Rome

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  ‘Two maidens’ of Pompeii have male DNA, now ‘gay lovers’

  Sunday, April 9, 2017

  The media highlights the possibility that two men holding each other in Pompeii 2000 years ago were "gay lovers."

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  Vatican braces for new revelations of “mismanagement” and abuse

  Thursday, October 29, 2015

  The Vatican is bracing for more allegations of financial wrongdoing and mismanagement with next week's publication of two anticipated books.

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  Fired Vatican priest: ‘Coming out was an act of desperation’

  Friday, October 16, 2015

  "We must think about all families," he opined, "not only families like my (heterosexual) parents."

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  Gay former student of Pope Francis’ speaks out

  Saturday, October 3, 2015

  On the pope's meeting with Davis: "I thought, 'This is really strange. This is not like him.'"

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  Rome mayor registers 16 gay marriages in open defiance of Italy’s government

  Saturday, October 18, 2014

  ROME -- The gay marriage debate arrived within walking distance of the Vatican on Saturday as Rome's mayor registered 16 gay marriages celebrated abroad in open defiance of Italy's government. Gay marriage is illegal in Italy.…

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  Openly gay teen in Rome commits suicide because of anti-gay bullying

  Thursday, November 22, 2012

  ROME, Italy -- A 15-year-old openly gay teen has committed suicide after allegedly suffering repeated anti-gay bullying at school and online, according to Rome's chief deputy prosecutor, Pierfilippo Laviani.

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  Lady Gaga performs at massive EuroPride rally, calls for end of discrimination

  Saturday, June 11, 2011

  Lady Gaga on Saturday evening wowed European audiences with a spectacular performance of her smash hit "Born This Way" and an encore of "Edge of Glory," the culmination of the massise EuroPride in Rome, Italy, in…

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