THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #838, distributed 04/19/04 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) "Documenting" the really unreal real story of a Las Vegas "Showboy"; A circuit court judge mulls Multnomah County marriages; Canada's first openly-gay politician Svend Robinson falls from grace, Iowa Republicans flunk a gay Board of Education nominee, African Anglicans refuse U.S. Episcopalians' money, trans-treatment is approved for a 13-year-old Australian, 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": Following an "inexplicable" shoplifting iincident, Canada's first openly-gay Member of Parliament SVEND ROBINSON unexpectedly announces his withdrawal from politics [with excerpts from Robinson's emotional media statement]; in the U.S., Iowa's Republican-dominated Senate rejects Democratic Governor Tom Vilsack's appointment of Jonathan Wilson to the State Board of Education because Wilson is gay; Africa's Anglican leaders decide to reject all financial contributions from the U.S. because of the consecration of openly partnered gay Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire Gene Robinson, while Church of England Canon Jeffrey John, who withdrew his nomination to be Bishop of Reading following strong opposition from British Anglicans, is slated to become Dean of Saint Albans, one of the most senior jobs in the U.K. Church; Australia's Family Court approves medical treatment and a revised birth certificate for 13-year-old female-to-male transgender "Alex"; the UN Commission on Human Rights announces that it will delay consideration until next year of Brazil's resolution recognizing the human rights of sexual minorities; and TV's "Naked News" companion online program "The Daily Male" retools to appeal to its core audience: gay men [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, FENCEBERRY, REX WOCKNER, and GREG GORDON, and anchored this week by RICK WATTS & CINDY FRIEDMAN] [9:35] + "Showboy" billboard (over "NewsWrap" outro music) [:10]. . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 SEGMENT #2 - Discrimination and tradition locked horns in a MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON courtroom April 16th during two hours of legal arguments over gay marriage. Supporters of same-gender unions argued that the state Constitution bans discrimination of any kind, including any restrictions on marriage by gay and lesbian couples. Opponents argued the state and its voters have the right to define marriage as the traditional union of a man and a woman. ANDY SEATON of Portland community radio station KBOO-FM reports (with in-court comments by the ACLU's KEN CHO, friend of the court attorney BETH ALLEN, MULTNOMAH COUNTY ATTORNEY AGNES SOWLE, and JUDGE FRANK BEARDON, and post-hearing press conference statements by ACLU of Oregon Executive Director DAVID FIDANQUE, the Defense of Marriage Coalition's KELLY CLARK, and JULIE WILLIAMS, a member of one of litigating couples, and with thanks to KBOO Evening News & Public Affairs Director Robert Jefferson) [5:20] + "A Love Chantey" (performed by "straight but not narrow" satirist RUSS BUCHANAN*) [1:55] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:15 [*http://midnightgraffiti.com/mgmusic.html] SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by Olympics Gold Medallist GREG LOUGANIS [:05] + So what happens when a successful TV writer moves from Hollywood to LAS VEGAS in pursuit of a seemingly unrealistic dream? That's a question asked and answered in a film with a reality-defying style and the evocative title "SHOWBOY." This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE has preview clips, and chats with the writers, directors and stars of the film: CHRISTIAN TAYLOR and LINDY HEYMANN (with brief outro music from "Last Dance" by DONNA SUMMER from the movie soundtrack) [9:05]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:10 [www.showboy-themovie.com] Closing continuity/credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:35 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00 ----------------------------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," "DOCUMENTING" THE REALLY UNREAL REAL STORY OF A LAS VEGAS "SHOWBOY," AND A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE MULLS MULTNOMAH COUNTY MARRIAGES... IN OTHER NEWS, CANADA'S FIRST OPENLY-GAY POLITICIAN SVEND ROBINSON FALLS FROM GRACE, IOWA REPUBLICANS FLUNK A GAY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOMINEE, AFRICAN ANGLICANS REFUSE U.S. EPISCOPALIANS' MONEY, AND TRANS-TREATMENT IS APPROVED FOR 13-YEAR-OLD AUSTRALIAN. 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, grants from Clarissa Pinkola Estes' La Sociedad de Guadalupe Foundation and The Kicking Assets Fund of the Tides Foundation, and through direct charitable donations from our listeners. 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