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W ith a plan.® resolution intro duced Nov. 20 in the U.S. House by Reps. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., and Christopher Shays, R-Conn., seeks to assist people in other nations who face human rights abuses based on real or perceived sexual orienta tion or gender identity. The resolution calls U .S. Reps. Tom Lantos (left) and C h risto p h e r Shays have on the State Department introduced a resolution condem ning in ternational hum an rights to improve tracking of violations against queers human rights abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity announced Nov 20 it will file a provincial and to develop a comprehensive strategy to human rights complaint against McAlary alleg combat the problem worldwide Supporters of ing; unlawful discrimination the resolution cited severa' examples of abuse and mistreatment, including the ongoing perse cution and entrapment via the Internet ot ga\ he Federation of Gay Games and Montreal men in Egypt; the continuing murders of rrans parted ways Nov. 10. Laical organizers and people in Honduras—often, allegedly, at the the federation couldn’t agree on who should control the budget for the 2006 Gay Games or hands of police; and the imprisonment of Uzbek gay human rights activist Ruslan Sharipov. how many attendees to plan tor. A mnesty International welcomed the Montreal wanted to aim for the largest Games resolution. ever, while the federation insisted on planning for “Some 70 countries still criminalize homosex a low turnout because past events have ended up in debt. Undeterred, Montreal will forge ahead uality," said Michael Heflin, director of Amnesty and hold an independent gay games in 2006. USA\ OUTfront Program. "Punishments under these statutes in some cases include torture and "It is time to break with the past and with an even the death penalty. Discrimination and vio- organization that ultimately represents little ince against LGBT people by authorities and more than itself, with only 21 of the 1,000 sports civilians remains widespread throughout much of teams around the world being FGG members," the world. States’ failure to hold perpetrators said key Montreal organizer Mark Tewksbury, an accountable creates a climate of impunity." Olympic gold medalist swimmer. “O ur event will take place without the FGG. We will offer LITHUANIA the best sport games the gay and lesbian athletes ithuania banned discrimination and harass of the world have ever seen.” ment based on sexual orientation Nov. 18 Montreal organizers were particularly irked Parliament passed the Law on Equal Op|\>r- that the federation allegedly demanded full tunities criminalizing direct and indirect dis financial control of the 2006 Games while crimination based on age, sexual orientation, accepting no financial responsibility. disability, race, religion or beliefs in the areas of “T he deal breaker between Montreal 2006 employment, education, housing and provision and the FGG was the issue of financial control go<\|s and services Illegal harassment is of the event,” spokesman Jean Heon said. “The defined as unacceptable behavior resulting in FGG insisted on approval rights on budgetary humiliation or violation ot human dignity. increases and expenditures yet left all legal The nation’s inspector of equality between responsibility and accountability for the admin- men and women is charged with implementing istration >f the Games to the board of directors the 'aw and resolving discrimination and harass of Montreal 2006. Furthermore, the FGG, while ment claims The statute takes effect Jan. 1,2005 not participating in any way in fund raising for the t »aines, collects close to |$770,000| for the T H A IL A N O license rights to the trademark." ome 10,000 people turned out for Bangkok’s fifth Gay Pride parade Nov. 16, The Nation newspaper reported. he territory of Nunavut, created in a split T he city refused to close Silom Road, so from the Northwest Territories in 1999, marchers and spectators had to take care not to extended anti-discriminatkin protections to gays get run over. Police led the procession on and lesbians Nov. 4, The NuncUsiaq News reported. motorcycles and directed traffic. T he 10-8 vote in the Legislative Assembly The Tourism Authority of Thailand ignored came after five hours of debate concerning the requests to support the parade. definition of “sexual.orientation." A motion “We asked them in mid-September and gave to remove “sexual o rien tatio n ” from the hill up a few days ago,” said Ongart Chakardsongsak, creating the territorial Hum an Rights Act special events chair tor Bangkok Pride Coalition failed 9-7. N unavut was the only C anadian 2003. "They just never gave us an answer." province or territory that did not have a hum an rights act. CANADA In other news, Nunavut Premier Paul Oka- he mayor of Saint John, New Bmaswick, lik said O ct. 31 that the territory will not per banned the Port City Rainbow Pride organi form same-sex marriages for the time being hut zation from the Santa Claus will recognize such unions from O ntario and Parade last month. British Columbia, where courts rewrote the “T h e Santa Claus definition of marriage this summer to include Parade is not the avenue to gay couples. promote anything, like a “If developm ents in th e Parliam ent of lifestyle or anything else,” C anada and the Supreme Court of Canada Mayor Shirley M cAlary result in the definition of marriage being broad ened, we will respect the law and comply with told the Canadian Broad casting G irp. “It’s just not Shirley McAlary th at,” Okalik said. “In the meantime, anyone in N unavut who has been legally married any the place to have it." The Pride float was going to show families where will he recognized by the government of N unavut as married." with gay parents or children. T he group
