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Brazil’s largest city to pay transgender youth to finish school
The program being offered by Sao Paulo’s Municipal Human Rights and Citizenship Secretariat is intended to help transgender youth from having to turn to prostitution to support themselves.
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Chile approves bill authorizing civil unions between same-sex couples
Chile’s Congress on Wednesday approved the country’s first law authorizing civil unions between same-sex couples.
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Chile: Lawmakers expected to introduce marriage equality bill
Lawmakers in Chile are expected to introduce a bill Wednesday aimed at extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
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Rio de Janeiro celebrates gay pride, calls for end to homophobia
RIO DE JANEIRO — Gay rights activists are using Rio de Janeiro’s annual gay pride parade to demand laws against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Thousands of people paraded down Copacabana’s main coastal boulevard with rainbow flags and thematic floats, many dressed in carnival costumes or wearing t-shirts saying “Fight Against Homophobia.”
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Brazil presidential candidate: Gays should seek psychological help far away
SAO PAULO — A minor character in Brazil’s presidential race is on the spot after saying the country needs to stand up against gay people who should seek psychological help far away from the population. Candidate Levy Fidelix has the support of less than 1 percent of potential voters, but his remarks drew the ire of tens of thousands …
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Colombia allows lesbian partner to adopt child born via artificial insemination
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia has taken a major step recognizing the rights of same-sex couples after the country’s constitutional court allowed a lesbian couple to adopt a child born to one of its mothers. Ana Leiderman gave birth to two children via artificial insemination. Her longtime partner Veronica Botero however doesn’t have any custodial or legal rights …
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Sailor is first member of Chile’s armed forces to come out as gay
SANTIAGO, Chile — A sailor with Chile’s navy on Wednesday announced he is gay, an unprecedented public declaration in this socially conservative South American nation. Chile has traditionally been a tough place for homosexuals, although the country decriminalized gay sex in 1999 and attitudes toward gays are evolving. The killing of a gay man in Chile 2012 set off a national debate…
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Ecuador to formally recognize couples in same-sex civil unions
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa on Saturday said that same-sex couples in civil unions can now have their relationships officially recognized by the Ecuador government. Correa said LGBT people will have “the full constitutional right” to register their civil unions, and have them recorded on their national ID cards, reports AFP.
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Activists use World Cup spotlight to call attention to anti-LGBT violence
RIO DE JANEIRO — Gay rights activists in Brazil are using the spotlight of the World Cup to draw attention to the harsh penalties gay people face in many of the countries represented at soccer’s premier event. A protest led by the gay rights organization Grupo Dignidade attracted about 400 people, many brandishing signs reading “Show homophobia the red card…”
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Report: 17 gays killed in Peru since 2012, no action being taken
LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian gay rights group says at least 17 gays have been killed in the Andean nation since 2012 because of their sexual orientation.