THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #829, distributed 02/16/04 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Guam-born tranny boy Jaycub Perez slams the poetry and hips the hop; Less "Sex and" more "Mayhem" in Part 2 of Donald Currie's "movie in sound"; Opening ceremonies Launch the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras; An equal rights sea change sweeps the Australian Capital Territory, British Lords recognize transsexual identity, the Massachusetts marriage amendment stalls, San Francisco's "marryin' mayor" draws a crowd, and other 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": The Australian Capital Territory amends moore than two dozen territorial laws towards equal treatment of gays & lesbians and same gender couples, while Italy's Chamber of Deputies approves harsh assisted reproduction restrictions that explicitly exclude lesbians and gay men, but Slovakia's cabinet okays a bill barring bias based on sexual orientation; the European Court of Human Rights orders retroactive compensation in a British age of consent case, while Britain's House of Lords overwhelmingly passes the Gender Recognition Bill to allow transsexuals to revise their birth certificates and to marry someone of the opposite gender, and the Church of England Synod discusses ordaining openly queer clergy and blessing same gender unions; in the U.S., Massachusetts legislators debate a hetero-only marriage state constitutional amendment but recess for another month without taking any action, while legislation to outlaw legal recognition of gay & lesbian unions progresses in Idaho and Virginia but appears dead in South Dakota; queer couples are denied marriage licenses in "Freedom to Marry Week" actions in California, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, but thousands flock to San Francisco to legally wed after newly-elected Mayor Gavin Newsom orders the County Clerk to issue marriage licenses to same gender couples -- at least until a court considers an injunction to stop them on February 17th [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, FENCEBERRY, REX WOCKNER and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by CINDY FRIEDMAN & CHRISTOPHER GAAL] [10:40] + billboard for "Sex & Mayhem Part 2" and Jaycub Perez features (over "NewsWrap" outro music [:05] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:45 SEGMENT #2 - That time of year is upon us again, and the SYDNEY LESBIAN AND GAY MARDI GRAS is still one of the world's best places to spend it. "This Way Out" correspondent MICHAEL SCHEMBRI [2SER-FM/Sydney's "Gaywaves"] was among the revelers in Hyde Park on February 6th, and shares the flavor of the festivities with these snippets from the stage by the OUT TO PLAY DRUMMERS, host BRIDGET HAIRE, Wiradjuri Elder SYLVIA SCOTT and singer ENDA MARKEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:15 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" celebrity voices I.D. [:25] + Support "TWO" promo [:45] . . . 1:10 SEGMENT #4 - Billboard for Jaycub Perez feature [:05] + Return with us now to those sometimes less-than-thrilling days of yesteryear, as gay writer/director/performer DONALD CURRIE (with producer/engineer Jason Gorski) recalls coming of age in the psychedelic tie-dyed whirlwind of 1960s San Francisco. "SEX AND MAYHEM PART 2" is the latest CD installment of what Currie calls his "movies made of sound", and it's another entertaining "autobiographical audiobook" in his planned 4-part series. In this cut, called "We Did What Was Demanded", Currie recalls the pre-Stonewall years of paranoia, and an event that proved persecution was not imaginary [4:10]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:15 (http://cdbaby.com/donaldcurrie) SEGMENT #5 - JAYCUB PEREZ is a San Francisco hip-hop MC originally from Guam who takes his activism as seriously as his art. He performs as "Scarletto", self-identifies as "an Asian-Pacific Islander Trannyboy," and is on a mission to fight invisibility and inspire unity. Perez talks about his politics and shares some of his poetry ("Catho-holic Coming Out") with ALLA PEKAREVA and HEATHER RIGGALL of the outLoud Queer Youth Radio Project (thanks also to outLoud's NOAH MILLER). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:15 (www.outloudradio.org) Closing continuity/credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 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," GUAM-BORN TRANNY-BOY JAYCUB PEREZ SLAMS THE POETRY AND HIPS THE HOP, THERE'S LESS "SEX AND" MORE "MAYHEM" IN PART 2 OF DONALD CURRIE'S "MOVIES MADE OF SOUND", AND OPENING CEREMONIES LAUNCH THE ANNUAL SYDNEY GAY & LESBIAN MARDI GRAS... IN OTHER NEWS, AN EQUAL RIGHTS SEA CHANGE SWEEPS THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, BRITISH LORDS RECOGNIZE TRANSSEXUAL IDENTITY, THE MASSACHUSETTS MARRIAGE AMENDMENT STALLS, AND SAN FRANCISCO'S "MARRYIN' MAYOR" DRAWS A CROWD. 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. "This Way Out" is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the corporate name of OVERNIGHT PRODUCTIONS (INC.). ********************************************************************* Thanks for giving your listeners the opportunity to discover THIS WAY OUT! *********************************************************************