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Experience The^C/Of Real Estate! * world “1 think the most important thing was that [MPs] actually saw us and that they saw that we are no different, that we are just normal people,” activist Tereza Kodickova told Radio Prague. “And then of course we used the argument of the European Union a lot and of equal rights and equal treatment and the fact that registered partnerships of this kind exist in other countries.” A recent poll by the Public Opinion Research Two Portuguese lesbians were turned away when they tried to get married at the Lisbon public registry office Feb. 1. The rejection had been expected, and Teresa Pires, 28, anj Helena Paixao, 35, already had launched a legal case based on the constitution’s Center found that 62 percent of Czechs support prohibition against discrimination based on sexual same-sex registered partnership. orientation—a protection that was added in 2004. At the same time, the Portuguese Civil Code AMERICAS states that “marriage is a contract celebrated Canadian Same-Sex Marriage between two persons of opposite sex.” The mat Faces Threat ter will wind through the Portuguese and possibly Canada’s new Conservative government, elect the European court systems. ed Jan. 23, is threatening to undo the nation’s legal Neighboring Spain is one of four nations in the ization of same-sex marriage. world where same-sex couples have access to regu The party platform promises to lar marriage, along “hold a truly free vote on the defini with Belgium, tion of marriage in the next session Canada and the of Parliament [and], if the resolution Netherlands. is passed, [to] introduce legislation to A court ruling restore the traditional definition of legalizing same-sex marriage while respecting existing marriage in South Africa will take same-sex marriages.” effect next Dec. 1 But the move apparently is not unless Parliament an immediate priority and, according Helena Paixao (left) and Teresa Pires makes the change to polls, would not be supported by a have lived together for three years. sooner. majority of Canadians. The party’s press officer told The San Francisco Chronicle that “things like same-sex marriage [are] on the back Czech Republic Passes Gay Partnership Bill burner.” Turning back the clock also might not be possi A same-sex partnership bill passed the Czech ble. The government probably does not have the Republic Senate on Jan. 26. votes to pass the resolution, and even if it does, the The vote was 45-14 with six abstentions. fact remains that courts in nine of Canada’s 13 Sixteen senators were absent. The measure previously passed the Chamber of provinces and territories have ruled that prohibit ing same-sex couples from marrying violates the Deputies and now awaits a decision by President Vaclav Klaus, who has hinted he might veto it. The nation’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. legislation extends to registered same-sex couples To get around that, the government would have to utilize the charter’s “notwithstanding many of the rights and obligations of marriage but does not provide access to marriage itself or to clause,” which has never been used. It allows adoption. provinces or the federal Parliament to enact tem porary laws (for five years) that violate the charter’s protections. ASIA/PACIFIC China Publishes Gay Sex Report Direct: 503.495.4881 To view all properties, please visit: www.EricJoy.com The first report on “men-to-men sexual behaviors” has been published in China, the Xinhua news service report ed Feb. 9. MSM in China: Surveying Sex and Self identity examines the sex lives of Chinese gays via 400 in-depth interviews and case studies, Xinhua said. The study’s 15 chap ters also look at gay feelings and self expression among several social and cul tural groups. The research was funded by the Ford Foundation. The report was written by a scholar who is known in the media as Tong Ge, the pen name he has used when writing gay novels. 7886 SE 13th Avenue • Portland, OR 97202 — A put Remodeling? Upgrading? Building a new home? Buying an investment property f First Pacific Mortgage 503.645.5400 cell 503.358.4858 www. 1 stpac ,com/lo/karendecourcey it1'' Writ, ' ’ £ « Karen fleCourceu President Bush and Laura Bush stand with Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his wife, Jannette Howard, at the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Oct. 23, 2003. Howard opposes same-sex marriage as well as civil unions, which he calls a “cop-out." Australian P.M. Opposes Civil Unions Australian Prime Minister John Howard opposes not only same-sex mar riage, which has been banned in Australia,