All Posts Tagged With: "same sex"

Obama extends gay health benefits

By Stephen Collinson WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Barack Obama Wednesday extended some federal health benefits to same-sex partners of US government workers, in what he said was a historic step towards equality for gays and lesbians. “Many of our government’s hardworking and dedicated patriotic public servants have long been denied basic rights … for one [...]

18Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Venezuela ‘silent’ on hate crimes rise

By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas In a city where about 40 murders take place every weekend, it may not come as a big surprise that four prostitutes have been killed on the same stretch of road in Caracas in recent months. But when you find out that all four were transsexuals or transgender, it [...]

3Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

New UN plan to boost HIV services targets gay men and transgender people

UN news Centre 15 May 2009 – Two United Nations agencies are launching a plan to provide increased HIV-related information and health services to men who have sex with men and transgender populations, while stressing the need to make universal access to treatment, care and support a reality for all. The initiative, spearheaded by the [...]

16May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Dictionary Redefines ‘Marriage’ to Include Same-Sex Couples

By Elena Garcia Christian Post Reporter One major dictionary company has defined marriage in broader terms than the U.S. government. Similar to the definition of marriage under federal law, Merriam-Webster states marriage as “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship [...]

20Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Tears of Joy for Nepali Gays, Transgender Persons over Supreme Court Decision

KATHMANDU, November 17, 2008  –  There were tears of joy in the Nepali LGBT community today when the Supreme Court published its full written decision on a petition demanding both protection and rights for sexual and gender minorities. “Reading this decision my eyes were filled with tears and I felt we are the most proud [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gays prefer to be called LGBTs

Homosexual behaviour is illegal in over 80 countries, and India is one of them. But, of late, a PIL in Delhi High Court, health minister Ramadoss’s progressive views on gay rights and PM Manmohan singh’s advice to the home and health ministers to sort out their differences on the issue, the gay rights are now [...]

28Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued