Dutch ambassador to leaves
07/06/2006
By
NOS Journaal, the Dutch public broadcasting
6 June 2006
Dutch ambassador to Estonia leaves
The Dutch ambassador to Estonia is leaving his post because of
homophobia, after only a year in office. His husband, a black Cuban
man, is being bullied and threatened in the streets of the capital
Tallin.
The problems started a year ago when Hans Glaubitz was appointed. An
Estonian weekly called the appointment of a homosexual ambassador
with a black partner a Dutch provocation.
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs had foreseen that a problem
might occur, but had also hoped that Estonia, as an EU member state,
would adopt a more tolerant attitude. Glaubitz will now take up a
two-year post at the Montreal consulate general.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bot will take the matter up with his
Estonian counterpart. The Dutch government has emphasised that the
Estonian government is not to blame.
Dutch ambassador to Estonia leaves
The Dutch ambassador to Estonia is leaving his post because of
homophobia, after only a year in office. His husband, a black Cuban
man, is being bullied and threatened in the streets of the capital
Tallin.
The problems started a year ago when Hans Glaubitz was appointed. An
Estonian weekly called the appointment of a homosexual ambassador
with a black partner a Dutch provocation.
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs had foreseen that a problem
might occur, but had also hoped that Estonia, as an EU member state,
would adopt a more tolerant attitude. Glaubitz will now take up a
two-year post at the Montreal consulate general.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bot will take the matter up with his
Estonian counterpart. The Dutch government has emphasised that the
Estonian government is not to blame.
