They may be a small community of 48,000, but The Faeroe Islands are making big moves. The semiautonomous Danish land between Scotland and Iceland - has officially banished gay discrimination. Though there aren't that many queers about, the islands gained some pretty negative attention following a September attack on a 25-year old gay tourist, Rasmus Rasmussen. That attack may have spured lawmakers to reconsider a similar vote from last year - a vote that tossed the issue. The International Herald Tribune reports:

The issue had been under heated debate on the islands after the 32-member Lagtinget last year turned down a similar proposal. Those who opposed the bill argued that homosexuality was against the Bible.

"We're very, very happy. To us it has been a matter of human rights," said Annita a Fridriksmoerk, who proposed the bill together with a Republican party colleague. "The Faeroese law was limping behind other modern societies," she said by telephone.

Wow, anti-discrimination laws and telephones? This place is incredible! Although, we're not sure we'll be heading over there anytime soon. First of all, it's far as fuck. Second of all, you never can tell how a new law will affect such a small, religiously minded community. Especially considering the fact that the vote was 17-15.

Residents will either embrace the change, thus providing a welcoming enviornment for the queer traveler. Or, conversely, they'll feel threatened by the change, pretend they're welcoming, beat you to death, hack you to bits and feed you to the fishies. What we need is a guinea pig. And we know the perfect person (see below).