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6 ▼ ju n « 2 1 , 1 9 9 6 ▼ ju * t o u t world briefs Investments With a W inning Edge Fred Elledge, Financial Consultant Smith Barney 121 SW Morrison # 1600 Portland OR 97204 AUSTRALIA The parliament of New South Wales (where Sydney is) passed legislation June 5 banning discrimination against transgendered people and granting transsexuals the right to correct their birth certificates, reported Capital Q, a gay weekly. Sporting organizations were exempted from the laws, which were championed by state Attor ney General Jeff Shaw. Astute, professional investment counseling using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement accounts, interest bearing checking, annuities & insurance. Call Fred today at 503-248-2279 or 800-452-0966 to discuss the many investment strategies available at Smith Barney. Smith Barney Member SIPC BRAZIL Brazil’s health ministry will give away 5 million smaller-sized condoms to teenagers, the newspaper Correio Brasiliense reported on June 11 . “We have detected that underage sex is on the increase and...we have to have a product that is more suited to their situation,” spokesman Lair Guerra de Macedo said. Upcoming A u th o rs & Events F e n t o n J o h n s o n Tuesday. July 9 th a t 7:30 p m W ith th e s a m e su r e s t o r y te llin g v o ic e th a t w o n h im cr itic a l p r a ise u p o n p u b lic a tio n o f h is m o s t r e c e n t n o v e l, Scissors, Paper, Rock, F e n to n J o h n s o n te lls th e h is to r y o f “h o w 1 fell in lo v e , h o w I c a m e to b e w ith s o m e o n e e lse , h o w h e BRITAIN The London group Gay Men Fighting AIDS plan to decorate the city’s main cruising area, Hampstead Heath, with 60,000 condoms. The rubbers will be placed in luminous boxes c a m e to d e a th a n d h o w I h e lp e d , h o w in th e e n d lo v e e n a b le s u s to c o n t in u e b e y o n d d e a t h .” In t h is p o ig n a n t m e m o ir , G eography o f the H ea rt (S c r ib n e r ), J o h n s o n in te r w e a v e s t w o fa s c in a tin g sto r ie s: h is o w n u p b r in g in g a s th e y o u n g e s t o f n in e c h ild r e n o f a K e n tu c k y w h isk e y m a k e r a n d th a t o f h is lo v e r Larry R ose, th e o n ly c h ild o f G e r m a n J ew s, s u r v iv o r s o f th e H o lo c a u s t. W ith g r a c e a n d A new national poll of 1,516 Canadian adults found that 55 percent believe partners of gay and lesbian em ployees should get company benefits. Support is highest in Québec (70 percent) and among people under age 34 (71 percent). Forty-nine percent think gay men and les bians should be allowed to get married. Support is higher in Québec, British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces and among people under age 34. Only 42 percent of Canadians think gay men and lesbians should be able to adopt children. The figure rises to 55 percent in Québec and to 54 percent among people under age 34. CHILE Openly gay candidate Rolando Jimenez is run ning for a seat on the Santiago Municipal Council, representing the Santiago Centro borough. He is supported by gay organizations, includ ing the Movimiento de Liberación Homosexual. The election will be in October. Twelve councilors will be elected from the Centro borough. a ffe c tio n a te h u m o r, h e fo llo w s th e ir r e la tio n s h ip th r o u g h th e ir first m e e tin g to L arry’s d e a th o f A ID S . J o h n s o n is a ls o th e a u th o r o f th e a w a r d -w in n in g Crossing the River a n d a c o n tr ib u to r to th e N ew York Tim es M a g a zin e, w h e r e e x c e r p ts o f th is b o o k h a v e a p p e a r e d . 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The lottery board’s independence is guaran teed by law, so it does not have to yield to Major’s opinions, according to Reuters. CANADA Following the May 9 approval by the House of Commons, Canada’s Senate passed legislation June 6 to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation under the federal Human Rights Act. Like the Commons, the Senate also rejected an amendment to exempt religious institutions from the act’s protec tions. In reality, the Hu man Rights Act covers only the approximately 1 million employees of the federal government and federally regulated b usinesses such as banks, airlines, railways and broadcasters. Most provinces and territories protect other gay and lesbian workers. The four that do not are Alberta, Newfoundland, the North west Territories and Prince Edward Island. The bill now goes to Canada’s head of state, the representative of England’s Queen Elizabeth, whose approval is considered a formality. DENMARK AIDS is now the top killer of Copenhagen men between ages 25 and 49, the Danish Medical Journal reported on June 11. “This is a typical big-city problem,” State Health Agency researcher Hedda Bille told Reuters. “Large conurbations attract social and sexual deviants.” ICELAND On June 4, Iceland became the fourth country to legalize marriage-like registered partnerships for gay men and lesbians. Members of the Althing, the parliament, voted 44-1 in favor of the measure. One MP abstained and 17 skipped the voting. Public opposition was minimal, an Althing spokesman said. The law will come into effect June 27, on gay pride day. As in Norway, Sweden and Denmark (and its protectorate, Greenland), registered same-sex couples will have all the rights of marriage except access to adoption and artificial-insemination tech nology. Unlike in the other nations, Icelandic gay and lesbian partners will be allowed joint custody of each other’s biological children. Some have criticized the new law for with holding full marriage from same-sex couples. Actual same-gender marriage is not permitted anywhere in the world. It is expected to be recog nized first in Hawaii or The Netherlands. MALTA The Mediterranean island-state of Malta will see its first gay-pride celebration June 29-30, reports the International Lesbian and Gay Association. Events will include a film festival, a sculpture exhibit, a health forum, dancing, folk music, standup comedy and a drag show. For more infor mation, phone 011-356-250-780. TURKEY Istanbul police harassed transgendered people before and during the Habitat II summit, reported the local gay group Lambda. Habitat II brought together world leaders to study the future of cities and human settlements. Transvestites and transsexuals were beaten, arrested, forced to remain in their homes, or prohibited from entering their homes, the group said. Lambda charged that one transsexual ’ s house was torched by police. 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