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Friday, 06 August 2010 00:00 |
26
Countries — not including the United States — that recognize same-sex unions (through marriage, civil unions or other status).
53
Countries — again not including the United States — with anti-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation.
76
Countries that prosecute people based on sexual orientation.
7
Countries where being gay is punishable by death.
Source: International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), reported by The Independent
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by Staff
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Friday, 23 July 2010 00:00 |
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Countries in South America that allow gay marriage: Argentina became the first on July 15, 2010.
15
Hours of debate in the Argentine Senate over whether to approve the same-sex marriage law backed by President Cristina Fernandez.
60,000
Estimated attendance at a march against gay marriage organized by the Catholic Church and other religious groups the night before the vote.
10
Countries in the world that now recognize gay marriage: Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland and Argentina.
Source: Time, BBC
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by Ryan Watkins
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 10:46 |
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The Centers for Disease Control released results from a survey today citing an alarming trend in HIV testing for young men (ages 18 -24). The survey, conducted using a website where men go to meet other men for sex (the website was not identified in the press release), found that younger sexually active gay and bisexual men were three times less likely to have been tested for HIV in their lifetime. The results were presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria.
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Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 |
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Ages of Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, gay men who held an engagement ceremony in Malawi
14
Years of hard labor in prison to which the two were sentenced for “gross indecency and unnatural acts”
1-2
Days the couple spent together after being pardoned by the president of Malawi under international pressure
1
Members of the couple — Steven Monjeza — who is now dating a woman. The two men were told they could be arrested again if they remained a couple.
30
Nations in Africa where homosexuality is illegal
Source: BBC News, CNN International
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