Diane Savino
New Yorkin osavaltion senaatti äänesti eilen samansukupuolisten avioliitoista. Äänestystulos oli lopulta liittojen sallimista vastaan. Staten Islandin edustaja Diane Savino puhui ennen äänestystä kauniisti esityksen puolesta. Video englanninkielinen.
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Senator Diane Savino, the representative of Staten Island in the New York State Senate spoke eloquently in favor of gay marriage before a vote on the matter....
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UGANDA The Ugandan parliament is working on a law that would mandate the death penalty for HIV-positive gays and lesbians.
The law would imprison anyone who knows of the existence of a gay or lesbian and fails to inform the police within 24 hours. It requires the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” – defined...
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UNITED KINGDOM/JAMAICA. A Jamaican woman, sentenced to prison for drug offences in the UK has asked the British immigration authorities to not deport her to Jamaica because she is a lesbian. Jamaica is indeed a dangerous country to be in if you happen to belong to a sexual minority: sodomy can land you a...
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UKRAINE. Ukraine has outlawed porn on June 11 (via Feministing). Possession of porn in Ukraine can now land you a three year prison sentence, so make sure you get a doctor’s note to go with your porn: porn for medical purposes is still legal. Whatever that may mean.
UNITED STATES. The Maine Human Rights Commission...
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UNITED STATES. A regular day in the life of a normal straight man: Mark Musselwhite, the former mayor of Gainesville, Georgia and former deacon of the First Baptist Church, was arrested this past weekend for public indecency. The police visited Mark’s campsite after complaints that a naked man was seen running around with a...
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UNITED STATES. New Hampshire has legalised same-sex marriage, being the 6th state to do so in the United States. You may enter into a legally binding union with any consenting adult of your choosing in the following states: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut,...
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