THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #810, distributed 10/06/03 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Understanding Islam and its homo-contradictions; Pink lederhosen dress up Munich's Oktoberfest; Northern Ireland targets bias crimes but Indonesia may criminalize queers, thousands in Johannesburg parade their Pride, job rights and partner health are added to the U.S. Senate agenda, banished gay actor Hong Suk Chong returns to South Korea's television screens, plus other global GLBT 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 *==> Monday 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: Northern Ireland's government announces the introduction of a ministerial order allowing judges to increase penalties for hate-motivated crimes, including those against gays & lesbians, but under pressure from the country's Muslim population, Indonesia's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights is drafting major amendments to the criminal code that could lead to prison terms for consensual homosexual acts; South Africans party by the thousands in Johannesburg at the 14th annual national Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival; two queer-positive bills, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act, are introduced in the U.S. Senate, while 71 queer couples document their relationships on the opening day of Cook County, Illinois' domestic partners registry, but newly-enacted expanded legal standing for California's registered partners is challenged by two separate lawsuits and a budding repeal initiative; actor Hong Suk Chong returns to South Korean television for the first time since coming out 3 years ago cost him leading roles on 3 different TV series; and in advance of the annual October 11th National Coming Out Day in the U.S., Kentucky state Senator Ernesto Scorsone and "Boston Herald" sports columnist Ed Gray each publicly identify themselves as gay men [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, FENCEBERRY and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by CINDY FRIEDMAN & JON BEAUPRE] [9:10] + Islam & homosexuality billboard (over "NewsWrap" outro music) [:15] . . . . . . . . . . . 9:25 SEGMENT #2 - "Beer commercial" (from the early 1970's comedy album "A Child's Garden Of Grass") [:25] + The first keg of beer was tapped on September 20th and the last sold on October 5th. With its roots in the early 19th century, the MUNICH OKTOBERFEST is now a huge international festival that attracts around 6 million visitors from all over the world. In fact Oktoberfests are now everywhere, with more than 130 this year in North America alone, albeit sometimes with Thai food and no beer at all. But it's the strong regional flavor, the Bavarian beer and the lederhosen that make the Munich model so popular, and for the last several years distinctly different lederhosen have made more than a fun-filled fashion statement there. "This Way Out" correspondent AGNES KRUGER was among the thousands enjoying GAY DAY at the Munich Oktoberfest [7:05] . . . . 7:30 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by openly gay former U.S. pro baseball player BILLY BEAN (with "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" music under) [:20] + "MUHAMMAD AND MALE HOMOSEXUALITY" and "VISION AND PASSION: THE SYMBOLISM OF MALE LOVE IN ISLAMIC MYSTICAL LITERATURE" are just two of the articles in the New York University Press anthology "Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History and Literature," edited by Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe. Both of those articles were written by DR. JAMES WAFER, an openly gay lecturer in Social Anthropology at Australia's University of Newcastle. In the first of a 2-part feature (scheduled to conclude next week), former Muslim convert Wafer talks with "This Way Out" correspondent MICHAEL SCHEMBRI about Islam and its historically complex relationship to homosexuality -- a history which has not been uniformly hostile (with intro music from "A Call To Prayer" by OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK) [9:00] . . . . >. . . . . . . . . 9:20 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, UNDERSTAND ISLAM AND ITS HOMO- CONTRADICTIONS, AND PINK LEDERHOSEN DRESS UP MUNICH'S OKTOBERFEST... IN OTHER NEWS, NORTHERN IRELAND TARGETS BIAS CRIMES BUT INDONESIA MAY CRIMINALIZE QUEERS, THOUSANDS IN JOHANNESBURG PARADE THEIR PRIDE, JOB RIGHTS AND PARTNER HEALTH ARE ADDED TO THE U.S. SENATE AGENDA, WHILE LAWSUITS AND A BALLOT REPEAL THREATEN CALIFORNIA COUPLES' NEW RIGHTS, AND PIONEERING GAY ACTOR HONG SUK CHONG RETURNS TO SOUTH KOREA'S TV SCREENS AFTER A 3-YEAR BANISHMENT. THOSE STORIES AND MORE THIS WEEK WHEN YOU DISCOVER "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. ******************************************************** Some "This Way Out" operating expenses are funded by VOLUNTARY "PROGRAM ACQUISITION" PAYMENTS FROM AFFILIATE STATIONS, and through direct charitable donations from our listeners. 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