Sweden considers equal rights for gay couples in long awaited bill
Parliament weighs Sweden's first gay rights bill after a six year study. It would allow homosexuals to sign housing leases as couples, divide property on breakup, and inherit if no will exists. Riksdag vote expected late May amid religious objections. critics call protections weak though sponsors tout progress to curb AIDS spread.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Riksdag
Heinz Spira
Swedish Union For Gay and Lesbian Rights
Curt Danielsson
Social Affairs Ministry
First Monument to Gays Begun in Amsterdam
Deutsche Presse-Agentur reports work has started on the world’s first monument to homosexuals persecuted over the centuries in Amsterdam Netherlands. The $180,000 pink marble triangle memorial recalls the pink triangles Nazis forced on gay prisoners in clothing.
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Thais step up prosecution of pirates
Lt. Col. Prakob Benjapong leads Thai Marine Police in prosecuting piracy against Vietnamese refugee boats. In 1986 fifty Thais were arrested, boosting anti pirate actions funded by UN Refugee Agency and 11 international donors. Refugee cooperation and solid cases drive court action in southern Thailand.
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Los Angeles Times
Songkhla
Thailand
Prakob Benjapong
Prakob
Marine Police
U.N. High Commissioner For
United States
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