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	Gay Rights 'Civil Union' Nearing Reality In Vermont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Of the 50 towns that recently held citizen advisory votes, all rejected gay marriage and 40 rejected parallel rights and benefits for gay couples.
		It was brought to the fore December 20 when the Vermont Supreme Court issued a controversial ruling holding that the Vermont Constitution guarantees to same-sex couples all the rights and benefits enjoyed by partners in traditional marriages.
		There are other components to the bill besides gay rights.
	www.stateline.org /live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=13974 (1033 words)

	2000 in gay rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: 1999 in gay rights, other events of 2000, 2001 in gay rights and the list of 'years in gay rights'
		12 January - the ban on lesbians and gay men serving in the United Kingdom armed forces is lifted.
		The age of consent in the United Kingdom is equalised at 16 in all cases (previously it had been 18 for sex between males and 16 for sex between males and females).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_in_gay_rights (246 words)

	Timeline of LGBT history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gay Pride Flag, symbol of the Gay Rights Movement, was first flown in 1978 in San Francisco.
		Norway enacts civil union laws that grant same-sex couples the same rights as married couples, except for the right to adopt or marry in a church.
		2000 in gay rights - Clause 2A repealed in Scotland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gay_rights_timeline (3378 words)

	Civil rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Civil rights are distinguished from "human rights" or "natural rights"—civil rights are rights that are bestowed by nations on those within their territorial boundaries, while natural or human rights are rights that many scholars claim ought to belong to all people.
		For example, the philosopher John Locke (1632–1704) argued that the natural rights of life, liberty and property should be converted into civil rights and protected by the sovereign state as an aspect of the social contract.
		In the United States, for example, laws protecting civil rights appear in the Constitution, in the amendments to the Constitution (particularly the 13th and 14th Amendments), in federal statutes, in state constitutions and statutes and even in the ordinances of counties and cities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Civil_rights (2784 words)

	2001 in gay rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: 2000 in gay rights, other events of 2001, 2002 in gay rights and the list of 'years in gay rights'
		The Netherlands are the first country to grant full marriage rights to same-sex couples.
		The Canadian court system is reluctant to prosecute the case as a hate crime, believing this would be too difficult to prove, and subsequently charges four youths with manslaughter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2001_in_gay_rights (263 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Pope condemns gay rights march
		Pope John Paul has delivered a powerful condemnation of the gay rights march held in Rome on Saturday, describing it as an offence to Christian values.
		"In the name of the Church of Rome, I must express sadness for the affront to the great jubilee of the year 2000 and the offence to Christian values of a city that is so dear to the heart of Catholics of the whole world," he said.
		The mood was jubilant, as gays and their supporters from around the world joined in tooting whistles and carrying banners proclaiming gay pride.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/825852.stm (577 words)

	Methodist vote spurs gay activists to launch campaign
		Also, gays and lesbians will be urged to withhold their tithes, offerings, and service from congregations that prohibit them from participation in the full life of the church.
		White compares his struggle to the civil rights movement, however, arguing that a righteous "remnant" of the church eventually has overcome the majority on issues such as slavery and civil rights.
		Gay rights groups in the church maintain that homosexuality is not a choice, but a gift from God.
	www.worthynews.com /news-features/newsroom-gay-methodist.html (1289 words)

	Issues 12
		Gay men and lesbians were persecuted and discriminated against in many countries throughout the world in 1999 and were often the targets of hateful invective by prominent state officials.
		On September 27, the European Court of Human Rights declared unanimously that Britain's long-standing ban on homosexuals in the military was a violation of the basic human right to privacy.
		Keith Goddard, a Zimbabwean gay activist with the organization Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), who was arraigned in June 1998 on sodomy charges after he complained to police about attempts to flmail him, had the charges of sodomy dropped in March 1999, although further, similar charges were reinstated and pending.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k/Issues-11.htm (1884 words)

	SpeakOut.com - Gay Rights
		Gays and lesbians may join in "civil unions," which are no expected to be recognized by other states and will not entitle the partners to federal benefits.
		The Vermont Supreme Court had ruled in December that gay and lesbian couples denied the right to marry were suffering from unconstitutional discrimination.
		Under the existing rules, gays can be discharged from the military for homosexual contact and for stating their sexual orientation, but the military is not allowed to ask them their orientation.
	www.speakout.com /activism/gayrights (657 words)

	The American Prospect--Election 2000--The Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On the gay rights front, there were a number of ballot referendum decisions in the 2000 election that gay rights organizers find disappointing.
		On the bright side for gay rights activists, Hillary Clinton won in New York, and openly gay Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe retained his seat.
		Gay supportive Republican Senator James Jeffords retained his seat in a challenge from the openly gay Democrat Ed Flanagan.
	www.prospect.org /election2000/issues_2000/gay_rights.html (306 words)

	HOMOSEXUAL (SAME-SEX) MARRIAGES IN VERMONT
		In the meantime, the House and Senate are required by the Vermont Supreme Court to extend equal rights to gays and lesbians.
		On and after 2000-JUL-1 adult gays and lesbians will be able to go to a town hall in Vermont, and apply for a certificate for a civil union.
		A gay or lesbian couple will still be denied the 1,049 federal "rights, benefits and privileges" that are routinely given to married couples.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_mar8.htm (3262 words)

	Gay Rights: Topics in the News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Meaning, this is a guy who is pro-choice on abortion, pro-gay rights and moved in with a gay couple after a messy breakup with his wife that came as he was dating another woman.
		But we also believe that gay and lesbians and gay and lesbian couples, those who have been in long-term relationships, deserve to be treated respectfully, they deserve to have benefits.
		For example, a gay couple now has a very difficult time, one, visiting the other when they're in the hospital, or, for example, if, heaven forbid, one of them were to pass away, they have trouble even arranging the funeral.
	www.ontheissues.org /News_Gay_Rights.htm (4681 words)

	All in the family - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Gay leaders don't know what to expect from the surprise addition of a candidate with an openly gay daughter to the Republican ticket.
		While both Cheney and George W. Bush have been opposed to many gay rights measures, some advocates think the presence of Mary Cheney can't help but advance the cause of social acceptance for gays in both parties.
		He was a vocal opponent of open gay military service, both as defense secretary and later during congressional hearings which led to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy of the Clinton administration.
	dir.salon.com /story/politics/feature/2000/07/29/mary/index.html (1006 words)

	Gay rights activists tactics not helping their cause - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		I have been reading the various contributions to the raging gay debate in the Jamaican press and must admit that while I find some of the commentaries to be quite interesting I deem some of the observations to be downright silly.
		Yet, the tactics which some of the more aggressive gay rights activists are currently employing might not help to build the consensus necessary for the social acceptance of their behaviour.
		What is a bit ironic is the wish among gays for government to stay out of people's bedrooms while at the same time calling for state sanction of homosexual unions.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /columns/html/20050115T200000-0500_73283_OBS_GAY_RIGHTS_ACTIVISTS_TACTICS_NOT_HELPING_THEIR_CAUSE.asp (1163 words)

	CBS News \| Gay Rights Demo In Washington \| June 30, 2000 16:24:17
		Some say the problem is the gay and lesbian movement has become a victim of its own success -- growing so large, and so diverse, there no longer is one single issue to galvanize the community.
		In a crowd dotted with openly gay celebrities, the marchers celebrated a week of victories that included passage of a new law in Vermont giving gays marriage-like rights and a renewed plea by President Clinton's for a federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
		Also in the crowd was the father of Matthew Shepard, th 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student who died in October 1998 after being beaten into a coma and tied to a fence.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/04/30/national/main190214.shtml (1155 words)

	The GULLY \| Gay Mundo \| History of Gay Israel — Queer in the Land of Sodom
		The first gay organization was established in 1975, thanks largely to the work of immigrants from the United States and other English-speaking countries influenced by the development of gay liberation and the counterculture of the 1960's.
		Previously, the Israeli gay movement had shunned transgendered people, fearing what their inclusion would do to its public image, but with Dana receiving congratulatory telegrams from the Prime Minister and being made an honorary ambassador by the Knesset, it was now "safe" for the movement to expand its focus.
		The Israeli LGBT movement has not embraced feminism (in fact, sexism and tensions between gay men and lesbians are both quite prevalent), and until recently, the place of gay Arabs in the community was neglected, reflecting the wider society's indifference to Israel's Arab minority (some 20 percent of Israel's population).
	thegully.com /essays/gaymundo/020220_gay_israel_history.html (1573 words)

	Gay rights making quiet gains
		Backers of the issue said gays already have full rights under city laws and special protections were unnecessary.
		National estimates place the gay population between 2 percent and 3 percent of the general population.
		As a result, leaders of gay organizations say, thousands of gay men and lesbians remain in the closet or are partially “out” — revealing their sexuality with family but not in the office.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2000/06/11/loc_gay_rights_making.html (2036 words)

	San Francisco, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In addition to the predominantly gay Castro, there are significant concentrations of gays in Noe Valley, Diamond Heights, Bernal Heights, Potrero Hill, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, and SOMA.
		The first district-based elections in 1977 resulted in a radical change to the composition of the Board, including the election of Harvey Milk, only the third openly gay or lesbian individual (and the first who was male) elected to public office in the United States.
		San Francisco is also the center of gay media with newspapers and magazines such as the The Advocate, and the Bay Area Reporter, among the many gay and lesbian-themed media in the city.
	www.unipeak.com /gethtml.php?_u_r_l_=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmc6ODAvd2lraS9TYW5fRnJhbmNpc2Nv (5575 words)

	Unmasking ex-gay myths - Washington Blade
		In 2000, gay civil rights advocate Wayne Besen photographed âex-gayâ spokesperson John Paulk (left) after spotting him at Mr.Pâs, a gay bar in Washington, D.C. Paulk was an outspoken advocate for âex-gayâ ministries and two years earlier appeared on the cover of Newsweek with his wife to discuss his renunciation of homosexuality.
		I have this feeling that the right wing is going to use this more than ever this year,” says Besen, 33, of a potential backlash from the religious and conservative right.
		Referring to opposition gays in the U.S. are facing from the Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches, as well as the recent Massachusetts ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, he says: “The right wing base might turn to these ministries as evidence in their favor.
	www.washblade.com /2003/12-5/arts/feature/exgaymyth.cfm (1259 words)

	Expo 2000: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Worlds fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century....
		This page is a partial list of incidents of terrorism against israel in 2000....
		The hatfield rail crash was a railway accident that occurred on 17 october 2000, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ex/expo_2000.htm (300 words)

	GAPSN: in the news, Jan 9, 2000 Sing Tao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		If a gay person had a lover, be it male or female, in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or China, his partner would be able to immigrate to the US through marriage.
		Without the right of [gay] marriage, they would not be able to unite.
		These gay people are also under pressure form their own families.
	www.gapsn.org /project2/press/singtao1.asp (683 words)

	Gay Rights Watch: June 2005
		Although gay marriage already is legal in seven provinces, the bill would grant all same-sex couples in Canada the same legal rights as those in traditional heterosexual unions.
		In the United States, gay marriage is opposed by a majority of Americans, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll taken in November, shortly after constitutional amendments in 11 states to ban same-sex marriage were approved.
		Gay rights organizations such as the Task Force, the Human Rights Campaign and Lambda Legal have long been tracking anti-gay groups, including Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America and the Family Research Council.
	www.gayrightswatch.com /2005_06_01_gayrightswatch_archive.html (14983 words)

	CBC News In Depth: Same-sex rights
		Also, a ruling against gay marriages is expected to be heard in B.C. by the province's Court of Appeal in early 2003, and a judge in Montreal is to rule on a similar case.
		A gay and lesbian group goes to trial against the federal government in an attempt to force Ottawa to extend survivor benefits to excluded gays and lesbians.
		The Quebec Court of Appeal rules that homosexuals have the right to marry, and that the traditional definition of marriage is discriminatory and unjustified.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/samesexrights/timeline_canada.html (5144 words)

	Gay GOP group takes on White House in new ads - Log Cabin attacks Bush position on FMA, debuts ads in seven swing states
		After several images of gay couples and past civil rights battles, Cheney appears on the screen again and states the position he took gay marriage at that time: “I don’t think there should necessarily be a federal policy in this area.” Two words, “We Agree,” follow Cheney’s remarks.
		The gay rights group initially endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the primaries and aired radio ads critical of Bush in California.
		While Guerriero spoke favorably of Kerry and his position on gay marriage and civil unions in the context of whether the group might endorse President Bush’s re-election, Log Cabin bylaws only permit the organization to either endorse the GOP nominee or not.
	www.sovo.com /2004/3-19/news/national/gayGOP.cfm (752 words)

	June 2000: Presidential Proclamation of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Too often, however, gays and lesbians face prejudice and discrimination; too many have had to hide or deny their sexual orientation in order to keep their jobs or to live safely in their communities.
		Since the Stonewall uprising in New York City more than 30 years ago, the gay and lesbian rights movement has united gays and lesbians, their families and friends, and all those committed to justice and equality in a crusade to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices and to protect gays and lesbians from prejudice and persecution.
		This June, recognizing the joys and sorrows that the gay and lesbian movement has witnessed and the work that remains to be done, we observe Gay and Lesbian Pride Month and celebrate the progress we have made in creating a society more inclusive and accepting of gays and lesbians.
	www.worldpolicy.org /globalrights/sexorient/2000-Clinton.html (555 words)

	The National Center for State Courts - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This article focuses on obstacles facing same-sex couples by examining the adoption process; state policies and laws addressing gay and homosexual adoption and recognition of gay marriage, specifically those in Iowa; and the constitutionality of various state actions with regard to homosexual adoption and Iowa's evolving policy on such adoptions.
		Discusses the increasing number of gay adoptions and which states specify that sexual orientation and marital status cannot be used to discriminate against couples who are seeking to adopt and which states preclude gays and lesbians from adopting.
		The article identifies several state court decisions that supported adoption by homosexuals in cases in which the individual wanted to adopt a mentally and physically handicapped child who would otherwise not be adopted, and in which a homosexual person wanted to adopt the biological child of his or her partner.
	www.ncsconline.org /WC/Education/AdoptGuide.htm (5171 words)

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