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Homosexuality no longer a disorder in China By JOE McDONALD, Associated Press BEIJING (March 7, 2001 5:49 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - China's psychiatric association is striking homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses in an updated diagnostic manual due out this year. The 8,000-member Chinese Psychiatric Association has concluded that homosexuality is not a perversion, said Dr. Chen Yanfang, the group's vice president. "Many homosexuals lead perfectly normal lives," he said Wednesday. The step adds to growing tolerance of gays and lesbians in China, where an underground culture of gay bars, Web sites and sports clubs is flourishing. Homosexuals...

NRA Members' Councils of California << Please cross-post & distribute this CAL-ERT >> << Please cross-post & distribute this CAL-ERT >> << Please cross-post & distribute this CAL-ERT >> CAL-ERT 06/17/02 11:00 A. M. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY SCA12 (Perata) - This bill would create a "Sales and use tax" of 5 cents per cartridge or component sold in California. This bill has passed the first of three required State Senate committees, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday, June 5, 2002. If it passes all three committees, and passes on the Senate floor, it would then...

Gun advocates snare rival group's name May 23, 2002 BY PAT MILHIZER SUN-TIMES SPRINGFIELD BUREAU It was a bit bizarre when a recent statement from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence called for more gun rights, especially since the group has rallied for 30 years against concealed weapons and wants stiffer background checks on gun sales. But after failing to file its annual business report with the state, the Chicago-based council lost its registration to operate under that title. The name was then swiped last week by the head lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association, or ISRA. The former...