There is also a word referring to same-sex love, homophilia. The prevalence of the concept owes much to the work of the German psychiatrist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing and his 1886 work Psychopathia Sexualis. Etymologically, the word homosexual is a Greek and Latin hybrid with homo (often confused with the later Latin meaning of "man", as in homo sapiens) deriving from the Greek word for same, thus connoting sexual acts and affections between members of the same sex, including lesbianism. In a narrow sense, gay refers to male homosexuality, but it often is used in its broadest sense, especially in media headlines and reports, to refer to any single-sex context (such as an all-girls' school), today the term is used exclusively in reference to sexual attraction and activity. Homosexual behavior occurs among numerous animals other than humans, particularly among.

Discrimination Against Gays

Sex orientation doesn't matter in the trenches

Herald Tribune - There has been a lot of talk lately about gays in the military and the workplace and about discrimination and the views of top Army brass. Shame on those who verbalize against homosexuality, and I speak as a straight World War II veteran who can say ... Read more...

Priest sued over seminar 'curing' homosexuality

Guardian Unlimited - ... president of the National Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals. "And of course we are going to try to stop this from happening. Sexual orientation is innate and there's no way to change it." Despite progress against discrimination ... Read more...

Discrimination Against Gays

Human Rights Watch: United States: Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians
New Immigration Reforms Must End Discrimination against Lesbians, Gays Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GAYS & LESBIANS
Describes the ENDA bill proposed to eliminate employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Indianapolis bans discrimination against gays | News | Advocate.com
News || December 21, 2005.Indianapolis bans discrimination against gays a measure banning discrimination against gay, lesbian, and transgender people

CNN.com - NY outlaws discrimination against gays - Dec. 18, 2002
. law Wednesday that outlaws discrimination against homosexuals in New York state, It made New York the 13th state to prohibit anti-gay bias

Military discrimination against gays - Opinions
Issue date: 10/18 The issues of homosexuality and gay rights are tearing this country apart.DI Editorial Board..Military discrimination against gays

Nepal ordered to end discrimination against gays | Lifestyle | Reuters
ordered the government on Friday to end discrimination against gays and guarantee sexual minorities the same rights as are discriminated against in jobs

Barbados Gays & Lesbians Against Discrimination (BGLAD)
Dedicated to the promotion of human rights for all persons within the Barbadian society.

Brown tells PM: End gay discrimination
legislation to end financial discrimination against gay couples.. veteran pension rules discriminated against homosexual couples, Senator Brown said

discrimination against gays, lesbians and tgs unacceptable – un official
2006: The continuing discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgendered discrimination, for example, people from castes who are discriminated against,

Faeroe Islands ban discrimination against gay people | News | Advocate.com
. Friday voted to ban discrimination against gay people in the Danish as a hate crime, saying discrimination against gays was not illegal on the Faeroes