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4 (Uly 21, 2000 » J u s t OMt 1 g PWT?m news transsexuals in glittery wigs, animal rights activists, a guy in a kilt on stilts, agnostics, bik ers and representative of unions and leftist polit ical parties.” Speaking one day later to pilgrims and tourists in St. Peters Square, Pope John Paul 11 called homosexuality “objectively disordered” and “contrary to the laws of nature.” ISR AEL srael has quietly begun allowing gay cit izens’ foreign partners to immigrate. At a recent meeting of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women, the Interior Ministry’s Batya Carmon said immigration officials now treat same-sex couples as common-law spouses. A foreign partner must pre sent a request at the district office of the In terior Ministry along with proof of the relationship. The indi vidual will receive I Join the Leader in Community Policing The Portland Police Bureau is currently accepting applications for: ■ Community Police Officer $32,989 - $54,038 per year ■ Police Records Specialist Trainee $9.77-$15.91 per hour ■ Police Administrative Support Specialist $1,978 - $2,758 per month U N ITE D KIN G D O M a one-year tourist permit that allows employ ment. After four years (during which the tourist permit is renewed annually), the individual can request temporary resident status. Several years later, he or she can seek permanent residency and, eventually, apply for citizenship. r gays in Johannesburg’s Zoo Lake and Amarentia Dam cruising areas. Police will increase patrols at the locations and work with park officials to install new light ing. The NCGLE will launch a community policing unit composed of gay men, lesbians and men who have sex with men. The gay paper Exit called the plans “one of the most positive examples of the spirit and free dom of the new South Africa.” NCGLE Director Carrie Shelver noted: “Ten years ago police arrested men for having sex with men. Now, in the new South Africa, the police have approached us to offer their protec tion.... It is a significant step forward in the realiza tion of lesbian and gay rights.” 'he Nazi sympathizer who bombed London’s Admiral Duncan gay pub in April 1999 received six life prison sentences June 30. The attack by David Copeland, 24, killed three people and injured 86. In sentencing Copeland, Judge Michael Hyam said: “Anyone who has heard the facts of this case will he appalled and horrified at the atrocity of your crimes.... The public must be protected from you and assured that if you are ever released it will not be for a very long time.” Copeland received one life sentence for each murder, one for the bombing itself, and one each for two other bombings that targeted blacks and Bangladeshis. For application materials and more information, call 823-0346 or toll-free (888) 735-4259 or visit our website at: www.portlandpolicebureau.com The Portland Police Bureau is Proud to be an EEO/AA Employer WINNER! (4) 1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival LEB AN O N he nation’s first gay group has formed after Lebanese gay men found one another on the Internet. Club Free leader “Mazen” told Philadelphia Gay News: “Surfing the Net has allowed us to witness a growing openness of the gay commu nity, and now we in Lebanon wish not only to witness hut participate.” The organization’s 30 members are Christ ian, Sunni Muslim, Shiite Muslim and Jewish. SO U TH A FR IC A he South African Police Service and the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality are teaming up to combat crime against T He told the court: “I believe in what I believed in and I took that belief to the extreme. If no one remembers who you were, then you never existed. My aim was political. It was to cause a racial war in this country.” ■ Compiled by R ex W c XTKNER, who has reported far the gay press since 1985. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University and started his career a s a radio reporter. nm v n 'i'j AM R Km /ittnA t nUU Broadway 503.296.3875 (503)241-1802 d,mmw r+l ®¡3roperÍles EMAIL: ELISE@ R EA LTO R .C O M INTERNET: ELISECAM PBELL.REALT0R.COM 1 E¡_?n I J HELLER AUDITORIUM M o n-Fn 9 am -5p m c.U Iformerly Civic Auditonuml or (503)790-ARTS Tickets available at all t i c h e t n M s t & r outlets. PCPA & Portland Opera Groups ol 20 or m ore S A V E1 (503) 3 2 1 -5 2 5 1 m 0 %
