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Archive for December, 2009

Latin America sees its first same-sex marriage

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 31 - 2009

Buenos Aires,  29 Dec’09

CNN

Less than one month after a Buenos Aires court derailed the marriage of Alex Freyre and Jose Maria di Bello, the couple wed Monday at the southern tip of Argentina, making it the first same-sex marriage in Latin America. Read the rest of this entry »

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Senate confirms first openly gay person US marshal

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 29 - 2009

Minneapolis,  28 Dec’09

AP

Minneapolis assistant police Chief Sharon Lubinski has become the first openly gay U.S. marshal.
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Uganda fear over gay death-penalty plans

Posted by editor On December - 22 - 2009

Kampala Uganda, 22 Dec’09

BBC

An attempt to punish “aggravated homosexuality” in Uganda with the death penalty has caused outrage across the world – and revealed a huge divide in Ugandan society.

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India hosts its first ever transsexual beauty pageant

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 20 - 2009

Chennai, 19 Dec’09

AFP

More than 100 hopefuls vied Saturday for the title of India’s most beautiful transsexual at the country’s first such pageant for members of the marginalised community

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D.C. mayor signs same-sex marriage bill

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 20 - 2009

Washington D.C., 18 Dec’09

CNN

The nation’s capital city took a major step Friday toward legalizing same-sex marriage. Mayor Adrian Fenty signed a measure recognizing such marriages as legal.

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Rift flares after US Episcopal Church elects gay bishop

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 8 - 2009

Los Angeles, 6 Dec’09

BBC

A diocese in Los Angeles has elected only the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican Church, reigniting an issue that has caused deep division. Read the rest of this entry »

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McDonald’s faces complaint over transgender row

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 8 - 2009

New York, 8 Dec’09

BBC

A Florida teenager who changed her gender from male to female six years ago is taking legal action against McDonald’s for alleged discrimination.

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New York state lawmakers reject gay marriage bill

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 4 - 2009

Albany, N.Y, 3 Dec’09

AP

New York lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made their state the sixth to allow gay marriage, stunning advocates who suffered a similar decision by Maine voters just last month.
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Cases of HIV infection drop in sexual minorities

Posted by nipun.goyal On December - 3 - 2009

Mumbai, 2 Dec’09

TNN

Gay activist Ashok Row Kavi has been busy organising an exhibition of posters in New Delhi for the past few days. “We got 130 entries and a poster from Mumbai made it to the top three”, he says. Read the rest of this entry »

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