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lived together for at least two years.
Rio Negro is in south-central Argentina,
south of the La Pampa province and southwest of
Buenos Aires. It is best known for growing apples
and pears and exporting fruit juice and cider.
retirement pension at an earlier age. British
women can get their pensions at age 60, while
men must wait till age 65.
E
nding a 30-year battle, the British gay group
C H IL E
Torch has been granted official affiliation
ops have solved only one of 24 anti-trans
with the Conservative Party.
^ murders known to have been committed dur
The vote by the Tory board was unanimous.
ing the past two years, TravesChile and Unified
Approval by the party’s constitutional commit
Sexual Minorities Movement reported Dec. 12.
tee, a formality, is expected early this year.
The organizations accused the police and the judi
“We can help the party a lot more if we are
cial system of inaction based on homophobia.
inside than if we are a loosely associated organi
zation on the outside,” Torch chairman James
FR AN CE
Davenport told London’s Times. “That can only
he man who tried to kill gay Paris Mayor
he gtxxl news for the Conservative Party and for
the gay community."
Bertrand Delanoe in October is mentally
unfit to stand trial,
two psychiatrists
ahexi! screwed up, Britain’s Independent
who examined him
said Dec. 20.
Television Commission ruled Dec. 23.
Azedine Ber-
Dizens of viewers had complained to the watch
kanc has said he
dog agency about a commercial in which a man
attacked Delanoe
left tied to a tree naked after his bachelor party is
because he hates
stalked by an effeminate, predatory homosexual
homosexuals and
in a raincoat.
politicians.
The
The commission banned the ad, calling it
psychiatrists said
“outdated and offensive.” Yahoo! and the ad
Berkane
suffers
agency Euro R SC G Wnek Gosper took “insuffi
from the “mental Azedine Berkane
cient care... to avoid the use of a stereotype that
illness” of “chronic
could feed prejudice or perpetuate damaging
delirium.”
misconceptions, with potentially harmful conse
Delanoe was stabbed in the stomach during
quences,” officials said.
a party Oct. 6 at City Hall. He spent two weeks
in the hospital and underwent surgery to repair
S W ITZ E R L A N D
internal organs.
he Swiss canton of Valais rejected a gay
partnership hill Dec. 6.
U N IT E D K IN G D O M
“The local government...has made a social
he British government has announced
decision to support the family, not the ‘Civil
plans to give same-sex couples marriage
Solidarity Pact,’ " canton spokesman Jean-Rene
rights. Areas that could he covered by a partner Fournier told reporters. The vote was 64-51
ship law include inheritance, pensions, tenancy,
with five abstentions.
taxes, property and immigration.
Valais’ decision came just one week after the
“I do think society has moved on, and 1 think
federal Cabinet unveiled a proposed national part
that we recognize that there are very many peo nership law. Under that plan, same-sex partners,
ple in gay relationships who are in very loving
including those in Valais, would register at the
relationships...hut their partnership has no
Civil State office and commit to mutual respect,
recognition in law,” Barbara Roche, minister for assistance, economic life and living together. A
social exclusion and equalities, told the British
non-Swiss partner would he granted residency.
Broadcasting Corp. “You have people who have
Registrees would acquire marriage rights in
shared their lives, shared their homes, whose
the areas of inheritance, social security and
lives are entwined with each other. Why
divorce. Adoption and assisted-procreation
shouldn’t their relationship he recognized as the
rights would not he available.
loving and secure relationship that it is? We are
not talking about marriage here. What we are
ITALY
talking about is the signing of a register.”
)e d ro AlrruxJovar won Best Movie, Best
London Mayor Ken Livingstone welcomed the
Director and Best Screenwriter awards at
announcement. “I am delighted the government
the European Film Academy’s 15th annual cer
has recognized the gross inequalities,” he said.
emony Dec. 10 in Rome. The gay Spaniard was
honored for his latest movie, Toil; to Her.
Political parties expressed support across the
board. “Whilst we attach a huge importance to
The Best Actress award went to the entire
the institution of marriage, we do recognize that
cast o f 8 Women— C atherine Deneuve,
gay couples suffer from some serious particular
Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart, Fanny
grievances,” said Oliver Let win, the Tory
Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux,
Ludivine Sagnier and Firmine Richard. The
spokesman on domestic issues.
The law, should it pass the House of Com Best Actor statue went to Sergio Vastellitto
mons and the House of Lords, would apply in for his work in both Mostly Martha and My
England and Wales. Scotland would consider
Mother's Smile.
the proposal separately.
Compiled by R ex WOCKNER , who has reported
for the gay press since 1985. He has a bachelor’s
eople who change their gender are set to degree in journalism from Drake University and
have greater rights in Britain. The govern started his career as a radio reporter.
ment said Dec. 10 it will intrixluce
legislation allowing transsexuals to
revise the gender listed on their
birth certificates and then marry
someone of the opposite sex.
The moves are a response to a
ruling by the European Court of
Human Rights in the case of a
British transsexual bus driver who
wanted to he legally recognized as a A U .K . watchdog agency has banned a Yahoo! ad depicting a
woman in order to obtain her naked bachelor (left) stalked by an effeminate homosexual
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