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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1995)
ju s t o u t ▼ m a y 1 9 . 1 9 9 5 ▼ 7 M y MISSION FRANCE The head of the French Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Monsignor Joseph Duval, said April 18 that the new gay-themed film Priest hurts Catholics and makes audiences into voyeurs, ac cording to the newspaper Le Figaro. “Saying that celibacy is difficult is self-evi dent. Who wouldn’t believe that there are some failures?” Duval stated. “But betting on the com mercial success of a film on this question means treating the audience like voyeurs.” GERMANY For the first time, a representative of German sexual minority groups was allowed to speak at a Nazi death-camp ceremony, reported Reuters. At services April 23 marking the 50th anniver sary of the liberation of the Sachsenhausen camp, gay historian Guenter Grau urged the government to compensate gay and lesbian victims of the Third Reich. He said sexual minorities were denied a role in previous camp commemorations because orga nizers believed “the honor of other prisoners would be besmirched.” SLOVENIA Gay men and lesbians in Slovenia have set up the Slovene Queer Resources Directory on the Internet. According to a press release, “You can find addresses of gay and lesbian organizations in Slovenia, a list of gay and lesbian press, and you can even read the first Slovene gay magazine.” Most of the material is in English. To access the Slovene QRD, point your World Wide Web browser at http://www.kud-fp.si/ -zoran/QRD/index.html. WEST BANK Palestinian vigilantes shot and wounded an Arab man in the West Bank town of Nablus on April 18, apparently because he was gay, reported Reuters. Three men kidnapped Mohammed al-Masri, 51, from his candy shop downtown and shot him at least six times in the legs, witnesses said. Palestinians told Reuters the men claim to belong to a Palestine Liberation Organization secret service force. But a PLO source said the men were self-appointed “morality police” with no links to PLO security groups. INDONESIA There are some 90,000 undetected HIV infec tions in Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most-popu lous country, the Ministry of Health estimated April 20, according to the official Antara news agency. Only 69 AIDS cases and 214 HIV infections have been counted. Despite being predominantly Moslem, Indo nesia has a thriving sex industry. A new inter-ministerial commission is attempt ing to coordinate the fight against AIDS. JAPAN The Japanese English-language gay magazine Outrageous Tokyo has set up an Internet World Wide Web site for its calendar. Point your web brow ser at h ttp :// shrine.cyber.ad.jp/cgi-bin/ cgiwrap?user=darrell&script=html-cal.pl. The magazine itself is also on the web at http:/ /shrine, cyber, ad.jp/~darrell/outr/hom e/outr- home.html. ROMANIA A court in Alba Iulia, Transylvania, approved April 19 Romania’s first known sex-change op eration, reported the newspaper Tineretul Liber. The court was concerned that the 19-year-old transsexual would commit suicide or an act of self-mutilation if denied the operation, the report said. Officials opted to classify the individual as “handicapped” due to “mental disability,” the newspaper said. ...is to help clients achieve their financial objectives As an advisor my role is to educate and motivate them to take the actions necessary to reach those financial goals. Do you live or work in Washington County? We’re here for you!! BOBBIE SHATTO Personal Financial A dvisor •HI K Í r A v '• i 1. > FI NANCIAL A D V I S OR S Planning for. ■ ESTATE ■ RETIREMENT • ACCUM ULATION • BUSINESS (503)255-4900 (360)694-3117 The Washington County Health Department offers daily HIV testing and counseling, by appointment and walk-in, in two convenient locations: 155 North 1st Hillsboro f V 12550 SW 2nd Beaverton Other services include STD exams and treatment and a Wellness Program for individuals who are HIV positive. Call 648-8851 for an appointm ent Residents told Reuters that the group the men belong to has kidnapped other gay men and pros titutes and shot two of them in the legs. FOR HIV POSITIVE ONLY A SPECIAL IMPROVE DENTAL THE CARE LIVES OF P R O JE C T TO PEOPLE WITH HELP HIV ZIMBABWE Up to 25 percent of the sexually active popu lation of Zimbabwe is HIV positive, health offi cials estimate, according to a story in The Wash ington Post. The Post said the nation was slow to respond to AIDS because President Robert Mugabe, a Roman Catholic, opposed condom use. Compiled by Rex Wockner. Translators fo r this column are Guido Gaietta, Mario Inchiosa, Peter Rauber, John Styber and Bjorn Skolander. Project Dental Health at the Russell Street Clinic needs HIV participants for an Oral Care Project to study the overall health effects of regular dental care for people with HIV. E lig ibilty: Tra v e l the w o r ld , b u t call us first... • H IV positive • 20 to 45 y e a r s of a g e • Have a T4 count b e t w e e n 100 and 500 MARGO TUFO To participate in the Oral Care Project call: Melody Scheer Russell St. Clinic/ Project Dental Health (503) 494-6300 BON VOYAGE PARTY MAY 28TH Don’t miss her last performance in Portland Everyone Welcome 236-4321 O pen at 4pm Daily 2 8 4 5 SE S t a r k • P o r t l a n d 232-5944 1 800 232-5944 - - 1939 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland All participants will be paid $15.00 for each examination and a $25.00 bonus for the final exam. Participants will help in efforts to improve the quality of life for people with HIV. Study director: l»r. David K ovnslrin, Oregon Health Svienicv University • H a v e at l e a s t 20 te e th Participation: • Dental exam s 3 tim es each year • Possible cle an in g every 2 months • Possible daily use of a s p e c i a l m o u th rinse