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Lawyers for same-sex couples fight Utah’s request for delay in appeal
- Released Date: 19-Jan-2014
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawyers for Utah’s same-sex couples are asking a federal appeals court to deny state officials’ request for more time to prepare arguments in defense of Utah’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Uganda president attacks and blocks anti-gay bill
- Released Date: 17-Jan-2014
Report claims President Yoweri Museveni refuses to back the law previously called the ‘Kill the gays bill’ and has attacked parliament’s Speaker Kadaga for passing it - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/uganda-president-attacks-and-bloc
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Lawmaker calls for Kazakhstan to ban sex between women
- Released Date: 17-Jan-2014
A Kazakh lawmaker wants ‘lesbianism’ banned alongside sex between men as the country considers a new Criminal Code - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lawmaker-calls-kazakhstan-ban-sex-between-women170114#sthash.Xm4Fpm2v.dpuf
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Cambodia: A reality of poverty for LGBTI people. An interview with LGBTI activist Srorn Srun
- Released Date: 17-Jan-2014
In my activism in Cambodia, I have noticed the following challenges that many LGBTI people face because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or the way their bodies look:
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Former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano pleads for tolerance for LGBTIs
- Released Date: 17-Jan-2014
Joaquim Chissano, the former President of Mozambique, has pleaded with African leaders to show more tolerance for sexual minorities and to respect their human rights in an open letter - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/former-president
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Utah to pay outside attorneys $300K to help defend same-sex marriage ban
- Released Date: 16-Jan-2014
The Utah Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday it has chosen Gene Schaerr of a Washington, D.C., law firm to lead the legal team. Schaerr has handled dozens of cases before federal appeals court, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said in a news
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Nosey neighbor judges lesbian, lesbian responds with perfect letter
- Released Date: 16-Jan-2014
‘What gave it away? My lack of bra, my no make-up, my black truck, my boots? OR was it the painful fact that I bring more girls home than you? - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/nosey-neighbor-judges-lesbian-lesbian-responds-perfect-le
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Putin vows every athlete will be treated equally at Sochi
- Released Date: 16-Jan-2014
Russian president has attempted to stop the fears of next months Sochi Winter Olympic Games in light of the gay propaganda law - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/putin-vows-every-athlete-will-be-treated-equally-sochi160114#sthash.ihmna
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Global LGBT rights: Anti-gay laws, attitudes hold sway in many regions
- Released Date: 16-Jan-2014
While gay-rights activists celebrate gains in much of the world, their setbacks have been equally far-flung, and often sweeping in scope.In Russia, a new law against gay propaganda has left gays and lesbians unsure of what public actions they can tak
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Activist group protests outside ‘Today’ show over NBC Olympic coverage
- Released Date: 16-Jan-2014
NEW YORK — A dozen members of the gay rights activist group Queer Nation demonstrated outside the broadcast of NBC’s Today Show on Thursday, demanding that NBC report on the Russian government’s ongoing attacks on LGBT people and its and other human
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7% of New Zealand marriages were same-sex in first 4 months of gay marriage
- Released Date: 16-Jan-2014
Marriages between gay and lesbian couples accounted for nearly 7% of marriages in New Zealand since the South Pacific nation legalized same-sex marriage, government figures reveal - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/7-new-zealand-marria
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7% of New Zealand marriages were same-sex in first 4 months of gay marriage
- Released Date: 16-Jan-2014
Figures released by the New Zealand Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages this month show that 7% of marriages since New Zealand legalized same-sex marriage involved a same-sex couple. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/7-n
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