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Nov 21, 2006
Articles: Gays Omitted from European Parliament’s Secretariat Equality and Diversity Statement
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By vanrozenheim
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(BRUSSELS, EU) - Sexual orientation is excluded from the new equality and diversity "Statement of Principles" of the European Parliament’s secretariat. And the omission is no accident. At a meeting of the European Parliament’s "Bureau" - comprised of the president and seven vice-presidents, Gérard Onesta (Green-EFA – France) proposed an amendment to the draft that would include sexual orientation. But this was defeated by four votes to two, with two abstentions.
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