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April 6th Show
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Bryan Hlavinka (Houston, TX) wroteon April 6, 2009 at 12:37pm
9:00 pm
Opening, general discussion
9:02 pm
Ben Stone, Executive Director of the Iowa ACLU. This case is a resounding victory for equality under the law and continues Iowa's tradition since territorial times of being on the forefront of the civil rights movement as documented in our friend of the court brief. nicknamed the "Iowa Courage Brief" which appears below in its district court form. On appeal, the ACLU switched its briefing efforts to address the critical analytical issues of equal protection under rational basis review in case that was the only standard of analysis that the Court was willing to accept. Today, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously agreed to an even stricter standard of review called "intermediate scrutiny" which requires the government to back up its claims with real evidence. The Court held that Iowa's ban on same sex marriage must be based on justifications that are "exceedingly persuasive," and show that the challenged discrimination against same sex couples is "substantially related to achievement of those objectives."
9:25 pm
Newswrap: Sweden's parliament passes marriage equality legislation, while Iowa's Supreme Court rules that denying marriage to gay and lesbian couples violates the U.S. state's constitutional equal protection guarantees; Vermont's House joins the state Senate in passing a marriage equality bill, though there may not be enough votes to override a promised veto by Governor Jim Douglas; West Virginia's House of Delegates rejects a proposal to constitutionally ban same-gender marriage, but North Dakota's House defeats a bill to add sexual orientation to the state's anti-discrimination protections; the European Parliament expands anti -bias protections beyond the workplace, while Zurich, Switzerland elects Corine Mauch as its first-ever female - and lesbian - mayor; vicious attacks on civil rights for sexual minorities escalate in Uganda; a U.S. federal appeals court stays a lower court ruling ordering the state of Louisiana to recognize a gay male couple's New York-approved adoption; and "rebel" Australian Roman Catholic priest Peter Kennedy leads his congregation to "St. Mary's in Exile" (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by CHRIS WILSON and MIKE WILBER) [10:15] + "I Didn't Just Kiss Her" billboard more
9:35 pm
David Elliott joins us on the line from Washington, DC to talk about what is going on in the national scene
9:55 pm Music
10:00 pm
Jeffrey Campbell - St Hope Foundation, Jeffrey is the Minister of Health and Wholeness...The Fellowship Prevention Development Director...St. Hope Foundation, Inc. Interim Music Director...Houston Chapter--Edwin and Walter Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar. He will speak about the services this organization offers the community.
10:17 pm Music
10:22 pm
Allison Vogt, Anti Violence advocate, of the MOntrose Counseling Center will talk about anit-violence. Montrose Counseling Center provides the following services to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault:
* 24-hour crisis counseling
* Emergency shelter and transitional housing (domestic violence)
* Individual, couples and group counseling
* Accompaniment to hospital, law enforcement and court by an advocate/staff member
* Assistance with food, clothing, transportation and other needs
* Case management
* Access to medical care more
10:40 pm
SOUTH AFRICA's 1996 constitution was the first in the world to specifically outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. It's still the only country on the continent where same-gender couples enjoy equal marriage rights. Unfortunately that has not changed the fact that homophobia remains strongly entrenched in South African culture. Hate crimes are on the rise, particularly against black sexual minorities. The intolerance ranges from name-calling and other forms of psychological abuse to an increase in physical violence. At least four lesbians and one gay man were reportedly murdered last year simply because of their sexual orientation. There have been recent reports about gangs of men targeting lesbians with ra pe to supposedly "cure" them of their homosexuality. "STEVE" is now a 21-year-old woman. But when she was 15, "Steve" was raped because she was suspected of being a lesbian. She tells her story to RADIO NETHERLANDS human rights reporter ERIC BEAUCHEMIN
"TWO" I.D. by out EPISCOPAL BISHOP GENE ROBINSON [:08] + With Katy Perry's internationally chart-topping "I Kissed a Girl" throwing down the gauntlet, could a response by an "out" lesbian artist have been far behind? "Queer Music Heritage" producer, and our own "Audiofile" co-host JD DOYLE, has the melodious answer (in conversation with JEN FOSTER about "I DIDN'T JUST KISS HER") [www.jenfoster.com]
Opening, general discussion
9:02 pm
Ben Stone, Executive Director of the Iowa ACLU. This case is a resounding victory for equality under the law and continues Iowa's tradition since territorial times of being on the forefront of the civil rights movement as documented in our friend of the court brief. nicknamed the "Iowa Courage Brief" which appears below in its district court form. On appeal, the ACLU switched its briefing efforts to address the critical analytical issues of equal protection under rational basis review in case that was the only standard of analysis that the Court was willing to accept. Today, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously agreed to an even stricter standard of review called "intermediate scrutiny" which requires the government to back up its claims with real evidence. The Court held that Iowa's ban on same sex marriage must be based on justifications that are "exceedingly persuasive," and show that the challenged discrimination against same sex couples is "substantially related to achievement of those objectives."
9:25 pm
Newswrap: Sweden's parliament passes marriage equality legislation, while Iowa's Supreme Court rules that denying marriage to gay and lesbian couples violates the U.S. state's constitutional equal protection guarantees; Vermont's House joins the state Senate in passing a marriage equality bill, though there may not be enough votes to override a promised veto by Governor Jim Douglas; West Virginia's House of Delegates rejects a proposal to constitutionally ban same-gender marriage, but North Dakota's House defeats a bill to add sexual orientation to the state's anti-discrimination protections; the European Parliament expands anti -bias protections beyond the workplace, while Zurich, Switzerland elects Corine Mauch as its first-ever female - and lesbian - mayor; vicious attacks on civil rights for sexual minorities escalate in Uganda; a U.S. federal appeals court stays a lower court ruling ordering the state of Louisiana to recognize a gay male couple's New York-approved adoption; and "rebel" Australian Roman Catholic priest Peter Kennedy leads his congregation to "St. Mary's in Exile" (written by GREG GORDON, with thanks to REX WOCKNER with BILL KELLEY, and reported this week by CHRIS WILSON and MIKE WILBER) [10:15] + "I Didn't Just Kiss Her" billboard more
9:35 pm
David Elliott joins us on the line from Washington, DC to talk about what is going on in the national scene
9:55 pm Music
10:00 pm
Jeffrey Campbell - St Hope Foundation, Jeffrey is the Minister of Health and Wholeness...The Fellowship Prevention Development Director...St. Hope Foundation, Inc. Interim Music Director...Houston Chapter--Edwin and Walter Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar. He will speak about the services this organization offers the community.
10:17 pm Music
10:22 pm
Allison Vogt, Anti Violence advocate, of the MOntrose Counseling Center will talk about anit-violence. Montrose Counseling Center provides the following services to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault:
* 24-hour crisis counseling
* Emergency shelter and transitional housing (domestic violence)
* Individual, couples and group counseling
* Accompaniment to hospital, law enforcement and court by an advocate/staff member
* Assistance with food, clothing, transportation and other needs
* Case management
* Access to medical care more
10:40 pm
SOUTH AFRICA's 1996 constitution was the first in the world to specifically outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. It's still the only country on the continent where same-gender couples enjoy equal marriage rights. Unfortunately that has not changed the fact that homophobia remains strongly entrenched in South African culture. Hate crimes are on the rise, particularly against black sexual minorities. The intolerance ranges from name-calling and other forms of psychological abuse to an increase in physical violence. At least four lesbians and one gay man were reportedly murdered last year simply because of their sexual orientation. There have been recent reports about gangs of men targeting lesbians with ra pe to supposedly "cure" them of their homosexuality. "STEVE" is now a 21-year-old woman. But when she was 15, "Steve" was raped because she was suspected of being a lesbian. She tells her story to RADIO NETHERLANDS human rights reporter ERIC BEAUCHEMIN
"TWO" I.D. by out EPISCOPAL BISHOP GENE ROBINSON [:08] + With Katy Perry's internationally chart-topping "I Kissed a Girl" throwing down the gauntlet, could a response by an "out" lesbian artist have been far behind? "Queer Music Heritage" producer, and our own "Audiofile" co-host JD DOYLE, has the melodious answer (in conversation with JEN FOSTER about "I DIDN'T JUST KISS HER") [www.jenfoster.com]
