======================================== To listen to this week's "This Way Out" copy/paste into your browser: www.planetout.com/support/media.html?file=/two/two20051212.rm or click on the PlanetOut link at www.thiswayout.org [our current show is usually up by Thursday nights US Pacific Time each week] or check thiswayout.org for a list of our 150+ local broadcast station affiliates ======================================== THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #924, distributed 12/12/05 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Parent and child transcend transition during a "Transamerica" road trip; Canada's Svend Robinson controversially returns to the campaign trail; U.K. queer couples "civilize" their partnerships but Latvians march away from the aisle, same gender unions make news in New York, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Connecticut, U.S. Supremes consider forced recruiting, the religious right shifts Ford's queer-friendly gears, and more GLBT news FEEDS MONDAY DEC 12 from 14:30-14:59 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A72.7 and TUESDAY DEC 13 from 15:00-15:29 ET on Pacifica's KU satellite; Also available online at www.radio4all.net and Pacifica's Audioport, on postal-mailed audio CD to non-satellite/non-wired stations, and to individual subscribers --------- AIR THE ENTIRE HALF-HOUR AND/OR USE SELECTED SEGMENTS ------- ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE! USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT = = = = => Special Programming Reminder <= = = = = There will be no "NewsWrap" segment on "This Way Out" the weeks of 12/26/05 and 1/2/06. "Audiofile 2005 Year In Review" will tunefully fill our program the week of 12/26/05, and "Pride on Screen 2005" will review the year's queer highlights from the big & small screen on our program the week of 1/2/06. = = = = = = = = = Happy Holidays! = = = = = = = = = => RUNDOWN <= [times are rounded to the nearest :05] Opening teases/theme music/ intro continuity . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": Over a thousand gay and lesbian couples across the U.K. register their relationships under the new Civil Partnerships Act, but a constitutional ban on same gender marriage passes its second of three required readings in the Latvian Parliament; a New York state appeals court rules that judges cannot redefine marriage to allow queer couples to wed; Wisconsin's state Senate approves a constitutional amendment to ban any legal recognition of same gender couples; while still needing the state legislature's approval, supporters of an initiative to eliminate marriage equality in Massachusetts submit many more than the required number of petition signatures to make it eligible for the 2008 ballot; statistics show that far fewer lesbigay couples sought civil unions registration in Connecticut than those seeking marriage licenses in Massachusetts during the same initial 6-week period each became legal; in a case with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" implications, the U.S. Supreme Court hears a challenge to a law requiring universities getting federal money to allow military recruiters on campus; several GLBT advocacy groups express dismay over the Ford Motor Company's decision, seemingly caving to a boycott threatened by the rabidly anti-queer American Family Association, to pull ads for its luxury brands from all gay publications; and a religiously queer-supportive ad banned by U.S. TV networks wins some prestigious industry awards [written this week by JON BEAUPRE, LUCIA CHAPPELLE & GREG GORDON, with thanks to Cindy Friedman, Graham Underhill, Rex Wockner & John Aravosis, and reported by GREG GORDON & JON BEAUPRE [10:20] + "Transamerica" billboard [:10]. . . 10:30 SEGMENT #2 - Just over 18 months ago, pioneering openly gay MP SVEND ROBINSON resigned from the CANADIAN parliament after admitting he'd stolen an expensive ring from a jewelry auction. Robinson told reporters at the time that he'd been experiencing severe emotional distress and had "just snapped." He later said he'd been diagnosed with a mild form of bipolar disorder and has since, he says at the request of some mental health groups, been speaking publicly on that issue. Robinson has announced his return to political life as the New Democratic Party candidate in VANCOUVER CENTRE, the heart of Vancouver's queer community. "This Way Out" correspondent HEATHER KITCHING ["QueerFM"/CiTR-Vancouver] talks with Robinson about his controversial comeback candidacy in the January 23rd federal election against an arguably popular LGBT ally, Liberal MP Dr. Hedy Fry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:40 SEGMENT #3 - "Audiofile 2005 Year In Review" promo. . . . . . . . :35 SEGMENT #4 - Bree is highly educated, conservative, and transsexual. She's living in a poor section of Los Angeles and working two jobs to save money for her final sexual reassignment surgery, when she receives a fateful phone call. It's Toby, a jailed teenage hustler looking for his father -- and Bree is shocked to discover that a heterosexual encounter during her life as a man resulted in a son. Bree wants no part of Toby, but her therapist insists she must confront her past and withholds legal permission for Bree' s final operation until she has met the boy. Grudgingly Bree dips into her precious operation fund and flies to New York to bail Toby out, and they begin a "TRANSAMERICA" journey. Openly-gay DUNCAN TUCKER's directorial debut stars FELICITY HUFFMAN ("Desperate Housewives") and KEVIN ZEGERS ("Air Bud"). This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE chats with the principals about their road trip film that covers a lot more than geography (with clips from the movie, intro music from "Everything Possible" by THE FLIRTATIONS, and outro music from "I Am Woman" by HELEN REDDY). . . . . . . . . 8:25 [www. DeepStealth.com, www.PrideOnScreen.com] Closing Credits/continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:55 ===================================== * =============================== STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", PARENT AND CHILD TRANSCEND TRANSITION DURING A "TRANSAMERICA" ROAD TRIP, AND CANADA'S SVEND ROBINSON CONTROVERSIALLY RETURNS TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL... IN THE NEWS, U.K. GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES "CIVILIZE" THEIR PARTNERSHIPS BUT LATVIANS MARCH AWAY FROM THE AISLE, SAME GENDER UNIONS MAKE NEWS IN NEW YORK, WISCONSIN, MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT, U.S. SUPREMES CONSIDER FORCED MILITARY RECRUITING, AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT SHIFTS FORD'S QUEER-FRIENDLY GEARS. THOSE STORIES - AND MORE THIS WEEK - WHEN YOU TUNE IN TO "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. [STATION] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> MISSED THE SATELLITE FEEDS? <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can download broadcast quality mp3s of our program free of charge at www.radio4all.net. ========================================================================== Some "This Way Out" operating expenses are funded by VOLUNTARY "PROGRAM ACQUISITION" PAYMENTS FROM YOU, OUR STATIONS, and through direct charitable donations from our listeners. 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