 c/o Violent Yodel Music c/o Giuseppe Joe Records Madison, WI 53708-8024 P.O. Box 402 41 Schermerhorn St. #279 tret@tretfure.com Ithaca, N.Y. 14851 Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 www.tretfure.com info@skottfreedman.com dhall@guiseppejoe.com www.skottfreedman.com www.guiseppejoe.com 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", A SOLO TRET FURE ["FURY"}, AN ALTERNATIVE SKOTT FREEDMAN AND A REFLECTIVE DAVE HALL PROVIDE THE WORDS AND MUSIC FOR THE LATEST "AUDIOFILE"... AND IN THE NEWS, CHURCH CHALLENGES IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA ARE RAISED DURING EASTER OBSERVANCES, A GAY PRO- DEMOCRACY HONG KONG ACTIVIST IS MURDERED IN MAINLAND CHINA, DEATH THREATS IN ECUADOR ALARM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, STEVEN SPIELBERG RESIGNS FROM HIS BOY SCOUTS POST, NEBRASKA SUPREMES FIND TEENA COP'S CONDUCT "EXTREME AND OUTRAGEOUS", AND INSULTED STUDENT LOBBYISTS TURN THE TABLES ON TROVILLION IN FLORIDA... 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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