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sky of the Belarusian Sexual Minorities League
Lambda. He did not provide any additional proof
that the killing was anti-gay in nature.
“Why do the police allow girlie bars when they
cannot allow any gay bar to operate?” Dane
Ducayag asked the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
INDIA
SLOVENIA
everal employees of the Lucknow AIDS
organization Naz Foundation and its affiliat
ed groups were arrested for running gay clubs
under the guise of providing HIV services, the
Times of India reported July 8.
They were charged with propagating and
indulging in unnatural sex, a violation of penal
code section 377. According to the Times ,
police seized objectionable literature, sex toys,
lubricants, videos and membership lists from the
organizations’ offices, which then were sealed.
Officers made the raid after arresting an
alleged call hoy who said he was working for a
Naz-affiliated group. Employees told the Times
that the charges are bogus and that Naz and its
affiliates are, indeed, AIDS organizations.
bout 300 people marched in Ljubljana’s
first Gay Pride parade July 6, passing by a
downtown bar that allegedly denied two gay
men entrance based on their sexual orientation
recently.
They carried signs reading, “We want mar
riage,” “Silence = Death,” “Slovenia— A Vati
can banana republic” and “Politics hugger us.”
The marchers stopped in front of City Hall and
chanted the mayor’s name, rallied at the down
town plaza Preseren Square and wrapped up
with a party at the Metelkova culture complex.
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bout 76 percent of Serbs say homosexuals
are “sick,” and 48 percent would refuse to
have contact with a homo
UNITED KINGDOM
sexual, a Factor poll pub
he man widely ex
lished July 9 in the Politika
pected to succeed
newspaper found.
George Carey as archbish
A total of 1,500 people
op of Canterbury says it’s
were surveyed. About 54
wrong for the Anglican
percent said homosexuals
church to accept gay cou
need medical treatment,
ples as parishioners while
14-5 percent said homosexu
prohibiting gay priests
ality should be illegal, and 10
from having a partner.
percent said homosexuals
Archbishop of Wales
should be locked up. About
the Most Rev. Rowan Wil
87 percent said they do not
liams said: “If the church’s
know any homosexuals.
mind is that homosexual
Belgrade’s first Gay Pride
behavior is intrinsically
march was attacked by hun
sinful, then it is intrinsi
dreds of thugs from ultra
cally sinful for everyone. It
nationalist youth organiza
tions, skinhead groups and
is that unwillingness to
come clean that can’t last.
“soccer clubs” June 30.
It is a contradiction.”
They kicked and beat the
marchers and chanted,
“Death to homosexuals.”
he police chief in
Dozens of people were
North
Yorkshire, Archbishop of Wales Rowan Williams injured.
England, held a press
Police fired pistols in the
conference July 20 to showcase his two trans air to chase the hooligans from the city’s central
sexual officers.
square. More than 30 people were arrested.
“We want to he quite open about my and the
force’s attitude to transsexual officers,” David
INTERNATIONAL
Kenworthy said. “We celebrate diversity. Today
he International Lesbian and Gay Associa
is about talented people who have gone through
tion will hold its Global Gay Summit from
change and yet are still giving fantastic service Aug. 24 to Sept. 3 in Oakland, Calif. Delegates
to North Yorkshire police.”
are expected to attend from more than 50
nations.
Daylong preconferences will cover men’s
n ad for the Caribbean resort chain San issues, women’s issues, religion and “racism and
dals has been banned from British televi globalization [and] its impact on the GLBT
sion because it does not mention the company’s community.” The summit itself offers tracks on
lesbian health, interorganizational coopera
ban on same-sex couples.
tion and issues in developing countries
The Independent Television Com
along with workshops on AIDS,
mission called the ad “misleading.”
aging, classism, globalization and
Advertisers on British television are
trans issues.
required to make clear any significant
The summit coincides with the
limitations on what they are offering
East Bay Pride festivities, which cul
for sale.
minate with a Mardi Gras celebration
Sept.
2. To register call 510-663-3980,
THE PHILIPPINES
e-mail ilgaoakland2001@aol.com or
olice in Babuio City raided the
visit www.ebpride.org/home.html.
C oco Banana gay bar in late June
ILGA-Europe is staging its re
and arrested 23 "macho dancers” for
working without permits, local media
gional conference Oct. 24 to 28 in Rot
terdam, the Netherlands. “The highlight of
reported.
the conference will be a one-day special ses
They were released after management
assured the authorities the documents were sion devoted to the question of the legal
being processed. The bar has been open only recognition of same-sex partnerships, in cele
bration of the new Dutch marriage laws,”
about a month.
The establishment was raided again two days organizers said, j n
later, this time for not having a business permit.
Management again said the documents were Com piled by R ex WOCKNER, who has reported
being processed, and the bar was allowed to con for the gay press since 1985. He has a bachelor’s
tinue operating.
degree in journalism from Drake University and
Gay activists accused officers of harassment.
started his career as a radio reporter.
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