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FINLAND
ollowing in the footsteps of Denmark,
France, Greenland, Iceland, the N ether
lands, Norway, Sweden and Ver
mont, Finland will give gay couples
access to marriagelike registered
partnerships. The government ac
cepted a proposal from the Justice
Ministry on Nov. 29.
Discussions will begin in Parlia
ment this month, and an affirmative
vote is expected in 2001. Most mar
riage rights and obligations are
expected to he included except for
access to adoption.
In the Netherlands, meanwhile,
gays will gain access to full marriage
this January under the same laws
that apply to opposite-sex couples.
Couples who previously registered
under the partnership law will be
allowed to convert their unions to
ordinary marriage.
F
JAPAN
fter a hard fight, Tokyo gays
got one tepid sentence in the
city governm ent’s new hum an
rights guidelines. “A variety of
issues for homosexuals have arisen recently,”
the 69-page document states.
The inclusion of the sentence, however,
guarantees homosexuals will he considered by
the government as it formulates measures to
tackle human rights issues. The reference was
inserted after an outcry from gay activists who
had participated in hearings to hammer out the
guidelines.
A
VIRGIN ISLANDS
ll 17 Christian denominations in the
British Virgin Islands have passed resolu
tions denouncing Britain’s plan to force legaliza
tion of gay sex in its Overseas Territories before
the end of the year.
Almost two years ago, the Foreign Office
told Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the
Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and the Turks and
Caicos Islands to repeal their sodomy laws so the
United Kingdom will not he in violation of
European human rights laws. None of the
islands did so, and the repeals now will be
imposed from London.
“Homosexuality has been the cause of the
downfall of many nations in the past, and it will
be the downfall of the territory,” said the Rev.
Vincent David of the British Virgin Islands Sev
enth-day Adventist Church.
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NORWAY
ongtime Norwegian lesbian activist Karen-
Christine Friele, 65, has been awarded the
Order of St. Olav by His
Majesty King Harald VII
for almost 40 years of gay
rights work, London’s Gay
Times reports.
Receiving the order is
the equivalent of being
knighted. Friele is credit
ed with getting Norway’s
ban on gay sex repealed in
1972, and she was instru Karen-Christine
Friele
mental in the process that
led the nation to become the first to ban dis
crimination based on sexual orientation in 1981.
In 1979, it was revealed that her lover was
Wenche Lowzow, an outspoken anti-communist
in the Conservative Party. Lowzow became Nor
way’s first openly gay member of Parliament.
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HUNGARY
he European Court of Human Rights has
let stand a Hungarian Constitutional
Court decision that bans gay organizations that
do not restrict membership to people older
than 18.
The court said the ban reasonably could be
regarded as necessary in a democratic society for
protection of morals. “The decision is not only
deplorable at its core— LGB youth groups can
now be banned by law— but also is had news for
the four age-of-consent cases currently pending
before the court, one from the U.K. and three
from Austria,” said Helmut Graupner of Vien
na’s Lambda Rechtskomitee.
The European Court of Human Rights is the
court of final appeal for citizens of the 41
nations that make up the Council of Europe,
which was founded after World War II to
strengthen democracy, human rights and the
rule of law.
AUSTRALIA
he government of the Australian state of
Victoria, where Melbourne is, introduced
laws to Parliament on Nov. 23 that will give gay
partners the same rights as common-law hetero
sexual couples in areas such as medical treat
ment, superannuation, property transfers and
wills. The definition of “spouse” will be rewrit
ten in at least 45 laws.
“Human rights necessarily involve a respect
for the equal dignity of all persons without dis
crimination,” state Attorney General Rob Hulls
said. “Lesbians, gay men, intersex and transgen
der people have historically been denied their
human rights. This bill is an important step in
addressing that historical injustice.”
“Superannuation” is a system of compulsory
salary contributions made by employers and
employees to long-term investment schemes run
by finance companies. The funds are accessible
at retirement and can be transferred to an heir
upon death.
T
EL SALVADOR
nother El Salvadoran transvestite was shot
to death by occupants of a passing car
Nov. 19 in San Salvador. It was the 22nd such
killing since 1998.
“Walquiria” was hit five times and died at
the scene. A ffiend, Orlando Sanchez, was hit
three times and is recovering in a hospital.
According to the International Gay & Les
bian Human Rights Commission, the police are
riot interested in anti-gay murders. “The record
of the Salvadoran police and criminal justice
system indicates a disturbing reluctance to fulfill
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