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Catholic bishops attack ‘unhealthy’ condom programs

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by .

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A lawmaker supporting the Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines seems headed for a collision with the Roman Catholic Church on the issue of condoms. Rep.

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Big Gay News for Wednesday, Mar 03 2010

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Today’s Top Headlines D.C.

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D.C. Issues First Gay-Marriage Licenses

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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The District of Columbia on Wednesday began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, following a last-minute U.S. Supreme Court decision not to address the issue. The District now becomes the sixth jurisdiction in the United States to issue such licenses to same-sex couples — joining Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont

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Canada’s Immigration Chief ‘De-Gays’ Citizenship Guide

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney blocked any reference to gay rights in a new study guide for immigrants applying for Canadian citizenship, The Canadian Press has learned. Internal documents show an early draft of the guide contained sections noting that homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969; that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation; and that same-sex marriage was legalized nationally in 2005.

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UK Lifts Ban on Gay Church Weddings

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Gay men and women will finally be allowed to marry in churches after the House of Lords dramatically voted in favour of lifting the ban on religious premises holding same-sex partnerships. The amendment to the Equality Bill, which was tabled as a free vote by gay Muslim peer Waheed Alli, received overwhelming backing in the Lords, including from a number of prominent Anglican bishops

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UK Catholic Adoption Agency Seeks Exemption from Gay Rights Legislation

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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A Catholic adoption society will have to give up its work finding homes for children if it has to comply with legislation forcing it to consider homosexual couples as parents, a High Court judge was told. Christopher McCall QC, representing Catholic Care, told Mr Justice Briggs that the charity was ”inspired by the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church”.

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Dutch Protest Over Catholic Gay Communion Snub

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Hundreds of Dutch activists have walked out of a Mass in protest at a Roman Catholic policy of denying communion to practising homosexuals. On this occasion, the church, in ’s-Hertogenbosch, had already decided not to serve communion, so the protesters left, shouting and singing.

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Lutherans are seeing fallout over gay clergy issue

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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Several hundred congregations are moving toward a permanent split with the decision last August by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America to allow pastors in committed same-sex relationships to serve openly. The number is still a small portion of the 10,000-church denomination, but by most accounts it has been a…

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Uganda activists want anti-gay ‘porn pastor’ arrested

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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Ugandan activists on Thursday called for the arrest of a pastor who screened gay porn in his church in an attempt to drum up support for legislation that could see some gay people given the death sentence. “He (Pastor Martin Ssempa) should be arrested because he is promoting pornography,” said…

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Quebec Group Files Complaint Over Anti-Gay Olympics Comments

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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A gay rights group has lodged a formal complaint against two French-language broadcasters in Quebec for comments made about American figure skater Johnny Weir. The Quebec Gay and Lesbian Council formally filed a complaint Monday with a Canadian broadcast monitoring council, demanding a public apology from French-language broadcaster RDS. One RDS commentator said Weir hurts figure skating’s image and another said Weir should be made to take a gender test

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