THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #723, distributed 02/04/02 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) PROGAY Filipinos incorporate class concerns in their fight for equality; Kiwi property rights parity may be a mixed blessing, a Swedish lesbian mom snags her sperm donor for child support, an Aussie gay man pleads guilty to aiding his HIV-infected partner's suicide, Jamaica says no to sodomy repeal, Canada's Law Commission calls for marriage equality, and more news; and is a budding lesbian's crush puppy love, or the "Smirk of the Devil"? 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USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT! => RUNDOWN <= Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 SEGMENT #1 – NewsWrap: New Zealand's Property (Relationships) Amendment Act goes into effect, establishing equal division of community property upon dissolution for unmarried couples who've lived together for at least 3 years, and covering both hetero and same-gender couples – but there's a last-minute rush by some couples to "contract out" of co-ownership; also in New Zealand, a government-funded fertility clinic in Auckland extends its services to gays & lesbians; a Swedish court orders the sperm donor to pay child support to a lesbian after she had broken up with her partner; in the first such case in the Australian state of Victoria, a Melbourne gay man pleads guilty to assisting in the suicide of his HIV-positive partner who had developed a brain tumor; British gays & lesbians may be able to register their partnerships, and the death of a partner, under reforms the Blair government is reportedly developing, and a long-awaited sex offenses reform package is also expected to repeal the "gross indecency" and "buggery" statutes under which Oscar Wilde was prosecuted; the Jamaican government continues to refuse to consider repeal of the country's sodomy law, despite a parliamentary commission's recommendation to do so; the Law Commission of Canada urges full marriage equality for same-gender couples; citing her campaign's inability to fully raise the C$25,000 required to formally place her name on the ballot, Toronto drag artist Enza Anderson ends her campaign for the leadership of the rightwing Canadian Reform Alliance Party; an Ontario court dismisses charges against the organizers of an annual women's bathhouse event in Toronto and sharply denounces the September 2000 police raid that led to arrests there; the New York State Assembly overwhelmingly passes SONDA, a measure to establish sexual orientation anti-discrimination protections, and the ball is once again in the state Senate's court; the American Red Cross confirms that it will be financially assisting the same-gender partners of gay & lesbian victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks; declining ad revenues force the British gay & lesbian Internet portal Queercompany.com to be shut down and put up for sale, along with its companion print publication "Fable"; and Jose Mantero makes a media splash as the first Catholic priest in Spain to come out [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by DEAN ELZINGA & CINDY FRIEDMAN]. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:50 SEGMENT #2 - "Smirk of the Devil" billboard [:10] + The gay, lesbian, and transgender movement in Asia has been growing since the 1980s. One of the larger organizations, and certainly one of the most interesting, is PROGAY -- the Progressive Organization of Gays in the Philippines, arguably the largest queer organization in that country. PROGAY is practically unique among queer activist groups in Asia as a leftwing organization that is very self-consciously class-based. Correspondent MICHAEL SCHEMBRI [2SER-FM/Sydney's "Gaywaves"] spoke by telephone recently with PROGAY Secretary OSCAR ATADERO about the organization's creation, its class politics, and its relationship to other GLBT organizations around the world [the first of a 2-part feature, to conclude next week] (with music from "Traditional Music from the Philippines: Fiesta Filipina") [8:00] . 8:10 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by openly-gay storyteller ARMISTEAD MAUPIN [:25] + For a 9-year-old girl and her new best friend, is it puppy love, or could it be... "THE SMIRK OF THE DEVIL"? ANGELA BROWN offers this charming childhood reminiscence (with music from "Icicle" and "Father Lucifer" by TORI AMOS) [produced by JON BEAUPRE and STEVE PRIDE] [6:45] . . . . 7:10 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:40 ----------------------------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", PROGAY FILIPINOS INCORPORATE CLASS CONCERNS IN THEIR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY, KIWI PROPERTY RIGHTS PARITY MAY BE A MIXED BLESSING, A SWEDISH LESBIAN MOM SNAGS HER SPERM DONOR FOR CHILD SUPPORT, AN AUSSIE GAY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO AIDING HIS HIV-INFECTED PARTNER'S SUICIDE, JAMAICA SAYS NO TO SODOMY REPEAL, CANADA'S LAW COMMISSION CALLS FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY, AND OTHER GLOBAL NEWS... 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