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aprii 15.2QQ51 jUSt OUt2l fWTîmnews “If you wanted to have fun, you should have stayed in Australia instead of trying to come to Fiji and exploit our young hoys,” Shah told McCosker. “You should have known that such indecent acts are illegal.” Police became aware of the men’s activities after McCosker reported a theft of $1,500 in Australian currency. When police questioned Nandan in connection with the theft, he report ed that he and McCosker had been making pornographic photos and videos together to sell on the Internet. A total of 18 of the pictures were used as evidence in court. I ndian S odomy B an C ase A dvances New government statistics show that 5,751 same-sex couples got married between April 1, 2001, and the end of 2003—and 63 got divorced. There were 243,000 heterosexual marriages and 2,800 heterosexual divorces dur ing the same period. The divorce rate for lesbians was slightly higher than for gay men, the Central Bureau for Statistics said. Full same-sex marriage also is legal in Bel gium, in eight of Canada’s 13 provinces and ter ritories and in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Numerous nations and states/provinces/regions grant same-sex couples many or nearly all mat rimonial rights via registered partnership or civil union laws. India’s Supreme Court has expressed interest in hearing a case brought by rhe AIDS organiza Swiss A rmy O fficers tion Naz Foundation against Section 377, a law F orm G ay C lub that bans gay sex. Gay officers in Switzerland’s Army have The case was rejected last year by the Delhi formed a gay officers club, London’s Gay Times High Court, which ruled that the law could be reported in its April issue. challenged only by people who have been Founder Lt. Silvan Amberg, 22, believes it affected by it. Naz appealed, arguing that the may be the first such official club in the world. ban makes its anti-HIV work more difficult It has about a dozen members so far. among men who have sex with men. The Supreme Court responded by asking the E uro P rotocol national government, the Delhi city administra to H elp G ays tion, the Delhi police commissioner, the Nation Protocol 12 to the European Convention on al AIDS Control Organization and the Delhi Human Rights, which should be of help to gays, State AIDS Control Society to file statements of came into force April 1. their position on rhe case with the court. It grants individuals rhe right not to be dis Section 377 of rhe Indian Penal Code states, | criminated against and requires public authori “Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse ties not to allow discrimination. 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