H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PROGRAMMING REMINDER: There will be no "NewsWrap" segment on next week's "This Way Out" program (the week of 12/29/03), which will be filled by "Audiofile 2003 Year In Review" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #821, distributed 12/22/03 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) "And Baby" magazine delivers the real poop on queer parenting; Surviving queer partners' lawsuit wins Canada Pension Plan payback, while new P.M. Paul Martin tries new marriage maneuvers, Massachusetts lawmakers quiz their Supremes about a civil unions substitute, the Federal Marriage Amendment gets a push from Bush, Miyakonojo becomes the first Japanese city to protect B's & T's with L's & G's, plus other global news "TWO" normally 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/intro continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 SEGMENT #1 ­ "NewsWrap": In a landmark class action lawsuit, the Onntario Superior Court rules that denying survivor benefits from the Canada Pension Plan to gays and lesbians whose same gender partners have died violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, retroactive to 1985 [with brief comments by attorney DOUGLAS ELLIOTT and one of the plaintiffs, ALBERT McNUTT]; meanwhile, the government of newly-installed Canadian P.M. Paul Martin and the Massachusetts state legislature each ask their respective high courts if establishing civil unions would satisfy their marriage equality rulings, while U.S. President George W. Bush angers both queer activists and their opponents with his comments about the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment and state-created civil unions [with relevant excerpts from Diane Sawyer's "Primetime" ABC-TV interview]; the New Jersey Assembly passes a bill creating a statewide domestic partners registry with some significant legal rights, but the Ohio House overwhelmingly approves a bill not only to deny legal recognition to same gender marriages but to deny spousal benefits to the unmarried partners of state workers; in the U.S. state of Washington, the King County Council adopts an Equal Benefits O rdinance requiring all employers with county contracts worth over $25,000 to extend the same benefits to their unmarried workers' domestic partners as they do to married workers' spouses, while in Japan the city assembly of Miyakonojo passes an ordinance prohibiting discrimination against not only gays and lesbians, but becomes the first city in that nation to also protect bisexuals and transgenders; and gay actor and activist Harvey Fierstein finds an unusual platform from which to op-ed in the "New York Times" about queer marriage equality by riding on a float in the city's huge Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as his Tony-awarding winning "Hairspray" character "Edna Turnblad" -- dressed as Mrs. Santa Claus [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, FENCEBERRY, and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by JON BEAUPRE & CINDY FRIEDMAN] . . . . . . 10:35 SEGMENT #2 - "Support This Way Out" promo (with brief intro music from the British stage version of "Cabaret") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 SEGMENT #3 - It may come as a surprise to fans and readers of "AND BABY" that its publisher MICHELLE DARNE wasn't actually a parent when she began the magazine. Since then Darne and her partner have welcomed twin daughters -- and their periodical progeny was named one of the "100 greatest gay & lesbian success stories of 2001" by "OUT" magazine. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE was tempted to ask the ultimate super-mom for milk and cookies, but he was really there to talk with the lesbian media mogul about the ins and outs -- and the politics -- of queer parenting. Among the subjects discussed: a magazine borne of necessity, attracting mainstream advertisers, non-queer readers, and Rosie O'Donnell (with outro music from "Hush Little Baby" by BOBBY McFERRIN). . . . . . . . . . 9:55 [www.andbabymag.com] SEGMENT #4 - Celebrity voices+biggest 2003 queer news soundbites "TWO" I.D. (with music under from "Waves" by MARGIE ADAM) . . . . . . . . :55 SEGMENT #5 - And finally this week, we climb aboard the HOLIDAY EXPRESS for a bit of seasonal silliness ("DISCO SANTA") [3:40], and a word about next week's special "Audiofile 2003 Year In Review" program [:30] . . . 4:10 Closing continuity/credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:50 ----------------------------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, "AND BABY" MAGAZINE DELIVERS THE REAL POOP ON QUEER PARENTING... AND IN THE NEWS, SURVIVING QUEER PARTNERS' LAWSUIT WINS CANADA PENSION PLAN PAYBACK, WHILE NEW P.M. PAUL MARTIN TRIES NEW MARRIAGE MANEUVERS, MASSACHUSETTS LAWMAKERS QUIZ THEIR SUPREMES ABOUT A CIVIL UNIONS SUBSTITUTE, THE FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT GETS A PUSH FROM BUSH, AND MIYAKONOJO BECOMES THE FIRST JAPANESE CITY TO PROTECT B'S AND T'S WITH L'S AND G'S. 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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