THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #1,078, distributed 11/24/08 via Pacifica Radio's satellite and Audioport, and free online downloads at www.indymedia.org and www.radio4all.net (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Hundred of thousands rally in hundreds of cities for marriage equality; Nepal's top court rules for sexual minority rights, a Caribbean AIDS confab calls sex bans unsafe, brutal murders are mourned on Transgender Remembrance Day, more US generals join the ranks against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" but South Korea wants its military ban confirmed, California Supremes court the legality of Proposition 8, and more global LGBT news = RUNDOWN = Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . . 1:16 SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": Nepal's highest court orders the government to repeal all laws that discrimination against sexual minorities and to legally recognize same-gender couples; several government officials attending the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS call for the repeal of laws in 11 countries in the region that criminalize gay sex; the 10th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed with vigils and other memorial events around the world; the number of retired U.S. generals and admirals signing a statement calling for repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" grows from 28 in 2007 to 104 this year, but the South Korean government asks its Constitutional Court to confirm the legality of that country's ban on gays in the military; the California Supreme Court agrees to hear legal challenges to Proposition 8, the measure approved by state voters on November 4th that revoked the right of same-gender couples to marry, but the marriages of some 18,000 couples who've already wed remain in limbo until a ruling, and oral arguments may not be heard in the case until at least March; a Yes on 8 leader says that if the state high court upholds Proposition 8, his group is already preparing to battle a possible marriage equality initiative on the 2010 ballot, while Florida LGBT activists are preparing to defend the legality of domestic partnerships, which the voter-approved Amendment 2 same-gender marriage ban may have also eliminated; and gays and lesbians win a small battle in the so-called "culture war" as popular matchmaking company eHarmony.com, originally founded to match heterosexual Christian singles, settles a discrimination lawsuit by agreeing to establish a "Compatible Partners" companion site for men seeking matches with men and women with women (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by JOHN TORRES and MICHAEL LEBEAU) [10:05] + "TWO" new Web Update promo (voiced by SHERI LUNN) [:19]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=2 0. 10:24 [=> STATIONS/PROGRAMS AIRING "NEWSWRAP" SEPARATELY: Please include the "TWO" new Web update promo in your broadcast if at all possible. Thank you!] SEGMENT #2 – An unprecedented online organizing campaign brougght hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters out into the streets on November 15th to protest the passage of California's Proposition 8 and other same-gender marriage bans. The total number of demonstrators, rallied by a new breed of net-savvy younger activists, may have topped a million in up to 300 different cities all over the United States. "This Way Out" correspondent HEATHER KITCHING asked activists to phone into her "Queer FM" program on CiTR in Vancouver with reports about demonstrations in their cities (includes Los Angeles, San Francisco and Napa Valley, California; Portland, Oregon; Springfield, Illinois; and Lakeworth, Florida) [with intro = 8:04]... popular stand-up comic and actress WANDA SYKES added star power to the protest in LAS VEGAS [1:47]... and "This Way Out's" STEVE PRIDE joined up to 15,000 demonstrators who jammed the streets of downtown LOS ANGELES (with brief outro music from "Yes We Can" performed by BOY GEORGE) [5:59]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:50 [http://jointheimpact.co m] Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:50 =============================== * =============================== STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS RALLY IN HUNDREDS OF CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. TO DEMAND MARRIAGE EQUALITY... IN OTHER NEWS, NEPAL'S TOP COURT RULES FOR SEXUAL MINORITY RIGHTS, A CARIBBEAN AIDS CONFAB CALLS SEX BANS UNSAFE, BRUTAL MURDERS ARE MOURNED ON TRANSGENDER REMEMBRANCE DAY, MORE U.S. GENERALS JOIN THE RANKS AGAINST "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" BUT SOUTH KOREA WANTS ITS MILITARY BAN CONFIRMED, CALIFORNIA SUPREMES COURT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PROPOSITION 8, AND E-HARMONY AGREES TO SING A LES-BI-GAY TUNE. THOSE STORIES – AND MORE THIS WEEK – WHEN YOU TUNE IN TO "TH"THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. [STATION] ========3D========================================================== "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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