From abonowit@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Sat Dec  4 17:28:37 1993

		SOUTH AFRICA WATCH No. 14 News of the week ending
	December 2, 1993
E L E C T I O N S  A N D  N E G O T I A T I O N S
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GAY RIGHTS - MOST ADVANCED IN WORLD?

Gay and lesbian communities in South Africa may find themselves
with constitutional protection in advance of that achieved by many
Western countries, including the United States.

Legal experts and homosexual-rights activists interpret the
chapter on fundamental rights in the new constitution to mean that
gay and lesbian couples could soon be allowed to legally marry,
adopt children, pay the same tax and get the same housing and
medical-aid benefits as heterosexuals.

In the draft Bill of Rights approved by negotiators at the
multiparty talks, discrimination on the grounds of "race, gender,
sex, ethnic, or origin, colour, sexual orientations, age,
disability, religion, conscience, creed culture or language" is
prohibited.

From: the Argus 28/11/93


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