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‘Quiet diplomacy’ faulted for advancement of Africa’s anti-gay laws
DAKAR, Senegal — Last month, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met in his office with a team of U.S.-based rights activists concerned about legislation that would impose life sentences for some homosexual acts. South African retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined them by phone, pointing out similarities between Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill and racist laws enforced under South Africa’s former apartheid government.
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Prominent Ugandan doctor, LGBT rights activist detained in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Human rights activists are calling on the South African government to release a prominent Ugandan doctor and LGBT rights activist who is being held in an immigration detention facility at OR Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg pending further deportation proceedings.
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LGBT rights advocates gather at Mo. capitol to lobby for statewide protections
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Show Me State’s annual Equality Day was held at the state capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday, where dozens of LGBT and allied Missourians lobbied state lawmakers to support the Missouri Nondiscrimination (MONA) and Safe Schools Acts, which were recently introduced in both chambers.
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Kerry denounces Gambia president’s remarks that LGBT people are ‘vermin’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday denounced remarks by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh that LGBTQ people are “vermin” and that Gambia’s government would tackle them in “the same way it fights malaria-causing mosquitoes.”
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Ariz. Senate approves bill allowing religious discrimination against gays
PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate has passed a Republican-backed bill that expands the rights of people to assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays and others.
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Gays angered over billboard created by ‘ex-gay’ founder of Christian ministry
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An anti-gay billboard in Kentucky has created controversy among the gay community and its allies, and they are calling for its removal.
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Nine same-sex couples launch challenge to Colo. gay marriage ban
DENVER — Several same-sex Colorado couples have filed suit in Denver challenging the state constitution’s ban on gay marriage, saying it makes them second-class citizens.
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Couple challenging Ohio gay marriage ban due to denial of family health plan
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A married same-sex couple has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit asking a judge to declare Ohio’s statewide ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.
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Plaintiffs in Idaho gay marriage challenge ask court to declare ban unconstitutional
BOISE, Idaho — Four same-sex couples who are challenging Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, filed a motion in the case Tuesday seeking a summary judgement asking the court to declare unconstitutional Idaho’s refusal to permit same-sex couples to marry or to recognize their existing marriages.
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Idaho lawmaker withdraws bill that would have allowed discrimination against gays
BOISE, Idaho — A lawmaker promoting controversial legislation to allow businesses to refuse service to gay customers based on their religious beliefs says he’ll withdraw the bill, for now.