In Brief

In Brief

HOMOPHOBIA DAY MARKED IN SA

South Australia is gearing up for the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). To mark the event the AIDS Council of South Australia is organising a parade of vehicles decked out in rainbow colours to cruise the streets of central Adelaide on Saturday 12 May. In a reversal of the habit of homophobes to shout anti-gay remarks from passing cars, the parade will include a megaphone conversation about homophobia. There will also be displays in local shopping centres organised by the SA Police Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers. IDAHO aims to draw attention to the continuing worldwide fight for GLBT equal rights. More information can be found at www.acsa.org.au.

GREY’S STAR LOVES THE GAYS

Star of TV’s Grey’s Anatomy, Isaiah Washington, is going to great lengths to prove just how ashamed he is of using homophobic language on set. Last October it was reported that Washington referred to fellow actor T.R. Knight as a fag -“ the publicity surrounding the comment led Knight to confirm his homosexuality. Washington then repeated the slur at January’s Golden Globe Awards. It seems a humble apology and a dose of counselling were not enough for the star. Now Washington will appear in a public service announcement on American TV on behalf of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to prove just what a reformed character he is. Washington’s publicist, Howard Bragman, told the Associated Press, We’re going to have -¦ at least two versions of it at this point. We may broaden our message a little.

POLAND LAMBASTED FOR GAY MARCH BAN

It was wrong for authorities in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, to ban a gay rights march, the European Court of Human Rights ruled last week. Organisers of a 2005 protest against the discrimination of minorities were denied the right to march because they hadn’t submitted a traffic plan. However, other marches on the same day that did go ahead were not required to submit any such plans. The court found this violated the organisers’ rights to freedom of assembly. The march went ahead, despite the ban, with 3,000 people in attendance.

FROM THE CLOSET TO THE CLOTH

America’s first openly gay governor, James E. McGreevey, could be on course to become a priest. McGreevey has entered the church’s discernment phase, which usually precedes seminary work. He famously came out in 2004 as a gay American just as revelations that he had an affair with a male aide were about to surface. Raised as a Roman Catholic, he was officially received into the Episcopal religion, part of the Anglican Communion, on Sunday 29 April at a New York church.

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