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In a pre-parade address June 29,
Alliance of Free Democrats
Member of Parliament Piter
Gusztos called for full legal
equality for Hungarian queers.
P
riests in the Anglican diocese
o f New Westminster, British
C olum bia, can go ahead with
groundbreaking gay union cere
monies despite opposition from
some quarters o f the church, Bish
PERU
op M ichael Ingham says.
he Miraflores district of
Delegates to a diocesan con
i Lima withheld permission
clave approved the unprecedented
for a Gay Pride parade after one
ceremonies June 15 by a vote of
resident reportedly wrote a letter
215-129. The diocese includes the
objecting to the event.
city of Vancouver.
Organizers then sought a
permit from the Cercado de
The international head of the . . . .
, ,
Anglican Church (called the Epis-
1C e n8*iam
Lima district and staged their
copal Church in the United States), Archbish march July 6. The group walked along Garcisa-
op of Canterbury George Carey, is said to be
lo de la Vega Avenue and rallied afterward at
Plaza Francia.
upset about the dioceses move. He issued a
statement calling for restraint and reflection and
INTERNATIONAL
urging dioceses “not to act alone" on the gay
issue.
ueers celebrated Pride around the world
this past month:
“He doesn’t understand the lengthy and
Berlin’s June 22 Pride parade brought
exhaustive process that we have gone through
in the diocese,” Ingham told the Canadian
thousands of gay men and lesbians and 80 floats
into the streets. Gay Mayor Klaus Wowereit
Press news wire service. “The dissident group
here is stirring up the waters overseas with
addressed a rally.
• A total of 400 people marched June 22 in
misinformation.”
Although Carey is president of the world Regina, Saskatchewan. A rally followed St the
provincial Legislature. “You can’t have equality
wide Anglican Communion, he has final
authority only in the United Kingdom and can without visibility,” said Nils Clausson, Pride
committee member.
not tell Canadian bishops what to do.
• The turnout June 29 in Paris was around
half a million. Gay Mayor Bertrand Delanoe led
the procession.
he City Council of Kamloops, British
• Parades in Zurich, Switzerland, and Vien
Columbia, ignored petitions presented by
na,
Austria, attracted more than 100,000 peo
400 citizens July 25 and declared July 7 to 13
ple. The Vienna march took over the historic
Gay Pride Week. A total of 15 people spoke
Ring Road.
against the proclamation during the meeting,
• About 1,000 people marched down the
and two members of Kamloops Gay and Lesbian
principal avenue of Lisbon, Portugal, in that
Association argued for it.
city’s third parade June 29. About 4,000 people
Only two events were planned: a one-day
attended a Pride party afterward.
film festival and a play, The Laramie Project. The
• Thousands marched in Mexico City’s 24th
City Council donated $ 1,500 to help stage the
parade June 29. An Associated Press reporter
play, according to the Kamloops Daily News.
Kamloops is 193 miles northeast of Vancou took note of lots of “skimpy bathing suits and
cowboy hats.”
ver. It has a population of 80,282.
• About 150,000 people hit the streets
June 29 in Madrid, Spain. They demanded “the
CROATIA
bout 200 people participated in Croatia’s same rights as those enjoyed by heterosexual
families.” Techno music blared from floats.
first Gay Pride parade June 29 in Zagreb,
• Around 25,000 people attended Toronto’s
the capital. Police in riot gear protected the
Dyke March June 29 on Church Street, the core of
marchers from rightist-extremist protesters who
the gay village. Turnout for the main Pride parade
heckled and jeered and reportedly set off a tear
a day later was estimated at more than 1 million.
gas canister.
Six men were arrested for being naked. Four of
After the parade, when the officers had left,
them are members of the organization Totally
15 people were beaten up, organizers reported.
A spokesman promised to press charges for Naked Toronto Men Enjoying Nudity.
• Some 4,000 people marched June 29 in
“ infliction of serious injuries, violent behavior,
disturbance of peaceful gatherings and the per Dublin, Ireland— the city’s 20th gay parade.
• In Tel Aviv, about 45,000 people took to the
secution of organizations and individuals sup
streets June 28, an increase of 5,000 since last year,
porting the equality of citizens.”
despite new security concerns in Israel. More than
Marchers demanded access to marriage,
500 cops protected the procession. J H
something 66 percent of Croatians oppose,
according to one poll. “We want to cease being
Compiled by R ex WOCKNER, who has reported
an obscure group and become citizens like the
others," organizer Dorino Manzin told Agence for the gay press since 1 985. He has a bachelor’s
degree m journalism from Drake University and
France-Presse.
started his career as a radio reporter.
According to the British Broadcasting Corp.,
members of Parliament and human
rights officials joined the parade.
“Love each other and fight for your
rights,” Interior Minister Sime
Lucin said at a post-parade rally.
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ay men and lesbians in
Budapest celebrated Pride in
late June and early July with art
events, lectures, a film festival, a
large dance party and a parade that
attracted thousands of marchers and
thousands of viewers.
Mayor Gabor Dcmszky officially
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