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Mexico: Asesinan a joven gay en su casa, presenta 12 puñaladas de arma blanca - A young gay man is murdered in his home, 12 stab wounds- by Francisco Iglesias / Milenio on www.eradio.com.mx on 09/20/09:http://www.eradio.com.mx/enews/?noticia=4769 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation provided by Nationalities Service Center | Philadelphia, PA <br><br>
"Con este crimen se suman ya seis asesinatos a gays en la ciudad de México desde noviembre pasado, en los que se presume hay odio y en los que los agresores actuaron bajo la misma dinámica: entraron a su hogar bajo consentimiento de la víctima." <br><br>
"With this murder there have now been six murders of gays in Mexico City since last November, among which it is presumed there is hate and in those the aggressors acted under the same dynamic: they entered the home with consent of the victim."
(PDF - 133 Kb) Document Date: 20 Aug 2009 (Downloads: 71)
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Mexico: En internet alertan de homofóbicos - "Internet Alerts of Homophobia- by Alberto Cuenca, El Universal, on 03/24/10; http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/100921.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation provided by Nationalities Service Center | Philadelphia, PA <br><br>
"Maria Letizia Merida and Andrea Cherami, members of the civic association "Legal Aid for Human Rights (Asilegal), informed that the lesbian-gay community look upon the police and judicial authorities as the most inefficient and the most homophobic." <br><br>
"The most homophobic institution is the District Attorney of the DF, because is it an authority formed and run by men who are of the "machista" mind-set. Furthermore, in the prison system, the crime of homophobia is not recognized, since it is treated as a crime of passion. explained a member of ASilegal, an organization which in 2009 sent a report to the UN about the high degree of homophobia in Mexico." <br><br>
"María Letizia Merida y Andrea Cherami, integrantes de la asociación civil Asistencia Legal por los Derechos Humanos (Asilegal), informan que la comunidad lésbico-gay ve a autoridades policiacas y judiciales como las más ineficaces y las de mayor homofobia." <br><br>
La institución más homofóbica es la Procuraduría del DF, porque es una autoridad formada y manejada por hombres de pensamiento machista. Además, en el sistema penal no se reconoce el delito de la homofobia, pues se le trata como un crimen pasional?, explican integrantes de Asilegal, organización que en 2009 envió un informe a la ONU sobre el alto grado de homofobia en México."
(PDF - 159 Kb) Document Date: 24 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 61)
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Mexico: Minimizan autoridades asesinatos de homosexuales- Authorities minimize homosexual murders - by Fernando Ríos, www.oem.com.mx on 07/18/09: http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldemexico/notas/n1249476.htm (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation provided by Nationalities Service Center | Philadelphia, PA <br><br>
"Ciudad de México.- Los delitos cometidos contra personas con preferencias sexuales diferentes a la heterosexual, incluso homicidios, permanecen impunes y son minimizados tanto por autoridades capitalinas, así como federales, quienes además agreden, discriminan, extorsionan, hostigan y detienen arbitrariamente a personas de este sector de la población, denunció el presidente de la Comisión de los Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal, Emilio Álvarez Icaza. <br><br>
Señaló que la comunidad Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Transgénero, Travesti e Intersex (LGBTTTI) se ha convertido en víctima de discriminación, violencia y hasta homicidios, delitos que permanecen impunes, debido a que por tal situación no son denunciados."<br><br>
"Mexico City- Crimes committed against people with sexual preferences different from that of the heterosexual, including homicides, go unpunished and are minimized a lot by the capital's authorities, as with federal authorities, who also attack, discriminate, extort, harass, and arbitrarily detain people in this sector of the population, informed the president of the Commission on Human Rights of the Federal District, Emilio Alvarez Icaza. <br><br>
He pointed out that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Transgender, Transvestite and Intersex (LGBTTT) community has become the victim of discrimination, violence and even murder, crimes which remain unpunished, given that for such a situation they are not accused."
(PDF - 178 Kb) Document Date: 18 Jul 2009 (Downloads: 58)
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Saudi prince 'could face death penalty for being gay' - by Staff Writer, www.pinknews.co.uk, on 10/15/10: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/10/15/saudi-prince-could-face-death-penalty-for-being-gay/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"A Saudi prince accused of murdering his servant in a London hotel room could face the death penalty at home for being gay, the Old Bailey heard today. Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud, 34, was accused of murdering Bandar Abdulaziz, 32, in a 'sexually-motivated' attack last February. The court heard last week that there was 'conclusive evidence' that he is gay and two male escorts are alleged to have performed sex acts on him. Mr al Saud denies he is gay and his lawyer, John Kelsey-Fry, says the pair were not in a relationship. <br><br>
Today, the court heard that Saudi Arabia has strict laws against homosexuality and that Mr al Saud, whose mother is one of King Abdullah?s daughters, could be executed. According to AFP, Bobbie Cheema, prosecuting, said: 'Homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia and carries the death penalty which is still applied in some cases. The country in which any alleged acts took place would have little bearing on the likelihood of prosecution as the Saudi legal system is based on the sharia law which is considered to be universal.' She added that he could be at risk from his own family and from members of the victim's family."
(PDF - 246 Kb) Document Date: 15 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 60)
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Zambia: Ruling party uses gay debate to disparage opposition - by www.ilga.org on 10/21/10: http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/mFx2wy91di (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"Amidst the recent tabling of the draft constitution currently siting before parliament, the Forum for Leadership Search revealed that it had information that some government officials have been meeting opposition leader Sata of the Patriotic Front (PF) to lobby for recognition of homosexuality in Zambia. Opposition's leader Michael Sata. Since the surfacing of such information the Independent Churches of Zambia has called for the naming and shaming of those leaders allegedly in favour of the recognition of homosexuality. <br><br>
Homosexuality in Zambia is further prohibited in the Penal Code, and criminalised under Chapter 87 section 155-9, stated as unnatural offences and bestiality. But Mubanga says 'homosexuality is very hard to prove, our laws state that one must be found in the act for them to arrest you. The government has of course made threats but that is all they can do.' Mubanga further said 'In our opinion the current intended laws are very harsh and bluntly disregard citizens their rights to communion.' The Zambian government has maintained a staunch homophobic stand on homosexuality, with former president, Frederick Chiluba who has previously said 'homosexuality in the deepest level of depravity, which is unbiblical and abnormal.'"
(PDF - 154 Kb) Document Date: 21 Oct 2010 (Downloads: 65)
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Homosexuality Fears Over Gender Equality in Iraqi Kurdistan - by Saman Basharati, www.rudaw.net, on 12/20/10: http://www.rudaw.net/english/culture_art/3374.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: The passing of a new law in Iraqi Kurdistan guaranteeing 'gender equality' has deeply outraged the local religious community, including the minister of endowments and religious affairs and prominent imams, who interpret the phrase as legitimizing homosexuality in Kurdistan. <br><br>
'This phrase is against all religions,' said Mullah Immad Guani, preacher at Kherkhwazan Mosque in Erbil's Malla Omer district. 'The phrase "gender equality" destroys families by equating [normal marriage] with homosexual marriage. It also allows abortion.'"
(PDF - 184 Kb) Document Date: 20 Dec 2010 (Downloads: 65)
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MEDIA RELEASE: European Parliament urges Lithuania to reject proposed homophobic law - By ILGA Erurope www.ilga-europe.org- Juris Lavrikovs 19 January 2011 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Today, the European Parliament adopted a resolution urging Lithuanian Parliament to reject proposed amendments to the country?s Code of Administrative Offences introducing an offence of ?promotion of homosexual relations? punishable with a fine of ?580 to ?2,900. <br><br>
During the debates at the European Parliament, both the members of the European Parliament and Viviane Reding, the Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, expressed concerns with the proposed legislation and stated that the adoption of such a law would contradicts one of the basic fundamental principles of the European Union ? freedom from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. <br><br>
The text of the EP?s resolution attached.
(PDF - 370 Kb) Document Date: 19 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 72)
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Mexico: Yucatán cuarto lugar nacional en crímenes por homofobia /Yucatán: Fourth Place Nationally for crimes due to homophobia- by www.yucatanahora.com, on 01/19/11: http://www.yucatanahora.com/noticias/yucatan-cuarto-lugar-nacional-crimenes-por-homofobia-10872/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Pese los programas de concientización que imparten organismos no gubernamentales, dependencias estatales y federales, como las secretarías de Educación y de Salud, e incluso, la propia iglesia, este "odio irracional" aumenta en el país, y Yucatán no es la excepción. <br><br>
Actualmente, el Distrito Federal ocupa el primer lugar, le sigue el Estado de México, Veracruz y Yucatán, éste último, de 2004 al primer semestre de 2007, eran 26 las personas que fueron asesinadas con saña por ser homosexuales. <br><br>
Aunque, de acuerdo con la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDH) establece que por cada caso reportado hay por lo menos tres que no se denuncian, en muchos casos porque no hay respuesta de las autoridades, o bien, persiste la homofobia social.<br><br>
Despite the programs of raising public awareness carried out by NGO's,state and federal departments, such as the Secretaries of Education and Health, and including, the church itself, this "irrational hate" increases in the country, and Yucatán is no exception.<br><br>
Actually, the Federal District (DF) occupies first place, followed by the State of Mexico, Veracruz and Yucatan, with the last one, from 2004-2007, having 26 people who were brutally murdered for being gay.<br><br>
However, according to the National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH), it is established that for each reported case there are at least three which are not reported, in many casees because there is no response from the authorities, and for that reason the social homophobia persists.
(PDF - 101 Kb) Document Date: 19 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 80)
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Obstacles for the Advancement of Lesbian, Transvestite and Bisexual Women's Rights in Colombia - by Colombia Diversa on 03/12/10: http://ilga.org/ilga/static/uploads/files/2010/3/5/05111628.pdf (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
"During the year 2009 threatening pamphlets were distributed in the cities of Colombia against
vulnerable populations, among them young women, drug consumers, prostitutes, transvestites and
people living with HIV/AIDS. Particularly in the municipality of Chinu-Cordoba a pamphlet was
distributed and signed by the 'Cleansing group of Cordoba and Sucre' which addressed by name a
group of lesbians who they threatened to murder, if they did not leave that place. <br><br>
The needs and rights of lesbian, bisexual and
transgender women are not acknowledged, studied or contemplated by the public policies of
the Government. It was established that lesbian and bisexual women are afraid to recognize
their sexual orientation to medical personnel and for the case of transvestite women, their
specific needs are not recognized by medical personnel, which implies a deficient medical
attention, adding to the low subscription to the social security system in health by the latter."
(PDF - 162 Kb) Document Date: 12 Mar 2010 (Downloads: 69)
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The Islamic Regime of Iran is to execute two young men for homosexuality by stoning- By ICAS On January 17, 2011, http://stopstonningnow.com/wpress/4323/print/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
According to the news we have received Ayub and Mosleh, 20 and 21 years old, are in danger of execution by stoning in the city of Piranshahr in the province of Kurdistan. The two young men are currently imprisoned in the city of Orumieh. They have been accused of having and filming homosexual relations. Pictures of President Ahmadinejad were incorporated into the film and loaded onto their mobile telephones. In additions, headshots of Khamenei pasted over a donkey were also found on the mobiles. <br><br> This film fell into the hands of the regime?s agents in Piranshahr who immediately ordered the young men?s execution by stoning to instill fear in the people of Iran. The news indicates that they will be stoned this Friday, Jan 21st 2011.
(PDF - 163 Kb) Document Date: 17 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 80)
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Nigerian community 'will stone to death' gays - By African Activist on 01/05/11: http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2011/01/nigerian-community-will-stone-to-death.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Nigeria's Ebem Ohafia community in the Ohafia Council Area of Abia has placed a total ban on homosexuality warning that those involved will be ostracised, no matter their status. <br><br>The traditional ruler of the community, Eze Ukoha Kalu, announced that the community would stone to death any confirmed homosexual in Ebem. The Nigerian Observer reports:<br><br>This was one of the resolutions made in Ohafia in Abia by the generality of the people, who had gathered at their 'Abum' village square to celebrate their 2010 Cultural Carnival.
(PDF - 84 Kb) Document Date: 5 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 83)
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Turkey: 'Rainbow' LGBT Association Closed Down by Court Decision - by Emir Celik on BIA News Center 01/05/11: http://bianet.org/english/minorities/127000-rainbow-lgbt-association-closed-down-by-court-decision (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The 12th Criminal Court of First Instance of Bursa (north-western Turkey) decided to close the Rainbow ('Gökkusagi') Association down. Rainbow is the Association for the Development of Protection, Solidarity and Cultural Activities for Transvestites, Transsexuals, Gays and Lesbians (LGBT).<br><br>
The Bursa Governorship had filed a criminal complaint about the LGBT organization because of alleged "prostitution". It was now learned that the Bursa court brought the case to an end after a two-year trial period with the decision to ban the association.<br><br>
As reported by the Bursa Olay Newspaper on 3 January, Rainbow Association President Öykü Evren Özen said in the final hearing, "No illegal activities of any kind have been carried out within the association. I reject all charges". Özen was facing imprisonment of up to three years under charges of "opposing the Law on Associations" but was eventually acquitted.
(PDF - 60 Kb) Document Date: 5 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 93)
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A Look At Homosexuality In Brunei - by Brudirect.com, 01/13/11: http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/2011011337168/Local-News/a-look-at-homosexuality-in-brunei.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Delivering the working paper -Gay' In Brunei Darussalam: An Initial Survey", Zulhilmi Haji Jaidin and Pengiran Khairul Rijal bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahim from the Academy of Brunei Studies said that Brunei Darussalam is not exempted from the social phenomena of homosexuality despite the nation's image of being "peaceful and harmonious". <br><br>
According to the UBD officers, homosexuality in men is part of the sub-groups and sub-cultures that exist in the country apart from "effeminate men, lesbians, gangsters and so on".
(PDF - 39 Kb) Document Date: 13 Jan 2011 (Downloads: 97)
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Gobierno mexicano debe reconocer derechos LGBTI, afirma ONU - Mexican Government should recognize LGBTI rights, the United Nations affirms. - by Leonardo Bastida Aguilar, www.notiese.org, 04/05/10: http://www.notiese.org/notiese.php?ctn_id=3756 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation for this document provided by the Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA
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"The recognition of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersexual (LGBTI) community is one of the big outstanding things of the Mexican government, pointed out the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, after presenting its "final observations"of the 5th Rerport that the Mexican government presented before the organization."
The fact that a pronouncement exists does not guarantee that they will follow through with the recommendations, but it is a big step that the UN considers the recognition of the rights of the LGBTI community as something fundamental," considered Andrea Cerami, lawyer with the Legal Assistance for Human Rights (Asilegal), one of the organizations of the civil society which has pursued the 5th Examination before the Committee of Human Rights of the United Nations."
(PDF - 282 Kb) Document Date: 5 Apr 2010 (Downloads: 96)
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Grupos civiles ven más crímenes por homofobia en México / Civil groups see more murders due to homophobia in Mexico- by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, on 05/13/10: http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/05/13/718289/grupos-civiles-ven-mas-crimenes.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
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"MEXICO - The murders of homosexuals, lesbians and transgenders due to hate have increased in the past years in Mexico, according to a report of civil organizations revealed Thursday and endorsed by the official organization against discrimination. <br><br>
Brito described as a "paradox" that the place with the largest number of homicides is Mexico City, which in the past few years has been placed in the vanguard regarding sexual diversity on being the first to approve civil unions among people of the same sex and a few months ago permitting marriage between homosexuals."
(PDF - 167 Kb) Document Date: 13 May 2010 (Downloads: 107)
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México: activista LGBT torturado por la policía. ACCIÓN URGENTE / LGBT Activist tortured by Police. Urgent Alert- Amnesty International, 12/09/10: http://amnistia.org.mx/contenido/2010/12/09/mexico-activista-lgbt-torturado-por-la-policia/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Unos policías de la ciudad de Mérida, en el sur de México, detuvieron y torturaron a José Ricardo Maldonado Arroyo, activista que defiende los derechos de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y personas transgénero (LGBT), en un aparente intento de obtener de él información. Lo mantuvieron retenido arbitrariamente durante unas cuatro horas, y lo amenazaron con represalias si hablaba sobre el incidente. Se teme seriamente por su seguridad.Hacia las diez y media de la noche del 4 de diciembre, cuatro agentes de la policía judicial del estado de Yucatán se acercaron a José Maldonado mientras éste se encontraba en casa de un amigo y le preguntaron por un sospechoso en un caso que estaban investigando. José Maldonado les dijo que no lo conocía, pero los policías lo detuvieron sin mostrarle orden judicial alguna ni explicarle los motivos de su detención. Según José Maldonado, lo esposaron, le vendaron los ojos, lo metieron en un automóvil y le tuvieron circulando unas cuatro horas. Los policías lo golpearon repetidamente en la cara, el pecho y la espalda, y lo obligaron a cambiar de automóvil al menos cuatro veces durante esa terrible experiencia. Utilizando expresiones homófobas y otras amenazas, lo interrogaron sobre el sospechoso al que buscaban y sobre el trabajo de José Maldonado como activista en favor de los derechos del colectivo LGBT y para concienciar sobre el problema del VIH.<br><br>
Several police officers in the city of Merida, in the southern part of Mexico, detained and tortured Jose Ricardo Maldonado Arroyo, activist who defends the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people (LGBT), in an apparent attempt to get information from him. They held him in custody arbitrarily for about four hours, and they threatened him with reprisals if he spoke about the incident. He seriously fears for his safety. Until 10:30 PM on the 4th of December, four agents of the judicial police of the state of Yucatan approached Hose Maldonado when he was at the house of a friend and they asked him about a suspect in a case that they were investigating. Jose Maldonado told them that he didn't know him, but the police detained him without showing him any judicial order nor explaining to him the reasons for his detention. According to Jose Maldonado, they handcuffed him, they covered his eyes, they put him in a car and they drove him around for about four hours. The police beat him repeatedly in the face, chest and back, and they forced him to change cars at least four times during that terrible experience. Using homophobic expressions and other threats, they interrogated him about the suspect that they were looking for and about the work of Jose Maldonado as an activist in favor of collective LGBT rights and making people aware of the problem of HIV>
(PDF - 302 Kb) Document Date: 9 Dec 2010 (Downloads: 98)
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Mexico: Hay 10 asesinatos impunes por homofobia en la ciudad de Puebla, informa ONG/ There are 10 unpunished murders in the city of Puebla, notes NGO- by AMÉRICA FARÍAS OCAMPO, La Jornada, 05/13/10: http://www.lajornadadeoriente.com.mx/2010/05/13/puebla/jus108.php (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation for this document provided by the Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA <br><br>
The representative of the Pride Committee of Puebla, Onán Vásquez, Chávez, reported today that in the last five years the organizations which work in favor of sexual and reproductive rights in the city have documented 10 murders against homosexuals and transsexuals due to homophobia, all of which have remained unpunished because the judicial authorities of the state have not followed through with the process. <br><br>
So far in 2010, one hate crime has been documented. The victim was Joaquin Alcalá Llaven, who was a primary teacher assigned to Section 23 of the National Union of Education Workers.
(PDF - 341 Kb) Document Date: 13 May 2010 (Downloads: 103)
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Mexico: Se duplica número de asesinatos por homofobia en los últimos años/ The number of murders due to homophobia has doubled in the last few years- by NotieSe, 05/13/10: http://www.notiese.org/imprimir_popup.php?ctn_id=3886 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
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"Mexico, DF, May 13, 2010.The number of murders of homosexuals, lesbians and transgender persons motivated by hate doubled in the present decade in comparison to those registered in the previous decade. According to the preliminary results of the report of Hate Crimes Due to Homophobia, from 1995 to 2000, an average of 28 homophobic murders per year were registered, a number which increased to 59 from 2001 to 2005. 2005 was the peak of cases with 104 murders." <br><br>
"The political entity which shows the largest number of registered murders is the Federal District (DF) with 144 murders, followed by the state of Mexico with 64; Michoacán with 77; Nuevo León with 59; Jalisco with 41; Yucatán with 30; Colima with 28 Tabasco 22; Baja California Norte with 21 and Chihuahua with 20."
(PDF - 341 Kb) Document Date: 13 May 2010 (Downloads: 95)
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Comienzan actos violentos por homofobia en Michoacan - In Michoacan violent acts start due to homphobia - by JaliscoInforma on jaliscoinforma.com.mx on 01/23/10: http://jaliscoinforma.com.mx on /comienzan-actos-violentos-por-homofobia-en-michoacan.html (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation for this document provided by the Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA <br><br>
"According to the agency Quadratin, it was discovered that "Chavita," a gay celebrity among the sisterhood of homosexuals of the Michoacan coast and the state of Colima,
they arrived looking for him at his home where they entered without finding him because he had just left, and they picked him up in the street."
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"Until the early hours of the morning this Saturday no suitable penal accusation had been made before the agent of the public ministry, for which they were unaware of his whereabouts and the motives which caused his disappearance, officially."
(PDF - 123 Kb) Document Date: 23 Jan 2010 (Downloads: 84)
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Gays ganan derechos, pero la homofobia aumenta, dice investigador - En una conferencia en la UAM, el estadounidense David William Foster señaló que ésta es una de las grandes ironías de la sociedad actual, ya que, aunque hay mayor visibilidad de esta comunidad ha ascendido también el rechazo./ Gays win rights, but homophobia increases, says researcher- In a conference at UAM the American David William Foster points out that this is one of the great ironies of the current society, since even though there is more visibility of this community, rejection has also increased.- by Anodis on 05/27/10 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Full translation for this document provided by the Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA
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"Nevertheless, he clarified that homophobia has not disappeared, but it assumes different forms, like sexism and racism, that is to say,"Even though the monkey dresses up in silk, it's still a monkey."
(PDF - 272 Kb) Document Date: 25 May 2010 (Downloads: 282)
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