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Ricky Martin Calls for Gay Rights in Puerto Rico
May 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Singer Ricky Martin called Wednesday in a letter sent to the Puerto Rican House of Representatives for the legislative body to approve bill No. 238, which would prohibit discrimination due to sexual orientation on the island. continue reading »
Obama to Urge Supreme Court to Support Same Sex Marriage in California
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Barack Obama's administration will urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn California's Proposition 8, which barred new same-sex unions in the Golden State, NBC and CNN said Thursday. continue reading »
Mexican Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Couples Seeking Marriage
December 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled in favor of three same-sex couples to whom the authorities in the southern state of Oaxaca had refused authorization to wed, bringing the country one step closer to general recognition of this type of union. continue reading »
Transexual Wins Election in Small Cuban Town
November 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A transexual who lives as a woman in a central Cuban village said her election to local office is the "biggest victory" possible over all the "repudiation" she has suffered in her 48 years. continue reading »
Constitutional Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Law in Spain
November 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Spanish Constitutional Court defended same-sex marriage in rejecting a challenge filed by the conservative Popular Party against the law authorizing such unions, which was enacted by a Socialist administration. continue reading »
Cuba Has Performed 20 Sex-Change Operations for Transexuals
October 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The number of Cuban transsexuals who have had sex-change surgery has risen to 20, according to figures released by Mariela Castro, director of the National Center for Sex Education, or Cenesex. continue reading »
LULAC Supports Gay Marriage
July 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The League of United Latin American Citizens is the second leading Hispanic organization in the United States to support the legalization of same-sex marriage. continue reading »
Madrid’s Gay Pride Parade Calls For Marriage Equality
June 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Downtown Madrid welcomed Saturday the traditional Gay Pride demonstration, which kicked off with thousands of people gathering at the Puerta de Alacala monument to demand marriage equality and protection of the rights they currently enjoy. continue reading »
Human Rights Pleads For Mexico to Fully Investigate the Murder of Trans Youth
June 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of Octavio Hernández Villanueva, a trans youth who was 16 years old, in the city of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. continue reading »
Ricky Martin is the Most Influential Person Fighting for LGBT Rights, Says Report
June 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Puerto Rican singer and actor Ricky Martin tops the list of the 20 most influential people in the United States in fighting for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual, or LGBTT, community, the Huffington Post reported. continue reading »
Mexican Gay Pride Parade Draws 30,000 Attendees
June 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Thousands of people and about 30 floats took part in Mexico's 34th Gay Pride Parade in the capital, where a concert marked the end of the event. continue reading »
A Celebration of the LGBT Latino Experience
June 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This month, newsmagazine IN THE LIFE celebrates Latin pride with Orgullo Latino, a look at the complexity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Latinos in the United States. continue reading »
High School Elects Lesbian Couple, Rebeca Arellano and Haileigh Adams, as Homecoming King and Queen
November 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A California high school has taken a progressive step in its support of the LGBTQ community with the election of a lesbian couple as their homecoming king and queen. continue reading »
More Anti-LGBT Attacks, Abuse on the Spanish-Language Program “José Luis Sin Censura” (VIDEO)
April 9, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
More than 30 organizations have sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski, urging him to swiftly act on the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (GLAAD) complaint against Liberman Broadcasting and KRCA Los Angeles for broadcasting the program, José Luis Sin Censura. continue reading »
Sweeping Arizona Immigration Bills Target Children and Youth
February 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Arizona state Senate moved forward with two controversial measures this week that threaten to marginalize undocumented youth to an unprecedented degree. continue reading »
