Top 5 international stories @advocate.com.1. Gay Indian prince celebrates birthday with estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. family Manvendra Singh Gohil Manvendra Singh Gohil is a prince from Rajpipla, India who came out as gay and was subsequently disowned by his family [1][2] His story attracted international media attention. turned 41 on September 17 in the company of his royal family, who had initially disowned dis·own tr.v. dis·owned, dis·own·ing, dis·owns To refuse to acknowledge or accept as one's own; repudiate. him afar he came out. 2. Hong Kong court strikes down sodomy laws on appeal On September 20 the Hong Kong government lost its case to preserve the ban prohibiting gay men under the age of 21 from having sex. 3. Jerusalem grants pride parade permit After a series of setbacks, organizers on September 18 received permission to hold the event--originally scheduled for this summers WorldPride--on November 10. 4. Polish president says he's "not an enemy" of gays In New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to attend the United Nations general assembly session September 18-21, Lech Lech (lĕkh), river, c.175 mi (280 km) long, rising in Vorarlberg, W Austria, and flowing NE into S Germany past Augsburg to the Danube River. The Wertach River is its chief tributary. Kaczynski said his antigay views are simply misunderstood. 5 Gay male tourists attacked in Croatia A German couple who were holding hands were beaten up by unknown assailants in the city of Split on September 13, the fourth such attack there since July. Advocate.com updates breaking news daily. For the archives, click on NEWS on the home page. |
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