EUROPE

Europride '92 [first ever European pride festival, in London, attracted nearly 100,000 in June; next year in Berlin].
P75 (v10n6)(Sept. 16, 1992): 26 (26cm.)
Advances in Europe, UN [report of "historical first" in October when UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, met with representatives of International Lesbian & Gay Association; also information on European Union and lesbian/gay rights].
P124 (v16n7)[misnumbered v16n6 on contents page](Oct. 28, 1998): 27 (45cm.)
Progress in Europe [Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe met on June 30 to hold debate on discrimination against gays/lesbians; "first time this has happened since 1981"; result of lobbying by International Gay and Lesbian Association; debate "almost entirely positive on a wide range of topics"; many other details, comments].
P138 (v18n5)(Aug. 2, 2000): 27 (33cm.)
Gay rights in Europe [European Parliament pressuring certain named countries; others have repealed discriminatory laws; etc.].
P147 (v19n6)(Sept. 12, 2001): 27 (14cm.)
Regretting discrimination ["on September 21, 2001, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued a statement regretting that discrimination and violence against homosexuals still occur in Europe..."; details and comments].
P148 (v19n7)[misnumbered v19n6 on contents page](Oct. 24, 2001): 29 (31cm.)
Rights in Romania [announced February 2 that Article 200 of Romanian penal code repealed; this "means that all legal provisions which discriminate against lesbian, gay and bisexual relationships have now been eliminated from Romania's criminal law"; pressure came from European Union and from Romania's national GLBT organization, ACCEPT; other details about Romanian issue; also information about other named European countries, some of which maintain discriminatory laws].
P151 (v20n2)(March 13, 2002): 28-29 (42cm.)
Diplomatic drag nightmare [issue of whether three drag queens would represent Slovenia at a European song contest developed European political overtones; Slovenia seeks entry to European Union; details].
P152 (v20n3)(April 24, 2002): 21 (22cm.)
Egyptian government warned [European Parliament debated and adopted on July 4 a resolution on human rights violations in Egypt; is their third resolution on Egypt's ongoing human rights violations; many arrested at Cairo gay nightclub last year; etc.].
P154 (v20n5)(July 31, 2002): 28-29 (31cm.)
No objections [reporting on recent release of European Union's 2002 strategy paper, "Towards the Enlarged Union," which recommends that accession negotiations with ten candidate countries be concluded by end of 2002; successful conclusion of four-year campaign, which included participation of gay/lesbian organizations; campaign began in 1998 with resolution that European Parliament would not agree to accession of any country that, "through its legislation or policies, violates the human rights of lesbians and gay men"; other details].
P156 (v20n7)(Oct. 23, 2002): 28-29 (48cm.)
Across the big pond [author discusses gay/lesbian issues in Europe and comments on the North American situation; "Europeans are still way ahead on some key points of overall social acceptance and tolerance of queers"; etc.]. By Kelly Ries.
P157 (v20n8)(Dec. 4, 2002): 6 (37cm.)
A first important step [on January 21, 2003 European Parliament's Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), adopted amendments to broaden definition of "family members" to include same-sex spouses, registered partners, etc., for purposes of this report "on the European Commission's proposal for a directive on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the member states"].
P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 29 (30cm.)
No more bans in Europe ["on August 1, 2003, with the entry into force of a new penal code in Armenia, the last law in any country of Europe outlawing relationships between people of the same sex will be eliminated"; brief historical overview of evolution of legal changes; a number of countries still have discriminatory provisions in criminal law; etc.].
P163 (v21n6)(Sept. 10, 2003): 29 (24cm.)