======================================== To listen to this week's "This Way Out" copy/paste into your browser: www.planetout.com/support/media.html?file=/two/two20060515.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 station affiliates in your area ======================================== THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #946, distributed 05/15/06 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Exodus refugee Levi Kreis sings "out" about his life and music; A "Grace"-ful farewell to the show that had the "Will"; Australia's Capital "ACTS" on civil unions, there's strong reaction to the Pope's "weak love" insult, a New Hampshire court "benefits" lesbigay state workers, a U.S. federal court "states" the marriage equality question, 4 marriage proposals could crowd Colorado's state ballot, and more news FEEDS MONDAY MAY 15 from 14:30-14:59 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A72.3* and TUESDAY MAY 16 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 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = *IMPORTANT - PRSS CHANNEL CHANGE: Starting with this week's program and TFN, "This Way Out" will be distributed on A72.3. 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USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT => RUNDOWN <= Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": The Australian Capital Territory establishes marriage-like civil unions for gays and lesbians, while the Pope continues his relentless attacks on queers, calling non-hetero love "weak" in advance of the incoming Italian government's campaign promise to legally recognize same gender couples; in the U.S., a New Hampshire judge orders the state to offer domestic partner benefits to its lesbigay workers, while Illinois' governor grants them through an executive order; a U.S. federal appeals court sidesteps the marriage equality question, ruling that it's an issue for state lawmakers and courts; no less than 4 marriage-related initiatives could be on the Colorado state ballot in November; a physical education teacher in Halifax, Nova Scotia perceived to be lesbian finally gets justice almost 6 years after being falsely accused of inappropriate behavior with a female student; the California state Senate passes a bill that would require age-appropriate inclusion of the historical contributions of LGBT people in public school curricula; and queer teen activists in the Northern California city of Los Altos get a lesson in perseverance -- and the power of bad publicity (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER and GRAHAM UNDERHILL, and reported this week by JON BEAUPRE and GREG GORDON) [10:20] + Levi Kreis billboard [:10] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 SEGMENT #2 - Its first episode aired on September 21, 1998, early in the post-"Ellen" era of American television. Queer characters were still a rarity, and NBC's introduction of a gay character in the title role of a sitcom was considered a bold move. But from the very start, "WILL & GRACE" had "smash hit" written all over it -- a fact that was clear to our STEVE PRIDE when he visited the set of the show shortly after its maiden broadcast [with comments by SEAN P. HAYES ("Jack") and executive producers DAVID KOHAN & MAX MUTCHNICK, and a scene from the pilot episode featuring Hayes and ERIC McCORMACK as "Will"]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:10 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by JANIS IAN/short CDs promo [:25] + Growing up in Eastern Tennessee, LEVI KREIS was playing the piano by the time he was six years old. Within two years he was performing regularly throughout the area, and by the time he turned twelve he'd already begun writing his own songs. But his attraction to other boys led him to the so-called "change therapy" of EXODUS INTERNATIONAL and eventually derailed his burgeoning Christian music career. Since then the now-openly gay Kreis has appeared in the national tour of "Rent," played Matthew McConaughey's younger brother in the film "Frailty," and been featured on "The Apprentice" TV show. He released an album late last year called "ONE OF THE ONES" under his own Leekus Peekus label that's been both critically acclaimed and served as his official "coming out" recording. With excerpts from that CD and from his as yet unreleased contribution to the soundtrack of the upcoming film version of "Southern Baptist Sissies," This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE chats with Kreis about his life and his music [8:30]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:55 [www.levikreis.com] Closing Credits/continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00 ===================================== * =============================== STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", "EXODUS" REFUGEE LEVI KREIS SINGS "OUT" ABOUT HIS LIFE AND MUSIC, AND A "GRACE"-FUL FAREWELL TO THE SHOW THAT HAD THE "WILL"... IN THE NEWS, AUSTRALIA'S CAPITAL "ACTS" ON CIVIL UNIONS, THERE'S STRONG REACTION TO THE POPE'S "WEAK LOVE" INSULT, A NEW HAMPSHIRE COURT "BENEFITS" LESBIGAY STATE WORKERS, A U.S. FEDERAL COURT "STATES" THE MARRIAGE EQUALITY QUESTION, AND 4 MARRIAGE PROPOSALS COULD CROWD COLORADO'S STATE BALLOT. 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