Comments on: Istanbul gay group raided by police http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7377.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: apYrs http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7377.html/comment-page-1/#comment-29974 apYrs Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7377.html#comment-29974 it's this sort of action that makes one debate "do we want this nation in the EU, carrrying their hoophobic attitudes, or is it better to bring them in so that we can influence and persuade them to human rights?"The same situation obtains in Poland, Bulgaris, and other Eastern European countries. The problem is that the EU is allowing derogation of the fundamental rights that LGBT people have a right to expect in the community. Such derogation wouldn't be allowed for gender or race. it's this sort of action that makes one debate "do we want this nation in the EU, carrrying their hoophobic attitudes, or is it better to bring them in so that we can influence and persuade them to human rights?"The same situation obtains in Poland, Bulgaris, and other Eastern European countries. The problem is that the EU is allowing derogation of the fundamental rights that LGBT people have a right to expect in the community. Such derogation wouldn't be allowed for gender or race.

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