Gays Omitted from European Parliament’s Secretariat Equality and Diversity Statement [1]

By : vanrozenheim on Nov 21, 2006 - 08:54 PM
GeneralNews [2]
(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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