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Landmark ruling: Brazil’s high court votes to recognize same-sex unions
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court on Thursday voted to recognize same-sex unions in a landmark case for gay rights in a country with the world's largest population of Roman Catholics.
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Should we push for marriage equality or compromise on civil unions?
Disagreement over marriage versus civil unions could drive Rhode Island's LGBT activists against each other. An unknown source is funneling millions of dollars to anti-gay groups in fifteen states....
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Sao Paulo lawmaker calls for ‘straight pride’ to counter ‘privileged’ gay...
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.
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Countdown to next Prop 8 ruling, stepping up the assault on DOMA
We're counting down to the next ruling in the Prop 8 case. A Republican-backed bill in New Hampshire would replace marriage with civil unions for everyone -- including siblings. Get ready for a...
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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...
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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,...
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Brazil: Judge rules same-sex couples in Rio de Janeiro state can marry
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A judge in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro on Friday published a legal ruling authorizing marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Three more Brazilian states rule in favor of allowing same-sex marriage
Justices in the Brazilian states of Rondônia, Paraíba and Santa Catarina have ruled to authorize marriage equality for same-sex couples, bringing the total to 14 of the country's 27 states to legalize...
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Brazil to allow in-vitro fertilization for same-sex couples
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil is guaranteeing homosexual couples' right to access assisted fertilization.
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Ruling: Brazilian states must register same-sex civil unions as marriages
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's National Council of Justice on Tuesday said that notary publics throughout the country must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it.
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Brazil lawmakers OK bill to allow treatment of homosexuality as a disorder
BRASILIA, Brazil -- A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology.
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LGBT Brazilians greet Pope with ‘kiss-in’ to protest stance on gay marriage
RIO DE JANEIRO -- LGBT Brazilians on Monday greeted Pope Francis with a "beijaco," or kiss-in, upon the pontiff's arrival in Rio de Janeiro as protest of the Catholic Church's stance on same-sex...
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Brazil Army must recognize same-sex civil union
SAO PAULO -- A court in the northeastern state of Pernambuco has ordered Brazil's Army for the first time to recognize a same-sex civil union between a sergeant and his companion.
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Gay pride revelers in Brazil pack Copacabana Beach
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach has been packed with tens of thousands of revelers taking part in the city's annual gay pride event.
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Brazil lawmaker to defy government order, will call for vote on LGBT...
BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian lawmaker plans to defy her government orders and call for a vote on a bill that would prohibit discrimination or inciting violence on the basis of sexual orientation and...
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Brazil, where 44% of world’s anti-LGBT violence occurs, kills discrimination...
BRASILIA -- Brazil’s lawmakers on Wednesday killed a draft bill that would have prohibited discrimination or inciting violence on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Brazil’s LGBT community holds vigil for murdered gay teen, hate crimes victims
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Members of Brazil's LGBT community held vigil Friday in honor of a gay Brazilian teen who was tortured and brutally murdered, one of at least five reported murders targeting LGBT...
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Brazil police arrest ‘skateboard Nazis’ in brutal murder of gay teen
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazilian police on Sunday arrested a gang of neo-Nazi skateboarders for the brutal murder of an 18 year-old gay teen last weekend in São Paulo.
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Sao Paulo celebrates LGBT pride as activists call for laws against...
SAO PAULO -- Gay rights advocates called for a Brazilian law against discrimination as they gathered by the hundreds of thousands in Sao Paulo on Sunday for one of the world's largest gay pride parades.
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UN official: Gay soccer players at the World Cup should declare sexuality
Gay soccer players at the World Cup in Brazil should declare their sexual orientation to help make gays and lesbians accepted around the world, U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said on Monday.
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