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Puerto Rico court ruling on gay adoptions appealed
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A lesbian whose adoption request was recently denied by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court is appealing the ruling.
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Advance of gay rights across the U.S. slowly spreading into Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The advance of gay rights across the United States is spreading into Puerto Rico, making the island a relatively gay-friendly outpost in a Caribbean region where sodomy laws and harassment of gays are still common.
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds ban on gay couple adoptions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has narrowly voted to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children.
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Puerto Rico to consider LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination bill
Puerto Rico’s legislature is expected to approve a long sought-after bill that would make it a crime to discriminate against people based on their gender or sexual orientation.
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Professional boxer Orlando Cruz: ‘A proud Puerto Rican gay man’
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Orlando Cruz, a featherweight boxer and former Olympian, stunned the world of professional boxing Wednesday after announcing that he “is a proud gay man.”
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Puerto Rico’s lawmakers to exclude LGBTQ persons from hate crime protections
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Puerto Rican Senate has approved an amendment to the island’s penal code that would strip protections for LGBTQ persons in the hate crime statues.
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Religious leaders: Ricky Martin setting a bad example for being openly gay
Pop-star Ricky Martin has been publicly criticized by religious leaders in his native Puerto Rico for setting a bad example for his children by openly discussing his homosexuality.
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Puerto Rico creates special committee to investigate hate crimes
Puerto Rico’s Attorney General has announced the creation of special committee to investigate hate crimes in the island territory, where advocates say gay and transgender people are the victims of an “epidemic” of violence. The announcement was greeted by cheers from activists who complain the government has yet to invoke 2002 legislation establishing harsher penalties […]
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Suspect pleads guilty in brutal slaying of gay teen in Puerto Rico
The man accused of the brutal murder of a gay teenager in Puerto Rico last November pleaded guilty on Wednesday and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Juan José Martínez Matos, who had been scheduled to go on trial Monday for the murder of Jorge Steven López Mercado, confessed to the crime during a […]
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Authorities agree to investigate Mercado’s death as hate crime
Puerto Rican authorities have agreed to investigate Jorge Steven López Mercado’s murder as a hate crime after they met with local representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union.