Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 19:22:48 +0200 (MET DST)
From: skolander@bahnhof.se (Bjoern Skolander)
Subject: EGALITE Meeting the President of the EU Parliament

Brussels, 12th June 1996

                           EGALITE HAS A MEETING
               WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

On Tuesday 11th June, EGALITE (the group whose title stands for "Equality
for Gays and Lesbians in the European Institutions") met Mr Klaus Hansch,
President of the European Parliament.  The meeting was a constructive one,
and Mr Hansch's open-mindedness was most welcome.

EGALITE's aim was to explain to Mr Hansch the current situation of gay
people in the Member States and the European institutions, and to find out
his views on the subject.

EGALITE brought up the issue of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), and
stressed that millions of the European Union's citizens considered it vital
that the new treaty include a comprehensive non-discrimination clause. In
line with the European Parliament resolution on the matter, it should refer
to sexual orientation.

Mr Hansch said that this was a politically charged issue, but that he did
want to see the IGC take the European Parliament's opinion into account.

As a symbolic gesture, EGALITE gave Mr Hansch a copy of "its" version of the
Treaty of Amsterdam (as the revised Treaty is to be known), containing the
non-discrimination clause.

For more information:
EGALITE
Yannick Chevalier
101556.1213@compuserve.com