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No crime to be gay!


It's hard to fathom that in 75 countries, being gay is still a crime. French activist Louis-Georges Tin, founder of the International Day Against Homophobia International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) is celebrated May 17.

The international day against homophobia aims to coordinate international events to call respect for lesbians and gays world-wide.
, hopes to change that by having the United Nations adopt a resolution calling for the decriminalization decriminalization n. the repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimes or subject to prosecution.  of homosexuality worldwide. Tin speaks to reporter Doug Ireland This article or section is an autobiography, or has been extensively edited by the subject, and may not conform to Wikipedia's NPOV policy.
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 about his mission.
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Title Annotation:ACTIVISM; regulation for discrimination against gays
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 19, 2006
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