THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #837, distributed 04/12/04 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) "Mama Mary" makes a difference in AIDS-ravaged Uganda; Zimbabwe lesbians counter culture and fight for rights; The General Assembly resists spousal benefits for queer UN workers, Britain's job protections face their first test, a U.S. agency restores civil service job rights, Saudis unblock "clothed" gay Web sites, Singapore bans meetings of a queer rights group, and 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 December 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 . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 SEGMENT #1 ­ "NewsWrap": The UN General Assembly asks Secretary-Geeneral Kofi Annan to reconsider his extension of spousal benefits to legally-recognized same gender couples; in Italy, the Tuscany Regional Council extends limited recognition to queer domestic partners and bans discrimination on the basis of what it calls "sexual tendencies"; in the first test of Britain's new laws against sexual orientation employment discrimination, a social worker files a complaint against a Catholic charity for withdrawing a job offer after he disclosed his long-term gay relationship; apparently under pressure from the White House following widespread criticism, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel issues a statement affirming employment discrimination protections for gay and lesbian federal civil servants; responding to protest by the group Reporters Without Borders, Saudi Arabia unblocks two queer Web sites it determines are not pornographic, but the Internet is now seemingly the only way for queer Singaporeans to communicate with each other after its main advocacy group People Like Us is denied official government recognition and threatened with sanctions if it holds further meetings; Zanzibar's Parliament enacts a Government bill to increase sentences for homosexual acts and to criminalize same gender marriages, but in the U.S., "Forbes" magazine estimates that legalizing marriage for same gender couples already living together could pump an additional $16.8 billion dollars into the country's already profitable wedding industry; and gay U.S. author Doug Wright wins the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for his play "I Am My Own Wife," which chronicles the life of the late famed German cross-dresser Charlotte von Mahlsdorf [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, FENCEBERRY, REX WOCKNER, and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by CINDY FRIEDMAN & RICK WATTS] [9:35] + Zimbabwe lesbians billboard [:05]. 9:40 SEGMENT #2 - Support "TWO" CDs promo [voiced by Lucia Chappelle] . 2:05 SEGMENT #3 - Last week on "This Way Out" we began an incredible journey with AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION co-founder MARY ADAIR. In 2001 a new branch of the AHF called GLOBAL IMMUNITY sent Adair, a lesbian activist and physicians assistant, to set up an AIDS clinic in the rural community of MASAKA, UGANDA, about a 2 hour drive from the capital city of Kampala. As we discover in the conclusion of this 2-part feature, the effort has been a mutual learning experience, as Adair shares some remarkable success stories with correspondent NANCY BEVERLY [with thanks to KATHY SANCHEZ for production assistance, and with brief outro music from "She Who Turns Men's Heads" by DAVID HEWITT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:35 [www.aidshealth.org] SEGMENT #4 - "TWO" I.D. by ZRAZY (intro'd by a brief excerpt from their song "Come Out, Everybody") [:25] + Elsewhere on the African continent, lesbian and gay activists are making gradual progress in the political arena. FADZA MUPARUTSA of GALZ, Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, reported on the roadblocks to social justice in her country at the World Conference of the International Lesbian and Gay Association, held last November in Manila. Her remarks were recorded by UMA KALI SHAKTI, a South Asian/South Pacific Black Disabled Dyke from New Zealand who's currently a producer at 2SER-FM's "Gaywaves" program in Sydney, Australia [with intro/outro music from "Wodaabe Nights" by SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK) [4:25]. . . . . . 4:50 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," "MAMA MARY" MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN AIDS-RAVAGED UGANDA, WHILE ZIMBABWE LESBIANS COUNTER CULTURE AND FIGHT FOR RIGHTS... IN THE NEWS, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESISTS SPOUSAL BENEFITS FOR QUEER U.N. WORKERS, BRITAIN'S JOB PROTECTIONS FACE THEIR FIRST TEST, A U.S. AGENCY RESTORES CIVIL SERVICE JOB RIGHTS, SAUDIS UNBLOCK "CLOTHED" GAY WEB SITES, SINGAPORE BANS MEETINGS OF A QUEER RIGHTS GROUP, AND ZANZIBAR CRIMINALIZES SAME GENDER WEDDINGS. 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, a grant from Clarissa Pinkola Estes' La Sociedad de Guadalupe Foundation, and through direct charitable donations from our listeners. 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