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THIS WAY OUT
the international gay & lesbian radio magazine
RUNDOWN for Program #990, distributed 03/19/07
(hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle)
US Joint Chiefs General Peter Pace misfires on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell,"
with a militant response by award-winning "out" musician Robert Urban;
A revolutionary American history lesson is offered in a Rainbow Minute;
France's top court annuls a gay couple's marriage, Canadian Anglicans
cross their Communion over queer rites, a so-called "family man"
proposes a Polish "no promo homo" law, and more global GLBT news
Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity . . . . . . . . . . 1:05
SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": France's top court says a gay couple's 2004
marriage was illegal, thousands march in Rome for same-gender couple rights, Mexico
City celebrates its first civil unions, Canadian Anglicans defy their
conservative Communion counterparts with a resolution supporting the blessing of
lesbigay couples, Poland's Education Minister warns that Europe will go Muslim if
queer "promotion" isn't outlawed, a top church leader in Trinidad and Tobago
warns that Sir Elton John's performance there will turn locals queer,
recently-out NBA player John Amaechi becomes the first openly-gay male athlete to sign an
endorsement deal with a major company, and gay martyr Harvey Milk will get
"busted" at San Francisco City Hall (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to
LUCIA CHAPPELLE, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, THOMAS MARZHAL, and REX WOCKNER with BILL
KELLEY, and reported this week by CHRISTOPHER GAAL and JON BEAUPRE) [10:33] +
Pace comments report billboard [:07]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:40
SEGMENT #2 - In case you thought the issue of gays and lesbians in the U.S.
armed forces was a 21st century phenomenon, check out this "revolutionary"
American history lesson in a "Rainbow Minute: FREDERICK VON STEUBEN, FATHER OF
THE U.S. ARMY" (produced by JUDD PROCTOR & BRIAN BURNS at WRIR-FM in Richmond,
Virginia and "taught" by JAY WHITE). . . . . . . 1:13
SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" Email Lists Promo . . . . . . . . . . . . . :55
SEGMENT #4 - He leads the world's most powerful military machine, but he
took the field as a social philosopher this week when asked about the "Don't Ask,
Don't Tell" policy by saying gays and lesbians aren't fit to serve because
they're "immoral." This Way Out reporters JON BEAUPRE and CHRISTOPHER GAAL have
U.S. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF GENERAL PETER PACE's entire remarks and reaction
to them, including comments by former New Jersey Governor JAMES McGREEVEY and
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director MATT FOREMAN, plus a
"militant" musical response, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," by award-winning "out"
singer/songwriter ROBERT URBAN [last 4:00 of the segment] . . . 13:34
Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:33
TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00
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ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," U.S. JOINT CHIEFS CHAIR PETER PACE
MISFIRES ON "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL," AN AWARD-WINNING "OUT" MUSICIAN
HAS A "MILITANT" RESPONSE, AND A "REVOLUTIONARY" AMERICAN HISTORY
LESSON IS OFFERED IN A "RAINBOW MINUTE". IN MORE NEWS, FRANCE'S TOP
COURT ANNULS A GAY COUPLE'S MARRIAGE BUT MEXICO CITY CELEBRATES ITS
FIRST CIVIL UNIONS, CANADIAN ANGLICANS CROSS THEIR COMMUNION OVER QUEER
RITES, AND A SO-CALLED "FAMILY MAN" PROPOSES A POLISH "NO PROMO HOMO"
LAW.
THOSE STORIES - AND MORE THIS WEEK - WHEN YOU TUNE IN TO "THIS WAY OUT:
THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE",
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