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. The first letters are frequently combined to create the acronym LGBT (sometimes written as GLBT), in which B and T refer to bisexuals and transgender people. 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. Homosexuality can refer to both attraction or sexual behavior between organisms of the same sex, including lesbianism. Although medical texts like these (written partly in Latin to obscure the sexual details) were not widely read by the general public, they.

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McCain's 'secret Anti-Romney Ad'

CBS News - ... conservatives generally hate, joined with John Edwards to support a Patients' Bill of Rights that conservatives generally hate, voted against an anti-gay ... done -- disavow everything he used to believe -- McCain has far more to lose from this fight. ... Read more...

Kay Warren is "purpose driven" by the fight against AIDS

Globe Gazette - Kay Warren is "purpose driven" by the fight against AIDS By RACHEL ZOLL, Of The Associated ... AIDS activism also inevitably meant working with gay leaders who evangelicals ... have also focused on the Warrens’ willingness to invite abortion rights ... Read more...

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Fight against gay rights laws fails - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
smh.com.au/news/WORLD/Fight-against-gay-rights-laws-fails/2007/01/10 .Sweeping gay rights laws have been upheld in Britain despite protests by faith groups

Fight against gay rights laws fails : thewest.com.au
Sweeping gay rights laws were upheld in Britain despite protests by faith groups.10th January 2007, 10:52 WST . Fight against gay rights laws fails

American Civil Liberties Union : Fight Discrimination Against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender Workers
Fight Discrimination Against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender Workers (1/4/2003) .Home : Lesbian & Gay Rights : Discrimination

Dutch government to fight for gay rights, at home and abroad - Yahoo! News
made the fight against homophobia a priority at home and abroad in a move applauded by gay rights activists here. of gays," said Frank van Dalen, president

Black America Today / EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON: Gay marriage is a civil rights issue
. have done and issued a bland statement opposing discrimination against gays. comparison of the fight against gay marriage bans to the civil rights struggle

Massachusetts gay rights advocates fight against 1913 law - Pravda.Ru
Massachusetts gay rights advocates fight against 1913 law.06/15/2007 14:49 gays(www.peterbe.com) BREAKING NEWS .Front page / World

Gay groups join fight against anti–affirmative action proposal | News | Advocate.com
of local, state, and national gay rights groups has joined the opposition to director for the Triangle Foundation gay rights advocacy group, said in a

1981 in LGBT rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.(Redirected from 1981 in gay rights) Jump to: navigation, search Moral Majority announces a $3 million fund to fight against gay rights advances

Renewing the fight against gay marriage | Philadelphia Daily News | 12/03/2007
Renewing the fight against gay marriage.group wants constitutional amendment Gay-rights activists are keeping an eye on the Pennsylvania for Marriage .Pa

CNN.com - GOP renews fight against gay marriage - Jun 5, 2006
Terms under which this service is provided to you..President Bush offered a new pledge of support Monday for a constitutional All Rights Reserved