Maman Poulet

Corrections, Clarifications and Curiousities…

An update to the European Parliament vote on homophobia. Ozren on Gaire posted here that there was an amendment tabled before the vote on the resolution.

There was a previous vote, on whether the phrase
"ensure that same-sex partners enjoy the same
respect, dignity and protection as the rest of society" should remain in the resolution. (See below for context of the
phrase.) On the vote about that point, Liam Aylward, Brian Crowley, and Seán Ó Neachtain voted against including the phrase in the final
resolution. Once they lost that point, though, they did support the overall motion, with that phrase in it.

Article 2 of the resolution reads [The European Parliament ...] "calls on Member States to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are protected from homophobic hate speech and violence and ensure that same-sex partners enjoy the same respect, dignity and protection as the rest of society".

This is very interesting given the remarks of Bertie Ahern yesterday in India and the report of the APOCC and the clear message being sent to lesbian and gay led families

On those remarks, GLEN have been quick to clarify on a number of message boards that they have not told Bertie Ahern that the only issues that gay couples are concerned with are those of a fiscal and taxation nature and that groups did not want gay marriage. So which lesbian and gay groups have told Bertie that gays don’t want marriage? Or even more curious for me which groups have been hitting on him regarding fiscal and taxation and property matters to the expense of human rights, commitment, families, parenting and immigration. Or is that just his interpretation?

posted by Maman Poulet @ 1/20/2006 08:07:00 p.m.