THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #780, distributed 03/10/03 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) "Chicago" scripter "sings" about the "Velvet Mafia" and his next sexy tale; Australia's Senate supports equality for queer military spouses, Swedish embassies prep for partner registration, Israeli political party promises for civil union backing go up in hot air, U.S. courts consider Florida's adoption ban and Massachusetts marriage, hate crimes bills die in Utah but advance in Hawai'i, and other global GLBT news "TWO" feeds via the PRSS EVERY MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on A72.3*, on 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 audiocassette to non-satellite/non-wired stations and to individual subscribers *==> Weekly feeds are scheduled by PRSS on A72.3 through June 2003 <== -------- AIR THE ENTIRE HALF-HOUR AND/OR USE SELECTED SEGMENTS ------ ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE! USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT! => RUNDOWN <= Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . :55 SEGMENT #1 ­ NewsWrap: A Senate resolution of support puts more pressure on Australia's government to provide equal benefits for the partners of its gay & lesbian military personnel; Sweden's government announces that it will register its citizens same gender partnerships at its embassies in countries that will recognize them, but political maneuvering in Israel leads the Shinui Party to renege on its campaign-promised support for civil marriage legislation, and a bill to restrict legal marriage to heterosexual couples is introduced in the parliament of American Samoa; Scotland's opposition Liberal Democrats overwhelmingly adopt a campaign plank in support of registered partnerships for same gender couples, prompting the Christian group Evangelical Alliance to voice its strong opposition; Denmark's government greenlights fostering by gays & lesbians, but rejects allowing them to adopt children from other countries; in an unusual case involving a lesbian couple who are both biological parents of their twins, South Africa's Constitutional Court chides the government for dawdling on establishing full legal recognition of same gender couples; a U.S. federal court hears a challenge to the ban on gays & lesbians adopting in Florida, while the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court hears a lawsuit seeking to open legal marriage to queer couples; in what may be a first of its kind in the U.S., a Texas trial court judge grants a divorce decree to a gay male couple who'd contracted a Vermont civil union, while Houston-area Klein High School forestalls an A.C.L.U. lawsuit by allowing the formation of a Gay Straight Alliance; a California state appeals court reinstates a lesbian's discrimination lawsuit over the refusal of a San Diego medical group to provide her artificial insemination services, while the state agency overseeing adoptions and foster care orders a private Santa Ana-based adoption agency to stop discriminating against gays & lesbians; a Maryland jury rejects a San Francisco man's discrimination claim against a hospital that denied him access to his dying registered partner; an Iowa bill to explicitly ban gay & lesbian couples from adopting or fostering children fails to make it out of committee, while a queer-inclusive hate crimes bill dies in the Utah House, but the Hawai'i Senate approves a bill to add "gender identity and expression" to that state's Hate Crime Law; and much to the chagrin of notoriously homophobic Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, it's revealed that the beautiful model who led his nation's team in opening ceremonies at Cricket's World Cup tournament in Cape Town is a transwoman [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, CHRIS AMBIDGE, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, MARTIN RICE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & GREG GORDON] . . . . . . . 10:35 SEGMENT #2 ­ Without a doubt the 75th Annual Academy Awards on March 23rd will be one of the gayest Oscar nights in history. Almost every major category has a nominated film that includes a gay or lesbian character, features a gay actor, or is brought to life by a gay screenwriter, producer or director. In the past few months This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE has explored several of the Oscar nominated films, including "Frida", "Far From Heaven" and "The Hours". So how can we forget the blockbuster Miramax movie version of the famous Broadway musical "CHICAGO", scripted by out gay screenwriter BILL CONDON? He previously took Oscar home for his "Gods and Monsters" screenplay about the life of eccentric gay movie director James Whale. Now, with clips from his latest triumph, Condon chats with Pride about the "Velvet Mafia" behind "Chicago", gay men and show tunes, his new movie project about sexologist Alfred Kinsey -- and all that jazz (with re-intro and Condon "TWO" I.D. at about 8:55 into the segment/20:25 into the program). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16:10 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 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", "CHICAGO"'S SCREENWRITER "SINGS" ABOUT THE "VELVET MAFIA", GAY MEN & SHOW TUNES, HIS NEXT SEXY TALE -- AND ALL THAT JAZZ... AND IN THE NEWS, AUSTRALIA'S SENATE SUPPORTS EQUALITY FOR QUEER MILITARY SPOUSES, SWEDISH EMBASSIES PREP FOR PARTNER REGISTRATION, ISRAELI POLITICAL PARTY PROMISES FOR CIVIL UNION BACKING GO UP IN HOT AIR, U.S. COURTS CONSIDER FLORIDA'S ADOPTION BAN AND MASSACHUSETTS MARRIAGE, AND HATE CRIMES BILLS DIE IN UTAH BUT ADVANCE IN HAWAI'I. 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? <~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU CAN GET A STEREO OR MONO MP3 FILE OF THE PROGRAM ONLINE AT www.radio4all.net. ******************************************************** On the air since April 1988, "This Way Out" is the multi-award-winning internationally-distributed weekly gay and lesbian radio newsmagazine. The program currently airs on over 135 community radio stations around the world, who receive it via satellite in the U.S. on the Public Radio Satellite System and Pacifica's KU band, in Australia via the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia's ComRadSat, across Europe on World Radio Network's WRN1, worldwide via the A-INFOS Project Internet service at www.radio4all.net, and on tape from the producers. Listeners can also hear "This Way Out" online on PlanetOut at www.planetout.com/radio/programs/two/, on short wave via Costa Rica-based global station RFPI (Radio For Peace International) and on audiocassette by individual subscription. ======================================== For lots of other information about "This Way Out" (including audiocassette subscription information), please visit our Web site at www.thiswayout.org, email us at TWOradio@aol.com, or write to P.O. Box 38327, Los Angeles, CA 90038-0327, U.S.A. ********************************************************* Some "This Way Out" operating expenses are funded by VOLUNTARY "PROGRAM ACQUISITION" PAYMENTS FROM AFFILIATE STATIONS and direct charitable donations from our listeners. "This Way Out" is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the corporate name of OVERNIGHT PRODUCTIONS, INC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A MESSAGE FROM MARTY DURLIN FOR GENERAL MANAGERS & PROGRAM DIRECTORS Please join KGNU-Boulder, Colorado KDUR-Durango, Colorado and WYEP-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with your voluntary support! Dear Friend of This Way Out, Just a handful of syndicated community radio shows really and truly make a difference in our communities. KGNU has found that "This Way Out" is a genuine inspiration for the people of Boulder. It's been nearly 15 years since "This Way Out" went on the air and carrying it was considered kind of risky. Since then many more of our stations have locally produced lesbian and gay programming, but as good as these shows are -- and lots of them were sparked by volunteers who got the idea from "This Way Out" -- they don't provide the international reach that "This Way Out" does. And it's that global perspective, along with the show's stylish production, which I think makes it a favorite with lots of the folks who to listen to our stations... not just the lesbian and gay community. Those of us who are passionate about building a worldwide grassroots radio network appreciate "This Way Out" because it's built on that kind of network. Their team includes volunteer contributors from Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia/New Zealand, as well as all over the U.S., and the show is now taking their work to listeners on local stations in more than a half-doz en countries. Another reason we appreciate "This Way Out" is because, in the spirit of real grassroots radio and to ensure that money won't be an obstacle for those who most need the program, the producers have always been committed to distributing the program to stations free of charge. Most of the time they're so "discreetly optimistic" about their financial situation that we all assume that everything's fine and that "This Way Out" will just keep coming down the line to us forever. But this great program could be in jeopardy. Likely because of economic downturn, the money didn't come in last year as expected, though the team worked harder than ever on grant writing and other fundraising efforts. They have a big New Year donor campaign going on with some special deals for listeners, so it's by no means "curtains" yet. However, if they're going to make it over this hump, they could use any help we can offer. A while back "This Way Out" did make it known that voluntary "program acquisition" contributions from stations that carry the show would be more than welcomed and a few of us did respond. KGNU intends to make a donation of $500 to show how we feel about this valuable service. I'm sure there are plenty more stations who can afford to match our commitment. We've been getting it free -- and pitching around it for ourselves -- for years! Please let Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon know that your station has heard the call and is coming forward with a donation. You can e-mail him at TWORadio@aol.com, or call 818-986-4106. Or just send a check made out to either "This Way Out" or to their nonprofit corporate name of Overnight Productions (Inc.) to P.O. Box 38327, Los Angeles, CA, 90038. If after careful thought you really, truly, honestly, and definitely can't come up with even a tiny contribution anytime in the near future, why not drop a note just to add your moral support? It would mean a whole lot to the folks at "This Way Out." Sincerely, Marty Durlin KGNU Station Manager Co-founder, Grassroots Radio Coalition ************************************************************************ Thanks for giving your listeners the chance to discover THIS WAY OUT! ************************************************************************