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Friday’s Gay News Post

Gay News Bits  Sep 18 09

This Friday’s Gay News Post Includes: Crazed lover with meat cleaver; Updates on the Hungarian Banjo Murderer; More condemnation for Lithuania; Lt.
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EU Condemns Lithuania's Anti-Gay Law

Joe My God  Sep 18 09

Yesterday the European Union approved a resolution condemning Lithuania's new outlawing of any mention of homosexuality in public schools or media "accessible by young people.
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EU opposes Lithuania's 'Section 28′ homosexuality law

Pink News  Sep 17 09

The European Union today voted to adopt a resolution criticising a recent law passed by Lithuania which prohibits any mention of homosexuality in schools or in media accessible by young people.
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Legislating gay hate in Lithuania

Topix Gay News  Sep 14 09

How would you feel if your government tried to render you invisible? If they denied you access to healthcare or healthcare information? Isolated you from people like yourself? Prevented you from having a relaxed, fulfilling romantic life? Stigmatised and bullied you? If your character was constantly slandered and libelled but when you tried to defend yourself, or just tried to live your life peaceably, you were criminalised?

In July, Lithuania issued a law forbidding the "promotion of homosexuality" in places where children would be exposed to it.
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Homophobic law in Lithuania

Disco Damaged Berlin  Jul 24 09

Like the British section 28 law which survived from Thatcher times in 1988 to 2003, last week the Lithuanian parliament passed a law prohibiting the discussion of homosexuality in schools and any reference to it in public information that may.
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Anti-gay law in Lithuania prompts PR blitz by its president

Qnews  Jul 20 09

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Lithuania's new president, Dalia Grybauskaite, didn’t have much of a chance to enjoy the traditional political “honeymoon” after being installed as the Baltic country’s first woman president on July 12.
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Lithuania's New President Is Tres 'Upset' Over Media Ban on Mentioning The Gays

Queerty  Jul 17 09

But the statement from President Dalia Grybauskaite (inaugurated on Saturday) probably violates the country's new law banning such "propaganda" from being disseminated.
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Lithuania's parliament passes 'Section 28-style' law

Pink News  Jul 14 09

The Lithuanian parliament today voted to pass a law that bans information on homosexuality in schools or in media accessible by young people.
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Bradley Cooper Moves On From Love-Starved Jennifer Anisto

EyeGossip.com  Jul 02 09

Witnesses say that during dinner, Bradley smelled Renee's teacup. Be careful, Bradley: In Lithuania that means you're engaged.
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Danish MEP condems Lithuania's move towards homophobic laws

Topix Gay News  Jun 04 09

Member of the European Parliament for the Danish Socialdemocrates Britta Thomsen, does not hold back on the issue of Lithuania's efforts to ban teachers in Lithuania's schools to debate or discuss homosexuality: "It is unacceptable," says Britta Thomsen as PrideRadio.
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Section 28 style law likely to be passed in Lithuania to prohibit discussion of homosexuality in schools

Pink News  Jun 04 09

The Lithuanian Parliament is set to introduce a law to prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in schools.
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