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THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #873, distributed 12/20/04 (hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) The new chancellor of America's oldest bar association speaks "out"; Revelations delight even non-mystery readers in "Packing Mrs. Phipps"; Spain "morally rehabilitates" queers persecuted under Francisco Franco, Tuscany enacts anti-discrimination protections, Singapore's government "Scrooges" a gay Christmas party, a city in the Philippines and a salon in Argentina express contrary views on visibility, and other global GLBT news "TWO" feeds via the PRSS EVERY MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on A72.3, EVERY TUESDAY @ 15:00 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 ========================================================================== Weekly feeds are scheduled by the PRSS on A72.3 through December 2004, and then from January through March 2005 on A72.7. 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[no teases this week] . . . :40 SEGMENT #1 ­ "NewsWrap": Spain's Parliament unanimously endorses a resolution recognizing the persecution of as many as 5,000 gays and lesbians sent to "sexual rehabilitation camps" during the long rule of dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco, and lesbigay groups are now seeking financial compensation for them; the Tuscany Regional Council enacts what may be Italy's first sexual orientation and gender identity anti-discrimination protections; two federal lawsuits are filed challenging the U.S. military's infamous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and there's a hopeful sign from a ruling by an Army Criminal Appeals Court overturning a heterosexual sodomy conviction citing last year's U.S. Supreme Court "Lawrence" decision; Singapore's government prohibits an all-night gay Christmas party because it "goes against the moral values of a large majority of Singaporeans," while Mawari City in the Philippines adopts an ordinance to force gay men and transgenders back into the closet as part of a "cleansing" program for what is the only Islam-dominated city in the nation, but a hair salon in the Argentine city of Cordoba publishes a "help wanted" ad seeking only gay men, and about 10,000 march in Buenos Aires' 13th annual Pride parade; Argentina's first gay radio station begins Internet broadcasts at ArgentinaGayRadio.com, while South Africans know when they can hear a new weekly 2-hour GLBT program on Radio 2000 called "The Tuesday Night Show"; the queer world mourns the recent deaths of U.S. broadcaster David Brudnoy, mystery novelist Joseph Hansen, National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association founder Leroy Aarons, and Scotland activist Cecil Sinclair; and a San Francisco-area lesbian couple has introduced a new line of clothing designed specifically for butch women, "bois" and even transgender men at ChocolateBabyDesigns.com (written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER, and GREG GORDON, and reported this week by DEAN ELZINGA & CINDY FRIEDMAN) [10:30] + Billboard for Andrew Chirls interview [:15]. . . . . . 10:45 SEGMENT #2 - Promo for special TWO program CDs and cassette subscriptions [voiced by LUCIA CHAPPELLE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :30 SEGMENT #3 - "PACKING MRS. PHIPPS: A JO JACUZZO MYSTERY" by Anne Seale (from Alyson Books) offers even those who are not fans of the genre an entertaining read and some surprising revelations, according to This Way Out correspondent JANET MASON [3:15] + "TWO" I.D. by "Henry Rios Mysteries" writer MICHAEL NAVA [:15] . . . . . . . . 3:30 SEGMENT #4 - Philadelphia's extension of spousal benefits to gay and lesbian city employees with registered "life partnerships" was unanimously upheld by the Pennsylvania state Supreme Court earlier this month. Their decision reversed a state appeals court's finding that the city had overstepped its authority by creating a new marital status. The Philadelphia legal world has indeed come a long way since the film that bears its name, and ANDREW CHIRLS hopes to continue that progress in the "City of Brotherly Love". In January Chirls will take office as the first openly gay chancellor of the PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION, the oldest such group in the United States. This Way Out correspondent ROBERT DRAKE [WXPN-FM/Philadelphia] chats with Chirls about his cinematic inspiration, being an openly gay attorney, and his "out"look on the future. . . 10:45 SEGMENT #5 - Back-to-back promos for "Audiofile Year In Review 2004" (to air on the "This Way Out" program the week of 12/27/04) and "Pride On Screen 2004" (to air the week of 1/3/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:25 Closing continuity/credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:50 ==================================== * ================================ STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," THE NEW CHANCELLOR OF AMERICA'S OLDEST LAWYERS GROUP SPEAKS "OUT", AND REVELATIONS DELIGHT EVEN NON- MYSTERY READERS IN "PACKING MRS. PHIPPS"... IN THE NEWS, SPAIN "MORALLY REHABILITATES" QUEERS PERSECUTED UNDER FRANCISCO FRANCO, TUSCANY ENACTS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS, TWO U.S. LAWSUITS LAUNCH A NEW ATTACK ON "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL," SINGAPORE'S GOVERNMENT "SCROOGES" A GAY CHRISTMAS PARTY, AND A CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES AND A SALON IN ARGENTINA EXPRESS CONTRARY VIEWS ON VISIBILITY. 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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