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Chinese Activist Murdered Gay Marriage Bill Introduced in Spain |
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By Rex Wockner International News Reports Elton John: Used Car Salesman?
Hit with a $12 million legal bill after losing a High
Court case against his former accountants and
ex-manager, gay British rock star Elton John will
auction off more than 20 of his prized automobiles.
On the block June 5 will be Aston Martins, Ferraris, Bentleys, a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Saloon and two Rolls-Royce Phantom VIs, which are expected to sell for around $225,000 each. John says the legal case and the auction are unrelated. He doesn't drive the cars anymore because he is rarely home, he said. Chinese Activist Murdered
Gay Marriage Bill Introduced in Spain The opposition Socialists introduced a bill in Spain's parliament to legalize gay marriage April 18. Socialist parliamentary spokesman Javier Barrero said the 1978 Spanish constitution does not specify that one's spouse has to be of the opposite sex. "[Marriage] is a right of everyone," he said. The Netherlands on April 1 became the first nation to let gays marry under the ordinary marriage laws. Belgium has said it will follow suit. Several other European nations have registered-partnership laws for gays, which grant up to 99 percent of the rights of marriage. A few other nations recognize gay couples via common-law marriage statutes. |
