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121 •mews BIRKENSTOCK cent oppose giving same-sex couples the right to full marriage when the question is asked in the context of including adoption rights. Pollsters asked: “In [several European] countries, the possibility of wedlock for same-sex partners is being discussed. Such unions may entail the possibility of same-sex couples adopting children. Would you agree or disagree with a similar proposal for Chile?” SALE ■ FRÊÉÔNÊWÉÉK PASS] ] FITNESS FOR EVERT BOOT CENTER ; Affordable fitness for people of all ages, sizes and abilities I i Convenient downtown location 2-hour validated parking 25-vard swimming pool Full size basketball court No long term contracts required Co-ed facility I • J . eliminating racism empowering women i ywca FRANCE i We honor diversity. Ask about our couple rates! I (Comer of lOtb & Main behind the Portland Art Museum) { It's going to be a big one! } rance’s first same-sex marriage, conducted allegedly in viola tion of the law June 5 by Bègles Mayor Noel Mamère, was annulled July 27 by a court in Bordeaux, of A court has annulled France’s first same-sex marriage which Bègles is a suburb. Mamère and the couple— between Stéphane Chapin (left) and Bertrand Charpentier Stéphane Chapin and Bertrand Charpentier—have argued that the French civil But Zaborska told the Web site, “It is not code does not prohibit same-sex marriage. The true to say that I am against women who have spumed grœms plan an appeal to the European had an abortion or against men or women who Court of Human Rights. are homosexuals.” She blamed the brouhaha on Hie French gay rights consortium Inter Cen “one article from a newspaper.” tres LGBT denounced the niling and urged “1 know that women who have abortions do President Jacques Chirac to call a national ref so because they feel they have no other option,” erendum on same-sex marriage. "It seemed pos Zaborska told the site. “It’s a difficult decision sible [to us] to interpret the blur of the French taken in extreme situations. I don’t want to civil code (which does not define in any judge these women; I want to help them.” moment marriage as the union of a man and a As for gays, Zaborska reportedly told a news woman) in the light of the first article of the paper last year that people who behave exhibition- French Declaration of Human and Civic Rights istically in Pride parades should not be allowed to [which states,] ‘Human beings are bom and work with children. remain free and equal in rights,’ ” the group said. Now she says: “I was refer Polling has shown that two-thirds of French ring to a situation where people support granting same-sex couples access to images of people dancing marriage. France lets same-sex couples form legal naked in love parades in civil unions, but such partnerships are denied places like Berlin or Rome are some of the rights and obligations of marriage. broadcast on TV and watched by children. I was questioning AUSTRALIA myself if these people should Anna Zaborska wo gay men kissed in front of Australian Gov be teachers of my kids. [ButJ 1 ernor General Michael Jeffrey as he addressed think any discrimination against human beings is a Family Expo conference July 24 in Brisbane. unacceptable—any discrimination at all.” The governor general is the British sover eign’s Australian representative. His duties are SWEDEN mostly ceremonial. eported hate crimes against queer Swedes Kissers Jeff Poole and Jeff Cheverton, mem have doubled since 1996, a new study has bers of the gay group Action Reform Change found. Queensland, said they were demonstrating that In 1996, 25 percent of 2,000 queers surveyed “the family is not owned by religious fundamen said they had been the victim of an anti-gay talists.” Reports said the audience gasped when hate crime. The new study, also of 2,000 people, the men locked lips. found that 52 percent of respondents have expe rienced a hate crime. NORWAY The research was conducted by criminologist majority of members of Norway’s Parlia- Eva Tiby at the University of Stockholm. Com > ment now favor allowing gay couples to mon perpetrators included relatives, neighbors, adopt children. students, pupils, blue collar workers, store Hie adoption ban is the last distinction keepers and public authorities. between marriage and gay registered partnership The most commonly reported incidents in Norway. The law could be changed within a involved slander, insult and verbal harassment. few months. About 12 percent of respondents reported vio lent crimes, and 11 percent reported sex crimes. Friday-Sunday, August 27-29 1111 SW l()th Ave • Portland, OR 97205 (503) 294-7419 Membership Office Mark your calendar! Endometriosis Research participants are needed for a collaborative study between the OHSU Women's Health Research Unit and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. 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The rainbow flag was raised above City Hall for the first time, but someone promptly stole it. CTV said “almost 100” people gathered on side walks to watch the parade. SOUTH KOREA 4 - ame-sex relationships are not common law □ marriages, South Koreas Incheon District Court ruled July 27. “Kim” had asked the court to force her ex-lover of 20 years, “Yu,” to pay alimony and divide their property. But the court said: “In our society, marriage means a mental and physical unity between a man and a woman.... A partnership between two persons of the same sex cannot be approved as a INTERNATIONAL married couple. Thus, it cannot be protected he newly elected chairwoman of the Euro pean Parliament’s women’s committee, Anna legally.” |F1 Zaborska, is under fire for comments the Slovakian Compiled by R ex W o .'KNER, who has reported reportedly made about abortion and gays, Eupoli- tix.com reported July 29. Several members of the for the gay press since 1985. 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