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Sexual Minorities

Nations pledge to support gay rights at UN meeting

Several countries have responded positively to recommendations on gay rights at the 8th session of the UN Human Rights Council. During the session Ireland and Slovenia expressed concern at the maintenance of the death...

A solitary voice for gay rights in Nepal

A solitary voice for gay rights in Nepal By Tilak Pokharel Sunil Babu Pant likes to take advantage of the frequent delays at Nepal's newly elected Constituent Assembly. "Oh, yes, I had seen this term in a medical book I...

A Continental Fight Against Hatred

25-Aug-2008

page 1 of 2 by Thomas Hammarberg Nations must take a harder line in combating crimes against ethnic and sexual minorities. STRASBOURG, France | Hate crimes are a daily reality all over the European continent. Credible...

20080811_Health-care inequality is key in abortion rates

An op-ed in the Washington Times muses about whether "abortion is more common in minority communities because, similar to alcohol and tobacco, it is more aggressively marketed there." A Wall Street Journal column promotes...

Hinton: NASCAR's diversity effort at critical point

and Marc Davis have been racing together since they were 8 years old, in quarter-midget cars. They're 18 now, and both have risen through the ranks against enormous odds to NASCAR's hottest team, Joe Gibbs Racing. Still, there...

Dutch politician wants gays to be given constitutional protection

An MP in Holland will use this Saturday's Amsterdam Pride to highlight the ways in which the country's government still discriminates against sexual minorities. He came to prominence in the UK earlier this year when he...

South African named as new UN human rights chief

The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will be South African judge Navanethem Pillay. "We need a strong voice, we need a credible voice to speak on the issue of human rights issues, one of the key missions of the United...

LGBT Activists March, Pull off Masks in India

Amidst the riotous colors of rainbow-colored flags, boas and saris, the beating drums and slogan-shouting and an atmosphere of defiance and celebration, sexual minorities made themselves heard in the three cities of Bangalore,...

Council vote clear rejection of sexual minorities

While I thought the reportage in The News Tribune Thursday of the Pierce County Council’s Tuesday meeting was quite good, I believe the opening sentence might better have said that homo-phobia, not sexual orientation, stirred...

Hate Wave Threatens Bulgaria's New Gay Pride (OneWorld.net)

Claudia Ciobanu, Inter Press Service Thu Jul 3, 2:56 PM ET BUCHAREST, Jul 3 (IPS) - The attack on Bulgarian gays at their first gay pride march is symptomatic of widespread opposition to the movement. The march Saturday last...

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