Ok, so after messing this up a couple different ways I found a way to fix this that doesn't break us going to 1.2.0. This is suboptimal, but it's a start. I'll clean up the rest for 2.0.0.
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Gaim Internet Messenger
Name[da]=Gaim - internet beskeder
Name[de]=Gaim Internet Messenger
Name[fr]=Gaim Messagerie Instantanée
Name[it]=Gaim Internet Messenger
Name[ko]=게임 메신저
Name[nl]=Gaim - Expresberichten
Name[pl]=Komunikator Internetowy Gaim
Name[pt]=Mensageiro Instantâneo Gaim
Name[sl]=Gaim - spletni sel
Name[sv]=Gaim Internet Messenger
GenericName=Internet Messenger
GenericName[da]=Internet beskeder
GenericName[fr]=Messagerie instantanée
GenericName[it]=Internet Messenger
GenericName[ko]=메신저
GenericName[nl]=Expresberichten
GenericName[pl]=Komunikator Internetowy
GenericName[pt]=Mensageiro Instantâneo
GenericName[pt_BR]=Mensageiro da Internet Gaim
GenericName[sl]=Spletni sel
Comment=Multi-protocol Messaging Client
Comment[da]=Multiprotokolsklient til at sende og modtage beskeder