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Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 20:29 UTC

Buenos Aires gains increasing popularity as gay destination by the pink press

Recoleta, San Telmo, Palermo with a particularly gay feel

Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires has gained increasing popularity as a gay destination, largely due to recent liberalization laws which have supported gay and lesbian lifestyles, reports Pink Choice.

Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 05:13 UTC

End of ‘don’ ask, don’t tell’: gays can serve openly in the US military.

The Don't Ask, Don't Tell” law was signed into law in 1993 under then-President Bill Clinton.

President Barack Obama hailed the end of the policy banning gays from serving openly in the US military, saying its official demise marked a key step toward fulfilling America's founding ideals.

Friday, July 1st 2011 - 02:03 UTC

Brazilian judge approves first gay marriage in the country

Sao Paulo State Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto

A Brazilian judge approved what is considered to be the country’s first gay marriage. Sao Paulo state Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto ruled on Wednesday two men could convert their civil union into a full marriage.

Monday, June 27th 2011 - 16:44 UTC

More than 50.000 people joined Gay Pride Parade in downtown Santiago de Chile

The march sought to galvanize support for Chile’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

With drag queens stomping in their stilettos and adults, teens and children waving rainbow flags, more than 50,000 people paraded through Santiago de Chile on Saturday in support of gay rights in the annual March for Sexual Diversity.

Monday, June 27th 2011 - 05:33 UTC

Sao Paulo celebrates Gay Pride Day with the largest world turnout

Gays, lesbians and supporters took to the streets of South America’s biggest city

Hundreds of thousands of people dancing and wearing costumes packed on Sunday the streets of Sao Paulo, South America's biggest city to celebrate June 26 gay pride day and call for an end to homophobia.

Saturday, June 25th 2011 - 10:17 UTC

Great victory for gay rights movement: New York legalizes same-sex marriage

NY gays celebrate approval of the bill

New York lawmakers narrowly voted to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born. New York thus becomes the sixth state in the US where gay couples can wed and the biggest by far.

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