Gay Rights Lawyer

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  He Fought For Same-Sex Marriage For Years - And Set Himself On Fire To Protest Global Pollution.

  Police found the charred remains in New York's Prospect Park on Saturday morning, minutes after several journalists received the last email that prominent gay rights attorney David Buckel would ever send.

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  Tunisia Jails 6 Students For 'Homosexuality': Lawyer

  A Tunisian court sentenced six students to three years in jail each on charges of homosexuality in a judgement condemned by rights activists, their lawyer, Boutheina Karkni said today.

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  California Lawyer Proposes Ballot Measure to Execute Gays

  A California lawyer has submitted a referendum proposal to outlaw homosexuality in the famously liberal western US state, on pain of execution.

• Mexico City Obeys Court Order, Allows Gay Marriage: Lawyer

  The first marriage between homosexuals was held on Saturday in a city on the border with California, after officials ended an 18-month fight that led to a Mexican Supreme Court order to permit the wedding, a lawyer for the couple said.

• Uganda Judges Debate Bid to Overturn Anti-Gay Law

  Ugandan state lawyers sought on Thursday to dismiss a petition by activists at the constitutional court seeking to overturn anti-gay legislation condemned by rights groups as draconian.

• Colorado Leaders Want Gay Marriage Ban Rejected

  Colorado's Democratic governor and its Republican top lawyer asked a US court Wednesday to issue an injunction declaring their state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional.

• Britain may sue churches for refusing gay marriages

  Churches in Britain may face legal action if they do not agree to the prime minister's plans for same-sex unions, a media report said on Tuesday.