Archive for May, 2007

Feeble in the Extreme

Baroness Sarah Ludford has got it right.
Last week, the Liberal Democrat European Justice spokeswoman and MEP for London openly challenged her colleagues at the European Parliament to explain how, exactly, the EU plans to tackle homophobia in Europe this year:
What measures will the Council take to ensure that Member States’ authorities effectively protect [pride march] […]

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Amnesty in the Netherlands supports Riga and Warsaw Pride

Watch activists in the streets of Holland, showing their solidarity with Pride.
 

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I made a mental note to pack my umbrella

Last July, a group of activists organized a gay pride march in Riga, Latvia, and were met by a band of egg- and excrement-hurling counter-demonstrators, and not much police, government, or public support.
I wasn’t aware of this when I signed up to join the march this year, but when I found out, it actually increased […]

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Supporting LGBT human rights and equality

Hi, I’m Natasha. I’m one of the people who’s going to Latvia with Amnesty International to take part in Riga Pride 2007. There’ll be lots of Amnesty activists coming from countries all over Europe.
We’ll be joining Mozaika, the Pride event organisers, and other Latvian and international supporters for the Gay Pride march on 3 June […]

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