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He continued: “Some European nations bless single-sex marriages and introduce sexual called homosexuality “inferior” and “dangerous for guides in schools. Such things are a deadly moral humanity if it was pushed to the limit.” poison for children.” A court in Douai imposed the fine under a two- Last year’s Pride ban, supported by the courts, year-old law that hans anti-gay language. Vanneste, led organizers to replace the planned parade with a member of the ruling Union for a Popular attempts to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Movement party, also must pay about $13,500 in Unknown Soldier and stage a rally across from City costs and damages to rhe plaintiffs, three gay Hall. Participants in both small events were organizations. violently attacked by neofascists, skinheads, Vanneste previously vowed to appeal any guilty Christians and riot police. verdict to the European Court of Human Rights. Organizers again have vowed to march this year, on May 27. Polish Pride Case Accepted Luzhkov’s new comments came on the day The European Court of Human Rights has Pride organizers filed suit in the European Court of accepted a lawsuit filed against Poland by Warsaw Human Rights over last year’s ban. They seek the gay activists after rhe mayor banned the 2005 gay right to march and $26,000 in compensation. Equality Parade. “Not a single European legal expert we have Former Mayor Lech Kaczynski, who is now spoken with doubts in the success of our applica Poland’s president, cited traffic issues in prohibiting tion to the court,” said organizer Nikolai Alekseev. the march. He also said he opposed “propagating “After that, not a single official, including the gay orientation” and objected to the parade taking Moscow mayor, will be able to deprive us of our place on the same day the city unveiled a monu legal right to freedom of public expression.” ment to anti-Nazi hero Gen. Stefan Rowecki. Some 2,500 gay people marched anyway. They Portuguese Gays Gain Rights were confronted by around 300 anti-gay protest Same-sex couples in Portugal acquired some ers shouting slurs and hurling eggs. Ten people additional rights at the end of 2006. were arrested and three were injured, including Public employees who live with a partner for at a policeman. least two years now can extend their health cover age and certain other benefits to their partners. Catholic Leader Threatens to Close And the nation’s “de facto union” law now covers Adoption Agencies immigration. The Roman Catholic Church is threatening to According to correspondent Joao Paulo from close its seven adoption agencies in England and the Web portal PortugalGay.pt, a Portuguese Wales if the government doesn’t exempt it from citizen who lives with a foreign same-sex partner upcoming laws banning anti-gay discrimination in for at least three years, whether in Portugal or the provision of goods, facilities and services. abroad, can sponsor the partner for Portuguese English church head Cardinal Cormac Murphy- citizenship. A declaration from a judge is required O’Connor has written to Cabinet ministers threat to confirm the legitimacy of the relationship. ening to shut the agencies down rather than be forced to place children with gay couples. French MP Fined “It would be unreasonable, unnecessary and for Anti-Gay Remark unjust discrimination against Catholics for the French Member of Parliament Christian government to insist that if they wish to continue Vanneste was fined about $3,900 Jan. 25 for having to work with local authorities, Catholic adoption agencies must act against the teaching of the church and their own consciences," he said. The government responded Jan. 25 that the best the church can hope for is a delay in applying the laws to religious institutions, to allow them to make necessary adjustments. The Church of England has expressed concern over the laws. Anglican Communion spiritual leader Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, and John Sentamu, the archbishop of York, said Jan. 23: “In legislating to protect and promote the rights of particular groups, the govern French Member of Parliament Christian Vanneste was fined for bashing homosexuality. ment is faced with the delicate but Al
