Petrelis Files

SF Board of Supes Condemn Moscow's Antigay Violence

San Francisco's two gay members of the Board of Supervisors, Tom Ammiano and Bevan Dufty, introduced the following resolution on June 13, deploring recent violence perpetrated against gay people in Moscow and calling for acceptance of sexual minorities in Russia.

It pleases me greatly to report the full Board of Supervisors endorsed the resolution, which I hope sends a message to the Russian government and police forces.

Kudos to all of the Supervisors for looking beyond US borders when members of the global gay family are denied full human rights and calling public attention to antigay abuses. If only we had national gay organizations doing likewise, the lives of gays across the planet might improve and gay human rights widely respected.

From the SFGov site:

Board of Supervisors
City and County of San Francisco
Legislative Chamber - Second Floor
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

AGENDA
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
2:00 PM

Item # 51:

Condemning the government sanctioned violence at Moscow's first Gay Pride celebration, and urging the Kremlin and Mayor Yuri Luzkhov to foster a culture of tolerance toward Russia's LGBT community.

Resolution condemning the government sanctioned violence and chaos which took place during Moscow's first Gay Pride march, and urging the Kremlin and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzkhov to work toward fostering a culture of tolerance in relation to the LGBT community in Russian society. 6/6/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Yes, it was adopted, unanimously.