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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
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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.
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“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.
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“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.
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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.
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