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By Rex Wockner International News Report Gay Dutch Soldiers to March Uniformed in Pride Parade
Gay members of the Dutch military will participate in
Amsterdam's gay-pride parade wearing their uniforms
this year.
In previous years, they had to wear civilian clothing. Sailors plan to ride on a float shaped like a warship. "The Dutch armed forces are an organization for all races, natures and religions," said Defense Secretary Henk Van Hoof. "By taking part in the parade it's a good way to show this." Gay Man Fired by BBC for Sex Comments to Woman A gay janitorial manager at the British Broadcasting Corporation in Manchester, England, was fired March 26 for making a sexual joke to a female coworker. Vincent Monks' superiors said he sexually harassed the unnamed woman in the company bar when he said to her, "I could take you home and make passionate love to you." "When I was told about the allegation I was gobsmacked, it was unbelievable," Monks, 49, told the Manchester Evening News. "The whole incident was light-hearted banter, which somehow became an allegation against me. "To be told as a gay man that I am being sacked for sexually harassing a woman is just ridiculous." Gay Man and Lesbian Marry in Hong Kong
"Our purpose is to challenge the ban on housing assistance, married persons' tax allowances and adoption services to homosexual couples in Hong Kong," Chen told Agence France-Presse. The wedding took place at the City Hall registry office. |
