THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #790, distributed 05/19/03 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) "Daddy and Papa" raise kids and consciousness; Renowned her-storian Lillian Faderman reveals feminism's lesbian roots; Global Days of Action protest Egyptian persecution, five Southern African nations are chastised in a 3-year homophobia study, Puerto Rico's sodomy law hangs on the U.S. Supreme Court's Texas ruling, the Scottish Parliament could soon consider same gender "Civil Partnerships", and other global news "TWO" feeds via the PRSS EVERY MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on A72.3*, EVERY 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 2004 <== -------- 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 SEGMENT #1 ­ NewsWrap: Lead by Amnesty International, Global Days of Action protesting Egyptian persecution of gay men mark the 2nd anniversary of the notorious police raid at Cairo's gay-friendly Queen Boat Nile riverboat nightclub; Human Rights Watch & IGLHRC jointly issue a scathing report condemning government-encouraged harassment and violence against GLBT people in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and lamenting political "silence and foot-dragging" over queer equality issues in South Africa; at least 3 men are reportedly executed for homosexuality in Iran; a bill to overhaul Puerto Rico's penal code retains a 10-year prison sentence for consensual adult homosexual acts, pending the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the challenge to Texas' sodomy law; Scotland's newly-elected openly gay MP Patrick Harvie introduces a bill to create legally-recognized same gender "Civil Partnerships"; after 22 years in politics the British Parliament's first openly-gay member, Labour's Chris Smith, announces that he won't seek reelection; a second transgender mayor in India has been removed from office by a local court, while the nation's Supreme Court agrees to hear the appeal of the first to be ousted; the highest administrative court in Greece orders the closure of what may be the nation's most popular gay bar, the Pierros on Mykonos; and Philippines Congressmember Imee Marcos (daughter of the late tyrant Ferdinand) surprises some pundits by proposing "X-Men's Day", a national day to honor gays & lesbians [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, FENCEBERRY, and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by CINDY FRIEDMAN & RALPH RADEBAUGH] [10:05] + "Daddy & Papa" billboard (over "NewsWrap" outro music) [:15] . . 10:20 SEGMENT #2 - To hear many accounts of the feminist movement's progress since the mid-19th century you'd think that the presence of lesbian activists was a relatively recent development. That's a major misconception, according to renowned lesbian herstorian LILLIAN FADERMAN, author of such books as the landmark "Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present", and the more recent "To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done For America - A History". This Way Out's JOSY CATOGGIO chats with Faderman about the contributions of woman-loving women during the first wave of feminism (with intro/outro music from "I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle" performed by BESSIE SMITH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:20 SEGMENT #3 ­ "TWO" I.D. by openly-gay Canadian Olympics swimming champ MARK TEWKSBURY [:10] + As if the pressures of parenthood weren't enough, gays & lesbians with children face many unique challenges, including social prejudice and a frequently unfriendly legal system. The documentary "DADDY & PAPA" examines the lives of four families headed by gay fathers, a high-profile Florida household and three from California. A favorite at gay & lesbian film festivals around the world, the 60-minute film has won more than 10 major awards, and will enjoy its broadcast debut on U.S. public television stations in early June. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE chats with filmmaker JOHNNY SYMONS and his partner WILLIAM ROGERS about "Daddy & Papa" -- and about their own journey to parenthood (includes an audio excerpt from the film featuring their young son Zachary, and with brief outro music from "Hush Little Baby" performed by BOBBY McFERRIN) [6:35]. . . . . 6:45 [www.daddyandpapa.com] 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, "DADDY AND PAPA" RAISE KIDS AND CONSCIOUSNESS, AND RENOWNED HER-STORIAN LILLIAN FADERMAN REVEALS FEMINISM'S LESBIAN ROOTS... IN THE NEWS, GLOBAL DAYS OF ACTION PROTEST EGYPTIAN PERSECUTION, 5 SOUTHERN AFRICAN NATIONS ARE CHASTISED IN A 3-YEAR HOMOPHOBIA STUDY, PUERTO RICO'S SODOMY LAW HANGS ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S TEXAS RULING, AND THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT COULD SOON CONSIDER SAME- GENDER "CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS". 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 FEEDS? <~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. 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