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may 18.2007 JUStjOUt,21 fonila mette Financial Group, LLC The Outgames lost more than $5 million Canadian. Some $3 million of that has been written off by govern ments that loaned the organ ization money. There are 308 creditors remaining who are owe'd about $2.3 million. Of those, 121 who are owed $500 or Polish Deputy Minister of Education Miroslaw Orzechowski said less will get all their money, gays should not work with children. The Montreal Gazette said. But he added: “If we’re talking about not More than 100 who are owed more than $500 have having homosexual propaganda in Polish schools, agreed to accept a flat settlement of $500. I fully agree with those who feel this way. Such That will leave about 80 larger creditors who propaganda should not be in schools; it definitely will receive pennies on the dollar. The Canadian doesn’t serve youth well. It’s not in the interest of dollar is worth about 90 cents U.S. any society to increase the number of homo sexuals—that’s obvious.” ASIA/PACIFIC Kaczynski previously has called gays “perverse," Former PM Against Criminalizing and his twin brother, President Lech Kaczynski, has Gay Sex warned that if homosexuality “were to be promoted Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan on a grand scale, the human race would disappear." Yew, the nations founding leader, suggested In response to the Euro resolution, Patricia April 23 that if people are born gay, then gay sex Prendiville, executive director of the European should not be illegal. branch of the International Lesbian and Gay “If in fact it is true—and 1 have asked doctors Association, said, “Homophobia is, unfortunately, this—that you are genetically born a homosexual, alive and well across Europe, and the firm stance of because that’s the nature of the genetic random the European Parliament is crucial for furthering transmission of genes, you can’t help it, so why the fight against discrimination and prejudice, should we criminalize it?” Lee told a meeting of the which LGBT people in Europe face on a daily ruling parry’s youth wing, according to The Straits basis.” Times newspaper. “Let’s not go around like this moral police...barging into people’s rooms. That’s AMERICAS not our business.” Toronto Gets Gay Radio Station “Gross indecency” between men is punishable Canada’s first commercial gay radio station, with up to two years in prison in Singapore, though Proud FM, is now on the air in Toronto on the han doesn’t seem to be enforced. 103.9 FM. Lee, who was prime minister from 1959 to It broadcasts current hits, classic gay anthems, 1990, serves as a special Cabinet minister in the dance and classical music, and “unique and government of his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien inclusive” talk shows. The station says its low- Loong. power 50-watt signal reaches most of the city, and it hopes to have about 455,000 listeners a week. Thai Gays Seek Constitutional Protection Outgames Hands Creditors Crumbs The financially disastrous first World Outgames, held last summer in Montreal, will pay its biggest creditors 15 or 20 cents of each dollar owed them. Creditors voted to accept the settlement April 25 rather than see rhe Outgames declare bankruptcy, which would have made it difficult for rhe Outgames to collect money it is still owed, leaving its creditors in a worse situation. . Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said because people are born gay, gay sex should not be illegal. Thai gays have begun campaigning for gay protections in the new constitution being draft ed in the wake of last September’s military coup d’etat. “We hope the guarantee of rights for the third sex in the constitution will pave the way for amendments in other laws to give gays equal rights,” Natee Teerarojjanapongs of the Thai Political Gay Group told Reuters. He said that, despite Thailand’s relatively gay-friendly reputa tion, there is still “clear prejudice." The Royal Thai Army ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sept. 19, 2006. 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