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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2179 topstories Gay & Lesbian Issues en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:16 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2179 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/us_nm/us_usa_gay nm/20091120/us_usa_gay Reuters us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:16 GMT Reuters - A Canadian court ordered a new refugee hearing on Friday for a U.S. Army deserter who claimed she would face persecution because of her homosexuality if returned to the United States. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_benefits_court ap/20091119/us_gay_marriage_benefits_court AP us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_benefits_court"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091116/i/r199000239.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=T7P19xw6CrTbu6X8swGTzQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Gay couple Fernando Christopher, 40, (L) and his spouse Michael Domino Christopher, 35, hold hands as they celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary in West Hollywood, California, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson" border="0" /></a>AP - New York's top court ruled Thursday that gay couples legally married elsewhere are entitled to some government benefits, boosting stalled legislative efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_benefits_court"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091116/i/r199000239.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=T7P19xw6CrTbu6X8swGTzQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Gay couple Fernando Christopher, 40, (L) and his spouse Michael Domino Christopher, 35, hold hands as they celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary in West Hollywood, California, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/ts_nm/us_gaymarriage_newyork nm/20091119/us_gaymarriage_newyork Reuters topstories Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:08 GMT Reuters - New York state's top court ruled on Thursday that public officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages and pushed state lawmakers to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_gay_rights ap/20091119/as_philippines_gay_rights AP world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:44 GMT AP - A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/lf_nm_life/us_argentina_gay_marriage nm/20091119/us_argentina_gay_marriage Reuters topstories Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:18:06 GMT Reuters - Two Argentine men who will soon wed in Latin America's first legal same-sex marriage hope it will pave the way for other homosexual couples in Argentina to marry. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_us/us_dc_gay_marriage ap/20091117/us_dc_gay_marriage AP us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:38:35 GMT AP - A measure to let voters decide whether to ban same-sex marriages in D.C. cannot go on the ballot because it would violate a city human rights law, the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_benefits ap/20091117/us_gay_marriage_benefits AP us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_benefits"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r3648690769.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=v5vsfhiKW7zcTm9Q_Jaczw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Gay couple Ethan Collings (L) and his spouse Stephen Abate, 36, hug as they celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary in West Hollywood, California, June 16, 2009. The couple were married when same-sex marriages were first allowed last year. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson" border="0" /></a>AP - Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn't recognize same-sex unions say there is "no legitimate or plausible" reason for having a federal definition of marriage that excludes gay couples.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_benefits"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r3648690769.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=v5vsfhiKW7zcTm9Q_Jaczw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Gay couple Ethan Collings (L) and his spouse Stephen Abate, 36, hug as they celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary in West Hollywood, California, June 16, 2009. The couple were married when same-sex marriages were first allowed last year. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_rhetoric ap/20091117/us_gay_marriage_rhetoric AP us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:31:48 GMT AP - A conservative Republican radio host, blogger and self-described citizen journalist is apologizing for calling New Hampshire's Democratic Party chairman derogatory gay names &mdash; comments his party and a leading gay activist are condemning. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/us_nm/us_gaymarriage_california nm/20091116/us_gaymarriage_california Reuters us Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:45:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/us_nm/us_gaymarriage_california"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091116/i/r3153161903.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=AAfFJ4cNa30OK99ppK6lVw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Gay couple Fernando Christopher, 40, (L) and his spouse Michael Domino Christopher, 35, hold hands as they celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary in West Hollywood, California, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Gay marriage advocates on Monday launched a campaign to try to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban, hoping to become the first U.S. state to convince voters to approve gay people's right to wed.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/us_nm/us_gaymarriage_california"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091116/i/r3153161903.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=AAfFJ4cNa30OK99ppK6lVw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Gay couple Fernando Christopher, 40, (L) and his spouse Michael Domino Christopher, 35, hold hands as they celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary in West Hollywood, California, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091116/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_argentina_gay_marriage ap/20091116/lt_argentina_gay_marriage AP world Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:39:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091116/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_argentina_gay_marriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.dc068ff598a24769aa6fbaf5461bdb87.argentina_same_sex_marriage_xnp104.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=Y8KbPSinNeY1jdpGj3srvQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Alex Freyre, right, and Jose Maria Di Bello kiss as they apply to marry at the civil registry in Buenos Aires, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. A judge declared unconstitutional a law that bans same sex marriage and authorized the marriage between Freyre and Di Bello for Dec. 1. The couple are both are HIV positive and wear the red sashes to promote AIDS awareness. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two men were granted a marriage license in Argentina's capital on Monday, breaking ground in a country and region where laws ban gay marriage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091116/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_argentina_gay_marriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.dc068ff598a24769aa6fbaf5461bdb87.argentina_same_sex_marriage_xnp104.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=Y8KbPSinNeY1jdpGj3srvQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Alex Freyre, right, and Jose Maria Di Bello kiss as they apply to marry at the civil registry in Buenos Aires, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. A judge declared unconstitutional a law that bans same sex marriage and authorized the marriage between Freyre and Di Bello for Dec. 1. The couple are both are HIV positive and wear the red sashes to promote AIDS awareness. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_afp/lifestyleargentinasocietygaylatam afp/20091114/lifestyleargentinasocietygaylatam AFP world Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:54:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_afp/lifestyleargentinasocietygaylatam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091114/capt.photo_1258174187542-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=123&q=85&sig=LnhgGC5SkD_lN7Lj2ZlxBQ--" align="left" height="123" width="130" alt="People take part in the XVIII Gay Pride Parade in Buenos Aires. An Argentine judge paved the way for gay marriage when she granted a homosexual couple permission to marry in a first for Latin America, the world's biggest Catholic region(AFP/File/Juan Mabromata)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Argentine judge paved the way for gay marriage when she granted a homosexual couple permission to marry in a first for Latin America, the world's biggest Catholic region.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091114/wl_afp/lifestyleargentinasocietygaylatam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091114/capt.photo_1258174187542-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=123&q=85&sig=LnhgGC5SkD_lN7Lj2ZlxBQ--" align="left" height="123" width="130" alt="photo" title="People take part in the XVIII Gay Pride Parade in Buenos Aires. An Argentine judge paved the way for gay marriage when she granted a homosexual couple permission to marry in a first for Latin America, the world's biggest Catholic region(AFP/File/Juan Mabromata)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091114/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_church ap/20091114/us_gay_marriage_church AP us Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:41:59 GMT AP - The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington wants the city to change its proposal to legalize same-sex marriages to exempt the church from the law, but so far city council members aren't budging. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091113/lf_nm_life/us_gaymarriage_argentina nm/20091113/us_gaymarriage_argentina Reuters topstories Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:54:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091113/lf_nm_life/us_gaymarriage_argentina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091113/i/r1479792767.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=QD9IpcIKQzbnFWLiXCbJTw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Alex Freyre (L) caresses his partner Jose Maria Di Bello at their home in Buenos Aires, November 13, 2009. A REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An Argentine judge has granted a homosexual couple permission to get married, setting a precedent that could pave the way for the Catholic country to become the first in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091113/lf_nm_life/us_gaymarriage_argentina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091113/i/r1479792767.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=QD9IpcIKQzbnFWLiXCbJTw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Alex Freyre (L) caresses his partner Jose Maria Di Bello at their home in Buenos Aires, November 13, 2009. A REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_ri_governor_domestic_partnerships ap/20091113/us_ri_governor_domestic_partnerships AP us Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:29:32 GMT AP - Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEHR'-ee), a gay marriage opponent, has opened the door slightly to the limited recognition of same-sex relationships in Rhode Island. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/ts_alt_afp/usreligiongayrights afp/20091112/usreligiongayrights AFP us Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:37:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/ts_alt_afp/usreligiongayrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091112/capt.photo_1258057981312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=mOrqHtlGZdVOUhf6lOIrRw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Activists march during a protest in October 2009 in Washington, DC. The Catholic church has warned it will stop joint aid projects with Washington's authorities if the city passes a proposed law to legalize gay marriage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Smialowski)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Catholic church has warned it will stop joint aid projects with Washington's authorities if the city passes a proposed law to legalize gay marriage.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091112/ts_alt_afp/usreligiongayrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091112/capt.photo_1258057981312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=mOrqHtlGZdVOUhf6lOIrRw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Activists march during a protest in October 2009 in Washington, DC. The Catholic church has warned it will stop joint aid projects with Washington's authorities if the city passes a proposed law to legalize gay marriage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Smialowski)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091111/lf_nm_life/us_mckellen nm/20091111/us_mckellen Reuters topstories Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:08:17 GMT Reuters - Venerable English stage actor Ian McKellen has played all the great parts from Hamlet to Richard III, but in the twilight of his career, he is finding new roles in mainstream film and TV -- and as a gay icon. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_rights_mormons ap/20091111/us_gay_rights_mormons AP us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:36:41 GMT AP - The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091111/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticssocietygaysmarriage afp/20091111/uspoliticssocietygaysmarriage AFP us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:05:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091111/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticssocietygaysmarriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091111/capt.photo_1257898581801-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=T.gjPg8tYpFFcaerLZVu1w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="New York Governor David Paterson who had asked for the state's upper house to vote on a bill allowing gay marriage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>AFP - New York's state assembly on Tuesday put off a tentatively planned vote on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage, but could revisit the controversial issue next week.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091111/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticssocietygaysmarriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091111/capt.photo_1257898581801-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=T.gjPg8tYpFFcaerLZVu1w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="New York Governor David Paterson who had asked for the state's upper house to vote on a bill allowing gay marriage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091111/wl_asia_afp/australiapoliticssocietygaysmarriage afp/20091111/australiapoliticssocietygaysmarriage AFP world Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:36:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091111/wl_asia_afp/australiapoliticssocietygaysmarriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091111/capt.photo_1257921269480-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=NOuB6epqTIbUjGKvrkqmEQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="An Australian territory became the first to legalise civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples, in a move supporters hoped would spark national momentum. Under the new laws, gay couples will be able to hold a legally recognised civil union ceremony in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), home to the nation's parliament.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Australian territory became the first to legalise civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples, in a move supporters hoped would spark national momentum.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091111/wl_asia_afp/australiapoliticssocietygaysmarriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091111/capt.photo_1257921269480-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=NOuB6epqTIbUjGKvrkqmEQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Australian territory became the first to legalise civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples, in a move supporters hoped would spark national momentum. Under the new laws, gay couples will be able to hold a legally recognised civil union ceremony in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), home to the nation's parliament.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_new_york ap/20091111/us_gay_marriage_new_york AP us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:28:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_new_york"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091110/capt.74928389bf5d410eaea2eeb8f8813413.special_session_new_york__nytr105.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=.ctXfZnpFhghHuQW_YYJeg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="New York Gov. David Paterson meets with reporters in his office at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. With New York's Legislature unable to agree on ways to address a $3.2 billion deficit in an extraordinary session, Gov. Paterson is setting additional sessions for next week. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)" border="0" /></a>AP - After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York's Senate failed to vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage during a special session Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gayissues/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_us/us_gay_marriage_new_york"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091110/capt.74928389bf5d410eaea2eeb8f8813413.special_session_new_york__nytr105.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=.ctXfZnpFhghHuQW_YYJeg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="New York Gov. David Paterson meets with reporters in his office at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. With New York's Legislature unable to agree on ways to address a $3.2 billion deficit in an extraordinary session, Gov. Paterson is setting additional sessions for next week. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)