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22 17.2001 I’l i j M j i i n e w s ■Homm-cookmd Jood and qtncnouA cocktail a at wonhinq cia&A pniccA. Und« new management! Dailif l«eafe|ait & lunch ¡pedali! "a vintage qem" • Ban?lif iTlaqajine Rennetà G R ILL line« 1939 Cocktails A 7819 SW Capital Highway • Multnomah Village • 503 2 46 9097 A U S TR A LIA espite earlier doubts, the 2002 Gay Games will go ahead as planned in Sydney. After a visit by offi cials of the U.S.-based Federation of Gay Games, the event was given the green light. An internal memorandum, which was leaked to the media in July, questioned whether organizers would he able to pull off the Games, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. But after their visit, fed eration officials said Syd Sydney already is gearing up for the 2 0 0 2 Gay Games ney organizers “inspired confidence and demonstrated they will deliver the will be expected to accept [the elimination of Games.” The visiting delegation also rescheduled discrimination based on sexual orientation] the timetable on which Sydney organizers must pay upon accession” to the European Union. a $650,000 licensing fee. Equal treatment of gay men and lesbians is a basic principle of the European Union, Ver- IN TE R N A TIO N A L heugen said. The comments were thought to be he International Lesbian and Gay Associa directed at Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, tion has been denied observer status at the Lithuania and Romania, among other nations. U.N. World Conference Against Racism, which “Mr. Verheugen’s statements are a welcome begins Aug. 31 in Durban, South Africa. confirmation that the European Commission A vote on the matter at a July 30 organizing sees sexual orientation discrimination as some session in Geneva resulted in a 43-43 tie with 27 thing which accession country governments abstentions. Muslim nations led the anti-ILGA must tackle," Romanian gay leader and ILGA charge. activist Adrian Coman said. “This comes on top Sweden’s representative was not present for of the position already adopted by the European the vote, which would have tipped the result in Parliament, which has warned that it will not I LG As favor. give its consent to the accession of any country The countries that supported ILGA’s involve that violates the human rights of lesbians and gay men.” ment were Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, the According to ILGA: “Discriminatory atti Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, tudes and practices are widespread in many of Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, the accession countries. There is neither an Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, acceptable level of respect for the human rights Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedo of the lesbian, gay and bisexual minority nor nia, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, anything approaching adequate protection from Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, discrimination in many of these countries.” Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. KOREA Those that opposed ILGA were Algeria, outh Korean gays are organizing to fight a ban Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brunei, on gay Internet content, the Korea Herald China, North Korea, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, reported Aug. 1. A total of 19 gay, human rights India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, and university-based organizations have formed Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Mada the Joint Action Against Discrimination of Gays gascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mongolia, Moroc and Lesbians to battle the nations Information co, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Communication Ethics Committee, which Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, recently rated homosexual content as “immoral” Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, the United and ordered its removal from most Internet sites. Arab Emirates, Vatican City and Vietnam. According to the H erald, the panel “aims to The nations that declined to cast a vote were keep misinformation from spreading in society, Argentina, Armenia, Barbados, Bhutan, Bosnia- to promote a healthy information culture and Herzegovina, Congo, the Democratic Republic to establish the basic outline for information of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Costa Rica, and communication ethics.” A spokesman for Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Mauritius, Mexico, Korea’s Lesbian and G ay Human Rights Feder Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philip ation said, “People shouldn’t be discriminated pines, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, South against because of their sexual orientation; it Korea, Thailand, Trinidad goes against basic human and Tobago, Uniguay, Ven rights.” ezuela and Yugoslavia. A total of 80 other na M A LA Y S IA tions were not present for I } olice raided a gay club in the vote. 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