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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1998)
1 Pi ' { R O S E N B A U M & A S S O C IA T E S i.» A u t o Brokers AUSTRALIA he Health Department in the state of Western Australia is screening its 25,000 employees for criminal records to weed out pedophiles, and some gay groups have expressed concern because the state’s age of consent for gay sex is 21. John Derry, spokesman for Gay and Lesbian Equality says, “This means a 22-year-old gay man in a consenting relationship with his 20- year-old boyfriend can be charged with sexual offenses against a minor, branded as a pedophile, and sacked from his job.” T BRITAIN P osters showing a drawing of a boot stomping on a man’s head accompanied by the cap tion “Make sure you stamp out your fag proper ly” have appeared in the British seaside resort of Bridlington in eastern Yorkshire, reports The Pink Paper. In Britain, “fag” also refers to a cigarette. M ssm „m m fm m tMmm Police believe the Manchester-based fascist group The Third Position is behind the posters, which began appearing after news spread that a gay pub might open in the town. IN TER N A TIO N A L he United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Irish President Mary Robinson, appointed a liaison between her office and the International Lesbian and Gay Association following a groundbreaking meeting with the group’s co-secretaries general Oct. 8 in Geneva. ILGA’s Jordi Petit and Jennifer Wilson said it was the first time the group’s voice had been heard at the U .N .’s European headquarters. The ILGA representatives and Robinson also discussed the possibility of ILG A producing a report on gay and lesbian oppression world wide to help Robinson lobby for appointment of a U.N. special rapporteur on lesbian and gay issues. A follow-up meeting is planned for early next year. ILG A is a federation o f more than 400 gay and lesbian organizations from 75 nations. T offense of sodomy and a section of an act that prohibited sex between males. The justices also said men charged or convicted under those statutes since 1994 can have their criminal records purged and sue for damages. South Africa banned discrimination based on sexual orientation in 1994 via a provisional constitution that has since become permanent. The lawsuit that led to the ruling was filed by the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality. he U .S. State Department has begun gath ering information on discrimination against sexual minorities and people with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean, following an increase in the number of such people seek ing asylum in the United States. The data is being collected by embassy offi cials who will report on “attitudes toward and treatment of gays, transvestites and transsexuals in society by family members, employers, neigh bors, classmates, police and other authorities,” according to a State Department cable. "The people who help provide advice to the immigration judges...needed additional infor mation to be able to handle asylum requests where individuals are claiming that they had to seek asylum in the U .S. as a result of a credible persecution based on their sexual orientation,” a State Department official, who requested anonymity, told the Agence France-Presse wire service. VATICAN CITY P ope John Paul II canceled a meeting with Swedish Lutheran Archbishop Karl Gustav Hammar Oct. 5, reportedly because Hammar is too pro-gay. Hammar supports allowing gay and les 4 bian ministers to regis ter their relationships under Sweden’s same- sex partners law. He also approved a recent showing in Sweden’s main cathedral of Ecce Homo, an art exhibit that shows Jesus and the apostles in drag and as leathermen. Following the Vatican’s announcement, Hammar told reporters: “I deeply regret the decision of the Vatican and I am very surprised that this point has been made so strongly.... That they have decided to humiliate the entire church of Sweden in this way seems strange to me.” ZAM BIA he U.S. Federal District Court for Puerto Rico struck down a disciplinary rule Sept. 30 that prohibited Puerto Rican police officers from associating with gay people. Police Regulation 29 stated, "It is a grave offense for police officers to associate with pros titutes, homosexuals, or other persons of dubious reputation.” Judge Hector Laffitte said the ban served no state interest and violated the First Amendment to the U .S. Constitution. The case was brought by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. SOUTH AFRICA T New 8c Used No Hassle, Personal Service All Rebates 8c Warranties Apply Trades 8c Factory Orders Welcome Jean Rosenbaum Licensed T ormer Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda believes the recently-established gay rights group LEGATRA should be permitted to carry out its work in peace, the Post newspaper report ed Oct. 12. He suggested the nation should “cool down" over the matter of the group’s emergence, but also said, “To me personally [homosexuality] is a very sad thing indeed.” He added: “However, the fact that it makes me sad does not mean I should bury my face in the sand and declare the problem nonexis tent.. .. This is obviously a new thing in this part of Africa. We need time to examine it carefully." In September, Zambian Vice President Christon Tembo proclaimed: “Those who will persist in championing the cause for homosexu al activities in Zambia risk being arrested for the felonies of committing criminal acts or for con spiracy to commit criminal acts.” he nation’s highest court, the Constitu tional Court, legalized gay male sex nation wide Oct. 9. Previous similar rulings by other courts had applied only to Gauteng and Western Cape provinces. Lesbian sex had not been banned. The decision rescinded the common-law Let us m ake your next vehicle purchase a pleasant and affordable experience. 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