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AZERBAIJAN
■ | he former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan
I passed legislation in late May legalizing gay
male sex. It will take effect in September. (Les
bian sex was never banned.)
Male anal sex was prohibited by Criminal
Code Article 113, which was left over from Sovi
et times. A new statute bans only forced sex.
Along with other changes to its criminal
axle, Azerbaijan legalized gay sex in hopes of
being accepted into the 41-nation Council of
Europe, which requires that member nations not
prohibit homosexuality.
In the whole of Europe,
only the former Soviet
republic of Armenia, Serbia
and Chechnya still ban gay
sex outright, according to
the International Lesbian &
Gay Association.
The Council of Europe
was founded following World
War II and works to
strengthen democracy, hu
man rights and the rule of
law in member states. For
more information, visit
www.coe.fr.
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FRANCE
The conference will coincide with the presi
dential campaign and with Romania’s ongoing
efforts to bring its human rights standards in line
with requirements for membership in the Euro
pean Union.
O n June 28, the lower house of parliament,
the Chamber of Deputies, voted to legalize gay
sex except when “performed in public." The
measure has not been considered by the Senate.
To register for the ILGA meeting, contact
Accept at P.O. Box 34-56, Bucharest, Romania;
O il -4 0 -1 -2 5 2 -1 6 3 7 ; accept@ fx.ro; or visit
accept.ong.ro/Conference2000.html.
In the whole of
Europe, only the
former Soviet
republic of
Armenia, Serbia
and Chechnya still
ban gay sex
outright, according
to the International
Lesbian & Gay
Association.
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outh and Sports Minis-
X ter Marie-George Buffet opened Paris’ first
gay youth center June 26.
The center hopes to create a friendly atmos
phere that will allow sexual minority youths “to
break the isolation they may be facing,” a
spokesman said.
“We provide them with a place for discus
sion, free speech and exchange of experiences
during our various leisure activities,” he added.
Funding came, in part, from the European
Union, France’s Youth and Sports Ministry and
the Ile-de-France Regional Council.
The opening ceremonies were attended by
several politicians.
whopping 750,000 people attended
Toronto’s 20th pride parade June 25,
according to the Canadian Broadcasting
Corp. Meanwhile, 50 protesters staged a
Straight Pride Stride event in nearby
Queen’s Park.
About 100,000 people crowded cen
tral London on July 1 for the Mardi Gras
2000 gay and lesbian pride march. A post
parade festival and concert in Finsbury
Park featured Boy George and Culture
Club, Bananarama, Dana International
and Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue.
Between 100 and 350 people staged
Guatemala’s first gay pride march June 25.
Media
reports
and organizers dis
agreed on the atten
dance figure. Accord
ing to Reuters, the
marchers visited -four
locations in Guatemala
City where transves
tites were killed last
year in apparent hate
crimes.
In Spain, about
50,000 people turned out for Madrid’s pride
parade July 1, and almost 10,000 marched in
Barcelona.
A
INTERNATIONAL
T
he 22nd European regional confer
ence of the International Les
bian & Gay Association will be in
Romania this year, from Oct. 4 to
8 .
“IThe conference] will add
needed moral support to the
Romanian lesbian and gay com
munity that is still facing not
only discrimination by law but
also homophobia and sometimes
institutionalized propaganda,” said
organizer Adrian Coman of the
Bucharest gay group Accept.
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he World Pride Rome
2000 celebration that
horrified the Vatican and
right-wing Italian politi
cians ended with a huge
parade to the Colosseum
on July 8.
Police estimated a
turnout of 70,000, state
television said 200,000,
and organizers said 400,000.
According to one reporter,
“T he crowd included young cou
ples with baby strollers, bare-breasted
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