A former campaign manager of former U.S. President George W. Bush confessed that he is gay and, after years of public service, wants to become an advocate for gay rights. “It took me 43 years to feel comfortable with this part of my personality,” said Ken Mehlman, campaign manager for Bush’s reelection in 2004, in an interview published Wednesday online edition of The Atlantic magazine.

“Each trace their path and, in my case, I announced the news to my family, my friends and former colleagues in recent months, and have been wonderful to me,” said Mehlman.

Ironically, in the election campaign for which Mehlman worked in 2004, the gay marriage ban was one of the most advocated by the Republican Party and, according to some analysts, the moral issues which facilitated the re-election of former President Bush.

Nepal held its first Gay Pride after years of waiting. About 2,000 people, according to police estimates, on Wednesday toured the streets of Kathmandu for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT).
Different demonstrators danced through the main streets of the capital of Nepal with colorful costumes in what is considered the first LGBT Pride in the country, despite small events held in previous years.
Leading the protesters was Sunil Babu Pant, Deputy openly gay and tireless worker for LGBT rights in Nepal. The Blue Diamond Society, a group led by Pant to fight for gay rights, was in charge of organizing the parade. “We want to turn this event into an international event. Nepal has made considerable progress on gay issues in a very short time and we hope that this attitude will inspire other nations, “Pant said a few days ago.
Nepalese demonstrators were accompanied by several participants from other countries such as India, Japan and some European states.
Nepal decriminalized homosexuality until 2007, after the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of a democratic republic multipartidista.Actualmente is one of the countries that are on the waiting list to approve marriage between same sex, although political problems are complicating the approval of the new Constitution. The new legal framework will also ensure the rights of transgender and intersex persons to register as a “third sex” in official documents.

Following the adoption of equal marriage, many companies have focused their business strategy in this segment, and much has grown the market for weddings planners. According to data collected by different means, a heterosexual couple provides between $ 50,000 and $ 80,000 while the same sex are armed with a budget that, on average, exceeds $ 100,000, where the main feature is to customize everything: for example , record the initials of the boyfriends or girlfriends on the dance floor, in the champagne glass in coasters and napkins, among thousands of details. Recently, it launched the OrganizatubodaGay.com portal, where you can find all the products, services, locations and personnel for the occasion. The website is a directory of suppliers, from caterers and lounges to photographers and designers who are putting together special offers for this type of wedding.
The initiative to bring together the different providers in a single guide comes from Sergio Donoso, a wedding planner who, seeing the particularity of the occasion, also saw the need to organize them in a serious and practically.
And the benefits are not just for the users. The poster of the guide, has a key and password where, through a control panel you can update your miniespacio, renew all the information you consider important, videos, audio, photo galleries, products, promotions. Thus, the site is constantly updated, safely and effectively.

A month after the entry into force of the law of gay marriage, 81 same-sex couples have joined in Argentina, most of them in the city of Buenos Aires, according to details the daily Clarin. The survey states that 63 of these unions were men and 17 women. In one case, the gender of the spouses did not leak at the request of stakeholders. Differentiated by jurisdiction, the city of Buenos Aires is the entity that has held more links (32), followed by the province of Buenos Aires (19) and Mendoza (6). In the other provinces have taken place between 1 and 3 weddings. In seven provinces, however, has not yet been gay marriages. Most of those who married during the first month of the law and had several years of cohabitation. The average age of contracting around 50 years.

On 25 September, a group of human rights defenders will do their “24 hours of combat against Homophobia”, an initiative which will be held in Brazil. The idea came after the recent murder of teenager Alexandre Ivo the day of approval of marriage between same sex in Argentina.

The event will draw attention of society because it will have a 24-hour programming that includes music shows, plays, exhibitions, debates and parties.

Anyone can participate, working in the way you want to fulfill the mission. As indicated on the website of the initiative, the important thing is to talk and discuss homophobia and instigating the debate.

A similar idea was carried out in France for Idaho – International Day Against Homophobia, which credited a high membership in just one day.

The Supreme Court of Justice’s Office on Monday approved the possibility of same-sex married couples to adopt children in the Federal District, where the Mexican capital, after the August 5 to endorse the gay marriages. With the measure, the Federal District homosexual couples will have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexual.
The two senators who opposed the proposal said that marriage was an institution prior to the existence of the Mexican Constitution that unites “permanently” to a man and a woman with the intention of “bearing”, which is broken down approve adoptions for homosexual persons united in marriage. By contrast, those who agreed stressed: “It has been demonstrated, as for example, says the Assembly of Member States of the Council of Europe, that the fact of being raised by gay parents harms children, or that gay parents would be worse parents than heterosexuals, or that these children are exposed, in turn, to be homosexuals. ”
They also noted that the issues were not making an issue “gender” but “people” and recalled that the conditions for adopting, in his opinion, go through that grant them responsible for taking into account the “love”, the ” education “and the degree of” commitment “to the couple with the potential adopted child.

The City of Santiago de Chile will host the Fourth Convention of Families for Diversity that will take place between 21 and 27 September. The purpose of the meeting is to address the phenomenon of homophobia, inform and educate the population on heterosexual sexual orientation, gender identity and relations between parents and siblings based on unconditional love. This convention also seeks to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and their families harassed by the company and its heterosexist models in addition to exchanging resources for public action.
“The work of family groups is the one that helps break the vicious cycle of family destruction, by being able to express feelings, be supported and model positive attitudes based on family values of understanding, unconditional love, fighting myths and prejudices, using education and activism. It is therefore extremely important to have a speaking network in Latin America, Spain and the United States. It is urgent to train more groups together. The most prominent parents can help other families to be happier if they are based on truth, honesty, genuine support and unconditional love, “say from the Organization. The convention has the participation of representatives from all Latin American countries, Spain and the United States. SDS is composed of families formed by heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) from Latin America, Spain and the United States speaking.

The Gay Argentine Futbol team became today world champion in the tournament ILGFA in the Gay Games VIII in Cologne (Germany). The team defeated Argentina 3-0 to Seattle Jet City campus this morning getting the World Cup Football International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGFA) and gold medals for the Olympics.
“We have a very big emotion. It is the first time we went out world champions, and in the context of the Olympics. We are happy to be able to show our sport to the world level, and have represented our country as a more fair and equitable for all. ”
Cesar Cigliutti, president of the Comunidad Homosexual Argentina (CHA) said that “we are experiencing a time of change and transformation and we are proud that Argentina has the references you have in this entire process of equality and win against homophobia and discrimination. We congratulate the SAFGay and we are proud to Argentina as the first country in Latin America in having a law like the Equal Marriage. ”

The addition of the word gay marriage has been announced by the secretary of the Royal Academy, Darío Villanueva. According to Villanueva, “The Academy does not legislate, it creates reality. Just type in the dictionary definitions and terms that are in the language. No issues in relation to them any value judgments, acting with the utmost of objectivity. ” After the adoption of gay marriage in Spain in 2005, the Academy has raised the need to change the traditional meaning of the word marriage, in order to reflect this new reality. A reality that was subsequently strengthened by the legalization of marriages between same sex in Mexico City or in Argentina, not to mention the cases of non-Hispanic-speaking countries have also Incorporating the legalization of their respective laws. Still, despite the fact that according to the secretary of the RSA, gay marriage will be included without any doubt in the next revision of the dictionary, its introduction must be agreed by the other 21 Spanish Language Academies, since not all countries the same legislation.

Congressman Jose Vargas Fernandez presented the draft law establishing civil unions between same sex, assigned to the No. 4181/2010-CR. If passed this bill, it would recognize same-sex couples equal rights that recognize domestic partnerships, that is, among other rights, economic character as to form a real society, subject to the rules of the conjugal partnership.
The legal regime of de facto unions are not fully comparable to marriage (it produces no blood relationship or marriage, adoption is not allowed, etc.). However, it would be taking an important first step towards equality and recognition, respect and protection of fundamental rights long ignored.
According to article 1 of the project “means civil union union made freely by people of the same sex who have lived together in an emotional relationship stable for a minimum period of one year and have signed the declaration of civil union in personal record of the Public Records. ”
The project seeks to homosexual orientation minorities are not excluded or discriminated against in our society, as they too have the same rights of any person who is to equality and non-discrimination clause in our Constitution and international human rights treaties human.