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Croatian Activists Fear Repercussions Of New Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Activists say the ban, passed by popular referendum on Sunday, could lead to further efforts to curtail rights by the ballot box. “At this point we’re more concerned about what’s going to happen with...
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The Congressman, The Cardinal, And The Peruvian Closet
Carlos Bruce, a Peruvian congressman, is leading a major campaign for civil unions in one of South America’s most religious countries. The church has put his sexuality at the center of the debate —...
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U.S., U.K. Activists Urge Jamaicans To Keep Same-Sex Intercourse Illegal
“Do not be like us, do not be like Britain, do not sit idly by as so-called ‘LGBT activists’ manipulate words and laws to achieve dominance in your country,” Peter LaBarbera, founder of Americans for...
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For LGBT Donors, Russia Is The New Marriage
Can the strategies that turned the U.S. LGBT movement into a money machine work when the fight goes abroad? Melissa Etheridge headlined a celebrity fundraiser for a new coalition that hopes to make...
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India Supreme Court Upholds Sodomy Law
The top court in the world’s second-largest nation says it’s up to parliament to decide on undoing the law criminalizing same-sex intercourse. This is “a major setback to LGBT rights,” says the legal...
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Arrest And Punish Partners Of Gay U.S. Diplomats, Says India's Ex-Foreign...
“Put them behind bars, prosecute them in this country and punish them,” said Yashwant Sinha, in response to a growing scandal between India and the U.S. A senior member of India's largest opposition...
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Why Some LGBT Youths In Jamaica Are Forced To Call A Sewer Home
Young LGBT Jamaicans are chased out of their communities by family and neighbors using vigilante justice to enforce the country’s laws against homosexual conduct. Now police are trying to push them...
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The Netherlands Passes Landmark Gender Identity Law
Transgender people in the Netherlands will no longer be required to be sterilized or undergo surgery in order to change their gender identity on official documents. Dutch Queen Maxima (left) receives...
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Nigerian Law Outlawing LGBT Advocacy And Criminalizing Same-Sex Marriage...
If President Goodluck Jonathan signs the bill into law, Nigeria would have the world’s broadest law cracking down on LGBT rights. A bill that would effectively criminalize LGBT advocacy and outlaw...
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Indian Government Says It Will Appeal Sodomy Ruling
The original ruling “violated the principle of equality,” the government said in its filing asking the Supreme Court to reconsider. Gayalxy / Via orinam.net Indian Justice Minister Kapil Sibal said...
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Was 2013 A Good Year For Gay Rights?
“Australia, India, Uganda, Russia, and now [Nigeria] — great year in the US, but globally? Turning out to be one of the worst,” summed up one international LGBT issues expert. Dmitry Lovetsky / AP...
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U.S. Must Do More To Prevent Ugandan Anti-Gay Law, Activists Say
Activists raised the issue during a meeting with U.S. diplomats in Kampala on Monday. “The U.S. Embassy or the British, I think diplomatic missions here are still taking a quiet stand, which I don’t...
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Massachusetts Anti-Gay Activist Tells Jamaica To Preserve Law Banning Sodomy
“They say [repealing] it is about freedom and tolerance and anti-violence… but it’s ultimately about tyranny and an increase in diseases and the loss of your freedoms,” MassResistance’s Brian Camenker...
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Jamaican Dancehall Star Sizzla Banned From Music Festival For Anti-Gay Lyrics
“Them say, ‘Sizzla, you sing too much anti-gay lyrics.’ … Burn out the lesbian, burn out the gays with the lyrics,” Sizzla sang during a concert broadcast to millions worldwide. VP Records One of...
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LGBT Groups Ask Apple To Cut Ties With Russian Retailer After Creative...
“We urge you to reconsider your business dealings with Euroset … set Apple as an example of a corporate citizen who supports basic human rights,” the groups wrote in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook....
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Change.org Deletes Indian Petition To Reject Gays'"Repulsive And Extremely...
“If we [legitimize homosexuality], we will be forced to legitimize pedophilia, bestiality and a host of other horrendous practices which will completely destroy our nation,” said the petition removed...
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Amsterdam Venue Cancels Concert By Jamaican Dancehall Star Over Anti-Gay Remarks
“As a result of some very hurtful anti-gay statements reggae artist Sizzla made during a recent performance, Melkweg decided to cancel [his] concert,” the popular Dutch nightclub announced on its...
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Russian Actor Who Called For Burning Gays Alive Calls For Recriminalization...
Ivan Okhlobystin makes the call in an open letter on Twitlonger to President Vladimir Putin. Updated: Twitlonger’s founder responds and deletes the letter. ASTAPKOVICH VLADIMIR/ITAR-TASS /Landov The...
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Russian Orthodox Church Spokesman Endorses Referendum To Recriminalize...
“I’m certain that such sexual contacts must be entirely excluded from the life of our society … If we need to involve the law then let’s ask the people if they’re ready for this,” a priest who acts as...
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Former Mozambique President Calls For LGBT Equality in Africa
“We can no longer afford to discriminate against people on the basis of age, sex, ethnicity, migrant status, sexual orientation and gender identity, or any other basis — we need to unleash the full...
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