THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #1,097, distributed 4/6/09 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) An out singer does more than just kiss a girl; Rape terror traumatizes South African lesbians; Marriage equality rings out in Sweden and Iowa, the European Parliament expands anti-bias protections, inflammatory anti-queer rhetoric escalates in Uganda, a "rebel" Aussie priest leads his flock into "exile," and more global LGBT news => Program #1,096 RUNDOWN <= = Stations are advised to audition Segment #3 for possible language concerns = Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . . 1:12 SEGMENT #1 - "NewsWrap": Sweden's parliament passes marriage equality legislation, while Iowa's Supreme Court rules that denying marriage to gay and lesbian couples violates the U.S. state's constitutional equal protection guarantees; Vermont's House joins the state Senate in passing a marriage equality bill, though there may not be enough votes to override a promised veto by Governor Jim Douglas; West Virginia's House of Delegates rejects a proposal to constitutionally ban same-gender marriage, but North Dakota's House defeats a bill to add sexual orientation to the state's anti-discrimination protections; the European Parliament expands anti -bias protections beyond the workplace, while Zurich, Switzerland elects Corine Mauch as its first-ever female ­ and lesbian ­ mayor; vicious attacks on civil rights for or sexual minorities escalate in Uganda; a U.S. federal appeals court stays a lower court ruling ordering the state of Louisiana to recognize a gay male couple's New York-approved adoption; and "rebel" Australian Roman Catholic priest Peter Kennedy leads his congregation to "St. Mary's in Exile" (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by CHRIS WILSON and MIKE WILBER) [10:15] + "I Didn't Just Kiss Her" billboard [:08] . . . . . . . . . . 10:23 SEGMENT #2 ­ SOUTH AFRICA's 1996 constitution was the first in the world to specifically outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. It's still the only country on the continent where same-gender couples enjoy equal marriage rights. Unfortunately that has not changed the fact that homophobia remains strongly entrenched in South African culture. Hate crimes are on the rise, particularly against black sexual minorities. The intolerance ranges from name-calling and other forms of psychological abuse to an increase in physical violence. At least four lesbians and one gay man were reportedly murdered last year simply because of their sexual orientation. There have been recent reports about gangs of men targeting lesbians with ra pe to supposedly "cure" them of their homosexuality. "STEVE" is now a 21-year-old woman. But when she was 15, "Steve" was raped because she was suspected of being a lesbian. She tells her story to RADIO NETHERLANDS human rights reporter ERIC BEAUCHEMIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:37 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by out EPISCOPAL BISHOP GENE ROBINSON [:08] + With Katy Perry’s internationally chart-topping "I Kissed a Girl" throwing down the gauntlet, could a response by an "out" lesbian artist have been far behind? "Queer Music Heritage" producer, and our own "Audiofile" co-host JD DOYLE, has the melodious answer (in conversation with JEN FOSTER about "I DIDN'T JUST KISS HER") [7:00]. . . . . 7:08 [www.jenfoster.com] Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:21 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:41 =================================== * ============================== STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," AN OUT SINGER DOES MORE THAN JUST KISS A GIRL, BUT RAPE TERROR TRAUMATIZES SOUTH AFRICAN LESBIANS... IN THE NEWS, MARRIAGE EQUALITY RINGS OUT IN SWEDEN AND IOWA, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT EXPANDS ANTI-BIAS PROTECTIONS, INFLA MMATORY ANTI-GAY RHETORIC ESCALATES IN UGANDA, AND A "REBEL" AUSSIE PRIEST LEADS HIS FLOCK INTO "EXILE." ALL THAT ­ AND MORE THIS WEEK ­ WHEN YOU TUNE IN TO "THIS WA WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. [STATION] =================================================================== "TWO" ISO LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE OR FEATURE PROGRAMMING ABOUT OR AFFECTING THE GLBT COMMUNITY: If someone at your station has produced or will be producing a news, interview or feature story which may be of interest to the GLBT community, please let us know! We can only reimburse minor expenses, but we do offer considerably wider distribution (150+ other stations) of locally produced material. 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