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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.
I Petaling Jaya on July 29,
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/ormer.East Bloc nations
that want to join the
European Union will have
"full attention” paid to their
treatment of gay men and
lesbians, Enlargement Com
missioner Günter
Ver
heugen said July 26. In a let
ter to the International Les
bian and Gay Association,
he said, “New member states G ünter Verheugen
i
the Straits Times reported.
They found men having sex
and arrested 35 of them,
including six employees.
The
custom ers were
released after their state
m ents were taken. T h e
employees will be charged
with violating en te rta in
ment regulations.
Petaling Jaya is an upper-
middle-class suburb of Kuala
Lumpur, the Malaysian capital.