2 4 l* * *
’ (une 7.2002
eniwniinews
Be Well, Stay Well...Naturally
M on. thru Sat. & evening appointments
the teaching clinic o f the Oregon College o f Oriental Medicine
Appointments: 503-253-3343 ext. 550
w w w .o co m .ed u
10541 SE Cherry Blossom Dr., Portland (by Mall 205)
ffmjffeam
tflo ÿ
Custom design arrangem ents for a ll occasions...
Full service
Florist serving
the entire
Portland
metro area
for 20 years
( 503) 653-8444
w w w .m aryjean sflow ers.co m
13822 S.E. Oatfield Rd. • M ilw aukie, OR 97222
THE
COMMUNITY'S
Office
I
503 . 297.9900
Evenings / Weekends
503 . 780.1561
Toll Free
1 . 877 . 826.9900
Email
colleenw(«lmtgad vocates.com
www.mtgadvocates.com
/
•
N ew purchase
•
100% eq u ity loans
•
Pre-qualification
by p h o n e or fax
•
R efin an ce/cash ou t
•
Pre-approved loans
•
R esidential, com m ercial
& investm ent pro p erty
•
A p p o in tm en ts at
your convenience
available
when you are ! "
Colleen Weed
" I'm
9900
S .W .
Wilshire Street
A A A MORTGAGE
Æ f l r à A d v o c a te s
•
Portland, Oregon 97225
B ud get.i
smoL
blind£
Low Guaranteed
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY
Name
P
.
*15
OH!
MY
W e
'll within 30 days trom
the date ot purchase you find
a lower advertised price based on
same product and services we will
refund the difference plus 10%
IN
HunterDougias
MY
Excludes Vignette® window shadings
and Serenette ® SoffloW® shadings
ONLY VAHID AT TIME OF ORDER.
NOT VALID WITH OTHER OFFERS
specialize
M HOME ESTIMATES
THE SAMPLES TO YOU!
503-510
503 362-1643
-
M
B R A ZIL
TH E N E TH E R LA N D S
O C O M A cu p u n ctu re & H erb al C lin ic
■ T*
■ IT' he upstart political party of slain Dutch gay
I politician Pirn Fortuyn grabbed 26 of the
150 seats in Parliament on May 15, coming in
second behind the conservative C hristian
Democrats, who won 43.
In order to govern, the Christian Democrats
likely will need to form a coalition that includes
the members of Parliament from Pirn Fortuyn’s
List. Eight other parties are represented in Par
liament with two to 23 seats each.
Fortuyn stcxxl for reduced immigration (espe
cially by Muslims, whose beliefs he believed to be
in conflict with Dutch society), a crackdown on
crime and attention to hospital waiting lists,
train delays, education funding and other prob
lems. Many media reports labeled him a right
winger; in fact, he was not easily classified. He
also could have been called a populist, a maver
ick, an independent or a libertarian.
Fortuyn was shot to death May 6, allegedly
by an animal rights activist who was upset about
his support for raising animals, such as mink, for
their fur. The suspect, Volkert van der Graaf, 32,
has not made any statement.
Meanwhile, the man who is likely to become
the next prime minister, Christian Democrat
Jan Peter Balkenende, recently told reporters
that gay marriage and euthanasia will remain
legal even though he opposed them in the past.
However, he would like to halt the sale of soft
dnigs, such as marijuana,
in the nation’s ubiquitous
“coffeehouses.”
resident Fernan
do
Henrique
Cardoso unveiled a
human rights pro
gram May 14 that
includes a proposal
to recognize gay
partnerships.
“The state tries
to meet the needs
of society, which is
more organized and
aware of its rights
each day,” he said.
A fter announcing Fernant*° H enrique
his plans, Cardoso Cardoso
posed for photos waving the gay rainbow flag,
according to a U nited Press International
report.
A U S TR A L IA
ydney Catholic Archbishop George Pell
denied communion to about 15 gay men
and lesbians May 19.
The group approached the altar wearing rain
bow-colored sashes to protest the church’s anti-gay
teachings. Another group of eight protesters from
the Rainbow Sash movement was denied commu
nion in Melbourne by Archbishop Denis Hart.
S
he state of New South
Wales, where Sydney is
located, is moving to treat gay
axiples more like married peo
ple, the Australian Associated
Press reported May 22. A total
of 23 statutes will he modified
to remove gender references in
laws concerned with crime
and evidence, death benefits,
pensions and other matters,
the news service said.
T
G ER M A N Y
ermany has wiped
1 clean the criminal
records of 50,000 gays and
22,000 military deserters
who were sent to concen
tration camps by the Nazis.
The May 17 move by the
lower house of Parliament
was opposed by the conser
vative opposition, which
argued that deserters’ cases
should he considered indi
vidually rather than erased
via a general pardon.
C R O A TIA
he Zagreb gay group
Iskorak and the lesbian
group K ontra announced
May 22 they will stage the
n atio n ’s first Gay Pride
parade June 29.
They also demanded the
ermany s most fam-
,
w , , . ,
I ne late C harlotte von M ahlsdort was
governm ent legalize gay
ous trans person, „
,
,
i
, , | i j r Germ any s most famous trans person
marriage and treat unmar
Charlotte von Mahlsdort
T
ried
gay
couples
the
same as common-law het
(Lothar Berfelde), died of a heart attack
erosexual couples. A recent poll found that 66.2
April 30 in Berlin. She was 74.
Von Mahlsdorf received the Federal Cross of percent of Croatians oppose gay marriage.
H onor (Bundesverdienstkreuz), the natio n ’s
R U S S IA
highest civilian award, in 1992 for founding East
T he youth group HS Association Gay-
Berlin’s Grunderzeit Museum, which preserves
Straight Alliance in St. Petersburg has launched
furniture and household appliances made
a protest action against the British Broadcasting
between 1870 and 1900.
Corp. World Service’s Russian-language divi
“I am not at all keen on medals,” she said at
sion, complaining it usually ignores gay issues
the time. “But what I find even more important
and, when it does cover them, reports them in a
is that a homosexual, a transvestite, is honored
homophobic fashion.
in this way.... 1 hope this encourages other gays
“The team of the BBC Russian service never
and lesbians and demonstrates to heterosexuals
covers gay equality problems in Russia and very
that we, too, can achieve things.”
rarely touches on these questions.. .in the rest of
Von Mahlsdorf emigrated to Sweden in
the world,” the organization said. “W hen they
1997 after the museum was attacked by anti-
do it, nevertheless, it comes out to he at least
gay hoodlums. She was on a visit to Berlin
controversial if not homophobic.”
when she died.
T
SW ED EN
TA IW A N
Y )arliam en t passed a law May 16 banning
I anti-gay hate speech.
The vote was 196-74 with 36 abstentions and
43 absences. Because the legislation will modify
the nation’s constitution, the measure will not
become law until after a second vote later this year.
It will ban speech that threatens or con
demns gay people. Violators will face up to two
years in prison.
lackmailers are preying on gay men who
congregate at Sha Lun nude beach, the
Taipei Times reported May 2. The paper said few
of the incidents are reported to police.
“T he victim is approached by a man while
alone at the beach,” the report said. “After strik
ing up a conversation— with the victim respond
ing positively to the man’s friendly overtures— a
group of three or four other men appear, threat-
B