The legal and social status of people who perform homosexual acts or identify as gay or lesbian varies enormously across the world and in places remains hotly contested in political and religious debate. The condemnation of penetrative sex between males, however, predates Christian dogma, as it was frequent in Ancient Greece, whence the theme of action "against nature," traceable to Plato, originated."... sow illegitimate and bastard seed in courtesans, or sterile seed in males in defiance of nature." 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. Pejorative terms include queer, faggot, fairy, poof, and homo. Richard von Krafft-Ebing's.

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Reuters UK - The government said he was being recognised for his "outstanding achievements as an actor and also for his work in championing the causes of diversity". The actor, a founder member of gay rights group Stonewall, stepped into a debate in Singapore ... Read more...

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Xinhua News Agency - Under the new law which is to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008, gay and straight couples will be eligible for civil unions after living together for five years and will have rights ... The bill was passed by the congress on Dec. 18, after heated debate ... Read more...

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