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ju s t o u t ▼ S e p t e m b e r 6 , 1 9 9 6 ▼ 5 briefs Travel the w o rld , but call us first. H A W T H O R N E AUSTRIA Austrian body-painter Karl Machhamer has invented a liquid condom that is painted onto the penis, reported Reuters. It is ready for use after seven minutes’ drying time. One bottle of the liquid latex costs about $8 and will coat an average-sized penis three tim es, Reuters said. Your mileage may vary. BRITAIN The Health Ministry says gay men who were treated with “aversion therapy” to make them straight deserve compensation from the doctors who abused them. Such therapy—no longer available in Brit ain— usually involved showing homosexuals gay pornography while administering strong electric shocks, or drugs that cause vomiting. The ministry’s statement came in response to a demand for comment issued by Peter Tatchell of the activist group OutRage, which itself was responding to new interviews with aversion- therapy victims by the BBC and the gay publica tions Thud and Gay Times. INTERNATIONAL Foreign gay men and lesbians have received asylum in at least 10 countries because they feared homophobic persecution at home, accord ing to a new report from the International Lesbian and Gay Association. The nations are Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United States. In addition, the report notes that there are six countries where gay men and lesbians can immi grate to be with a citizen of that nation who is their lover. They are Australia, Denmark, the Nether lands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. Canada and the United Kingdom permit such immigra tion on a case-by-case basis. ILGA also reported that 11 countries offi cially welcome gay men and lesbians in their militaries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. M EXICO Zapatista National Liberation Army leader Subcommander Marcos remembered gay men and lesbians in a speech Aug. 3 closing ‘The International Conference for Humanity and Against Neoliberalism” held in the remote jungles of southern Chiapas state. “The world of money governs,” Marcos said. “Meanwhile, millions of women, young people, Indians, homosexuals, humans of all races and colors participate in the market only as devalued currency.” The conference was attended by “thousands of hippies, punks, communists and middle-class leftists...from more than 40 countries,” said Reuters. NORWAY About 200 Africans protested in Oslo on Aug. 8 after the Health Department urged African immigrants who believe they are HIV positive to use condoms when they have sex with other Norwegians, reported Reuters. The protesters called the advice “racist.” But governm ent spokesm an Roger Ingebrigtsen said: “It is an [undisputed] fact that people from these countries pose a risk group. “It is, however, important to stress that it is the act, not the color or nationality, that poses the risk,” he added. Two hundred forty-four of Norway’s 1,584 W R ^ Â V Æ 'L " HIV-positive residents (15 percent) are African immigrants. One percent of Norway’s population is nonwhite. RUSSIA A gay cafe in St. Petersburg has been closed down by police, reports the Australian Broadcast ing Corporation. The cafe, operated by the city’s oldest gay group, The Tchaikovsky Foundation for the Cul tural Initiatives and Defense of Sexual Minori ties, was raided five times in the process, said a foundation spokesman. “They broke in here with automatic guns.... They ordered everyone to lie down on the floor at gunpoint,” said activist Yuri Yureyev. A summary of the ABC report by the Sydney gay newspaper Capital Q did not say what prompted police to close the cafe. SOUTH KOREA South Korea has one out gay activist, accord ing to a profile in the August issue of the Austra lian gay magazine Outrage. Seo Dong-Jin, 32, came out publicly in 1994 and has since appeared regularly in the media, published a gay book and lectured on sexuality at colleges nationwide. The only other gay activity in Seoul, a city of 12 million people, is 20 or 30 small gay bars and three university social groups (at Yonsei, Korea and Seoul National universities), Outrage re ported. TURKEY A bill approved July 31 by the Turkish parliament’s Justice Committee would expel people who have “unnatural sexual intercourse” from the military. The measure also targets men who visit pros titutes or “morally decadent women,” according to information provided by the gay group Lambda Istanbul. ZIMBABWE The group Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe fought back in court and won the right to staff a booth at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair, black Africa’s main commercial and cultural pub lishing showcase, which ended Aug. 3. But once there, GALZ repeatedly was con fronted by vicious mobs of homophobes. On the fair’s final day a pack of 60 black men destroyed the GALZ stand—ripping down post ers, overturning tables and setting fire to the group’s literature. Do you live or work in Washington County? We’re here for you!! 232-5944 Res'60 1 - 800 - 232-5944 1939 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, Oregon The Washington County Health Department offers daily HIV testing and counseling, by appointment and walk-in, in two convenient locations: 155 North 1st Hillsboro BLUESTONE HOCKLEY 12550 SW 2nd Beaverton R E A L T Y I N C. Commercial sales & leasing Other services include STD exams and treatment and a Wellness Program for individuals who are HIV positive. Call 648-8851 for an appointment A p ro u d m em ber o f the com m unity fo r more than 2 6 years RICHARD C. LEVY Vice President Associate Broker 4445 SW Barbur Blvd. Portland, OR 97201 (503) 222-3807 Right To Privacy PAC invites you to... The 1 5 t h A n n u a l Right To Privacy Dinner Saturday, October 19 , 1996 at the Portland Hilton Co-hosted by comics Kate Clinton and GALZ members had fled the booth 15 minutes earlier fearing for their lives. Earlier in the week, however, many people had stopped at the stand just to discuss or argue. “The GALZ stand is a vigorous discussion point,” reported one visitor. “No other stand is getting this kind of crowd.” GALZ’s top opponents are Zimbabwean Presi dent Robert Mugabe and a host of other govern ment officials. They successfully banned GALZ from last year’s fair. This year’s fair—which was completely over shadowed by the GALZ affair—was attended by about 700 publishers, booksellers, librarians and authors from 42 countries. Compiled by Rex Wockner Bob Smith Special Guest Appearances including the fabulous Flirtations Mark your calendars now — everyone is welcome! For more information , call the RTF office at 503/228-5825
