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...that a politician who discloses his sexual orientation is insulated from criticism. "They embody a certain authenticity and credibility because they're open," he says. By contrast, opponents who make sexuality an issue are typically viewed as mean-spirited and politically incompetent. When Hamburg's former vice mayor Ronald Schill outed the city's Mayor Ole von Beust at a press conference in 2003, Germans mocked Schill, and Von Beust went on to win the 2004 elections in a landslide...
...them off the hook and open the way for troop withdrawal. I cannot fully understand the rivalry and enmity among the people of Iraq. But the religious and ethnic factions need to learn to live together in peace, or they will live in fear and danger perpetually. BRIAN SCHILL Spring Branch, Texas...
...Trail, B.C. Alison Bradley, Pinkerton, Ont. Erin Cumpstone, Saskatoon, Sask. Cindy Eadie, Brantford, Ont. Kaila Holtz, North Vancouver Jackie Lance, Delta, B.C. Sheena Lawrick, Calgary Angela Lichty, Guelph, Ont. Andrea Nyhus, White Rock, B.C. Kristy Odamura, Richmond, B.C. Alexandra Olson, Valemount, B.C. Kim Sarrazin, St-Eustache , Que. Rachel Schill, Kitchener, Ont. AuburnlSigurdson, Surrey, B.C. Erin White, Richmond...
...much easier to pinpoint how and why belly dancing has caught on at this moment in the U.S. Following the 9/11 attacks, people began seeking knowledge about Middle Eastern society. Marta Schill, president of the 25-year-old Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association, says membership has grown more than 30%, to 1,000, over the past year. This desire to learn about Arab traditions coincided with the release of music videos by pop stars Shakira and Britney Spears, who bared their stomachs and belly danced with abandon, sparking the interest of teenagers and young adults...
Doubts remain about Schill's chances of scoring another upset during elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt scheduled for April 21. Schill claims the Law and Order Offensive has 20% support there, but opinion polls give it just 2% of the vote. A party needs 5% to earn a place in the state legislature. "Schill's party is like a collection point for dissatisfied people," says Ralf Tils, a political scientist at the University of Lüneburg. "At the moment there's a potential for a far-right protest party. But Schill can't control...