* * IMPORTANT ADVISORY BELOW, PLEASE SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN * * THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #801, distributed 08/04/03 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Anti-marriage proposals are preached at The Vatican and the White House; Gay New Zealand M.P. Tim Barnett explains his civil unions plan; The U.S. Senate is introduced to queer immigration equality; Londoners parade and party with Pride, critics "Milk" controversy over New York City's queer high school, and other global GLBT news; plus Tom Wilson-Weinberg's "Hymn" to the separation of church and state "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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 SEGMENT #1 ­ NewsWrap: The Vatican publishes a 12-page broadsidde entitled "Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons", targeting Roman Catholic politicians but intended to influence global legislation, calling legal recognition of same gender couples "the approval or legalization of evil" and warning that adoption equality means "doing violence to... children", eliciting vocal support from several high-profile bishops but angry condemnation from many gay Catholic lawmakers around the world; in response to a more general question about homosexuality, U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH refers to "sinners" and "the sanctity of marriage" in voicing his support for "codifying" legislation to prevent legal same gender marriages [hear his entire statement], prompting Republican and Democratic party leaders to stake out their positions on the issue; members of the Metropolitan Police Authority's Gay Police Association lead at least 15,000 people in a pride march, and over 60,000 Party in the Park, to celebrate London's 31st Pink Parade; controversy greets the announcement that New York City's Harvey Milk High School, created to allow GLBT youth to receive their education without fear of harassment and violence, will open as a free-standing city funded school this year; and according to the European section of the International Lesbian & Gay Association [ILGA], August 1st marked the first time in perhaps 1,500 years that the European political sphere has been free of laws criminalizing private, non-commercial homosexual acts between consenting adults [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, FENCEBERRY and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by JON BEAUPRE & CINDY FRIEDMAN] [10:30] + U.S. immigration feature billboard [:20] . . . . . 10:50 SEGMENT #2 - NEW ZEALAND's Government in July announced its intention to introduce a bill to create civil unions open to same-gender and unmarried heterosexual couples, with all the rights and responsibilities of marriage. The bill to amend more than 100 laws has been drafted for the Labour Party by openly gay MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TIM BARNETT. In Wellington, JIM WATERS and HUGH YOUNG [Access Radio's "Gay BC"] managed to chat briefly with Barnett by cell phone about his Government's civil unions proposal during a break in the MP's parliamentary schedule [5:10] + "TWO" I.D. by actor TERENCE STAMP, 'Bernadette' in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" [:20] . . . . . 5:30 SEGMENT #3 - On Valentine's Day, New York's Jerrold Nadler for the third consecutive year introduced the PERMANENT PARTNERS IMMIGRATION ACT (PPIA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, where it now has the bipartisan support of 116 co-sponsors. The bill was introduced for the first time in the U.S. Senate this week by Vermont's Patrick Leahy and 5 original co-sponsors. The PPIA would modify the federal Immigration and Nationality Act to provide same-gender partners of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents the same immigration benefits that legal spouses of U.S. residents -- and same gender bi-national couples in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden and the United Kingdom -- currently enjoy. In this report by Los Angeles correspondent KATHY SANCHEZ [KPFK's "IMRU"] DOUG HAXALL, CHRIS HAISS & SOPHIE FANELLI, Board members of Immigration Equality, the local chapter of the U.S. national Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force, and some other bi-nationally coupled gays, lesbians and transgenders, discuss the heartbreaking challenges they face, and how even post 9/11 immigrant detentions can be queer . . . . . 7:15 SEGMENT #4 - "HYMN", a program-ending benediction (of sorts) about the separation of church and state, from the TOM WILSON-WEINBERG musical "GET USED TO IT" (introduced by a brief excerpt from George W. Bush's comments about same gender marriage heard earlier in "NewsWrap") . . . . . . 2:45 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 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, ANTI-MARRIAGE PROPOSALS ARE PREACHED AT THE VATICAN AND THE WHITE HOUSE, GAY NEW ZEALAND M.P. TIM BARNETT EXPLAINS HIS CIVIL UNIONS PLAN, AND THE U.S. SENATE IS INTRODUCED TO G-L-B-T IMMIGRATION EQUALITY... IN OTHER NEWS, LONDONERS PARADE AND PARTY WITH PRIDE, CRITICS "MILK" A CONTROVERSY OVER NEW YORK CITY'S QUEER HIGH SCHOOL, AND EUROPE IS FREE OF ANTI-GAY SEX LAWS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1,500 YEARS... 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However, as "This Way Out" program #800 hit your airwaves (distributed on July 28th), our fundraising projections are falling short of what we need to guarantee our survival through the end of 2003. WE'RE THEREFORE ASKING EACH STATION THAT GETS "THIS WAY OUT" AT NO COST VIA SATELLITE OR ONLINE TO SEND US A VOLUNTARY *ONE-TIME* "PROGRAM ACQUISITION FEE" OF $250 -- MORE IF YOU CAN, OR WHATEVER YOUR STATION CAN AFFORD IF $250 IS NOT POSSIBLE. With so much happening so fast regarding key issues ­- such as gaay/lesbian marriage, job rights, hate crimes, and conflicts over queer clergy within major religious denominations -- the need for the kind of information and education that "This Way Out" uniquely delivers has never been more important. We also believe that being able to pitch around "This Way Out" has contributed to the success of many stations' fund drives over the years. WE BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS A RELATIVELY-SMALL AMOUNT FROM A RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF STATIONS. 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On behalf of the isolated teens for whom "This Way Out" is a vital supportive voice, activists who count on the global news they can hear nowhere else, and non-gay listeners who are enlightened and entertained by the diverse programming we offer, our heartfelt thanks to each of you for your support. Greg Gordon Lucia Chappelle Cindy Friedman Coordinating Producer Associate Producer News Director ********************************************************************* Thanks for giving your listeners the chance to discover THIS WAY OUT! *********************************************************************