Revelers jam Brazilian avenue in parade
Washington Blade World News Jun 19 09Revelers jam Brazilian avenue in parade Sao Paulo event celebrates 13th year By Staff & Wire Reports Friday, June 19, 2009 SAO PAULO (AP) — Dancing and waving rainbow flags, people jammed one of Sao Paulo's main boulevards for the 13th annual Pride parade in South America's biggest cities to condemn homophobia and demand equal rights. Sunday's carnival-like event drew gay men, lesbians and even heterosexual couples — many accompanied by their children — for a mammoth march down skyscraper-lined Avenida Paulista to the beat of loud music blasting from some 20 sound trucks. Full story...
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Portugal's high court keeps gay marriage ban
Washington Blade World News Aug 07 09
Portugal's high court keeps gay marriage ban
Judges rule 3-2 against appeal
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, August 07, 2009
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's Constitutional Court last week
upheld the country's ban on gay marriage, rejecting a challenge by two
lesbians who are seeking to wed.
Man jailed in hate crime at World Outgames
Washington Blade World News Aug 07 09
Man jailed in hate crime at World Outgames
Man threw fireworks at gay sporting event
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, August 07, 2009
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Danish police say a 31-year-old man who threw
fireworks at a gay sports event, injuring a Seattle runner, has been
jailed under Denmark's hate crimes law.
Anti-gay graffiti surfaces in Serbia
Washington Blade World News Aug 07 09
Anti-gay graffiti surfaces in Serbia
Rights groups urge police action
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, August 07, 2009
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian rights groups urged police action last week over anti-gay graffiti that has appeared before an upcoming Gay Pride event planned in the Balkan country.
Thousands march in Pride parades around the world
Washington Blade World News Jun 19 09
Thousands march in Pride parades around the world
Signs reading “freedom for all” and rainbow flags common in European events
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, June 19, 2009
ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of gay rights activists demanding rights for same-sex couples marched through the streets of Rome on Saturday in a Pride parade.
German zoo: Gay penguin pair raising chick
Washington Blade World News Jun 12 09
German zoo: Gay penguin pair raising chick
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, June 12, 2009
BERLIN (AP) — A German zoo says a pair of gay male penguins are raising a chick from an egg abandoned by its parents.
Gay Moroccan writer tackles homophobia
Washington Blade World News Jun 12 09
Gay Moroccan writer tackles homophobia
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, June 12, 2009
PARIS (AP) — A soft-spoken young man, Abdellah Taia hardly looks the part of an iconoclast.
Uruguay lifts ban on gays in the military
Washington Blade World News May 22 09
Uruguay lifts ban on gays in the military
'State does not discriminate against citizens for
their political view or for their sexual choice'
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, May 22, 2009
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay has lifted a ban on gays joining the armed forces.
Elton John: We must 'confront reality' of HIV
Washington Blade World News May 22 09
Elton John: We must 'confront reality' of HIV
Biotech researchers gather at international conference
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ATLANTA — After decades of attempting to hide his pain in alcohol, drugs and expansive stage personalities, Elton John admits he is an expert at denying reality.
Singapore's gays hold first rally
Washington Blade World News May 22 09
Singapore's gays hold first rally
Some 2500 participated in gathering
By Staff & Wire Reports
Friday, May 22, 2009
SINGAPORE (AP) — The gay community in tightly controlled Singapore held
its first-ever rally Saturday, taking advantage of looser laws on
public gatherings to call for equality.
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