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World News:  Gays face torture, death in Iraq: report
Watchdog group says officials ‘have done little’ to stem problem
By JOSHUA LYNSEN   AUG. 21, 2009
A new report says anti-gay killings are continuing in Iraq, years after the U.S. military first acknowledged the problem. Human Rights Wa...  [more]


World News:  Anti-gay graffiti surfaces in Serbia
Rights groups urge police action
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   AUG. 7, 2009
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian rights groups urged police action last week over anti-gay graffiti that has appeared before an upcomin...  [more]


World News:  Man jailed in hate crime at World Outgames
Man threw fireworks at gay sporting event
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   AUG. 7, 2009
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Danish police say a 31-year-old man who threw fireworks at a gay sports event, injuring a Seattle runner, has been ...  [more]

World News:  Portugal’s high court keeps gay marriage ban
Judges rule 3-2 against appeal
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   AUG. 7, 2009
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s Constitutional Court last week upheld the country’s ban on gay marriage, rejecting a c...  [more]

World News:  Thousands march in Pride parades around the world
Signs reading “freedom for all” and rainbow flags common in European events
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   JUN. 19, 2009
ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of gay rights activists demanding rights for same-sex couples marched through the streets of Rome on Sat...  [more]


World News:  Revelers jam Brazilian avenue in parade
Sao Paulo event celebrates 13th year
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   JUN. 19, 2009
SAO PAULO (AP) — Dancing and waving rainbow flags, people jammed one of Sao Paulo’s main boulevards for the 13th annual Pride p...  [more]

World News:  Gay Moroccan writer tackles homophobia
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   JUN. 12, 2009
PARIS (AP) — A soft-spoken young man, Abdellah Taia hardly looks the part of an iconoclast. But as Morocco’s first high-profile,...  [more]


World News:  German zoo: Gay penguin pair raising chick
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   JUN. 12, 2009
BERLIN (AP) — A German zoo says a pair of gay male penguins are raising a chick from an egg abandoned by its parents. Bremerhaven z...  [more]

World News:  Elton John: We must ‘confront reality’ of HIV
Biotech researchers gather at international conference
By MATT SCHAFER   MAY. 22, 2009
ATLANTA — After decades of attempting to hide his pain in alcohol, drugs and expansive stage personalities, Elton John admits he is an...  [more]


World News:  Moscow police break up Pride rally
American activist Andy Thayer among detained
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 22, 2009
MOSCOW (AP) — Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of protesters hours be...  [more]


World News:  Singapore’s gays hold first rally
Some 2500 participated in gathering
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 22, 2009
SINGAPORE (AP) — The gay community in tightly controlled Singapore held its first-ever rally Saturday, taking advantage of looser law...  [more]

World News:  Uruguay lifts ban on gays in the military
'State does not discriminate against citizens for their political view or for their sexual choice'
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 22, 2009
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay has lifted a ban on gays joining the armed forces. The decree signed by President Tabare Vazquez...  [more]





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