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"THIS WAY OUT: the international lesbian & gay radio magazine
Program #1,127 - distributed 11/2/09
(hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle)
Judy Shepard recounts "The Meaning of Matthew";
Inclusive hate crimes coverage becomes U.S. law, Kenya's AIDS
prevention survey courts reluctant gays, Russian lesbians seek
recognition of their Canadian wedding, Argentina lawmakers debate
marriage equality, Taipei Pride demands fulfillment of political
promises, Tallahassee approves partner benefits, and more LGBT news

- In "NewsWrap": President Barack Obama signs a landmark measure to add sexual orientation and gender identity to U.S. hate crime laws, and deletes a decades-old HIV travel and immigration ban, while Kenya's government recruits illegal gays for AIDS education... a Moscow lesbian couple weds in Canada to seek Russian recognition, while Argentina lawmakers debate same-gender marriage legislation... 25,000 parade with Pride in Taipei to demand action by politicians on equality promises... in the U.S., the Tallahassee, Florida City Commission approves domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian city workers and outlaws anti-LGBT bias, while the Birmingham, Alabama School Board protects LGBT students and teachers from bullying and harassment... and more LGBT news from around the world (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by PAM MARSHALL and CHRIS WILSON).

- JUDY SHEPARD and her husband Dennis, the parents of gay bashing murder victim Matthew, have campaigned for the inclusion of LGBT people in U.S. federal hate-crimes law for more than a decade. The Shepards were among those to witness President Barack Obama’s signature on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act – named to honor their son – on OctOctober 28th [with an excerpt from Obama's signing remarks]. In her new book, "THE MEANING OF MATTHEW", Judy Shepard describes the impact of her son’s murder on what she calls a "typical American family". "This Way Out's" STEVE PRIDE produced this profile of an indomitable mom who continues the fight against anti-LGBT oppression (includes an excerpt from Judy's speech at the October 11th National Equality March, and with intro/outro music from "What Matters", a song by RANDI DRISCOLL to benefit The Matthew Shepard Foundation).
[www.matthewshepard.org, www.matthewsplace.com]
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