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STACEY MILLS Cell: 503.957.0791 staceymills@affinityrealty.net www.staceymills.com world EUROPE Austrian Gay Leader Acquitted of Libel Austria’s leading gay organization, Homosexual Initiative Vienna, and its secretary general, Kurt Krickler, saw their conviction for defamation and libel over turned July 9 by the Vienna Regional Criminal Court. Austrian Peoples Party Member of Parliament Walter Tancsits sought legal relief after Krickler called him a “mental descendant of the brown Nazi myrmidons” in a press release about Tancsits’ engineer ing the exclusion of gays from the Nazi Victim Qjmpensation Act. Homosexual Initiative Vienna secretary general Kurt A lower court convicted Krickler in Krickler was acquitted of a libel charge when a judge April 2006, sentencing him to three years’ ruled he was only stating an opinion. probation and the choice of a suspended fine of 240 euros or a suspended sentence of one Later, dozens of Pride attendees were attacked month in jail. Under the terms of the conviction, in the vicinity of the post-parade party at the open- if Krickler did not commit another crime during air, riverside Buddha Beach nightclub, the parade’s the probationary period, he would not have had to endpoint. pay the fine or serve time. Homosexual Initiative Parade opponents included members of Vienna was ordered to pay Tancsits 1,500 euros. Movement for a Better Hungary and the Rut the appeals court decided Krickler’s denun Hungarian National Front, who said they were ciation of Tancsits fell into the realm of expressing annoyed that the Hungarian Socialists, part of the an opinion, which is allowable, rather than stating ruling government coalition, have come out in as fact something that is untrue, which can he support of legalizing same-sex marriage, and that libelous. He called rhe acquittal a “great victory for Gabor Szetey, the government’s human resources freedom of speech and human rights in Austria" secretary of state, publicly came out July 5 as he and noted that Tancsits “has to pay now all legal, opened Budapest’s 12th Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and costs of both parties.” Transgender Festival of culture and arts. Mayor Blasts Budapest Pride Attackers Ireland to Pass Civil Unions Ireland’s government will pass a law to extend marriagelike rights to same-sex couples, Prime Minister Bertie Ahem said July 16. Speaking at the reopening of the refurbished Outhouse queer community center, Ahem said his government is committed to full equality for gay couples, The Evening Echo newspaper reported. “We will legislate for civil partnerships at the earliest possible date in the lifetime of this government,” he said. Outhouse provides office space to 70 sexual minority groups and contains a library and cafe. Budapest Mayor Demszky Gabor denounced July 9 the hundreds of neo-Nazis and skinheads who violently attacked the city’s Gay Pride march July 7. “Physical violence and murderous threats were meted out against peaceful marchers who were expressing their sexual identities,” G^hor said. “Not a single well-meaning democrat can remain silent about this! [It was] intolerant, primitive and cow ardly, all at once. “It was those {queer marchers) who dared to declare their own selves, in spite of the threats, who bore witness to true courage,” he contin ued. “The main demand of Saturday’s march was the extension of the right to marry to gay couples. A part of Budapest probably agrees with this demand, while another part does not. 1 am certain, however, that an overwhelming majori ty of the citizens of the capital condemns all the acts of violence committed against demonstrators standing up for their rights. “As mayor of Budapest it is my duty to stand up for all those who are perse cuted in Budapest. If need he, I am also Jewish, gypsy and gay.... We will not allow that anyone should fear because they belong to a minority." Hundreds of skinheads, neo-Nazis and other opponents threw eggs, bot tles, smoke bombs, Molotov cocktails and plastic hags of sand at the 2,000 marchers. The counterdemonstrators shouted, “Faggots into the Danube, Budapest Mayor Demszky Gabor referred to gays when followed by the Jews," “soap factory” he said it was his duty to stand up for all who are and “filthy faggots.” persecuted in the Hungarian capital.
