THIS WAY OUT
the international gay & lesbian radio magazine
RUNDOWN for Program #1,116, distributed 8/17/09
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)
Bill Clinton defends his DOMA and "Don't Ask" decisions;
The ins and outs of Up With People;
Romania bans bias but rules out relationships, thousands march for
marriage in Dublin, the U.S. Senate sees an ENDA to workplace bias,
Maine's unmarriage initiative awaits ballot approval, California anti-
Prop 8 forces split over strategy, and more global LGBT news

=> Program #1,116 RUNDOWN <=

Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity. . . . . . . . . . .  1:03

SEGMENT #1 -  "NewsWrap": Romania protects gays and lesbians from discrimination but outlaws their relationships; thousands march in Dublin to protest the Irish Government's less-than-marriage proposal; two young Aussie gay inclusion advocates are roughed up at a National (Hetero) Marriage Day celebration; the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is introduced in the U.S. Senate; Wisconsin's same-gender domestic partnership law takes effect but is under voter repeal threat, as is Maine's marriage equality law and Washington state's "all but marriage" domestic partners law; California's major LGBT advocacy groups differ on a ballot measure to repeal Proposition 8 in 2010 or 2012, while participation by major queer rights groups and the City of San Francisco is rejected by the high profile Olson/Boies legal team in their federal lawsuit against Prop 8; organizing continues for a controversial October 11th LGBT National Equality March in Washington, D.C. [www.nationalequalitymarch.com]; and slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and tennis legend Billie Jean King are among the 16 trailblazers given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama, while U.K. activists petition the British Government for a formal apology to persecuted gay computing whiz and World War II hero Alan Turing (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by CHRIS COLEMAN and MICHAEL LEBEAU) [10:48] + "Up With (Gay) People" billboard [:07]. . . .  10:55

SEGMENT #2 –  Renewed hopes for the repeal of the U.S. militaary’s "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" policy and the DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT under the Obama Administration have also recalled frustrations with the last Democratic administration.  Then-President BILL CLINTON's effort to fulfill a campaign promise to overturn the ban on military service by open gays and lesbians ultimately led to the discharge of thousands.  He further angered equality activists when he signed the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA.  That law forbids federal recognition of same-gender unions, and allows states to do the same.  Clinton gave the keynote address at the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh last week, which brings together many of the movers and shakers of progressive online politics.  He got an unexpected opportunity to tell his side of the story when he was interrupted by gay blogger Lane Hudson, who demanded to know why the former president supported those oppressive policies (ends with a brief "TWO" ID). . . . . . . .   6:50

SEGMENT #3 -  The ultra-conservative singing youth group UP WITH PEOPLE, born in response to the liberal counter-culture of the 1960s, has performed for 20 million people worldwide, including four Super Bowl halftime shows, and been parodied on "The Simpsons" and "South Park".  A favorite of both Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, the smile-drenched entertainers are often seen as the embodiment of conservative American ideals.  While the new documentary "Smile 'Til It Hurts" takes a look at Up With People's cult-like beginnings and impact on both society and its own performers, This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE met with former member ERIC ROOS to get the lavender side of the story (with copious Up With People performance clips) . . . . . . . . . . .   8:47


Closing Credits/continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1:11

TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28:46
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ANNCR:  NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," BILL CLINTON DEFENDS HIS DOMA AND

"DON'T ASK" DECISIONS, AND THE INS AND OUTS OF UP WITH PEOPLE... IN THE

NEWS, ROMANIA BANS BIAS BUT RULES OUT RELATIONSHIPS, THOUSANDS MARCH

FOR MARRIAGE IN DUBLIN, THE U.S. SENATE SEES AN ENDA TO WORKPLACE BIAS,

MAINE'S UNMARRIAGE INITIATIVE AWAITS BALLOT APPROVAL, AND CALIFORNIA

ANTI-PROP 8 FORCES SPLIT OVER STRATEGY.

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