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Brazil: Court ruling effectively legalizes same-sex marriage in Sao Paulo
A judge in the Brazilian state of São Paulo has ruled that gay and lesbian couples in civil unions will no longer have to apply to the courts to have their relationships “upgraded” to marriage, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in the country’s most populous state.
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Uruguay poised to legalize same-sex marriage; lower house approves law by wide margin
Uruguay moved a step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage on Tuesday after lawmakers in its lower house of Congress approved a single law governing marriage for both heterosexuals and homosexuals.
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Chile’s president signs anti-gay hate crime legislation into law
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean president Sebastian Pinera on Thursday signed an anti-discrimination measure into law that makes it a crime to commit acts of hatred against persons because of their sexual orientation.
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Chile approves anti-discrimination law in wake of gay man’s murder
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Chilean Congress this week approved an LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination law, fast-tracked following the brutal attack and murder of Daniel Zamudio, a gay Chilean man killed earlier this year.
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Gay Chilean man who suffered brutal attack dies after 24 days in coma
SANTIAGO, Chile — Daniel Zamudio-Vera, an openly gay Chilean man who spent 24 days in a medically-induced coma following a brutal attack March 3 by members of a suspected neo-Nazi group, has died. He was 24 years old.
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Chilean leaders call for hate crimes law following brutal attack on gay man
SANTIAGO, Chile — A brutal attack on a gay Chilean man over the past weekend has drawn sharp criticism over the lack of LGBT-inclusive hate crime laws in the South American country.
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Same-sex marriage was a leading international concern throughout 2011
In terms of the news — international reporting — this was the year of same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage (or ‘marriage equality’ or ‘gay marriage’) was a leading international concern — whether in the West or raised as a chimeric threat, particularly in Africa.
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Catholic Archbishop in Columbia claims gay adoptive dad will want sex with his kids
BOGOTA, Columbia — A Catholic Archbishop on Tuesday strongly criticized a family court judge’s decision to allow Chandler Burr — a former contributing editor to U.S. News and World Report and columnist for The New York Times — to adopt two Colombian boys, suggesting that because Burr is gay, he may become sexually attracted to his children.
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Beware! Peruvian mayor warns tap water causes homosexuality
The Mayor of a small town on Peru’s coast is blaming the presence of the metal strontium in its water as the basis for increased homosexuality in his town.
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Sao Paulo lawmaker calls for ‘straight pride’ to counter ‘privileged’ gay celebration
The city council of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday passed a measure approving a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of each December.