Although medical texts like these (written partly in Latin to obscure the sexual details) were not widely read by the general public, they did lead to the rise of Magnus Hirschfeld's Scientific Humanitarian Committee, which campaigned from 1897 to 1933 against anti-sodomy laws in Germany, as well as a much more informal, unpublicized movement among British intellectuals and writers, led by such figures as Edward Carpenter and John Addington Symonds. In cultures under the sway of Abrahamic religions, the law and the church established sodomy as a transgression against divine law, a "crime against nature" practiced by choice, and subject to severe penalties, including capital punishment—often inflicted by means of fire so as to purify the unholy action. However, as with ethnic slurs and racial slurs, the misuse of these terms can still be highly offensive; the range of acceptable use depends.

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McCain's 'secret Anti-Romney Ad'

CBS News - ... and immigration, but he also championed sweeping campaign-finance reform with Russ Feingold that conservatives generally hate, joined with John Edwards to support a Patients' Bill of Rights that conservatives generally hate, voted against an anti-gay ... Read more...

Move toward full rights in Vt. continues

St. Albans Messenger - The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) community and their allies have been showing up in large numbers and speaking out against the current Civil Union law which has in effect ... Speaking for equal rights through same-gender marriage, with ... Read more...

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Christian Fundamentalist Attacks on Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
Act would make it easier for faith-based schools to discriminate against gays. a priority at home and abroad in a move applauded by gay rights

Turkey: End Legal Action Against Gay Rights Group (Human Rights Watch, 16-10-2007)
down Lambda Istanbul, a gay rights organization, threatens basic freedoms of Turkey: End Legal Action Against Gay Rights Group

Gay and Lesbian News from The Advocate & Gay.com
online news for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities. Nepal court rules for gay rights.Bill clears way for needle exchange

Hundreds demonstrate against MPs' gay rights 'silence'
.The Bermuda Sun is a locally produced newspaper which publishes every law last week that would have given gays protection under the Human Rights Act

LGBT rights in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
organized gay rights movement, rioted for three days against police and Gays (PFLAG) and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and

Gay rights, civil rights? - Critics say conservatives use same arguments against both movements
American gay rights activism, the biggest obstacle preventing gays from Lesbian & Gay Rights Project, said when fighting against rights being expanded

Churches unite against gay rights | wongaBlog
like balloons, only rights are at least something to be weighed against freedom Responses to "Churches unite against gay rights" 1 Harry Jan 24th, 2007

Dispatches from the Culture Wars: Coretta Scott King on Gay Rights
black ministers have come out against this analogy and argued against gay rights. "Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in

LGBT rights in Romania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1 Laws against gays.2 Protection based on sexual orientation in law There are currently no laws against gay citizens in Romania, aside from those

gay rights movement -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
gay rights movement: civil-rights movement that advocates equal rights for gay and calls for an end to discrimination against gay men and lesbians in