THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #823, distributed 01/05/04 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Sir Ian's wizardly wit sparkles from the movement to Middle Earth; Argentina criminalizes anti-queer discrimination, a South Korean judge reluctantly rates a gay Web site "X", Indonesia gets its first gay screen kiss, Tasmanian couples ring in the New Year with Australia's first registered partnerships, China's first transman ties a historic knot, honors abound for activists in several countries, & 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 tease/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 SEGMENT #1 ­"NewsWrap": Argentina adds "sexual orientation" and "geender identity or its expression" as protected categories in the nation's Antidiscrimination Law, while in the U.S. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm issues an order barring job bias in the state's executive branch; South Korea's first gay Web site, X-Zone, loses a court censorship battle even though the judge says his "no other choice" ruling could violate the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians there, while "Arisan!" is not only the first film showing a gay kiss in Indonesia to escape government censorship, it's a box office hit; the first-ever same gender registered partnerships in Australia are contracted on the first business day of 2004 in the state of Tasmania; church weddings for gay & lesbian couples are authorized by the soon-to-merge three largest Protestant denominations in the Netherlands; the Pope continues his outspoken assault on legal recognition of same gender couples, but more than a score of Chicago, Illinois-area Roman Catholic priests issue an "open letter" condemning the Vatican's "vile and toxic" anti-queer language; China's first transman becomes that nation's first transsexual to legally marry there; and New Year honors are bestowed upon queer activists in South Africa (Zackie Achmat and the group he chairs, Treatment Action Campaign), Nigeria (Alliance Rights Nigeria), Uzbekistan (imprisoned journalist Ruslan Sharipov), the U.S. (New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson), Canada (first gay married couple Michael Leshner & Michael Stark), the U.K. (Police Inspector Paul Cahill, film & stage director Stephen Daldry, and Anna Patrizio of Parent's Enquiry Scotland), New Zealand (music & TV stars The Topp Twins), and Italy (homeless gay cross-dressing hero Natale Morea) [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, FENCEBERRY, REX WOCKNER and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by CINDY FRIEDMAN & JON BEAUPRE] . . . . . . 10:50 SEGMENT #2 - "TWO" celebrity voices/Biggest 2003 Queer News soundbites I.D. (with music under from "Waves" by MARGIE ADAM) . . . . . . :55 SEGMENT #3 - WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND pulled out every possible stop for the mid-December premier of the final installment of director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Return of the King" -- and it was a celebration as much of the land where the trilogy was filmed as for the movies themselves. In the scant three weeks since a grand parade brought 100,000 fans to the streets of Wellington, "Return" has opened in 39 countries and brought in more than 500 million (US) dollars. That brings the total take of the three "Rings" movies to a staggering $2 billion plus! Starring in the role of the wizardly Gandalf is the incomparable SIR IAN MCKELLEN, famed for his up-front gay politics as well as his classic Shakespearean performances. With his current successes as Gandalf, and as Magneto in the "X-Men" series, McKellen has added "action figure" to his resume of actor/activist. But it was the activist who came to the fore when Sir Ian was feted by the Wellington gay/lesbian/bi/trans community at Premier House during the "Return of the King" celebrations. HUGH YOUNG of Access Radio's "Gay BC" was on hand to record McKellen's (as always) witty remarks, which roamed from personal coming out stories to the global struggle for queer equality, masterly readings of a note floating around the Internet about how King Henry VIII and his wives might react to the recent consecration of openly gay U.S. Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and comments about the importance of legal and institutional evolution by the third U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson -- and why he had more fun playing "Gandalf" than "Magneto" (with brief intro music from "The Lord of the Rings" movie soundtrack) . . . . . . 13:15 SEGMENT #4 - "TWO" I.D. by MARGIE ADAM (with intro music from her "The Unicorn Song") [:35] + "Support TWO" promo (with intro music from "Cabaret") [1:00] . . . . . . 1:35 Closing continuity/credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:40 ----------------------------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, SIR IAN'S WIZARDLY WIT SPARKLES FROM THE MOVEMENT TO MIDDLE EARTH... IN THE NEWS, ARGENTINA CRIMINALIZES ANTI- QUEER DISCRIMINATION, A SOUTH KOREAN JUDGE RELUCTANTLY RATES A GAY WEB SITE "X", INDONESIA GETS ITS FIRST GAY SCREEN KISS, TASMANIAN COUPLES RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH AUSTRALIA'S FIRST REGISTERED PARTNERSHIPS, CHINA'S FIRST TRANSMAN TIES A HISTORIC KNOT, AND NEW YEAR HONORS ABOUND FOR ACTIVISTS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES. ALL THAT 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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