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	Gay rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The gay rights movement, also called the LGBT rights movement, is a social and political movement with the aim of achieving equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) persons.
		The gay rights movement arose in response to laws against homosexual behavior and discrimination and prejudice against homosexuals.
		The gay rights social movementmovement comprises a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and related causes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gay_rights (1467 words)

	Gay rights timeline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1961 in gay rights - Decriminalization in Czechoslovakia and Hungary
		1968 in gay rights - Paragraph 175 is eased in East Germany.
		1995 in gay rights - Sweden legalizes registered partnerships (civil unions) with all the rights of marriage except for marriage in a church and adoption.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gay_rights_timeline (2345 words)

	Gay Rights: Overview
		Gay activist groups like ActUp and Human Rights Campaign lobbied for public attention and government action, arguing that âsilence is death.â They said the shame of homosexuality prevented some gay men from either being tested for AIDS or seeking medical treatment for the disease.
		In a landmark 2003 decision striking down anti-sodomy laws, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that gays and lesbians have a right to sexual privacy and are "entitled to respect for their private lives." That may undercut the basis for many laws that limit the rights of gays in adoption, child custody and workplace discrimination.
		Yet today, millions of gay and lesbian Americans are not only open about their sexuality, they are campaigning for new laws which they say would grant them the same rights accorded to heterosexuals, including the right to marry.
	www.publicagenda.org /issues/overview.cfm?issue_type=gay_rights (2042 words)

	1950 in gay rights
		Equal Rights, Not Gay Rights, Essay by Nigel Ashford Argues, from a libertarian humanist perspective that "To the extent that gay rights simply means that gays should be afforded the same rights as straights, it should be strongly supported, but when it implies rights that belong only to gays
		Human Rights Unit Responsibilities are the Human Rights Act 1998, which incorporates into UK law rights and freedoms guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, and various other Human Rights Treaties.
		Sarangbang Group for Human Rights An independent non-governmental organization to expand the base of human rights advocacy, spread human rights viewpoints, popularize and internationalize human rights, and to build a progressive human rights movement.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-1950_in_gay_rights.html (507 words)

	SpeakOut.com - Gay Rights
		Adoption: 19 states allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt children in a complex and expensive two-step process, in which one parent first adopts and then the second can petition for joint 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.
		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)

	BBC NEWS UK UK Politics New rights for gay couples
		Gay couples would not have to live together for a certain length of time to be eligible for the rights, and if the partnership breaks up, there would be a "formal, court-based process" for dissolving it.
		Gay and lesbian couples will be awarded the same legal rights as married couples under plans outlined by the government.
		Ben Summerskill, chief executive of gay rights group Stonewall, said he was delighted with the plans, which were "long overdue".
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/politics/3031332.stm (1019 words)

	Gay Rights starter ItsYourTimes.com
		Gay people don't hurt you and they don't hurt me. They want lives where they can be free from hate, allowed to express themselves, and allowed to coexist with the same rights as other Americans.
		Gay people, according to you, are “screaming at the top of their lungs in a misguided effort to legitimize themselves, which they will never be able to do.” Yet in Spain, in Canada, in Belgium, in any of the nations that has made same-sex marriage legal, they have done exactly that.
		I had a gay classmate who, after his parents discovered that he had a growing group of supporting friends, removed him from my high school and sent him to a military school so that he would have a more oppressive and unfriendly environment in which his gayness might be "coaxed" out of him.
	www.itsyourtimes.com /?q=node/12 (5999 words)

	Forum: Gay as a civil right ajc.com
		Gays are denied the rights to protect their families and loved ones simply because they are of the same sex.
		Some would argue that the "gay lifestyle" is a choice, and that being born with a certain skin color is not, therefore the comparison to the civil rights movement is inappropriate.
		People opposed to the idea of gay people getting married focus on everything but the federal or state rights that are conferred by marriage.
	www.ajc.com /opinion/content/opinion/0304/forum_gaywed.html (8479 words)

	Milestones in the Gay Rights Movement
		Local and national gay civil rights groups also grew in size and number, as the community sought to increase funding for research and education and to win protection against discrimination.
		In 1977 the singer Anita Bryant led a campaign to repeal a gay rights ordinance in Dade County, Florida.
		The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline- 1924 The Society for Human Rights in Chicago becomes the country's earliest known gay rights...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0194028.html (1294 words)

	[ The Dook ]
		Gay marriage should be decided by people, not the courts, because the majority-elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of the minorities.
		In my opinion, by hiding who they are - they not only hinder the gay rights movement, but sting themselves and their dignity.
		The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, may I stress the word open, said Friday "I believe that the acceptance of gay and lesbian people into the life of the Church is something that is going to happen," Robinson said in an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. radio.
	www.thedook.com /index/C0_19_1 (2270 words)

	Dennis Kucinich on LGBTQ Rights
		For that reason I support the right of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons to have the full protections and rights afforded under civil law including the right to marry the person of their choice.
		The decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to recognize and uphold this civil right is a victory not just for gay and lesbian citizens who have been denied their civil rights and relegated to second-class status.
		There are times, after decades of struggle and perseverance in the name of equal protection, justice, and civil liberty, when a single event becomes a proud and shining moment in the history of everything we stand for and cherish as a nation.
	www.kucinich.us /issues/gayrights.php (754 words)

	Human Rights Watch - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trangender Human Rights
		Human Rights Watch is gravely concerned by a continuing pattern of arbitrary arrest and police violence against metis (men by birth who identify as women, and might in different cultural circumstances be called transgender people), men who have sex with men, and activists for sexual rights in Kathmandu.
		New arrests of gay men in Lucknow, India—the scene of a case in 2001 that drew worldwide protests—show that India’s colonial-era sodomy law continues to threaten human rights and encourage the spread of HIV, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
		U.S. state governments should extend civil marriage to same-sex partners to ensure the equality of gay and lesbian people, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today.
	www.hrw.org /doc/?t=lgbt (1432 words)

	Gay Rights Activists, Gay Rights Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area - Meetup.com
		Come to a Gay Rights Meetup to discuss gay community activism and awareness of gay issues such as same sex marriage.
		Gay Rights Activists, Gay Rights Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area - Meetup.com
		3916 Gay Rights Activists, friends, and people who want to learn more.
	gayrights.meetup.com (94 words)

	Take Action: Support Marriage Equality for ALL!
		I believe that marriage and other civil rights protections are essential to making all families safer and more secure.
		Gay, straight, married, single...we need everyone who believes in marriage equality to stand up NOW.
		I do support the right of every American to marry, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples.
	www.hrcactioncenter.org /campaign/millionformarriageac (134 words)

	Gay right - The Stranger - Home
		Gay rights row leaves EU in crisis David Gow in Strasbourg Thursday October 28, 2004 The Guardian Lesbian and Gay Employment Rights Organisation
		Gay Rights -- A summary of the homosexual debate.
		Full text of the article, 'Is gay rights a civil rights issue?
	mywahaha.com /mw/gay-right.html (271 words)

	Where the Dolphins Play - <$CategoryName$>
		Were I part of a gay couple involved in such a case I would argue simply that the sate must recognize my union because it was not identical or even similar to marriage since the amendment states that marriage required one man and one woman.
		Considering the size of the gay market and the well-documented loyalty of gay customers to those who advertise directly to them, it's reasonable to guess that FOrd would be wise to choose the gay community over the AFA if that was the decision they were making.
		Gay people make up only 10% of the population so if they can save a substantial chunk of change by cutting out advertisements directed exclusively towards gays and lesbians, it's probably not the worst business decision they can make.
	www.dolphinsdock.com /blog/archives/cat_gayrights.php (4585 words)

	How America's gay rights establishment is failing gay Iranians
		Gay activists have used two types of excuses to justify their failure to aggressively mobilize for the rights of gay Muslims--moral and strategic.
		If gay rights organizations believe that they are, then they cannot pretend that their missions are limited to domestic concerns.
		Furthermore, U.S. gay rights organizations don't have an inherent responsibility to take up the crusade for the rights of juvenile criminals; they do, however, have a responsibility to speak up when gays are executed simply for being gay.
	www.tnr.com /doc.mhtml?pt=LvHYIym1ilaKbB1FHudIjm== (1179 words)

	The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline
		President Clinton's original intention to revoke the prohibition against gays in the military was met with stiff opposition; this compromise, which has led to the discharge of thousands of men and women in the armed forces, was the result.
		The Mattachine Society, the first national gay rights organization, is formed by Harry Hay, considered by many to be the founder of the gay rights movement.
		The Massachusetts Chief Justice concluded that to “deny the protections, benefits, and obligations conferred by civil marriage&; to gay couples was unconstitutional because it denied “the dignity and equality of all individuals” and made them “second-class citizens.” Strong opposition followed the ruling.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0761909.html (699 words)

	BBC News UK POLITICS Tories relax stance on gay rights
		The Conservative Party has signalled a change in its approach to gay issues by calling for homosexual partners to be given some of the legal rights held by married couples.
		"If Tories were either up to date or committed to civil rights they would, without compromising the sanctity and status of marriage, support the Liberal Democrat Civil Partnerships Bill."
		The bill, proposed by Liberal Democrat peer Lord Lester and backed by gay rights group Stonewall, would see the establishment of "civil partnerships", provides for the registration of the partnership and sets out the ensuing legal consequences.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_1780000/1780325.stm (727 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columns :: Gay marriage 'rights' by Thomas Sowell - Dec 31, 2004
		Of all the phony arguments for gay marriage, the phoniest is the argument that it is a matter of equal rights.
		The rhetoric of "equal rights" has become the road to special privilege for all sorts of groups, so perhaps it was inevitable that gay activists would take that road as well.
		In all the states where gay marriage was on the ballot this year, the voters voted against it -- as they should have.
	www.townhall.com /columnists/thomassowell/ts20041231.shtml (896 words)

	CBC News Indepth: SAME-SEX Rights
		Gay rights in Canada have come a long way since 1965.
		But on Dec. 9, 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Ottawa does have exclusive jurisdiction to decide who has the right to get married in this country – but that religious groups are not obliged to perform unions against their beliefs.
		The draft legislation would also recognize the rights of religious groups to "sanctify marriage as they see fit." The decision meant the federal government would not appeal lower court rulings that same-sex couples had the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/samesexrights (608 words)

	Houston Voice Online
		Falwell, who in the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, blamed the terrorist attacks on “the pagans, the abortionists, and the feminists and the gays and lesbians,” and who describes himself as “very conservative,” told Carlson that if he were a lawyer, he too would argue for civil rights for gays.
		I think you‘re right there—was—this case was about whether or not you can put an ad in the paper that says, I want to rent this apartment, but no gays need apply, or, I want to put up a for-hire sign that says, no lesbians will be hired for this job.
		In that case, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the state of Colorado could not create laws with the sole intention of discriminating against gay men and lesbians.
	www.houstonvoice.com /2005/8-26/news/national/falwell.cfm (1445 words)

	Gay Rights - Same Sex - Gay - Homosexual - Lesbian - Marriage - Partnerships - Recognition - Civil - Ceremony - LegalDay
		Gay Rights Supreme Ct rules that sexual relations are private, states cannot intervene through laws banning particular acts, such as sodomy NY Times, Gay marriage will be next debate 27.06.03 Washington Post, Excerpts of Decision, Decision Lawrence v.
		Gay Pensions TUC is to launch legal action to support gay employment rights, access to pension for gay partners, end to right of religious employers to deny jobs to gay 26.09.03 BBC, Gay Rights Links, Pension Links
		Gay Rights Campaigners are having to debate the message of the election, with 11 states voting for constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, should movement modify aspirations?
	www.legalday.co.uk /current/gay.htm (1170 words)

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	fans.papervixen.net /liberate (10 words)

	Supreme Court Victory Protects Lesbian / Gay Rights
		Invigorated by a historic victory when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado's Amendment 2, lesbian and gay rights activists now are focused on attacks against same-sex marriage and new versions of hostile ballot measures.
		The Court specifically rejected the radical right's strategy that gay rights are "special rights." "We find nothing special in the protections Amendment 2 withholds.
		Although a district court injunction prevented the amendment from taking effect, civil rights organizations led a boycott that cost the state an estimated $40 million in lost tourism.
	www.now.org /nnt/11-96/lesbian.html (882 words)

	Gay Rights and the Constitution
		In 1996, the Supreme Court again considered gay rights issues in Romer v Evans, a challenge to a provision in the Colorado Constitution (adopted by a 54% to 46% vote) that prohibited the state or its subdivisions from adopting any laws that gave preferred or protected status to homosexuals.
		Two Supreme Court decisions involving gay rights, one decade apart, have left a lot of people wondering just where the law now stands with respect to the right to engage in homosexual conduct.
		Justice Kennedy's opinion concluded Amendment 2 was "born of animosity" toward gays.
	www.law.umkc.edu /faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/gayrights.htm (749 words)

	Gay Rights - International
		Founded to fill the gap between the international human rights movement and the gay rights movement, neither of which fully addressed human rights violations against sexual minorities.
		Gay & Lesbian Rights resource page with links to international Gay & Lesbian resources, international transexual resources, international bisexual resources, international gay & lesbian publications, international gay & lesbian organizations, international gay & lesbian unions, international gay & lesbian associations, international gay & lesbian task forces, and more.
		International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
	www.washlaw.edu /forint/alpha/g/gayrights.htm (196 words)

	Irish Bishop backs gay rights Headlines News Gay.com UK
		A senior Catholic bishop has gone against the Pope's recent comments, and backed equal rights for lesbian and gay couples.
		Dr Walsh's comments will anger other senior members of the Catholic church, who have repeatedly called for a block on laws giving lesbian and gay people equal rights.
		Belgium and the Netherlands offer full marriage rights to same-sex couples, while Spain is set to offer them in the near future.
	uk.gay.com /headlines/7041 (349 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Special reports Special report: gay rights
		The trend is due to continue as the number of gay 'weddings' rises during the summer months.
		February 7: New research suggests that the hi-tech industry is becoming increasingly reliant on a powerful new group of punters: the gay market.
		January 23: A national festival to promote Muslim culture which is being partly funded by the government has refused to stage an event designed to highlight the lives and experiences of gays and lesbians.
	www.guardian.co.uk /gayrights/0,12592,835305,00.html (544 words)

	Malta Gay Rights Movement -
		You can acquire a copy of the booklet by calling the National Gay Helpline on 21430006 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 6.00pm and 9.00pm and leaving your postal address or by sending an email to mgrm@maltagayrights.org with your postal address.
		MGRM members have the right to democratically participate in shaping the organisation’s short and long-term work and to become directly involved in it, through voting and/or through contestation of the elections.
		Which team was to start was determined by having a balloon tied to the foot of a participant from each team and having the two contestants attempt to burst the each other's balloon.
	www.maltagayrights.org (1616 words)

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