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ranssexualism is against Islamic teachings,
and men who have sex-change operations
will not be recognized as female, Malaysia’s gov
ernment declared July 23.
About 50,000 people nationwide have had
sexual-reassignment surgery, according to the
Star, a Kuala Lumpur daily. Officials
said transsexuals will he offered coun
seling instead.
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using the Amsterdam address for at least four
months,” publisher Henk Krol said. “During
these months it is possible that the City Hall will
ask them to come by. If this is asked, they have
to show up within three weeks. American citi
zens need a permit to stay that long in the
Netherlands, hut it is rather easy for Americans
to get that permit.”
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total of 386 Dutch gay couples got married
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became the first country to let same-sex couples
marry under the regular marriage laws.
According to the Central Statistics Office, 1 1/2
times as many male couples as female couples tied
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case challenging the constitu
everal employees of the Lucknow
tionality of Canada’s ban on
A ID S organizations Bharosa Trust
same-sex marriage arrived July 23 at
and Naz Foundation International
the British Columbia Supreme Court.
remain jailed, charged with conspira
The plaintiffs are eight couples to
cy to commit “unnatural sexual acts”
whom the province refused to issue
and possession of obscene material.
marriage licenses. They argue the ban
The agencies were raided July 7.
violates the equal treatment provisions
A judge refused the arrestees’ bail
of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Murray Warren
requests July 11, accusing them of
the nation’s hill of rights.
“polluting the entire society by
“We are less than full citizens, and 1 want full
encouraging the young persons and abetting
citizenship,” plaintiff Murray Warren told the
them to committing the offense of sodomy."
Canadian Press wire service. Whichever way
The AID S work of both organizations has been
the British Columbia court rules, the case is
supported by the Uttar Pradesh State AIDS
expected to advance to the Supreme Court.
Control Society and India’s National AIDS
Control Organization.
HUNGARY
The International Gay and Lesbian Human
udapest District 111 Mayor IstvanTarlosand
Rights Commission denounced the arrests July 25.
organizers of Hungary’s weeklong Pepsi
“The use of police force to raid agencies and arrest
Island Festival agreed in writing that homosex
staff engaging in government-sanctioned HIV/
ual groups would not he allowed to participate
AIDS prevention activities— the conflation of
in the event, hut gay groups went to court and
this educational activity with abetting, spreading
heat the ban. Two gay-themed tents were staffed
and conspiring to commit sodomy— reflects igno
as the fair got under way Aug. 2.
rance and prejudice masquerading as enforcement
“The Habeas Corpus Working Group, Hatter
of the law,” the group said.
Support Society for Gays and Lesbians, Labrisz
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code pun
Lesbian Association and N AN E Women
ishes sodomy with up to 10 years in prison.
Against Violence...are holding human rights
educational workshops on discrimination against
UNITED KINGDOM
sexual minorities and on rape and domestic vio
he British Home Office has offered a settle
lence against women and children,” Habeas Cor
ment of about $22,000 each to seven men
pus spokesman Gabor Kuszing said. “Discussions
convicted of violating a law banning gay sex in
include homophobia workshops that aim to sen
private between more than two people, the
sitize participants to the hatred, violence, dis
Guardian reported July 27.
crimination, humiliation and other problems
The government hopes to avert an embar
faced by sexual minorities in Hungary.”
rassing defeat before the European Court of
Kuszing said the court ruling was “a major
Human Rights, where five of the men filed suit,
victory of the human rights movement of sexual
the newspaper said. The men were prosecuted in
minorities in Hungary, since this is the first time
1998 under the 1967 Sexual Offenses Act after
that the collective rights of sexual minorities
a private videotape of their escapades emerged.
have been protected by the state. The injunction
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ly interprets the Hungarian Constitution as
defending the rights of sexual minorities.”
Judge Judit Vida of the Districts II and III
court ruled that Tarlos “had no right to sign an
agreement that...strengthens society’s preju
dices against sexual minorities.”
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Co-workers congratulate Big B roth er victor
Brian Dowling
gay flight attendant emerged victorious in
British television’s second Big Brother real
ity series July 27. Brian Dowling, 23, won about
$100,000 after spending 64 days locked in a
house with other contestants who were voted
out one by one.
His laid-back humor was a decisive factor,
reports said. Dowling received 4 2 million view
er votes, 1.6 million more than the second-place
finisher.
The Channel 4 network program scored very
high ratings. jH
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