International stories @advocate.com.1. Rip gay pride parade A gay pride parade or LGBT pride parade is part of a festival or ceremony held by the LGBT community of a city to commemorate the struggle for LGBT rights and pride. attacked Marchers in the Latvian capital, where the official parade was banned. were hit with eggs and human excrement excrement /ex·cre·ment/ (eks´kri-mint) 1. feces. 2. excretion (2). ex·cre·ment n. Waste matter or any excretion cast out of the body, especially feces. July 22. 2. WorldPride parade canceled Because of security concerns due to the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, the main event at the August LGBT LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender festival in Jerusalem was called off July 21. 3. Russia lifts prohibition against gay male blood donors Moving ahead of the United States, the country's minister of health and general prosecutor announced the decision July 17. 4. Almost half of Irish gay men have unsafe sex The study, released in June by Dublin's Gay Men's Health Men's Health Definition Men's health is concerned with identifying, preventing, and treating conditions that are most common or specific to men. Project, also showed that the number getting tested for HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. had dropped. 5. Slovenia passes domestic-partnership law Effective July 23, it will allow gay couples to register their unions and share pensions and property. Advocate.com updates breaking news daily as it happens. For our news archives, click on NEWS on the home page. |
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