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the second one in Cyprus’ history—determined
last year that Athanassios was not a practicing
homosexual.
was wrong to withhold teaching certification
from graduates of the fundamentalist Christian
Trinity Western University.
The college had determined that graduates
of the school were unfit to teach because it
indoctrinates students to be anti-gay. But the
court said no evidence indicates university
alumni actually discriminate against sexual
minorities once they begin teaching.
“In considering the religious precepts of
TWU instead of the actual impact of these
beliefs on the school environment, the College
of Teachers acted on the basis of irrelevant con
siderations,” the court said. “The freedom to
hold beliefs is broader than the freedom to act
on them. Absent concrete evidence that train
ing teachers at TWU fosters discrimination in
the public schools of British Columbia, the free
dom of individuals to adhere to certain religious
beliefs while at TWU should be respected.”
ueen LaMagwaza and the nations health
minister visited the Los Angeles Gay and
Lesbian Center to learn about its extensive HIV
prevention, testing and treatment programs
May 16. As a result, the agency hopes to facili
tate training of Swazi doctors at the University of
Southern California’s AIDS Treatment Center.
“Working together here, we are already mak
ing a bridge from America to Africa,” Queen
LaMagwaza told the Los Angeles Times. “It gives
us strength to know there are people interested
in helping us.”
One-third of Swaziland’s population is
thought to be HIV-positive, and average life
expectancy is expected to drop to 30 by 2010. The
nation has a particularly grave problem in the area
of mother-to-chiId transmission, officials say.
AUSTRALIA
ISRAEL
SWAZILAND
uring a debate over legalizing nonreligious
marriages, Parliament was interrupted by gay
activists protesting the exclusion of same-sex mar-
riages from the “Freedom to
Marry” campaign.
The May 21 discussion was
initiated by the Coalition for
Free Choice in Marriage, which
consists of prominent social
change organizations working
toward allowing civil marriages.
he head of Australia’s
Anglican Church, Arch
But the group excluded Israel’s
bishop Peter Camley, says Chris
gay rights organizations because
tians should accept what he
leaders consider it impractical to
take on the battle for same-sex
called the “committed friend
marriage.
ships” of same-sex couples.
Lior Mencher, executive di
Such acceptance, he wrote,
Archbishop Peter
rector of the Tel Aviv gay group
might include allowing gay cou
Carnley is reaching out
Agudah, and Hagai El-Ad, exec
ples to have a commitment cer
to same-sex couples
emony in churches, which
utive director of Jerusalem’s gay
should view gay relationships as vehicles for center, interrupted the discussion repeatedly
until they were granted time to address Parlia
“love, joy, peace, forgiveness, gentleness, mutual
respect, care and steadfast loyalty.” Camley said ment formally. Afterward, several politicians
the Bible condemns promiscuity but has no expressed their support for gay marriage.
Only religious marriage ceremonies are rec
clear teachings regarding gay sex itself.
ognized by the Israeli state. Civil marriages are
KAZAKHSTAN
not available to heterosexuals, either.
police in the capital city of Almaty refused to
BELGIUM
intervene as four gay men were beaten by
housands of sexual minorities marched
thugs in early May outside a gay bar, according
through central Brussels as the European
to the Institute for War and Peace Reporting.
Gay
Pride season got under way May 5. This
“Instead, they joined the attackers,” the
year’s parade—the biggest yet—traveled down
group said. “The incident is anything but unique.
Beatings of gay men are as commonplace in major thoroughfares instead of smaller streets,
Kazakhstan as police intervention
or protection is nonexistent.”
ay partners are being excluded from $ 12,000
payouts to every soldier (or his surviving
partner) who was held prisoner by the Japanese
during World War II. “Australia
doesn’t consider a homosexual
spouse to be a spouse,” Family
and Community Service Minis
ter Amanda Vanstone said.
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