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Minister Aigars After eight days of paperwork, the first gay Programs allow officers in Kalvitis denounced couple were able to tie the knot. The wedding, Bavaria, Thuringia and North it as “a parade of between psychiatrist Carlos Baturin, 69, and Rhine-Westphalia to categorize sexual minorities store window decorator Emilio Menéndez, 50, suspects as homosexual and crime [taking] place in the took place in the city council chambers of the scenes as “locations frequented hy middle of our capital Madrid suburb of Très Cantos. gays and lesbians.” Gay Member city next to the They have been together for 30 years. of Parliament Volker Beck said Dorn [Cathedral].” “We’re normal people who love each other the practice reminds him of the “This is not and want to be happy,” Menéndez told reporters. “pink lists” kept by the Nazis. acceptable,” he said. “The happiest day of our lives was when we fell The gay police group VelsPol “Latvia is a state in love with each other.... There have been noted that one such program, based on Christian many wonderful days; today is yet another won Police Integration Procedures values. We cannot derful day.” System, lists “location frequented promote things that Baturin, who is from the United States, by homosexuals” right next to “peepshow,” “brothel” and “prosti are unacceptable added, “Txlay we are even more a family.” Full same-sex marriage also is legal in tution area.” to a large part of Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada and society.” A nglican G ay P riests A city spokes Massachusetts. C an M arry B ut M ust man claimed the N ot H ave S ex march would harm B inational S ame -S ex C ouples When Britain’s civil partner gays and lesbians by C an M arry in S pain ships law comes into force in reducing tolerance Despite an earlier court statement to the Volker Beck, a gay member of Parliament, for December, gay Anglican priests them. “The contrary, an authoritative official body has now will be allowed to get hitched, but compared lists kept by German police to majority of society said that nonresidents of Spain will be allowed they must remain chaste, the “pink lists" of Nazi Germany. was against it, and it to marry a same-sex Spanish partner in Spain church said July 25. could result in regardless of whether the nonresident’s home Anglican leaders said the policy is the only unrest,” said Ugis Vidauskis on behalf of Eriks nation allows gay marriage. way both to abide by the law and follow church Skapars, Riga city executive director. Spain legalized full same-sex marriage July 3. doctrine. The Lesbian and Gay Christian The Junta de Fiscales de Sala, a board of lawyers Movement accused the church of “double deal 2,442 G ay C ouples H ave M arried that assists the fiscal general del Estado, who is ing, duplicity and disregard for decency.” in B elgium similar to a national attorney general, issued its “The Bishops’ Statement betrays contempt, Belgium has conducted 2,442 same-sex mar decision July 26. once more, for lesbian and gay relationships and riages since it became the second nation to However, the decision does not necessarily should be rejected as unloving, unpastoral and extend full marriage rights to gays in 2003, bind local marriage officials, who can refuse to unworkable,” said general secretary Richard according to new Interior Ministry statistics. perform such a marriage. Should such a refusal Kirker. “At a time where lesbian and gay peo That is about 3 percent of the nation’s total cxxur, it could lead to a binding court ruling on ple—yet alone lesbian and gay Christians—are marriages during that time period. Some the matter. looking to the church to affirm their families and observers believe the percentage will rise once The question of whether two foreigners of to help build stability and provide a safe space Belgium OKs adoption by same-sex couples. the same sex can get married in Spain apparent for them, the church Full marriage also is avail ly has not been addressed yet. spits in their face.” able to same-sex couples in The worldwide Canada, the Netherlands, A ctivists C all for G ay B ar S ecurity Anglican Communion Spain and Massachusetts. Saying three of its members have received has been brought to the Foreign couples are welcome to death threats from Islamic fundamentalists, the brink of schism over the marry in Canada, and there are U.K. gay direct action group OutRage is calling issue of gay clergy—after no waiting periods except in on gay bars to begin bag and body searches of the Episcopal Church in Quebec. customers. New Hampshire elected “Gay venues could be bombed by Islamic ter an openly gay bishop and A ustria R ecognizes rorists,” said OutRage leader Peter Tatchell. the Anglican Church of N azis ’ G ay V ictims “Muslim fundamentalists have a violent hatred Canada’s Vancouver-area Austria’s Parliament added of lesbians and gay men. They believe we should diocese began blessing gays and lesbians July 7 to the be killed.” gay relationships. Nazi Victims Compensation Tatchell said he, campaign coordinator Brett Act, thereby granting them Lock and Muslim affairs spokesman Aaron A nti -G ays T rash equal access to survivors’ funds. Saeed have been warned that they are on a “hit L atvia ’ s F irst The gay organization Homo list” and will be “beheaded” and “chopped up” in Richard Kirker called Anglican policy P ride P arade sexual Initiative Vienna has accordance with “Islamic law.” toward gay priests “unworkable.” Latvia saw its first fought for the change for 20 “Just you wait and see,” one caller told Gay Pride parade July 23 after rhe Riga Regional years—but isn’t sure it will Tatchell. “The pun Administrative Court slapped down a ban on it make any difference now. ishment for sodomy is issued by city leaders three days earlier. “We fear that there may death.” The approximately 150 marchers were heav not be any gay and lesbian The threats began ily outnumbered by around 1,000 anti-gay pro survivors still alive who after OutRage testers who hurled insults, kittles and rotten could file an application stepped up its cam eggs; blocked the streets; and forced the parade under the new provision,” paign in defense of to be rerouted. The protesters chanted “No said secretary-general Kurt gay Muslims fleeing sodomy” and “Gays fuck the natron.” Krickler. “All those homo attempted “honor In the end, police formed a human chain sexual victims that had filed killings” in Algeria, around the marchers to keep them safe. At least applications in the past but Iran, Palestine and six anti-gay demonstrators were arrested. were turned down have the United Kingdom. The parade ended at an Anglican church, died. It was certainly the Police identified the where a “Rainbow Mass” was celebrated by cynical intention of the two phone number from Maris Sants, a former minister in Latvia’s domi government parties—the which the threats nant Lutheran church who was defriKked after conservative People’s Party came, but it was a he came out. and the right-wing Freedom prepay mobile phone When the service ended, anti-gays blocked Party—to drag out this issue Peter Tatchell of OutRage feels threatened that could not be the chufch exits. Police escorted the marchers as long as possible.” traced. by Muslim fundamentalists. EUROPE
