Gay bar in puerto rico attack

GlobalGayz » Caribbean » Puerto Rico. Same-sex relations between consenting adults were officially legalized with the approval of the new Penal Code in Public discussion and debate about sexual orientation and gender identity issues have increased, and some legal changes have been made. However, public opposition still exists due, in large part, to the strong influence of the Catholic Church and socially conservative Protestants.

Neulisa Luciano Ruiz was killed early on … Read more ». San Juan, P. A gay bar in Puerto Rico has been hit in a shocking arson attack. According to reports from local newspaper El Vocero, several Molotov cocktails were thrown into the club at around PM … Read more ». The Governor of Puerto Rico has spoken out in favour of equal marriage — after a judge attempted to re-ban same-sex weddings by throwing out parts of the US Constitution.

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States and is not fully recognised as a US state. After the Supreme Court decision that brought same-sex marriage to all 50 states, Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has said the territory will follow suit.

He acknowledged that was opposition to the move in the largely Catholic island, … Read more ».

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San Juan Reuters — The Puerto Rican government will no longer defend a law that bans same-sex couples from marrying and does not recognize the validity of such marriages performed in other jurisdictions, the U. The announcement coincided with the filing of a government brief before the 1st Circuit … Read more ».

District Judge Juan M. San Juan, Puerto Rico — Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation. Opponents of the bill prayed on the steps of the seaside Capitol building as lawmakers voted on a simplified version of the measure, which was widely rejected by religious … Read more ».

Hundreds of people have marched through the capital of Puerto Rico to demand that the governor approve a constitutional amendment banning equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. AP reports it is the second such … Read more ». She is not my daughter. Her partner is a woman. Velez is a professor at the … Read more ».

The departing Secretary of Justice, Guillermo Somoza has said new rules would be put in place for hate … Read more ». Two years ago, on a desolate street in central Puerto Rico, a gay year-old named Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado was savagely killed: decapitated, dismembered, and burned. Search Search for:.

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