THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #717, distributed 12/24/01 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Gays and lesbians in Nigeria, the African continent's most populous country, are joining in the emerging movement towards democracy after years of military rule. An award winning Dutch journalist talks with 6 men who are in – but are trying to live outside of – "The Nigerian Closet". "TWO" FEEDS via the PRSS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on A72.3*, EACH TUESDAY @ 16:00 ET on Pacifica`s KU band, is available online in mono and stereo MP3 files at www.radio4all.net, and is mailed on cassette to non-satellite/non-wired 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! -------------------------------- REMINDER ------------------------------- There will be no "NewsWrap" segment on "This Way Out" programs to be distributed this week and next. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- => RUNDOWN <= Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity/no "NewsWrap" annct . . 1:05 SEGMENT #1 – Homosexuality remains one of the biggest taboos almost everywhere in Africa. NIGERIA, with its 120 million people - the continent's most populous country - is no exception. Like many other former British colonies, Nigeria still has laws dating back to the Victorian era that make sodomy punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Conditions for gays and lesbians in the northern part of the country have worsened over the past few years because of the introduction of sharia or Islamic law, under which at least one man has been flogged for having sex with another man. But since 1999, after years of military rule, many Nigerians are taking advantage of the return to democracy to express their opinions, aspirations and identities. Alliance Rights Nigeria was formed three yeas ago to help advance lesbigay rights and promote greater acceptance of homosexuals. On this special edition of "This Way Out", award-winning Radio Netherlands producer ERIC BEAUCHEMIN brings us the stories of six men who are in -- but are trying to live outside of –- "THE NIGERIAN CLOSET" (re-intro/"TWO" I.D. at about 12:55 into the program/11:50 into this segment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:50 SEGMENT #2 - Promo for next week's "AudioFile Year In Review 2001". :40 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20 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", GAYS AND LESBIANS IN NIGERIA – THE AFRICAN CONTINENT'S MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY – ARE JOINING IN THE EMERGING MOVEMENT TOWARDS DEMOCRACY AFTER YEARS OF MILITARY RULE. 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