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Dozens march peacefully in Ukraine's first-ever gay rally
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event. Participants of the Saturday's rally in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, held...Tags: Ukraine, Christian Orthodoxy, Christianity, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Russian pro-, anti-gay activists arrested after defying ban
Reuters* Police arrest around 30 at unauthorised gay rallies * Arrested include gay rights, anti-gay activists * Banned Moscow rallies highlight divisions over homosexuality By Jason Bush MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) - Russian police detained around 30 pro-...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Justice and Rights, Moscow (Russia), Vladimir Putin, Civil Rights
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Ukraine's first gay march held under police protection
ReutersKIEV (Reuters) - About 100 Ukrainian gay rights activists held the country's first gay rally on Saturday, helped by police who arrested 13 people for trying to break up the march. The activists walked for about 250 meters (yards) along Victory Avenue...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Activism
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A giant leap for gay Boy Scouts?
Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts. I just can't get that excited about the fact that an organization that holds a deep-seated distrust in gay men...
Tags: Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Justice and Rights, Boy Scouts of America, Civil Rights
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Boy Scouts of America votes to end ban on gay scouts
ReutersGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organization that depends heavily on faith-...Tags: Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
Texas -- Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates are expected to vote at a national meeting to lift its ban on gay youth membership. Although the...Tags: Protestant Convention, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Justice and Rights
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Kiev court cancels Ukraine's first-ever gay pride rally
Associated PressKIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Russia
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Czech president under fire after blocking academic who is a gay rights activist
Associated PressPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and hinting that it is because the man is a gay rights activist. In what is normally a...Tags: Elections, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Activists rally ahead of Boy Scouts vote on gay youth ban
ReutersGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates were expected to vote at a national meeting to lift its ban on gay youth...Tags: Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Harry Reid, U.S. Congress, Bob Goodlatte, Washington, DC
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Even now, being gay is dangerous
Mark Carson was shot in the face because he's gay. His alleged killer, 33-year old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York's Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling antigay slurs. When Carson walked away,...Tags: Robin Williams, Justice and Rights, Greenwich Village, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians
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U.S. Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersBy Marice Richter DALLAS, May 21 (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and...Tags: Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Justice and Rights, Boy Scouts of America, Civil Rights
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