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Bishop Attacks Drag in Ads
Contributed by Rachelle Stephanie Austin
An Italian Roman Catholic bishop attacked a publicity campaign by
Canadian cosmetics firm MAC Tuesday, saying its choice of a drag
queen in the ads was sick, perverted and repulsive. "I am convinced
it's for sick people ... they (drag queens) are people who are not
comfortable with their sexuality," said Alessandro Maggiolini, bishop
of the northern town of Como.
A spokeswoman for MAC at the company's
Toronto headquarters said the campaign was being run in Italy in
advance of the Dec. 4 opening of a store in Milan. But she said the
ads, one of which features black drag queen and performance artist
RuPaul, promote the MAC AIDS Fund, a charity set up by the group in
1994.
You've Come the Wrong Way, Baby
Contributed by Jane
A Sri Lankan who won a government award after being selected as the country's
1995 Female Entrepreneur of the Year was arrested - for being a man. Police
said Sattambige Sriyaratne, 36, impersonated a woman for about three years,
received bank loans amounting to $500,000 and ran a successful business
exporting prawns.
"He had posed as a wealthy woman, well connected to some leading
government personalities," said police inspector Mohamed Nizam. "That and
his forced female charm are probably what made him a successful
businesswoman." The female impersonator was also legally married to a
29-year-old man.
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