by Rex Wockner
International News Briefs
Gibraltar's Parliament has rejected a move to equalize the age of consent at 16. It is currently 16 for heterosexuality and lesbianism but 18 for male homosexuality.
"The obligation to equalize does not and will not go away," said Felix Alvarez of Equality Rights Group GGR. "It continues to be an international law obligation, and I am confident change will come about in time."
Alvarez called on British and European governments and nongovernmental organizations to pressure Gibraltar's government to end the discrimination.
Gibraltar is a self-governing British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 28,875.
