THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #1,089, distributed 2/9/09 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) Gallivanting gays galvanize Ray Bradbury's land of blarney; Tribal elders offer advice for social change; A U.S. appeals court throws doubt on DOMA while 5 states entertain marriage equality ideas, Czechs check into registered couple stats, agitated Anglicans remain contentious in Alexandria, a retiring gay Aussie High Court judge rules for coming out, and more global LGBT news => Program #1,088 RUNDOWN <= Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . . 1:19 SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": Two U.S. 9th Circuit rulings on spousal benefits for gay and lesbian federal court workers suggest that DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, won't withstand constitutional scrutiny if directly challenged in other federal courts; the California Supreme Court sets March 5th for oral arguments in the challenge to the constitutionality of Proposition 8, while new spending reports identify the largest supporters of that voter-approved same-gender marriage ban; marriage equality bills are on the move in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, civil unions legislation advances in Hawai'i, only 20% of Oregon's lesbigay couples have registered their less-than-marria ge partnerships, but Wyoming's House rejects a heterosexual-only constitutional marriage amendment; Delaware's Supreme Court rejects a lesbian's bid for joint custody of her former partner's adopted daughter, a New Jersey court says a Canadian-married same-gender couple can file for divorce in the U.S. state, while Hillary and Julie Goodridge, the lead plaintiff couple in Massachusetts' historic marriage equality case, file for divorce, but a New York court names the survivor of a Canadian same-gender marriage as his deceased partner's sole heir; gay and lesbian registered partners in the Czech Republic stay together far more often than their heterosexual married counterparts; bishops at the latest meeting of the global Anglican Communion find no resolution to contentious LGBT issues; and Australia's first openly gay High Court Judge Michael Kirby retires (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by DONNA ANN WARD and CHRIS WILSON) [10:07] + Billboard for Ray Bradbury feature [:10]. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:17 SEGMENT #2 – As a veteran of the avant-garde film movement of the 1970s, STEVEN SOLBERG is something of a gay pioneer in his own right. He's currently finishing a video called "STANDING ON THE BONES OF OUR ANCESTORS: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE QUEER TRIBAL ELDER." And as "This Way Out" correspondents DIXIE TREICHEL and JOHN TOWNSEND discovered (from "Fresh Fruit" on KFAI-FM/Minneapolis-St. Paul), Solberg20is documenting more than history. . . . . . . . . . . . 6:43 [www.StandingOnTheBones.com] SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by Irish jazz/pop duo ZRAZY [:17] + Email Lists Promo (voiced by SHERI LUNN) [:46]. . . . . . . . . . . . 1:03 SEGMENT #4 - RAY BRADBURY's many celebrated novels include "The Martian Chronicles," "Fahrenheit 451," "The Illustrated Man," and "Something Wicked This Way Comes." But "This Way Out's" CHRIS WILSON discovered that something delightful this way comes when she sat down with the iconic American writer to discuss the surprising gay twists in one of his early theatrical works, 1954's "FALLING UPWARD." The play, set in the contemporary IRELAND of that era, will enjoy a major revival in Los Angeles later this month, and there are also plans to take the show on the road (with music by KEN O'MALLEY, and written and produced with CHRISTOPHER DAVID TRENTHAM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:08 [www.RayBradburysFallingUpward.com] Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:21 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:51 =================================== * ============================== ; STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," GALLIVANTING GAYS GALVANIZE RAY BRADBURY'S LAND OF BLARNEY, AND TRIBAL ELDERS OFFER ADVICE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE... IN THE NEWS, A U.S. APPEALS COURT THROWS DOUBT ON "DOMA" WHILE 5 STATES ENTERTAIN MARRIAGE EQUALITY IDEAS, CZECHS CHECK INTO REGISTERED COUPLE STATS, AGITATED ANGLICANS REMAIN CONTENTIOUS IN ALEXANDRIA, AND A RETIRING GAY AUSSIE HIGH COURT JUDGE RULES FOR COMING OUT. 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