Word: gays
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...It’s not easy to play a self-described “stereotypical” gay men—not if you’re a straight guy from Ingram, Texas, a town so conservative that a high school production of “Les Miserables” caused a minor scandal...
Massachusetts In 2003, it became the first state to legalize gay marriage, after its supreme court ruled that banning it was unconstitutional...
...Vermont Gay Marriage Gains Momentum While Californians await a decision from the state supreme court on whether a referendum banning gay marriage will be upheld, other parts of the country appear to be moving in favor of same-sex unions. Vermont and Iowa legalized the practice in early April; the District of Columbia will vote in May on whether to recognize other states' unions...
District of Columbia In a preliminary vote, the D.C. council voted on April 7 to recognize out-of-state gay marriages. Official vote...
...Health experts say China needs to ramp up its efforts to target these groups and others more effectively. In February, the World Health Organization warned Beijing of a steep rise in HIV among gay men unless prevention programs targeting them were greatly improved. Zunyou Wu, director of the National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, says new programs are being developed, but that the government still relies heavily on members of the gay community to educate themselves. Sex workers also lack access to programs and materials they need to keep themselves...