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F7TTTF1 news MORE SHOES. FOR MEN & WOMEN. An online Baltic states newspaper, The Weekly Crier, made no reference to pedophilia he government of British Columbia is in its report on Skele s resignation. preparing an omnibus bill to amend the definition of spouse to include same-sex couples everywhere the word appears in provincial law, CANADA T reports Xtra West. Legislative Assembly member Tim Steven son says the bill will be ready for the current leg islative session and will take effect as soon as it is proclaimed. “The new bill will change the definition of spouse in every single reference through every single law,” Stevenson, who is gay, told Xtra West. “Every time that word comes up, it now will include gays and lesbians. This is more of a mopping-up of everything.” Spouse appears in British Columbia laws approximately 500 to 600 times. The changes will take British Columbia queers farther along the road to equality than anywhere else in Canada, Stevenson says. KOREA he second Seoul International Queer Film and Video Festival is seeking entries. Organizers say the first festival, held in 1998, was a big success. More than 10,000 people attended that year’s 10 festival dates, Executive Director Seo Dong-Jin said in an April 11 press release. T “Skele resigned after two of three parties in his ruling coalition, Latvia’s Way and the Fatherland and Freedom party, announced they could no longer work with him,” the paper reported. “The shakeup had at least as much to do with style as substance. Skele, with a business background, was seen as an intelligent adminis trator capable of balancing budgets. But he was also seen as abrasive, heavy-handed and a poor team player.” SAUDI ARABIA ine gay transvestites in the western city of Al Qunfudhah have been jailed and will receive semimonthly beatings for two years. Five of the men were sentenced to six years in prison and a total of 2,600 lashes. The other four men were sentenced to five years in prison and 2,400 lashes. Police began observing the men after receiv ing reports that they were acting strangely, a spokesman says. As the investigation continued, the police determined the men were dressing in women’s clothing and having sex together, a violation of Islamic law. N 801 S.W. ALDER ST. 228-5844 Upstairs 225-1241 Downstairs WHERE'/ A Body Metabolism THE r^n “We are proud to abolish almost all lawful and institutional obstacles to head off the queer view in Korean society,” he added. “In the end, the festival won the cultural civil rights to make and show queer film and video works.” The festival runs Sept. 1 through 7. For detailed information, e-mail an inquiry to queer21 ©thrunet.com. LATVIA Study in HIV P rime Minister Andris Skele resigned April 12, one day before the Parliamentary Inves tigation Commission on Pedophilia announced that Skele and several other officials were prob ably connected, in some unspecified way, to a same-sex pedophilia scandal. The commission said the officials should be considered immoral and probably should not be allowed to hold office again, according to a report from Latvia s Homosexuality Information Center. you plan to begin or change medicines for our HIV..... you may be eligible to join a research study at the University of Washington, School of Medicine. ♦ Learn your risk for diabetes and heart disease ♦ Earn $ 1000 for completing three 2-day and one 1/2- day study visits over one year T DO YOU THINK YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY BECAUSE OF BEING GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL OR TRANSGENDERED? ♦ Understand more about your body fat and metabolism SOUTH AFRICA he gay magazine OUTright is among the finalists for the prestigious Mondi Paper Magazine Awards in the categories of fashion and decor. Other finalists in those categories include the international magazines Marie Claire and Elie and the South African periodicals Femina, Style, House & Leisure and You/Huisgertoot. “It is really fantastic—proof that we have moved the magazine from fag rag to fash mag,’ says OUTright editor Daniel Somerville. “Gay magazines don’t have to be cheap tatty affairs. With a hardworking and highly talented team we can produce a quality product for our com munity.” Winners will be announced May 10. The Mediation Pilot Program would like to help UW Division of Metabolismand Endocrinology We re available Io help resolve Live on the Water For information contact Pat Breen 206-731-6749 (Transportation to and from Seattle is provided.) 3 Bd 2 ba 2000 sq ft rustic paradise w/ boathouse on Sauvie Island. Unobstructed 180' river view across from nature reserve. Just 15 min. from town. Contract terms $199,000. Call JoAnn Gilles 248-4663 conflicts or problems at work, in housing, or public accommodation. Confidential consultation and mediation services are free of charge The City of Portland wonts to help resolve discrimination problems. Fa more info, call Real ork Mediation Pilot Program, 274-9886 a TTY 1 800-735-2900
