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he British Broadcasting Corp. is turning
Sarah Waters’ lesbian-themed novel Tip'
ping the Velvet into a major television series. Set
in the 19th century, the book “pulsates with
highly charged and explicitly presented erotic
heat,” according to a jacket blurb.
The man who is adapting the novel, Andrew
Davies, told the Daily Express: “There are sever
al explicit sexual scenes in the script which I
will urge the BBC to keep in. It’s unlikely this
will be going out at teatime. There’s not been
anything quite like this on TV. It will be...very
controversial.”
According to Ananova.com, the book “tells
the story of the daughter of an oyster parlor
owner who falls in love with a female music hall
performer and ends up on stage herself. When
the relationship ends, she becomes involved
with an older aristocratic woman.”
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t least 24 men have been beaten severely
by a masked man during recent months in
the cruisy Alkrington Woods of Manchester,
England. Police believe other victims have not
come forward.
“These attacks are looking distinctly homo-
phobic,” said Boh Ashton, Middleton police
detective inspector. “We want to catch this man
before someone is more seriously hurt.”
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srael President Moshe Katsav met with gays
Nov. 27— and disappointed them. At the
conclusion of his chat with members of the
Political Council for Gay Rights, he said, “I
thought it was important to meet you and hear
what you have to say— though 1 don’t see how 1
can help you.”
The Jerusalem Post commented: “If they [gay
activists] thought that they had found an ever
open door at the pinnacle of the establishment,
they were mistaken.... There was a clear impli
cation that he did not want to be bothered by a
bevy of gay groups or individuals.”
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he same-sex union bill that
passed out of a Colombian
Senate committee Nov. 21 was
altered substantially in the
process, activists report.
The International Gay and
Lesbian Human Rights Commis
sion said: “The bill had originally
addressed a wide range of dis
crimination issues, with provi
sions criminalizing discrimina
tion based on sexual orientation
and gender identity and others
requiring that homophobic con
tent be eliminated from school
curricula. However, those provi
sions were eliminated.”
As passed, by a 9-1 vote, the
measure allows one member of a
registered same-sex couple to
inherit half of the assets accrued
by the other partner during the
relationship and extends spousal
health, pension and alimony
benefits to same-sex couples.
The hill now moves to the full
Senate. If it passes there, it will
go to a Chamber of Deputies
committee, then to the full Chamber and final
ly to the president.
“Despite the narrowing of the scope of the
law, activists are satisfied that the proposal is
moving forward and that an open and positive
discussion is taking place in the halls of Con
gress and in Colombian society as a whole,” the
commission said.
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arliament Speaker Ahmed Fathi Surur
denounced the European Parliament on
Dec. 1 for its criticism of Egypt’s treatment of
gays. The European Parliament approved the
Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement
on Nov. 29 hut added language committing
Egypt to respect human rights, gay lights and
democracy.
“The Egyptian Constitution stipulates
respect for the fundamental rights of citizens,
and the Egyptian government respects their
rights in practice,” Surur said. “Only the Egypt
ian Parliament has the right to monitor the
respect of the government [for human rights).’’
Cairo’s Emergency State Security Court
handed down verdicts Nov. 14 in the cases of 52
Israel President Moshe Katsav disappointed
gay activists when he told them, “ I don’t see
how I can help you”
INDIA
he Naz Foundation has filed suit in the
Delhi High Court against India’s ban on
gay sex, Penal Code Section 377. The gay group
says it violates constitutional rights to life, liber-
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