THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #671, distributed 02/05/01 (produced and hosted by Greg Gordon) A leading activist assesses progress towards lesbigay equality in India; Britain's "ex gay" leader admits that support, not change, should be the goal, Atlanta's Baptist Association supports 2 queer-affirming churches, Sweden's on the path to legal adoptions by same-gender couples, a Canadian judge okays child custody for a transgender parent, an openly-gay French Senator is poised to become mayor of Paris, and other GLBT global news "TWO" FEEDS via the PRSS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on A72.3*, EACH TUESDAY @ 16:00 ET on Pacifica`s KU band, and is mailed on cassette to non-satellite-equipped stations and to individual subscribers *==> Weekly feeds now scheduled by PRSS on A72.3 through June 2001 <== -------- AIR THE ENTIRE HALF-HOUR AND/OR USE SELECTED SEGMENTS ------ ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE! USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT! => RUNDOWN <= Opening Tease/Theme Music/Intro Continuity. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 SEGMENT #1 – "NewsWrap": After 14 years in Britain's so-called "ex-gay" movement, its current leader, minister Jeremy Marks, has the "Courage" to admit that changing sexual orientation isn't a realistic goal, but that support for Christian gays should be; two queer-accepting churches get affirmation from the Atlanta Baptist Association, despite being booted from the denomination's state and national organizations; the Pope denounces same-gender couples once again, this time speaking to a Vatican tribunal that reviews requests for marriage annulments; Sweden moves toward legalizing adoptions by gay and lesbian couples after a parliamentary study concludes that such couples are no different from heterosexual ones "when it comes to parents' ability to give their children good care"; a judge in the Canadian province of Ontario approves continued shared child custody by a transitioning male-to-female transgender father, ruling that Howard -- now Leslie -- Forrester's new gender presentation "does not constitute a material change in circumstances" to require a revision in the original custody order; Japan's Okayama University Hospital becomes only the second in the country to perform sex reassignment surgery, but a Zambian medical official orders an end to such surgery because it's "too expensive"; Zimbabwe's first post-colonial president, Canaan Banana, is released from jail after serving 8 months of an original 10 year sentence for convictions on eleven counts related to attempted coercion of sexual relations with other men, most occurring during his 1980's presidency; Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's struggling reelection bid included special outreach to gay and lesbian voters during the last weeks of the campaign; openly-gay French Senator Bertrand Delanoë seems likely to become the next mayor of Paris, while Massachusetts' openly-lesbian Democratic state Senator Cheryl Jacques declares her candidacy, almost 2 years before election day, for the post of Lieutenant Governor; and elections will be anything but dull in the Australian state of Queensland, with outspoken Brisbane drag queen and cable TV host Tamara Tonite running as an independent to challenge the state's Premier Peter Beattie for his seat in the Legislative Assembly, and Fitzroy City County Alliance Party candidate Di Schuback using a mass mailing of punctured condoms in her campaign to criticize major parties for failing to adequately protect their constituencies [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, JASON LIN, BRIAN NUNES, CHRIS AMBIDGE, REX WOCKNER, MATT ALSDORF, GREG GORDON and LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and CHASE SCHULTE]. 9:45 SEGMENT #2 - "TWO" I.D. by longtime U.S. queer activist and commentator URVASHI VAID [:15] + There's no denying that life for sexual minorities in INDIA can be difficult, especially with fundamentalist forces embodied in religious-based communalism challenging India's secular rule of law. The country's penal code, established by the British in 1860, includes the still-in-force Section 377, which makes "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" punishable by up to life in prison. While there are at least a few non-governmental organizations – or NGO's – which offer support for lesbian and gay civil rights in the country, there's been little support from officials in government. Even around AIDS issues and the promotion of safe sex, which in most Western countries has resulted in higher gay visibility and increased discussion of civil rights, activists in India have found that getting funding for HIV-related organizations often requires keeping the subjects of lesbigay equality and AIDS education entirely separate. On Valentine's Day in February 1999, a national collective of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups in India was formed, called LGBT-India. One of its founders and current moderator, OWAIS KAHN, visited Sydney, Australia recently to discuss the slow progress being made by gays and lesbians in his country with This Way Out's MICHAEL SCHEMBRI (2SER-FM/Sydney's "Gaywaves") [16:15]. . . . . . . . . . . 16:30 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:40 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:55 ----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or *news stories* is encouraged to email Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at TWOradio@aol.co ----------------------------- thanks! --------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", A LEADING ACTIVIST ASSESSES PROGRESS TOWARDS LESBIGAY EQUALITY IN INDIA... IN OTHER NEWS, BRITAIN'S "EX GAY" LEADER ADMITS THAT SUPPORT, NOT CHANGE, SHOULD BE BLESSED, ATLANTA'S BAPTIST ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS 2 GAY-AFFIRMING CHURCHES, SWEDEN'S ON THE PATH TO LEGAL ADOPTIONS BY SAME-GENDER COUPLES, A CANADIAN JUDGE OKAYS CHILD CUSTODY FOR A TRANSGENDER PARENT, WHILE ZAMBIA ORDERS AN END TO SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY AS "TOO EXPENSIVE", AND AN OPENLY-GAY FRENCH SENATOR IS POISED TO BECOME MAYOR OF PARIS. THOSE STORIES AND MORE THIS WEEK ON "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. 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