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THIS WAY OUT
the international gay & lesbian radio magazine
RUNDOWN for Program #997, distributed 05/07/07
(hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle)
How sodomy law repeal reformed the Australian state of Tasmania;
The U.S. House loves hate crime protections;
The Euro-Court says parading with Pride is a right, Moldovan Pride-
sters defy a march ban, Thai activists seek constitutional inclusion,
new U.K. Regulations demolish discrimination, and more LGBT news
plus celebrating an earthly band of angels in a "Rainbow Minute"
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Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . . 1:05
SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": In the first such case heard by the European Court
of Human Rights, its judges unanimously rule that Warsaw's ban on a 2005 LGBT
Pride march violated freedom of association and anti-discrimination provisions
of the European Convention on Human Rights; Moldovan organizers report two
successful and relatively-peaceful Pride actions in Chisinau, even though
officials banned a Pride march in the city; LGBT Thais are publicly campaigning
for protections in the new constitution being drafted in the wake of last
September's bloodless military coup; Singapore's founding leader and former Prime
Minister Lee Kuan Yew speaks out against his country's laws criminalizing gay
sex; laws banning sexual orientation bias in the provision of goods and
services take effect in the U.K.; in the U.S., their respective governors are each
expected to sign legislation passed by state legislatures in Oregon to provide
broad legal protections to same-gender couples, ban workplace discrimination
based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in Colorado, and
add gender identity or expression in Vermont to laws already banning workplace
bias based on sexual orientation; and the Late Night Show with Begum Nawazish
Ali is anything but a drag in Pakistan (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks
to GRAHAM UNDERHILL and REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week
by RICK WATTS and TANYA KANE-PARRY) [9:55] + "Rainbow Minute"/"Tasmania's 10th"
billboard [:09]. . 10:04
SEGMENT #2 - The U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voted on a bill this week
that would increase the ability of local law enforcement agencies to prosecute
hate crimes motivated by a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
KAREN MILLER of FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS has excerpts from the floor debate and the
final tally . . . . . . . . . . . 4:46
SEGMENT #3 "ANGEL ACTION AS DIVINE PROTECTOR" recalls how LGBT acctivists
shielded the grieving family of gay-bashed murder victim Matthew Shepard from
horrific homophobes in this "RAINBOW MINUTE" (produced by JUDD PROCTOR and
BILL BURNS at the studios of WRIR-FM in Richmond, Virginia and read by DUSTIN
RICHARDSON) . . . . . . . 1:03
SEGMENT #4 "TWO" I.D. by longtime queer activist URVASHI VAID [:221] +
Ten years ago this month AUSTRALIA's last sodomy law crumbled into the sea,
clearing the way for the island state of TASMANIA to move from being the country's
most homophobic to one of its most welcoming. The sex law reform struggle
itself took a decade, and activist RODNEY CROOME of the TASMANIAN GAY & LESBIAN
RIGHTS GROUP led the charge for much of that time. When that first
legislative victory was declared in May of 1997, Croome talked with This Way Out
correspondent GREG READING about its significance, and about what he hoped would
happen next (with outro music from "Never Turning Back" by JUDY SMALL) [10:04]. .
10:25
Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:28
TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:53
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STATION PROMO COPY:
ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," HOW SODOMY LAW REPEAL REFORMED THE
AUSTRALIAN STATE OF TASMANIA, THE U.S. HOUSE LOVES HATE CRIME
PROTECTIONS, AND CELEBRATING AN EARTHLY BAND OF ANGELS IN A "RAINBOW
MINUTE"... IN OTHER NEWS, THE EURO-COURT SAYS PARADING WITH PRIDE IS A
HUMAN RIGHT, MOLDOVAN PRIDE-STERS DEFY A MARCH BAN, THAI ACTIVISTS SEEK
CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATION, NEW U.K. REGULATIONS DEMOLISH
DISCRIMINATION, AND A POPULAR TV TALK SHOW IN PAKISTAN IS ANYTHING BUT
A DRAG.
THOSE STORIES - AND MORE THIS WEEK - WHEN YOU DISCOVER "THIS WAY OUT:
THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE",
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