Some 250 people staged a sit-in by St Peter's Square on Saturday to slam the Vatican for its opposition to a UN resolution that would decriminalise homosexuality worldwide.
The UN resolution for world-wide decriminalization of homosexuality had been vehemently opposed by the Vatican. In response to that, around 250 people staged a sit-in at St Peter's Square on Saturday to condemn the Catholic religious centre for its anti-gay stand.
Under banners of the two main gay and lesbian advocacy groups Arcigay and Arcilesbica, many held candles and some wore nooses around their necks, dramatizing the fact that homosexuality is punishable by death in nine countries.
Sexual Deviance - Paraphilia - Rape - Incest - Legal Issues - Treatment
Sexual deviance includes a range of abnormal sexual expression from fetishism, cross dressing, sexual sadomasochism to pedophilia, incest and rape at the extreme end of the continuum.
Sexual deviance includes a range of abnormal sexual expression from fetishism, cross dressing, sexual sadomasochism to pedophilia, incest and rape at the extreme end of the continuum.
France launched an initiative in May for a UN resolution for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality, opposed by the Vatican because it might encourage gay marriage.
Arcigay president Aurelio Mancuso slammed "the bad choice the Vatican has made as a state, not as a church."
Homosexuality Should Continue to be Deemed Criminal, Says Indian Government
The federal government of India has asserted that homosexuality should continue to be deemed criminal and liable for prosecution. That is one way to combat to combat HIV/AIDS.
The federal government of India has asserted that homosexuality should continue to be deemed criminal and liable for prosecution. That is one way to combat to combat HIV/AIDS.
He said, however, that the Roman Catholic Church opposed "all forms of violent or discriminatory penal law regarding homosexuals.... No-one obviously wants to defend the death penalty for homosexuals."
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Gays, Lesbians in Kolkata Protest Against Discrimination
Hundreds of gays and lesbians in Kolkata staged a protest against discrimination on Friday.
Hundreds of gays and lesbians in Kolkata staged a protest against discrimination on Friday.
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HIV-positive Men in Egypt Tortured, Chained to Hospital Beds
Egyptian HIV-positive men are arrested, tortured and chained to hospital beds for 23 hours a day before facing unfair trials for alleged homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Egyptian HIV-positive men are arrested, tortured and chained to hospital beds for 23 hours a day before facing unfair trials for alleged homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
