THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #685, distributed 05/14/01 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Read Kate Clinton's lips: the lesbian "fumerist" chats about her 20 years on the road, and the political agony but comic ecstasy of the next 4 years with George W. Bush; A gay couple breaks convention in Geneva, Czech lesbians stand up for their families, a Canadian majority says "I do" to marriage equality, gay- positive laws are signed in 3 U.S. states, Poland's first Pride visits the Presidential Palace, 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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 SEGMENT #1 – "NewsWrap": A Geneva gay activist and his partner of 5 years become Switzerland's first legally recognized same-gender couple, while Czech lesbians lobby for equality at their cultural festival in Prague; the government of the Australian state of Queensland proposes domestic violence law reform to include gay & lesbian families; a major Canadian opinion poll shows skyrocketing acceptance of homosexuality and same-gender relationships; a Kansas appeals court revives a widowed transwoman's inheritance lawsuit; protests and a threatened shareholder initiative force major U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot to add sexual orientation as a category in its equal employment policies; in a case involving a non-gay Oregon ski resort medic, a U.S. federal appeals court rules that employers cannot require health care workers to be tested for HIV; Republican governors sign bills for sodomy repeal in Arizona, queer-inclusive enhanced hate crime penalties in Texas, and anti-bullying programs in Colorado schools; Ronald Edward Gay pleads guilty to the first-degree murder of Danny Overstreet and the malicious wounding of 6 others in a Roanoke, Virginia gay bar last September; public prosecutors in the Netherlands are investigating a Muslim leader's televised anti-gay remarks – if convicted of defamation, he could face up to a year in jail; in Australia, anti-gay George Pell's installation as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney draws protests and results in 5 arrests; Poland's first Pride march visits the Presidential Palace in Warsaw; and to "defy the gender basis" of the competition, Washington lesbian Krystal Bennett is elected as her high school prom's king [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER & GREG GORDON; anchored by DONALD HERMAN & CINDY FRIEDMAN]. 10:45 SEGMENT #2 - "TWO" I.D. by activist/commentator URVASHI VAID [:15] + Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and lesbian "fumerist" KATE CLINTON have a lot in common. Both love politics, waking up next to a strong woman, and looking forward to a new president in 2004. But while Bill collects his pension, Kate is on a roll with her monthly columns for "The Progressive" and "The Advocate", continued appearances on ABC-TV's "Politically Incorrect" and CNN, an ambitious stand-up tour, and a new comedy CD, "Read These Lips". A recent press release touted her "conversion to faith-based comedy... designed to capture the imagination and funding of millions." Kate Clinton will no doubt capture your imagination in this conversation with "This Way Out"'s STEVE PRIDE about her 20 years on the road, her relationship with equally-traveled and outspoken spouse/activist Urvashi Vaid, and the political agony but comic ecstasy of the next four years with George W. Bush (also includes excerpts from her Publishing Mills audiobook "Don't Get Me Started", and outro music from "Big Ovaries, Baby", written and performed by GAYE ADEGBALOLA) [15:20] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:35 [on the Web: www.kateclinton.com] Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:35 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", READ KATE CLINTON'S LIPS: THE LESBIAN "FUMERIST" CHATS ABOUT HER 20 YEARS ON THE ROAD, HER ACTIVIST/SPOUSE URVASHI VAID, AND THE POLITICAL AGONY BUT COMIC ECSTASY OF THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WITH GEORGE W. BUSH. IN THE NEWS, A GAY COUPLE BREAKS CONVENTION IN GENEVA, CZECH LESBIANS STAND UP FOR THEIR FAMILIES, A CANADIAN MAJORITY SAYS "I DO" TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY, PRO-GAY LAWS ARE SIGNED IN 3 U.S. STATES, AND POLAND'S FIRST PRIDE VISITS THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE. ALL THAT AND MORE THIS WEEK ON "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. [STATION] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> STATIONS: MISSED THE SATELLITE FEED? <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE CONTACT THE PACIFICA RADIO ARCHIVES TO ORDER A COPY OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH THEY CAN SEND YOU VIA U.P.S.; PHONE 818/506-1077 AND ASK FOR MARK OR EDGAR. ******************************************************** On the air since April 1988, "This Way Out" is the multi-award-winning internationally-distributed weekly gay and lesbian radio newsmagazine. 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