Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he acknowledges the persecution of gays and lesbians during the Revolution in his country, according to a newspaper interview published Tuesday.
Throughout the 1960s and ’70s, Cuba sent openly gay men to labor camps without charge or trial.
“They were moments of great injustice, great injustice!” Castro told journalist Carmen Lira [...]
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Someone said to me lately that you can’t be spiritual or religious if you don’t believe in the bible. His point was that if you are not an atheist you clearly hate gay people. This of course, is ridiculous. I know countless spiritual people and the closest many of them [...]
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by Jordan Rubenstein- Gay RIghts at Change.org
Many animals have intersex members, showing that the sex binary is not all that’s found in nature. It turns out, sex variation isn’t the only interesting thing found in nature; fluid sexuality is natural among animals too. New evidence shows that fluid sexuality is [...]
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New American pro-gay Catholic group formed
By Christopher Brocklebank
A group of American LGBT Catholics have created a new organisation to promote gay political causes and help bridge the gap between the traditional wing of the Church and the more progressive followers of the faith.
Catholics for Equality say that they [...]
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(CNN) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco, California, has blocked same-sex marriages in that state from resuming immediately, until the three-judge panel hears broader questions over the constitutionality of such marriages.
The brief order from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late Monday set aside a federal judge’s decision earlier this month that would [...]
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Los Angeles, California (CNN) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday to allow same-sex couples to marry in California, starting on August 18, handing another victory to supporters of gay rights in a case that both sides have said is likely to end up in the U.S. [...]
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By Eden James
Get ready, everyone. Within the next 24 hours, same-sex couples may be able to get married in California.
Judge Walker has announced that he will render a decision on the stay between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. PST on Thursday. From the Sacramento Bee:
SAN FRANCISCO — The federal judge [...]
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With four sweet words, Judge Vaughn Walker hurled a major civil rights victory this afternoon in his ruling in Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, the federal court case challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Those four words: Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
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Washington (CNN) — No matter the outcome of the case determining whether Prop 8 — California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage — is unconstitutional, both sides are gearing up for an appeal.
Q: What happens next?
A: The losing side will first hope the judge immediately [...]
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