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nTPTìmnews OUR PLANTS ARE 6 ON THE KINSEY SCALE ‘IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD’ TRAIN YOUR BRAIN. CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Africa’s Constitution bans discrimi nation based on sexual orientation. T h e women obtained sperm from an anonymous donor, and the fertil ized ova from one woman were implanted in the other woman. T he Department o f Home Affairs had refused to register both women as the twins’ parents. 7 have to date lost 22 lbs and am off Zoloft. All thanks to you. You are a goddess." -Don Clarkson. Mayor (Moster. OR) and Personal Coach outh A frica’s Treatm ent A ction Campaign launched a civil dis obedience campaign M arch 20 in hopes o f forcing the government to Singer and actor Leslie Cheung jumped to his death make A ID S drugs available for the 31 in Hong Kong first tim e. A bout 110 protesters marched to the Caledon Square police station POLAND and demanded that H ealth Minister M anto he Polish gay organization Campaign Against Tshabalala-M simang and Trade M inister A lec Homophobia has launched a billboard cam Erwin he arrested for culpable homicide. paign showing same-sex couples holding hands alongside the caption, “Let them see us!” Cops agreed to open a case against the offi cials, then arrested the demonstrators for stag T h e billboards and posters went up in sev ing an illegal gathering. T hey were released eral cities, but not in Warsaw and Krakow, with a warning to appear in court. where they were banned by officials, according to the French Press Agency. T h e campaign was South A frica refuses to distribute H IV drugs, saying that they are toxic and that H IV created by photographer Karolina Bregula, who may not be the cause o f A ID S. O n e in five said she had a hard time finding models. South A frican adults— about 5 million peo “I had the idea for the campaign after a two- ple— is HIV-positive. year stay in Sw eden,” she said. "T here homo Protesters continu ed th eir cam paign sexual couples live freely, are part o f society. We want to open people’s eyes— show that homo M arch 25, chanting “M anto, shut up” as Tsha balala-Msimang tried to address a public health sexuals live just like they do, in their midst. co n feren ce in C ap e Town. Tshabalala- T h e people in the photos are mainly young M sim ang and cam paign chairm an Zackie people and students who are interested in changing the current situation. T heir attitudes A chm at got into a scuffle when Tshabalala- Msimang tried to grab a copy o f a statement regarding their own homosexuality gave them A chm at insisted on reading to the conferees. the ability to display it publicly despite the fact that they still risk a lot doing so.” Achmat eventually delivered the speech, which accused Tshahalala-Msimang o f having T h e cam paign received funding from “deceived, misrepresented, delayed and denied for Izahela Jaruga-Nowacka, the federal minister too long.... We hope you will prove us wrong by for the equal status of women and men. making an unequivocal and irreversible commit “It’s very gcxxl to live in a pluralistic stxiety ment to anti-retroviral therapy," he said, accord that respects everyone’s rights, tolerates various ing to the South African Press Association. lifestyles, religions and sexual orientations,” she said. “Up to now, we have not yet had a public dis More civil disobedience is planned in the cussion on the topic of homosexuality in this soci form of sit-ins, hunger strikes and illegal impor ety; hence, we’re overrun with stereotypes and tation and distribution o f A ID S drugs, cam fears. We should get rid of our phobia of homosex paign leaders said. uals. Poland will soon join the European Union." 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