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Norway/Gay marriage law
includes parental rights
An amendment to Norwegian laws which
renders the defi nition of civil partnership gender
neutral will also cover parental rights within a
same-sex civil partnership. The law will state
that a woman married to another woman will
have parental rights from the moment of
conception when the other woman conceives a
child through IVF.
USA/California approves
Sir Ian McKellan (left), Michael Cashman
MEP, Evan Harris MP, Simon Hughes
gay marriage
MP and Ben Summerskill (right) were
amongst those present at a fundraising
evening for the UK Lesbian and Gay
Immigration Group on 20 June.
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The Californian Supreme Court has approved Legendary singer-songwriter Carly Simon tells radio
gay marriage. The ruling meant that couples presenter Howard Stern about her almost-forays into
were offi cially able to tie the knot from 5pm on lesbianism.
23 June. Amongst the fi rst to take advantage of
the new ruling were gay rights campaigners Del easier from time to time to secure
Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 83 BEN’S
Many people I know like to be
ethical consumers. And what lesbian and gay equality. However, we
hope Harriet might refl ect on an
Canada/Lesbian poet wins BITS
better candidate for this very 21st-
century form of protest than Heinz’s important failure of women-only
literature prize recent decision to pull an innocuous shortlists too. Not a single lesbian has
Lesbian poet Rachel Zolf has been awarded the ad containing a same-sex kiss? benefi ted from them in a winnable
prestigious Trillium book prize for her book of While this might be seen by them as seat. It’s shocking that in the fi rst
poetry. Zolf won the award, and a $10,000 Heinz free an easy way to palm off 200 decade of the 21st century we still
(£5,010) cash prize, for her book of poetry, Customer fundamentalist Christian have just one woman, out of 1,300
Human Resources. Previous winners of the prize Feedback line complainants, it seems to have been members of both Houses of
include Nancy Vickers and Margaret Atwood. 0800 528 5757 made under the impression that it will Parliament, able to speak openly of
cause no offence to Britain’s 3.6 her lived experience as a lesbian.
Australia/New rights in million lesbian and gay consumers. Or
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New South Wales any of their friends. Or families. Or I’m utterly intrigued by reports of
Lesbian parents in New South Wales have been colleagues. And without any thought Prince Philip’s recent 87th birthday
granted new rights by the state government. for the damage that might be done to lunch. The Duke of Edinburgh found
The newly introduced laws will mean that both its business. Popping into Costcutter himself sitting next to former BP chief
partners in a lesbian couple can appear on a on the way home nowadays, I’ve been Lord Browne, who resigned in some
child’s birth certifi cate. The laws will also make it buying Branston Baked Beans. embarrassment last year after it
easier for the children of lesbians to inherit Jardines Tomato Ketchup. Hellmann’s emerged he’d been having an affair
money from their non-birth mother. Mayonnaise. Yum yum! I fi nd them all with a rent boy 30 years his junior. “I
rather more delicious than their Heinz gather you’ve had some problems
Hungary/Budapest Pride counterparts. How sad that for Heinz since we last met,” said Prince Philip
cancelled in 2008, Beanz Meanz Bigotz. sympathetically. “Don’t worry. There’s
A programme of events planned by The a lot of that in my family.” Really?
Nikolaev Association for Gays, Lesbians and We’re pleased that Harriet Harman What can it all mean?
Bisexuals in Ukraine to mark International Day has announced that women-only
Against Homophobia was prevented from shortlists for Labour Party candidates Ben Summerskill is Chief
taking place after religious groups made an are to be kept in place for another 15 Executive of Stonewall.
appeal to local authorities. Gay rights groups years, until 2030. There’s no doubt To support Stonewall’s vital
have called the move unlawful and are that having a wider range of people in campaigning work, visit:
intending to take legal action. the House of Commons has made it www.stonewall.org.uk
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