02/28/2005
27-year-old Joao Gilberto Goncalves has become a sort of Gavin Newsom of Brazil. From a sleepy backwater town 80 miles from Sao Paulo, the heterosexual federal prosecuter is leading the charge to get equal marriage rights in that country. "Gays deserve equal rights, not more rights or less rights. This is something that should be discussed objectively, without interference by the church's moral standard of marriage." The Catholic church is outraged, naturally.
Romanian Airline to gays on Valentine's Day: "No lovers' discounts for you!"
Posted 11:50 AM EST by Andy Towle in Elsewhere | Permalink
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You've got to feel bad for two guys whose dream to spend Valentine's Day in Beirut was ruined by the bigotry of a state-owned airline.
Posted by: JPW | Feb 28, 2005 12:18:35 PM
Yeah, well i'm romanian, it's weird, i can't come out, officialy, but my family knows.
Posted by: Alex | Feb 28, 2005 12:58:58 PM
LOL@JPW
My sentiments exactly. Come to Beirut. It's for lovers!
But seriously, the upside is that homosexuality was decriminalized just three years ago. Apparently, the Romanian human rights agency is taking the charge seriously.
Rod
brotha2brotha
Posted by: rod | Feb 28, 2005 7:23:32 PM