THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #728, distributed 03/11/02 (hosted this week by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon) Gay Latinos take a glossy look at unity and diversity in "QV"; The Shepard family's story comes to network television; A Papal spokesperson shifts child abuse blame to gay priests, "no gays in Uganda," claims Musveni, California arson murder fires hate crimes debate, problems for parent-partners in Nebraska and Scotland, Quebec's "Quatre Veufs" case yields pension cash for surviving queer partners, & other news "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! => RUNDOWN <= Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 SEGMENT #1 – NewsWrap: A Papal spokesperson blames a recent flood of priestly child molestation cases on gays, saying they should not be allowed in the priesthood, and those who've already been ordained should be annulled; Uganda's President Yosweri Musveni claims that there are no gays in his country; U.S. Senator Jesse Helms reconfirms his homophobia by clarifying that his earlier remarks about being ashamed for not doing enough about AIDS referred to the epidemic in Africa, and did not indicate a change in his condemnation of the "homosexual lifestyle"; a Santa Barbara, California man, saying that his victim "deserved to die", is charged with pouring gasoline on and burning a gay man to death as he slept; the Washington state Senate follows the House by passing a sexual orientation-inclusive bill sponsored by openly-gay Representative Ed Murray against bullying in schools; Nebraska's state Supreme Court rejects a lesbian's bid to co-adopt her partner's biological child, while in Scotland a gay male sperm donor is awarded full parental rights over the objections of the recipient lesbian couple, whom the court rules does not constitute a "family unit"; in Quebec's "Quatre Veufs" (four widows) case, the provincial Court of Appeal awards government pensions to surviving members of gay & lesbian couples; a U.S. visit by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak prompts gay rights demonstrations in D.C. but not much else, even as the U.S. State Department issues a report criticizing his country's human rights abuses, and the latest trial begins in Egypt of 5 more men for being gay; in the Netherlands, openly-gay Pim Fortuyn's anti-immigrant political movement makes startling gays in municipal elections; and openly-gay British TV star Graham Norton's popular talk show moves from weekly to daily broadcasts, and he says he can't wait to "be stripped" [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & DEAN ELZINGA]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 SEGMENT #2 - "The Matthew Shepard Story" billboard [:10] + It takes real machismo to confront the stereotypes that plague the many and varied gay Latino communities, but the two men behind a national U.S. magazine are doing just that. CINDY SALAZAAR chats with Publisher PETER GONZAGA and Editor-in-Chief DEMETRIO ROLDÁN of "QV", which they say is from the Latin "Quo Vadis", to find out "which way" Latino gays are going. The discussion focuses on the magazine's unique editorial approach, its appeal to Latino gay men, and the diverse styles and perspectives found within that community [6:30]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:40 [www.qvmagazine.com] SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by openly-gay novelist MICHAEL NAVA (author of the "Henry Rios" mysteries) [:10] + On March 16th NBC will air "THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY", based on the true story that shocked the world and devastated a family. It stars NBC network standouts Stockard Channing of "The West Wing" and Sam Waterston of "Law & Order" as Judy and Dennis Shepard. Toronto-based SHANE MEIER plays Matthew. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE has preview clips, and talks with the young actor about his role and with the real JUDY SHEPARD about her transformation into an activist (intro/outro music from "What Matters" by RANDI DRISCOLL, which is featured in the movie) [8:55]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:05 [www.matthewshepard.org] 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", "QV" MAGAZINE TAKES A GLOSSY LOOK AT GAY LATINO UNITY AND DIVERSITY, AND THE SHEPARD FAMILY'S STORY COMES TO NETWORK TELEVISION... IN OTHER NEWS, A PAPAL SPOKESPERSON SHIFTS CHILD ABUSE BLAME TO GAY PRIESTS, MUSVENI CLAIMS "NO GAYS IN UGANDA," A CALIFORNIA ARSON MURDER FIRES HATE CRIMES DEBATE, THERE ARE COURT PROBLEMS FOR PARENT-PARTNERS IN NEBRASKA AND SCOTLAND, AND QUEBEC'S "QUATRE VEUFS" CASE YIELDS PENSION CASH FOR SURVIVING QUEER PARTNERS. THOSE STORIES 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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