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MARCH 2004

March 31:  Cashman Condemns Tories for "Opportunist" Gay SummitA Labour Euro MP and gay rights campaigner has attacked the Conservatives as "opportunist" and "hypocritical" in the wake of their first-ever "gay summit" held in Westminster earlier this week.
March 31:
  Government Unveils Partnership Proposals for Same-Sex Couples, by Andy Harley.  See also FAQs On Civil Partnerships
March 31:  Civil Partnerships - The Government Viewpoint, by Jacqui Smith MP, Equality Minister
March 31: 
US House Passes Controversial Military Recruiting BillThe US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday in favour of controversial legislation designed specifically to strengthen the Department of Defense’s ability to violate university non-discrimination policies and squash legal challenges to such actions. 
March 29: 
Tories Listen to Views and Concerns at 'Gay Summit', by Andy Harley.  It was billed as a “Gay Summit”.  But the Conservative party preferred their own title:  “Supporting young gay men and lesbians”.  At the end of the day, it was the first time that Tories brought together gays and lesbians – and the politicians listened.
March 25: 
Fancy Spending a Great Day Out With Me, Asks Sir Ian McKellen?  The world-famous actor is appealing for others to join him for a 10 kilometre stroll along Brighton's seafront on May 2.
March 24: 
Gays and US Military:  As War Continues, Gay Discharges Plummet to Lowest Level Since 1995.  Conduct Unbecoming, an annual review of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, finds that gay-related discharges fell to 787 last year, down from 906 in 2002.
March 23: 
Tough Anti-Gay Laws Proposed in Zanzibar, by Ed Martin.  Gay men could face life imprisonment if a new law drafted by the Zanzibar government is enacted, it emerged today.
March 21: 
Karen Dammann Trial Verdict:  Not GuiltyThe jury in a church trial has acquitted Rev. Karen Dammann.
March 20: 
ILGA Petition to UN Closes MondayTime is running out for those wishing to sign an on-line petition on human rights and sexual orientation that is to be presented to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva next week at its 60th session which is being attended by 53 nations.
March 19: 
Karen Dammann -
The Trial - Day 3. United Methodist News Service
March 19: 
Karen Dammann - The Trial - Day 2United Methodist News Service.
March 18:  The Trial - Day 1, by Jeff Waymack (Communications Coordinator of the Pacific Northwest Reconciling Ministries Network)
March 17: 
Sport - Row Brewing Over 2006 Gay Games as Europe Withdraws From World Body, by Andy Harley.  The sensational withdrawal of the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation from the Federation of Gay Games could have an effect on the row that is brewing between Montréal, originally selected to host the 2006 Gay Games and Chicago, the city selected as host earlier this year.
March 17:  RMN to be a Peaceful Presence at Trial, say Pacific Northwest Reconciling Ministries Network
March 16: 
The Dammann Trial:  A Soulforce Viewpoint, by Stephen E. Webster, Co-chair, the United Methodist Team of Soulforce.
March 13: 
Protesters Will Try and Persuade Jury Members to Remove Themselves From Panel, by Ed. Martin.  When the pool of United Methodist ministers, who will form the 13-person “jury” in the church’s case against Rev. Karen Dammann, arrive at the Bothell UM church “courthouse” on Wednesday morning, they will face a group of non-violent protesters in a vigil.
March 13: 
FA Takes Lead Over Homophobia in Euro Football, by Andy Harley.  The Football Association is backing a call for a European Year Against Homophobia made at a European conference earlier this month.
March 13: 
Pride Returns to Glasgow!  Pride will return to Glasgow this summer ...
March 11: 
Log Cabin Republicans Launch First-Ever National Advertising Campaign to Defend the ConstitutionTelevision ad airs in Washington, DC and seven "swing states".
March 11: 
 Gay Catholics Denounce Remarks by Bishop DiMarzio on Same-Sex Marriage.  Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn in Albany (New York State) has been denounced in a joint statement by leaders of Dignity New York and DignityUSA.
March 4: 
UK: The Dammann Trial: Questions and AnswersThe United Methodist Church trial of Rev. Karen Dammann starts on March 17.  She will be responding to a charge that she has violated church law by stating that she is living in a lesbian relationship.
March 3: 
Episcopal Church Leaders Urge Restraint on Marriage Amendment, by Jan Nunley, deputy director of Episcopal News Service
March 1:
Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct Exposes Torture Crisis.  Human Rights Press Statement on Egypt (contains relevant links)
 

 
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