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MARCH 7, 2008 jUSt|OUt 21 Human Rights Watch denounced the measure. “There is no excuse for playing politics with families’ welfare,” said Boris Dittrich, advocacy director of Human Rights Watch’s LGBT Rights Program. “These proposals not only deliberately discriminate against same-sex couples but threaten their families, including children. It is an insult to 5 *ì Romania’s achievements elsewhere in overcoming discrimination.” Delivery Service Available Sec Web Site for Details Swedish Court: Lesbians Can Buy Puppies www.SaltysDogShop.com Salty’s Dog & Cat Shop 3741 N. Mississippi Ave Portland, OR 97227 5 0 3 - 14 3 2 Lesbians must be allowed to buy dogs, a Stockholm appeals court affirmed Feb. 11. A kennel owner in the Stockholm suburb of Human rights advocate Boris Dittrich Varmdo, Anette Sjoholm, had refused to sell a puppy to a lesbian, Smila Bergstrom, because she had read that transvestites are involved in animal pornography homosexuals and she that believed untrustworthy. The denounced Romania's consideration to ban same-sex marriage. Newton-John, 59, said the appearance is made payback for four decades of support from gay court people. unanimously rejected her defense, as did a lower “The gay community has always been a major district court, according to a report in the supporter of mine, and I am hopelessly devoted to Stockholm publication The Local. Sjoholm must pay Bergstrom $3,085 in damages each and every one of them,” she said. “1 can’t wait.” for discrimination and harassment and must AFRICA Eight Men Jailed in Egypt on Homosexuality Charges reimburse $6,940 to the state Ombudsman Against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation for its legal expenses. Israel OKs Gay Adoption Israel’s Justice Ministry announced Feb. 10 that / Works Recumbentd Human Rights Watch highlighted Feb. 5 the cases of eight men incarcerated in Cairo, Egypt, Folding Bikeo after homosexuality-related arrests or convictions. ...and More! 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In Olivia Newton-John to Perform at Sydney Mardi Gras 1970s pop star and gay favorite Olivia Newton- John will perform at the party that follows the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade March 1. . 503-327-4674 January, the four were convicted of “habitual practice of debauchery” and sentenced to one year in prison. The convictions were upheld on appeal Feb. 2. One of the men was told he is HIV-positive and is incarcerated in a hospital chained to a bed 23 hours a day. Sara Chinske Loan Officer Oregon Mortgage Group, Inc. the dangerous belief that HIV is not a condition 541-868-2660 to be treated but a crime to be punished," said sara@oregonmortgagegroup.com “These cases show Egyptian police acting on Scott Long, director of Human Rights Watch’s LGBT Rights Program. “HIV tests forcibly taken without consent, ill treatment in detention, trials driven by prejudice, and convictions without evidence all violate international law.” Human Rights Watch has urged authorities to drop all charges, stop chaining detainees to hospital beds and make sure the eight men receive good medical care for any serious health conditions. © Olivia Newton-Jonn says she is hopelessly devoted” to her gay fans. R ex WOCKNER has reported for the gay press since 1985. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Drake University and started his career as a radio reporter. • Reporting Solutions 1551 Oak Street, Suite B Eugene, OR 97401
