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¡une 1.2001 Phone 503 274-9936 KAREN M. 5 WEIGERT, MD O bötetrice and Gynecology B erlins Tourism and Marketing Board has published a map for gay visitors. “We are sim ply responding to demand, especially from the U.S. market,” manager Hanns Peter Nerger said. N Nam ibia's p a rm ilH a ry According to a jour Special Field Force nalist at the scene, reportedly detained he told Special Field Force members: “I num erous men told you not to recently in Katutura, assault or touch a Suburb Of the Capital anybody. Who told you to take these city o f Windhoek, men’s earrings? It not be fo r wearing earrings should repeated again.” SWITZERLAND ay couples entered into Switzerland’s first legally recognized same-sex partner ships May 8 at City Hall. Under the law, which applies only in Geneva canton, regis tered gay and straight couples will be treated the same as married couples in dealings with the state except in the areas of taxation, adoption and social security benefits, accord ing to SwissInfo.org. “We now have the same rights as heterosex ual couples,” activist Yves de Matteis said as he tied the knot with his- lover, Patrick Berguer. “The authorities are recognizing our life togeth er, and that may give our relationship a more lasting perspective.” G AUSTRALIA F ive gay protesters were arrested for disrupt ing the installation of Sydney’s new Catholic bishop May 10, the Australian Broad casting Corporation reported. About 80 demonstrators targeted George Pell outside the church with chants of “Church kills queers” and “Shame, Pell, shame” and plac ards reading “Get your rosaries off our ovaries.” The arrests occurred when protesters attempted to squeeze in behind a school choir that was ser enading the bishop. The police said they took action to prevent an outbreak of violence. A spokesman for the protesters said the arrests were unnecessary and were made simply to halt the demonstration. HONG KONG H ong Kong actor/singer Leslie Cheung has told Time magazine he’s bisexual. He reportedly lives with a partner known only as Mr. Tong. At a recent concert in Toron to, a fan shouted, “I love you,” and Cheung shouted hack, "I love you too, whether you’re a 503 274-2 6 60 \ 1130 N.W. 22nd, 5ulte 320, Portland, OR 97210 NAMIBIA amibia’s paramilitary Special Field Force reportedly detained numerous men re cently in Katutura, a suburb of the capital city of Windhoek, for wearing earrings. Officers reportedly said they were acting on orders from vociferously anti-gay President Sam Nujoma, but the Ministry of Information told the BBC: “The president had at no time issued orders in any shape or form for SFF members to act against anyone wearing earrings or any other piercing.... The government does not condone human rights violations or harassment of indi vidual citizens.” Cmdr. Sacharia Asheela reportedly arrived on the scene while the detained men were being questioned and ordered officers to ew Fax Restore Your Confidence! f > rf As Seen on Evening Masaune! MANCINO AVAILABLE Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung in 1997’s Happy Together boy or girl,” according to Singapore’s The Straits Times. Why are so many people coming to Hasson and Wong? They are finding out they can get flawless results in micrografting at a realistic price. Call and learn the real story! Prices starting at (*«‘ C * C\ Call today for a FREE consultation! 503 292-9097 w w w .h a s s o n a n d w o n q .n e t - A bout 40 gay activists clashed with police during a World Red Cross Day ceremony May 6 at Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay. They unfurled a large banner and flung leaflets to protest the Red Cross’ blanket ban on gay male blood donors. Police prevented the demonstrators from confronting Red Cross chairman Yang Ti-liang. “We urge the Red Cross to refer to the inter national AIDS prevention guidelines and just exclude blood that really has a possibility to spread diseases,” protest spokesman Tommy Chen Noel told the Hong Kong iMail newspa pers. “Homosexuality is not a problem if people adopt safe sexual behavior.” UNITED KINGDOM he chairman of Britain’s national blood authority has called gay men who donate blood “evil.” Mike Fogden said they are “putting at risk the innocent lives of innocent patients.” He later was forced by the nation’s junior health minister to apologize for the remarks and admitted, “The tone was ill-conceived and unnecessarily judgmental.” Like many nations, Britain bans all men who have sex with men from donating blood regardless of whether they have safe sex and are HIV-negative. T U p to eight Japanese transsexuals will file suit to have their new genders recorded on their family registrations, Kyodo News reported May 6. The Society of Psychiatry and Neurology OK’d sex-change operations in 1997. c Central Scotland Police plan to recruit sex ual and ethnic minorities to increase diversity, The Scotsman news paper reported. “I would ex tend an open invitation to all lesbian, gay and transsexual groups to seri ously consider the police force as a profession,” Chief Constable Andrew Cam eron said. “We Scottish police don’t have an un care what’s under equivocal open recruits’ kilts ness in Central Scotland toward everyone in our community, and I would urge them to come along and see what we are about.’ ’ j n Compiled by R ex WOCKNER, who has reported for the gay press since 1985. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University and started his career as a radio reporter. 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