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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 October 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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