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The Kosovo Airstrikes--- a Poison Kiss
So, was at the mall tonight doing my part to keep this amerikan economy rollin on, and up walks this chick with mic and dude with a vidcam and I gets asked "what do i think of US droppin' da bombs on kosovo??"
"well," i say, "i'd rather tell you which rockstars i'd like to bed, should surfpunk date a potsmokin ho, or are the brewerboys traitors to all of fagdom… but hey, i'll answer your question if ya really think THAT'S important cuz ya know i really can't see the point of droppin' bombs on a country and tryin' to impose a certain idea of whats rightorwrong, so that makes me take a step back and maybe try to see the bigger picture of how every few years or so them powersthatbe say "hey, ya think its about time we give the amerikanpublik some justification for the kajillions of US$$$$$ the military consumes, lest we start to think "hey maybe we could spend some of those military $$$$$'s on AIDS research, or education, or alternative fuel sources, or something/anything that might be positive for humanity instead of killing and destroying infrastructure and imposing our will upon the rest of the world. so call me a commie if ya want, i'll join brassy (ya know, if it weren't for unions there would be no middleklass in da USA and the minimum wage would probably be, oh, like fifty cents an hour, but that's another story) in havana.
Anna Domino
World Pride in Italy
While Pride is a celebration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender identity in many places around the world, Italian organizers of what was to have been EuroPride 2000 have decided to go all out and stage the first fully international celebration next year. Details of dates and events already planned can be found at the World Pride web site at www.worldpride200.com
Jamaica, Unlawful Acts and the UK's Directive
The Jamaican government, through its minister of National Security and Justice, the Hon. K.D. Knight, has made it clear that the country will not change its laws regarding certain homosexual acts. In a Reuters report of 1998 December 16, Mr Knight stated: "There's no plan by the government to repeal the laws relevant to homosexual activities. The law is founded on a moral imperative which has not changed."
J-FLAG is cautioning the government that such hard line positions are
untenable in a world of increased interdependence between and among
nations. J-FLAG maintains that by refusing to repeal the laws that make
sex between consenting adult males illegal, the government is depriving
many of its citizens of their fundamental rights.
J-FLAG remains firm in its conviction that consensual sex between mature persons of the same sex has no lesser or greater effect on the morals of society than consensual sex between heterosexual adults. The organization is also concerned about the state's consistent legislation of morality. If homosexual acts between adults are criminal because they are immoral, then adultery and fornication should likewise be criminal, since the Church deems them immoral. The nation's legislators must evaluate the laws relating to homosexuality and make the amendments that will guarantee the human rights of Jamaica's gay citizens. If this is not done, the country may risk losing out on aid packages that are tied to human rights records. Gay rights are becoming increasingly important to many of the countries that provide developmental aid to Jamaica. Considering that Jamaica is so dependent on foreign aid, it must deal with the matter of homosexuality voluntarily before it is forced, like the British dependent territories, to do so. "None but ourselves can free our minds" said Bob Marley Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals & Gays |
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