Sunday, December 22, 2013

International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

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CNN

Ugandan parliament passes anti-gay bill that includes life in prison
CNN
Before its passage Friday, parliament adjusted the death penalty clause to life in prison for "aggravated homosexuality." It includes acts where one person is infected with HIV, "serial offenders" and sex with minors, Amnesty International said. In ...
International outcry as Uganda adopts anti-gay billNews24
UK Government: Uganda's anti-gay law will damage the country's international ...PinkNews.co.uk
Uganda passes draconian anti-gay bill despite international condemnationSan Diego Gay & Lesbian News
Newstalk ZB -eTurboNews -Gay Star News
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AllMediaNY

India government presses Supreme Court to drop gay sex ban
AllMediaNY
India's government petitioned the Supreme Court on Friday urging it to reverse a ban on gay sex, saying individual rights must be respected. The ruling Congress party has been critical of the court's decision and taken an unexpectedly bold stand in the ...
India Asks Court to Review Gay BanDaily Beast
India government asks court to review anti-gay lawSalt Lake Tribune
Indian government petitions Supreme Court to review gay sex banRadio Australia
Washington Post
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The Guardian

Indian ban on gay sex violates international law: UN
Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - A decision by the Indian Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on gay sex represents a "significant step backwards for India" and violates international law, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Thursday, suggesting the ...
< a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHIpsk5eZ850bujZHUKgIy_Ku8Yzw&url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/12/un-asks-india-review-gay-sex-ban">UN asks India to review gay sex banThe Guardian
India's Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Gay Sex LawABC News

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A pastor from Pennsylvania who was defrocked after a period of suspension for officiating at his gay son’s wedding out-of-state has now been offered to serve as an ordained minister under a different denomination.
US reality star Phil Robertson, who was recently suspended from his TV show after making controversial anti-gay comments, is now said to reappear when the show returns in January.
A California organisation who claimed to have gathered enough signatures to ballot a new law supporting trans students is now filing a lawsuit against the state government, after officials found that only 77 percent of the signatures actually qualified.


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