**************************************************************** THIS WAY OUT RUNDOWN for Program #615, distributed 01/10/00 (produced and hosted by Lucia Chappelle and Greg Gordon) "TWO" FEEDS EACH MONDAY @ 14:30-14:59 ET on PRSS DIGITAL FREQUENCY A73.5 and EVERY TUESDAY from 14:00-14:29 ET on Pacifica`s KU band (also distributed on audiocassette by mail to non-satellite stations and individual subscribers) ON THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM Zimbabwe gays fight against officially sanctioned hatred; "Don't Ask Don't Tell" resurfaces in U.S. Presidential debates; Gays & lesbians in Serbia accused of sedition, Winchell murderer's accomplice pleas for a reduced sentence, Maine rights law endorsed by Catholic diocese, Vermont lawmakers ponder marriage proposals, 2 Kenyan women wed traditionally but divorce civilly, & other global queer news >>>> RUNDOWN <<<<< Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:05 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: Serbia's Milosevic government accuses a gay and lesbian group in Belgrade of attempting to "destroy the country"; "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and the issue of gays and lesbians serving openly in the military resurfaces in this week's U.S. presidential debates, with Al Gore needing to clarify his belief that the Joint Chiefs should reflect the president's political positions, and the GOP candidates roundly criticizing him for that assertion; Justin Fisher, the accomplice in July's brutal bashing murder of Army Private Barry Winchell at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, plea bargains to lesser charges to avoid his imminent court-martial*; Maine activists applaud Portland's Catholic diocese support for an anti-discrimination law; Vermont legislators prepare to ponder marriage proposals, while same-gender couples register in California and Belgium; 2 Kenyan women wed traditionally but divorce civilly; and voters in the Indian town of Katni reject male and female politicians to elect "hijra" Kamla Jaan mayor [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, CHRIS AMBIDGE, MARTIN RICE, BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, REX WOCKNER, GREG GORDON & LUCIA CHAPPELLE, and anchored by LEO GARCIA and CINDY FRIEDMAN) [10:05] + *beginning over NewsWrap outro music, updating the Winchell murder case, accomplice Fisher gets a 12-1/2 year sentence which the advocacy group Servicemembers Legal Defense Network calls "a travesty" (reported by GREG GORDON) [:35] . . . . . . . . . . . . . >. . . . . 10:40 SEGMENT #2 - Billboard for Mixner interview and Zimbabwe/Part 1 [:15] + When U.S. Vice President Al Gore's answer to the "litmus test" question during a New Hampshire presidential primary debate led many to believe he would make acceptance of service by open lesbians and gays in the military a requirement for appointees to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the intensity of the reaction put the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" controversy back into the national spotlight. Gore subsequently clarified that he really meant that officers were expected to follow the orders of the Commander-in-Chief. But as long-time gay activist and former Clinton advisor DAVID MIXNER tells Pacifica Radio's MARK BEVIS, there are other reasons to reexamine the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy ­- most especially the brutal beating death of perceived-to -be-gay Army Private Barry Winchell. He talks with Bevis about what the Democratic and Republican candidates are saying about the policy, and what the next President can and can't do about it (brief intro music from "Military Madness" by GRAHAM NASH) [5:35] . . . . . . . . 5:50 SEGMENT #3 - "TWO" I.D. by Catherine McKinley & Joyce Delaney, co-editors of "Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing" [:15] + Zimbabwe's notoriously homophobic President Robert Mugabe rang in the New Year with another rhetorical attack against gays and lesbians. Mugabe once again identified homosexuality as "un-African" in a speech at the traditional New Year's Eve party at the state house in Harare. The nation's lesbian and gay activists disagree, of course, and have been fighting hard against the climate of fear inspired by officially sanctioned hatred, as Radio Netherland's ERIC BEAUCHEMIN discovered in this first of a 2-part report from Harare (includes an excerpt from anti-gay remarks by PRESIDENT MUGABE; comments by KEITH GODDARD, administrator of GALZ, Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe; university student ANDREW; and GALZ operations manager JOAO) (ends with a promo for next week's concluding Part 2) (brief intro music from "Fulani Chant" by SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK) [9:40] . . . . . . . 9:55 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00 ----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at TWOradio@aol.co ----------------------------- thanks! --------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", ZIMBABWE GAYS FIGHT AGAINST OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED HATRED, AND "DON'T ASK DON'T TELL" RESURFACES IN U.S. PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES ... IN OTHER NEWS, SERBIAN GAYS & LESBIANS ARE ACCUSED OF SEDITION, WINCHELL MURDERER’S ACCOMPLICE PLEA BARGAINS TO A REDUCED SENTENCE, COUPLES REGISTER IN CALIFORNIA AND BELGIUM WHILE VERMONT LEGISLATORS PONDER MARRIAGE PROPOSALS, AND 2 KENYAN WOMEN WED TRADITIONALLY BUT DIVORCE CIVILLY. 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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