THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine Program #709 distributed 10/29/01: (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) (Program I.D. #02-F72-00044) "AudioFile" music from 3 Marys, a solo Sonia, and the one & only Janis Ian; The life and literature of legendary gay author Felice Picano; A gay mayor and tolerance triumph in Berlin, Bavarian couples cream partnership rights resistance, a gay Brazilian dad and a Taiwanese trans- mom prevail in parental court rulings, South Africa apologies for census insensitivity to queer couples, Montreal to host Gay Games 2006 + more news * In "NewsWrap": Berlin voters elect Germany's first major openly-gay politician, Klaus Wowerweit, to a full term as Mayor, while federally-established "registered life partnerships" will finally become available in the conservative German state of Bavaria... the parliaments of Britain and the Czech Republic each consider legal recognition for gay and lesbian couples... in queer parental firsts for each country, a Brazilian court awards a gay dad custody of his 2-year-old daughter in preference to her mother, and a Taiwanese court approves an infant's adoption by his transwoman next door neighbor... South Africa's "Census 2001" apologizes to the country's same-gender couples for initially failing to count them... a gay Perth couple makes history as each becomes their party's candidate -- one for the Senate, the other for a seat in the House of Representatives -- in Australia's upcoming elections... Montreal is selected to host Gay Games 2006 at a Federation meeting in Johannesburg... and other GLBT news from around the world [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN and GREG GORDON].(about 10:00)* FELICE PICANO is the author of more than 20 books, including best-selling novels "The Lure, " "Looking Glass Lives, " and this year's "Onyx," as well as nonfiction works like "The New Joy of Gay Sex," and the literary memoir "Men Who Loved Me." His 1995 release "Like People in History" won the founder of the legendary Violet Quill Club the Ferro-Grumley Award for Best Gay Novel. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE had a chance to chat with Picano about his life's work and gay life.(about 7:30) * As we open this month's "AudioFile", "It's Alright" when the alumni of two favorite vocal groups unite (THE THREE MARYS), there's hootin' and hollerin' for a solo performer "Live At The Down Home" (SONIA), and a legendary singer-songwriter whose career has frequently been controversial (JANIS IAN) takes aim at "God and the FBI" (includes excerpts from their new CDs and comments by each of the artists). (about 8:00)
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