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20 JUStlOUt MLSS APRIL 7. 2006 CHOOSE FROM 130 FRAGRANCES 874 LINN AVE. C ustom S centing Any of our perfume oils or essential oils can be used for our custom scenting. CHARMING 1 LEVEL IN OREGON CITY. 3 bedrooms plus with large oversized yard & attached garage. Priced to sell at $229,000! CONTACT ROSEMARY BERNARDI FOR YOUR PRIVATE SHOWING. 503-784-2836 ROSEMARY BERNARDI, P.C BROKER The British government will count gays, les bians and bisexuals in a survey by the Office for National Statistics, The Times reported. The decision follows lobbying by gay groups and government officials who need the information to Michael Cashman (right, with Bent co-star Sir adequately provide services. Ian McKellen) “married" his partner of 23 years. “LGB individuals and the community as a Partnership Act, which provides the rights and whole have historically suffered discrimination, and obligations of marriage. there are concerns that this group is currently ignored in terms of policy and service provision,” Cashman starred in the series EastEnders before being elected to the Euro Parliament. the office said. Current government estimates are that 6 per Numerous celebrities attended the ceremony, including EastEnders stars Barbara Windsor and cent of the population is gay, lesbian or bisexual. Officials have hesitated to ask about sexual ori Michelle Collins, Coronation Street actress Helen Worth, The Bill star Trudy Goodwin, gay actor Sir entation in the census—as opposed to in a survey— because, said census coordinator Joy Dobbs, “We’re lan McKellen, Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart and Cherie Blair, wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair. still not sure what it is we are trying to measure—is it behavior, inclination, identity, lifestyle?” While on EastEnders, Cashman became a gay activist, chairing the national gay lobby group So the research will, instead, likely be part of the General Household Survey, which targets Stonewall. “1 never thought that this would happen in my 20,000 homes nationwide. lifetime,” he told Sentinel Sunday. “It is a huge step, Meanwhile, the 2011 census will count people who have entered into a same-sex civil partnership and I am so proud.” or marriage, officials said. 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Gay activists have denounced the current law as self-contradictory, saying it both prohibits anti- gay discrimination and embodies the discrimina tion “it was designed to prevent, through a narrow, almost nonexistent scope of rights...for same-sex partnerships.” Gay Singer Marries' Steven Gately, a singer in the defunct British boy band Boyzone, “married” partner Andy Cowles on March 19 in London, under the United Kingdom’s Civil Partnership Act. The ceremony was held at the Goring Hotel near Buckingham Palace. In the 1990s, Boyzone sold more than 10 million records and had six No. 1 singles in the United Kingdom. ton loudj Boyzone singer Steven Gately registered with Andy Cowles under the United Kingdom's Civil Partnership Act. Futons and Furniture Your alternative source 701 NE Broadway • Near Lloyd Center • 503-335-0758 Mon-Sat: 10am-7:30pm • Sun: 12-5pm • www.cottoncloudfutons.com British Gay Celebrity Ties the Knot European Parliament member and former British television star Michael Cashman “married" his partner of 23 years, Paul Cottingham, March 11 in London under the United Kingdom’s Civil It’s a good thing that gays in the United Kingdom's Royal Navy can be out of the closet now, personnel chief Vice Admiral Adrian Johns said March 16. Leading a “secret life [is] an unhealthy way to be...in the armed services,” he said, according to The Daily Telegraph. “Those individuals need nur- . turing so that they give of their best. Our mission is to break down barriers of discrimination, prejudice, fear and misunderstanding.” Johns spoke at a London conference on gays in the workplace organized by the gay lobby group Stonewall. The armed forces dropped its gay ban in 2000. Czech Parliament Overrides Veto of Partnership Law In a surprising move, the Czech Republic’s Chamber of Deputies overrode President Vaclav Klaus’ veto of a same-sex partnership bill March 15. Klaus called the vote “a defeat for all of us who believe that the family in our society is fundamen tal, unique, unrivaled.” Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, on the other band, said legislators were “liberating one minority of...our fellow citizens.” The bill passed 101-76—the minimum needed for an override in the 200-seat chamber. The orig- . inal measure had passed 86-53. In his February veto message, Klaus had argued that such a law should be approved by a majority of legislators rather than a majority of those present for the vote. He also said gay unions undermine tra ditional values. Paroubek later denounced Klaus as “unable to overcome his prejudices.” In a press statement, the Gay Initiative in the Czech Republic commented, “The public and the lawmakers have sent out the clear signal to the world: The Czech Republic has found its place among the democratic countries of the world, and it considers its citizens from [the] gay and lesbian minority as the equal to others.” A recent poll found that 62 percent of Czechs support same-sex registered partnership.
