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anuary 21. 2000 i'liuuu'mmnews When an ordinary Realtor simply won’t do... CALIFORNIA y a unanimous vote, the West Hollywotxl City Council defeated a measure that would have required bars and nightclubs to distribute condoms. Establishments that would have been affect ed by the m andatory program include those with liquor licenses, adult businesses, coffeehouses and nonprofit organizations that serve those at risk for HIV, reports a Jan. 3 Associated Press story. Speaking about the proposal, C ouncilm an Steve M artin said: "Mandatory condom distribution does not adequately address the issue of safe sex. A fish bowl of condoms just doesn’t compare to aggressive street outreach and one-on-one education.” Supporters of the measure included health advocates. Said Ged Kensela, spokesperson for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation: “It’s not an imposition to have a condom made available to you in a city whose principal economy is night life-driven.” The city currently has a voluntary program that last year provided 300,000 condoms to approximately 30 nightclubs. The clubs agreed to place the condoms in containers accessible to customers. B www.climbatree.com 933 SE 31 st Ave. Portland, OR 97214 office: 503-238-7617 RÉA LTO P* Tke 1 L It/llLC Scent 130 F ragrances lotions & dis Recycling A Renew ing Since 1979 710 NW 23rJ A »«.uè • 248-9748 • 3638 SE ll.wtLr 236-7976 new law that created a statewide domestic partnership registry went into effect Jan. 1. O n the first business day of the year, 71 Califor nia couples took advantage of the law to register with either county clerks or the secretary of state s office. According to a Jan. 4 San Francisco Chronicle story, lesbian and gay couples and straight cou ples older than 62 can register their relation ships for $10. A Those living in Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles and San Diego now have the right to visit their partner in the hospital. Retired state workers can obtain health care benefits for their partners. C urrent state and local government employees who are enrolled in the state’s retirem ent program also get bene fits for their partners. T he law was authored by Assemblywoman Carole Migden, D -San Francisco, who called the registry “a step toward legitimization” for les bian and gay couples. To he eligible to register, couples must share a common residence, agree to be jointly respon sible for each o thers basic living expenses, be at least 18 years old and no t be related by blood in a way that would forbid them from marrying. KENTUCKY second soldier at Fort Campbell has been sentenced in the beating death of Pfc. Barry W inchell. U nder a plea agreement, Army Spc. Justin R. Fisher, 26, adm itted he lied to investigators and obstructed their inquiry. Fisher wiped blood from the baseball bat used by Pvt. C alvin G lover to bludgeon W inchell while he slept. He was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison. A ccording to m edia reports, the Army dropped other charges, which included partici pating as a principal to premeditated murder and acting as an accessory after the fact. Fisher apologized to his family and to W inchell’s family members. “Barry, I hope you can hear me,” Fisher said. “I’m sorry for the part I played in this. I know you are now in a better place. I hope you know that if I could go back to the morning it hap pened, 1 would have changed it all.” W inchell was plagued by rumors that he was gay. Prosecutors contended he was murdered because G lover hated gays. A NATIONAL he U.S. Supreme C ourt let stand without com m ent or dissent an appeals court ruling that allows an insurance company to place a low cap on health care benefits paid for AIDS- related conditions. T he appeals court ruling stated that the Americans with Disabilities A ct does not apply to insurance companies. In 1997, two HIV-positive Chicago-area men sued M utual of O m aha Insurance Co. over insurance policies th at had payment caps of $25,000 and $100,000 for AIDS or AIDS-relat- ed conditions. Both policies provided lifetime limits of $1 million for other illnesses, reports a Jan. 10 story from Reuters. T he initial ruling by a federal judge found that the policy limits violated the federal Amer icans with Disabilities A ct. T h e ruling was over turned by an appeals court, which found that, while denying coverage to someone with AIDS T kNTED G O NI Chat I Personals | News | Travel | Entertainment | People • • • • • • • PlanetOut.com www.planetout.com | A 0 L Keyword: PlanetOut engage -3- enjoy Chin or N eck: $89.95 U pper Lip: $89.95 B ack: $134.95 Bikini Line: $89.95 U n d erarm s: $89.95 U pper Legs: $149.95 Low er Legs: $139.95 (Minimum 3 treatm ents per area usually reqi LASER - WORKS! HAIR REMOVAL AND SKIN REJUVENATION CLINICS
