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THIS WAY OUT
the international gay & lesbian radio magazine
RUNDOWN for Program #993, distributed 04/09/07
(hosted by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon)
Celebrating the 10th birthday of Ellen's "Puppy";
The force of love pushes the force of law in the Australian state of
Victoria, a New Hampshire House okay sends civil unions to the state
Senate but Alaskans vote to leave queer couples out in the cold,
Turkish students win approval for their LGBT campus club, a gay Web TV
show debuts in China while an Aussie hit-maker comes out, and more news
Opening tease/theme music/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . . :49
SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": The capital city of Melbourne in the Australian
state of Victoria launches its "Relationship Declaration Registry" for queer
couples with news that a rights-giving plan may be in the works statewide; in the
U.S., the state of New Hampshire moves closer to establishing civil unions,
Massachusetts' new governor wants to repeal the 1913 law used to bar marriage
by out-of-state lesbigay couples, legislatures in Indiana and Maryland reject
constitutional amendments to ban same-gender marriage, but Alaska voters
approve a proposal to strip domestic partnership benefits from gay and lesbian
public employees; Moscow Pride organizers appeal the city's ban to Russia's
Supreme Court, while Reykjavik agrees to fund its Pride festivities for the next
three years; Istanbul's Bilgi University has Turkey's first sanctioned LGBT
student organization; the first gay-themed TV talk show to appear in China debuts
online; Australian pop star Anthony Callea comes out; and same-gender
couples can now celebrate "Fairy Tale Weddings" in the "Magic Kingdom" [with music
from "When You Wish Upon A Star"] (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to
GRAHAM UNDERHILL and REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by RICK
WATTS and SHERI LUNN) [9:39] + "TWO" I.D. by ELLEN DEGENERES [:10] . . . .
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SEGMENT #2 - The media hype and hoopla finally ended on April 30, 1997 when
"Ellen Morgan" came out of the closet on her ABC-TV sitcom. We celebrate this
month's 10th birthday of that "Puppy" episode with our report on the landmark
television event a decade ago, and some thoughts about progress since then.
Real-life lesbian ELLEN DEGENERES was interviewed by OPRAH WINFREY on her
popular TV talk show on the afternoon preceding the broadcast of the "Puppy".
You'll hear excerpts from that interview and the hour-long special "Ellen"
episode itself, along with JOHN McMULLEN's report from the sold-out auditorium
screening of "Ellen" in Birmingham, Alabama, home of the only network affiliate
refusing to carry the show (with comments by local residents DAWN McDANIEL and
KATHY BALLOU, GLAAD/D.C. staffer CATHY RENNA, and local satellite screening
organizer KEVIN SNOW); a brief clip from "Entertainment Tonight"'s report on the
stunning overnight ratings of the "Puppy" episode; and a report by CHRIS WILSON
and PAM MARSHALL from the "Ellen" celebration in West Hollywood, California
(with comments by openly-gay actor PATRICK BRISTOW - openly-gay "Evan" on the
sitcom - and viewer reaction) . . . 16:55
Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:11
TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:44
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STATION PROMO COPY:
ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," CELEBRATING THE 10TH BIRTHDAY OF
ELLEN'S "PUPPY" LUCIA CHAPPELLE AND GREG GORDON RECALL THE SHOW'S
COVERAGE OF THAT LANDMARK "COMING OUT" TV EVENT A DECADE AGO, AND
BRIEFLY SURVEY TODAY'S NETWORK TELEVSION LANDSCAPE... IN THE NEWS,
THE FORCE OF LOVE PUSHES THE FORCE OF LAW IN THE AUSTRALIAN STATE OF
VICTORIA, A NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE OKAY SENDS CIVIL UNIONS TO THE STATE
SENATE BUT ALASKANS VOTE TO LEAVE QUEER COUPLES OUT IN THE COLD,
TURKISH STUDENTS WIN APPROVAL FOR THEIR L-G-B-T CAMPUS CLUB, AND A GAY
WEB TV SHOW DEBUTS IN CHINA WHILE AN AUSSIE HIT-MAKER COMES OUT.
ALL THAT - AND MORE THIS WEEK - WHEN YOU DISCOVER "THIS WAY OUT:
THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE",
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