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Peru gay teen murdered, dismembered, burned in brutal hate crime
LIMA, Peru — A 19-year-old gay was tortured and brutally murdered in Peru, according to local reports that surfaced earlier this week.
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Four Chilean men sentenced in brutal murder of gay man
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean judges have sentenced a man to life in prison for the beating death of a gay man whose body was carved with swastikas.
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Four Chilean men found guilty in brutal murder of gay man
SANTIAGO, Chile — Four Chilean men have been found guilty of first-degree murder for killing a gay man and carving swastikas into his body.
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Gay pride revelers in Brazil pack Copacabana Beach
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana beach has been packed with tens of thousands of revelers taking part in the city’s annual gay pride event.
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Colombia’s first same-sex marriage annulled after anti-gay group files lawsuit
BOGOTA, Columbia — A same-sex marriage performed last month in the Columbian capital city of Bogota was annulled by a judge after a lawsuit was brought by an anti-gay foundation seeking to cancel the union.
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Trial begins for men accused in brutal murder of gay Chilean man
SANTIAGO, Chile — The trial of four men accused of beating and fatally injuring a young, gay man in the Chilean capital last year began on Monday.
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Catholic Church, conservative politicians attack Peru’s same-sex civil union bill
LIMA, Peru — The Catholic Church and leading conservative politicians have lunched an attack on a Peru lawmaker and his draft bill to legalize same-sex civil unions, calling it an attempt to “justify his [sexual] orientation.”
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Peru lawmaker proposes bill to legalize same-sex civil unions
LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian lawmaker is proposing a bill that would legalize civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.
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Guyana judge clarifies colonial-era law against cross-dressing
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A judge interpreting a colonial-era law has ruled that cross-dressing is a criminal offense only if it’s done for an “improper purpose” such as prostitution, but the partial victory has frustrated gay rights activists in Guyana who are pushing for the 120-year-old statute to be removed from the books.
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Judge orders Brazil’s Army to recognize same-sex civil union
SAO PAULO — A court in the northeastern state of Pernambuco has ordered Brazil’s Army for the first time to recognize a same-sex civil union between a sergeant and his companion.