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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