THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #1,071, distributed 10/06/08 via the PRSS Content Depot, Pacifica's Audioport, and free online downloads at www.radio4all.net and www.indymedia.org (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Palin's debatable "friendships" are hometown-tested; Crank up the volume while you're dancing "out"; Ecuador's new constitution grants new lesbigay rights, Portugal's P.M. poisons couples proposals, Greek, Italian, and Ugandan queers face homophobic prosecutions, "death to gays" proclamations assault Aussies and Canadians, and more global LGBT news = RUNDOWN = Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity . . . . . . . . . . 1:06 SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": Voters in Ecuador approve a new constitution that includes lesbigay rights and civil unions for same-gender couples, but Portugal's P.M. nixes such unions there; Roman Catholic officials reject the French government's first choice to be their ambassador to the Vatican because he's gay, but lawyer and former Olympian Terrence Etherton becomes England's and Wales' first openly gay Lord Justice of Appeal; Athens activists demonstrate their support for Tilos Mayor Anastasios Aliferis, who's on trial for marrying 2 same-gender couples on his small Greek island in June, while=2 0a court in Rome orders a trial for 2 men who kissed outside the ancient Coliseum but are being charged with committing lewd public acts; two LGBT activists in Uganda are detained by police and brutally abused for a week; a former elected official in Australia and a candidate for Parliament in Canada each call for the deaths of gays and lesbians; authorities in the Russian city of St. Petersburg allegedly orchestrate the shutdown of a planned 4-day gay and lesbian film festival; and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes a bill to honor pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by MICHAEL LEBEAU and JOHN TORRES) [10:25] + billboard for Palin w/Biden features [:12]. . . . . 10:37 SEGMENT #2 - "TWO" Promo for new podcasts and "Altared States" (voiced by SHERI LUNN)] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:07 SEGMENT #3 – In the U.S. this week, the headline-making machinne belonged to REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SARAH PALIN. First the Alaska governor drew a low score in another big network news interview – this one with CBS' KATIE COURIC, who asked Palin about her religiious views and how they affect her position on LGBT civil rights. That questionable outing set the stage for Palin's only shot at her Democratic counterpart SENATOR JOE BIDEN in a one-on-one debate, during which each20was asked about legal rights for same-gender couples. Palin's repeated contention that "some of her best friends are" raised the curiosity of the HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN [www.hrc.org]. The advocacy organization sent staffmember MICHAEL COLE to WASILLA, ALASKA in search of "out" LGBT people in the governor's hometown – and he found activists JAIME RODRIQUEZ and BRIANNE LYYONS, "Pastor, I Am Gay" author REV. HOWARD BESS, DR. MARKIE BLUMER, and an anonymous teacher (with brief segment intro music from "Friends" by BETTE MIDLER). . . 10:49 SEGMENT #4 - "This Way Out" salutes the 20th annual NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY on October 11th with a special mix by BUDDY JOHNSTON of "Coming Out of Hiding" performed by PAMELA STANLEY, and featuring the voices of organizer-entertainer ROBIN TYLER and assassinated San Francisco Supervisor HARVEY MILK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:41 Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:25 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:45 =============================== * =============================== STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," CRANK UP THE VOLUME WHILE YOU'RE DANCING=2 0"OUT," AND PALIN'S DEBATABLE "FRIENDSHIPS" ARE HOMETOWN- TESTED... IN OTHER NEWS, ECUADOR'S NEW CONSTITUTION GRANTS NEW LESBIGAY RIGHTS, PORTUGAL'S P.M. POISONS COUPLES PROPOSALS, GREEK, ITALIAN, AND UGANDAN L-G-B-T PEOPLE FACE HOMOPHOBIC PROSECUTIONS, AND "DEATH TO GAYS" PROCLAMATIONS ASSAULT AUSSIES AND CANADIANS. ALL THAT, AND MORE THIS WEEK, WHEN YOU DISCOVER "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. [STATION] =================================================================== "This Way Out" operating expenses are funded by VOLUNTARY "PROGRAM ACQUISITION" PAYMENTS FROM YOU, OUR STATIONS, and through tax-deductible donations from our listeners. 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