THIS WAY OUT : THE INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN RADIO MAGAZINE, PROGRAM NO. 728 (March 11, 2002)

THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine Program #728. (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) Program I.D. #02-F72-00010 Gay Latinos take a glossy look at unity and diversity in "QV"; The Shepard family's story comes to network television; A Papal spokesperson shifts child abuse blame to gay priests, "no gays in Uganda," claims Musveni, California arson murder fires hate crimes debate, problems for parent-partners in Nebraska and Scotland, Quebec's "Quatre Veufs" case yields pension cash for surviving queer partners, & other news * In NewsWrap A Papal spokesperson blames a recent flood of priestly child molestation cases on gays, saying they should not be allowed in the priesthood, and those who've already been ordained should be annulled, while Uganda's President Yosweri Musveni claims that there are no gays in his country, and a California man, saying that his victim "deserved to die", is charged with pouring gasoline on and burning a gay man to death as he slept... Nebraska's State Supreme Court rejects a lesbian's bid to co-adopt her partner's biological child, while in Scotland a gay male sperm donor is awarded full parental rights over the objections of the recipient lesbian couple, whom the court rules does not constitute a "family unit", but the Quebec Court of Appeal awards government pensions to surviving members of gay & lesbian couples... a U.S. visit by Egypt's Mubarak prompts gay rights demonstrations but not much else... and other GLBT news from around the world [written by CINDY FRIEDMAN and anchored by CINDY FRIEDMAN & DEAN ELZINGA].(about 10:30) * It takes real machismo to confront the stereotypes that plague the many and aried gay Latino communities, but the two men behind a national U.S. magazine are doing just that. CINDY SALAZAAR chats with Publisher PETER GONZAGA and Editor-in-Chief DEMETRIO ROLDN of "QV" to find out "which way" Latino gays are going.(about 7:00) * On March 16th NBC will air "THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY", based on the true story that shocked the world and devastated a family. It stars Stockard Channing of "The West Wing" and Sam Waterston of "Law & Order" as Judy and Dennis Shepard. Toronto-based SHANE MEIER plays Matthew. This Way Out's STEVE PRIDE has preview clips, and talks with the young actor about his role and with the real JUDY SHEPARD about her journey into activism. (about 8:30)