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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Jon Stanhope challenges Kevin Rudd on Australian gay rights

KEVIN Rudd has been presented with his first major challenge on gay law reform from within his own party, with ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope challenging him to allow gay and lesbian civil unions in the territory.

Mr Stanhope said the Prime Minister - a self-described social conservative - should allow the move, arguing that if Mr Rudd could demand China respect the human rights of Tibetans he should defend the rights of his own citizens at home.

It is the first time Mr Stanhope has spoken publicly about the federal Government’s intervention to see the ACT laws blocked.

The Rudd Government is in discussions with the ACT Government to remove clauses in its civil partnerships bill that would allow gay couples to hold a public ceremony marking their union.


In a speech to lawyers, Mr Stanhope said a national bill of rights could protect Australian citizens against such interventions. The Rudd Government has committed itself to an inquiry on a charter of rights, but has ruled out any model that would undermine the authority of parliament.

“I have hopes that a Prime Minister and a Government capable of advocating for the basic rights of the Tibetans will - must - comprehend the justice of formally extending each of those same basic rights to folk back home,” Mr Stanhope said.

“I have hopes that this Prime Minister … will respect the right of the component parts of our federation to legislate as they are constitutionally empowered to do and as they have received a mandate to do.”

He said legislating for civil partnerships was within the powers of the states and territories. “We know that what the ACT is attempting to do is no more than to extend to same-sex couples equality with other Canberrans, under ACT laws,” he said. “Not commonwealth laws: that would require a national bill of rights. Just ACT laws … in the community to which they contribute, and to which they belong.”

But Mr Stanhope said that unfortunately for the men and women in the ACT who desire recognition of and respect for their long-term “enduring primary relationships, efforts by the ACT Government to deliver these things have been thwarted”.

“The evidence suggests the rights of a significant number of Canberra’s men and women cannot be guaranteed by my Government, because of church disapproval,” he said. “This in a nation that has committed … to a separation of church and state.”
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Dieux Du Stade - Making of the Calendar 2008

Dieux Du Stade by Guerin-Bruyard-Beguier. How homo erotic is this? How on earth did they persuade those french rugby players to get into a shower scene like this? That player on the right is certainly making the most of his semi during this clip from the “Making of the Calendar 2008″. This is a gay french rugby player fans heaven.

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Dieux Du Stade - Making of the calendar 2008

Dieux Du Stade - Guerin-Bruyard-Beguier. How homo erotic is this? How on earth did they persuade those rugby players to get into a shower scence like this?
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Dieux Du Stade 2008 Moments

Dieux Du Stade 2008 Naked French Rugby Calendar

Its hard to choose which Dieux Du Stade 2008 calendar moment is my favorite but i think this is it.

Dieux du stade 2008 (gay) naked french rugby calendar

Another great Dieux Du Stade moment
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Brian Paddick will have a civil partnership

The Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London is to ‘tie the knot’ with his boyfriend.

Brian Paddick told the Pink Paper of his civil partnership plans in an interview published yesterday.

The 49-year-old was until May last year the most senior out gay policeman in the country in his former role as Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan police.

His boyfriend, Petter Belsvik, 36, is originally from Norway. The couple live in Vauxhall, south London.

Asked if he was planning a civil partnership, Mr Paddick replied:

“Yes, we are – that’s an exclusive!
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