Pejorative terms include queer, faggot, fairy, poof, and homo. In the course of the twentieth century, homosexuality became a subject of considerable study and debate in Western societies, especially after the modern gay rights movement in the 1970s. Gay and lesbian are the most common alternatives. As such, the current use of the term has its roots in the broader 19th century tradition of personality taxonomy. 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. When describing the latter, it refers to enduring sexual and romantic attraction towards those of the same sex, including lesbianism. The legal and.

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Spain Investigates Clergymen Over Homophobia Claims

365 Gay - ... said it has opened an investigation to determine if the speech violated Spanish law which bans hate speech against gays. A ... Bernardo Alvarez said in an interview that "homosexuality harms society, and we will pay for it." The conservative bishop ... Read more...

Crossing Over

Wall Street Journal - ... has just issued a similar order in her state, barring discrimination against state ... The transgendered are now grouped with gays, lesbians and bisexuals in the ... the narrative of the transgendered -- all that is wrong, they say, is our society's ... Read more...

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Bishop Speaks Out Against Gay Adoption Law
Society.Bishop Speaks Out Against Gay Adoption Law as a tolerance and compassion for gays has developed into the suppression of the

Therapist Joe Kort - Did Society's Violence Against Gays Kill Sheppard?
All . Royal Oak specializing in individual, group and couples therapy, gay and lesbian Did Society's Violence Against Gays Kill Sheppard? © 2004 by Joe Kort

Psychologists examine attacks on homosexuals
record of pick-up related crimes against gay men.Gays and lesbians bore the brunt of hate violence in 1994 compared to their relative numbers in society.

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

CNN.com - Bush calls for ban on same-sex marriages - Feb. 25, 2004
President Bush endorsed a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would restrict marriage to two people of the opposite sex but leave open the possibility that states

The Secular Case Against Gay Marriage
the 20th century, Western societies have downplayed the procreative accept gay marriage, they are forced to more openly accept gays in society or be

Homosexuality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Article which explores etymology and usage of the words: homosexual, gay, and lesbian.Also examines society, religion, law, and homosexuality as one end of a bisexual continuum.

egy004 Egypt's gay society terrified by witch hunt
03.03.2001 - Gays mobilise against reported Somali death sentence " Reports from Egypt say the gay society there is "terrified" by what is perceived

Civilization Watch - February 15, 2004 - Homosexual "Marriage" and Civilization - The Ornery American
the history of human society -- even in societies that tolerated relatively open to defend the old family values against the screaming hate speech of the Left

Vatican launches counter-strike against gay marriage, adoption
it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which "Gays and lesbians have been adopting children who are often considered not