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Finnish postal service to issue ‘Tom of Finland’ gay male erotica stamps
HELSINKI, Finland — The Finnish Postal Service, Itella, is preparing to release new sets of stamps in September 2014, including “male drawings by Tom of Finland” – a deceased Finnish artist notable for his homoerotic fetish art on late twentieth century gay culture, reports Finnbay.com.
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Malta Parliament votes to legalize same-sex civil unions, adoptions
VALLETTA, Malta — Same-sex couples are set to gain the right to obtain legal recognition for their relationship as the Maltese Parliament prepares to vote on the Civil Unions Bill in its third and final reading on Monday evening.
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UN conference provokes heated debate on gay rights
UNITED NATIONS — Many countries at this week’s U.N. population conference are objecting to the idea of enshrining the right of women to make their own sexual decisions, fearing it would tacitly condone same-sex relationships, the U.N. population chief said.
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Italian court orders town to recognize gay couple married abroad
ROME, Italy — An Italian court has ordered a town to recognize the marriage of a same-sex couple who married in the United States.
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Africa’s anti-gay movement spreads to Ethiopia
ADDIS ABBA, Ethiopia — Two groups in Ethiopia said Thursday that they will hold an anti-gay demonstration later this month, a move that puts Ethiopia in line to become the next African country to increase the public demonization of gays.
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South Africa president says he ‘respects’ Uganda’s anti-gay law
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The president of South Africa on Tuesday said he respects Uganda’s right to pass anti-gay legislation and that no action will be taken against the country.
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Egyptian court sentences men to 3-8 years for homosexuality
CAIRO — A judicial official says an Egyptian court has convicted four men of committing homosexual acts and sentenced them to up to eight years in prison.
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Pope Francis presses anti-AIDS chastity strategy in Africa
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has praised church workers in Africa who promote chastity as a key way to prevent the spread of HIV.
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Openly gay judge on top South African court discusses sexuality, state of nation
JOHANNESBURG — An openly gay judge on South Africa’s Constitutional Court recently hosted a launch for his new book in the foyer of the court, a symbol-laden structure partly built with exposed brick from the apartheid-era prison that once stood on the same hilltop. At the event, another judge praised Edwin Cameron, loftily describing their workplace as a shrine to democracy but also ribbing the colleague he sees often.
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Uganda police raid U.S. project known to offer HIV treatments to gays
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police raided the offices of a United States-funded project known to offer AIDS services to gays, a government spokesman said Friday, in what appeared to be the first public action by police to enforce a new law that strengthened criminal penalties against gay sex.