THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #703, distributed 09/17/01 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Gay heroes & victims of the terrorist assault on America are remembered; Two leading U.S. televangelists blame the attacks on God's wrath against progress, and two prominent gay men of faith respond; Gay blood ban dampens disaster donation efforts, Brighton & Hove follow London's partner registry lead, and other global GLBT news; plus pop jazz, burlesque blues & Southern grit from the "AudioFile" "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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 SEGMENT #1 – NewsWrap: An extensive report about some of the currently-known gay heroes and victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; gay and bisexual men continue to be prevented from giving blood, despite the crisis; open lesbian Massachusetts state Senator Cheryl Jacques loses her bid for the Democratic nomination for a seat in the U.S. Congress, but voters retain openly-gay 4-term Tempe, Arizona Republican Mayor Neil Giuliano by a margin of over 2-to-1 in what many considered to be a homophobia-inspired recall election; future queer electoral candidates include openly-gay North Carolina Democrat judge Ray Warren, seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by arch homophobe Jesse Helms, Tennessee Democrat Carlton Cornett, hoping to represent his district in the U.S. Congress, and longtime gay activist Bob Kunst, an unlikely Democratic candidate aiming to unseat Florida incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush; meanwhile, Jeb's brother George W. makes his administration's second appointment of an openly-gay Republican: Donald Capoccia to a seat on the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts; one possible Democratic opponent for President Bush in 2002 could be non-gay but strong civil unions supporter Vermont Governor Howard Dean, who announces he won't seek another term; a bill to add significant legal benefits to an otherwise ceremonial domestic partner registry in California passes both legislative bodies and goes to Democratic Governor Gray Davis, whose signature is probable but not certain; a more welcoming legal environment is driving a growing number of U.S. same-gender couples to emigrate to Canada, while in Britain, the City Council of Brighton & Hove are following London's lead in establishing partnership registries; the European Union considers adding those persecuted on the basis of sexual orientation or gender to the formal definition of "refugee" for asylum consideration purposes; and the Frank-Tremblay Safe Colleges Scholarships at Boston area-Bridgewater State College are established to support queer students who have been financially cut off by their parents [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER and GREG GORDON, and anchored by BRIAN NUNES & CINDY FRIEDMAN] . . . . . . . 9:20 SEGMENT #2 - "AudioFile" billboard [:10] + "Irresponsible", "loathsome", "beyond contempt"-- those were just some of the words used to describe the remarks of two icons of the religious right, televangelists PAT ROBERTSON and JERRY FALWELL, in response to the disastrous September 11th terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC. On the Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club", the pair claimed that the attacks occurred due to God's refusal to protect the U.S. because of – among others - the country's "abortionists, feminists, and gays and lesbians". In this report by This Way Out's LUCIA CHAPPELLE, you'll hear the complete comments in question, and reaction from two other men of faith: REVEREND TROY PERRY, founder and moderator of the predominantly gay and lesbian Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, and REVEREND MEL WHITE of the devoutly nonviolent queer-affirming spiritual group Soulforce [10:15]. . . . 10:25 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by ELLEN DEGENERES [:10] + The third solo album by "pop jazz" chanteuse SUEDE (excerpts from "Destination Moon" and "Built For Comfort" from her "On The Day We Met" CD), the debuting gritty Southern-rooted storytelling of MARCUS HUTCHESON (the title cut and "Open The Door" from "Right Where I Am"), and the fifth and latest burlesque-tinged blues and swing stylings of CANDYE KANE (the title cut and "Hey Mister, She Was My Baby Last Night" from "I'm The Toughest Girl Alive") are the spotlighted recent releases in this month's "AUDIOFILE" (with brief comments by each artist, hosted by CHRIS WILSON & JD DOYLE, and written & produced with CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM) [6:25]. . . . . . . . . . 6:35 = artist contact info = SUEDE MARCUS HUTCHESON CANDYE KANE PO Box 1665 Giuseppe Joe Records candyekane@hotmail.com Wellfleet, MA 02667 41 Schermerhorn St. #279 www.candyekane.com suedewave@aol.com Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 (no other info available) www.suedewave.com marcus@giuseppejoe.com www.marcushutcheson.com Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:25 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", GAY HEROES AND VICTIMS OF THE TERRORIST ASSAULT ON AMERICA ARE REMEMBERED, WHILE TWO LEADING U.S. TELEVANGELISTS BLAME THE ATTACKS ON GOD'S WRATH AGAINST PROGRESS, AND TWO PROMINENT GAY MEN OF FAITH RESPOND... IN OTHER NEWS, THE CONTINUING GAY BLOOD BAN DAMPENS DISASTER DONATION DESIRES, THERE'S A QUEER ELECTORAL LOSS IN MASSACHUSETTS BUT A WIN IN ARIZONA, WHILE A GAY NORTH CAROLINA JUDGE SEEKS TO REPLACE JESSE AT THE HELM, QUEER U.S. COUPLES FIND MORE WELCOMING HOMES IN CANADA, AND BRIGHTON & HOVE FOLLOW LONDON'S PARTNER REGISTRY LEAD... PLUS POP JAZZ, BURLESQUE BLUES AND STORYTELLING SOUTHERN GRITS FROM THE "AUDIOFILE". 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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