Vietnam May Ban Marriage for Gays,  People with HIV  Europride July 18-26 in Stockholm

The 14th Annual Conference of the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization is July 25 to Aug. 1 in Driebergen, the Netherlands.  

This year's theme is "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth and our Health."  

Registration, room and board costs 250 Dutch guilders. 

IGLYO is a "world-wide association of and for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth and student organizations." 

For more information, write IGLYO, Postbus 542, NL-1000 AM 
Amsterdam, The Netherlands; phone/fax: 011-32-20-6-188-172;  
e-mail: iglyo@wxs.nl. 
  

Vietnam May Ban Marriage for Gays, People with HIV 

Vietnam's National Assembly is considering legislation to ban gays, lesbians and people who are HIV-positive from getting married, the Saigon Times reported.  Reportedly, there have been several gay weddings in Ho Chi Minh City in recent months, to the consternation of local officials who claim there is no way to ban them. 

The Times report was not clear on whether the marriages have been officially recognized.  
  

Europride July 18-26 in Stockholm 

EuroPride is in Stockholm this year from July 18-26. Nine days of events will include a PridePark (featuring a marketplace, exhibitions, restaurants, bars and daily entertainment), a film festival, theater, concerts, lectures, art and photo exhibits, seminars, workshops, religious services, events for HIV- positives, dances, numerous parties and a parade.  

The July 25 parade will be followed by the Rainbow Festival "where Swedish and international artists will perform at an outdoor extravaganza." 

EuroPride was first held in London in 1992 and has been staged in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlin and Paris.  

For further information, contact EuroPride 98, P.O. Box 3444, SE- 103 69 Stockholm, Sweden; phone: 011-46-8-33-59-55; fax: 011-46- 8-30-47-30; email: info@europride98.se; Web: www.europride98.se.