With a solemn ceremony, the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne (Germany) were officially opened Saturday, with more than 9000 athletes from around the world who will compete in over 35 disciplines until 7th August. It started with the parade of athletes expected to waste much energy on each computer and representation. Somewhat combined, carrying banners and flags of their home.
According to official figures, there were 9475 participants from 65 countries. This number is less than expected (the organizers anticipated about 12,000), which however is a good number given the global economic crisis, and is very similar to the amount recorded in the Gay Games in Chicago and Montreal.
68% of participants are men. Germany is the one that registers 31% of those participants, followed by the United States representing 23% of the total.
Some of the cities with just one participant are El Salvador, Ghana, Liberia, Peru, Suriname, United Arab Emirates. About 11% of those registered to participate in football. 12% do so in water sports, followed by volleyball and tennis.
One thing to note is that many of the participants have adopted a false identity for fear of being prosecuted or losing their jobs when they return to their cities. Those who opted for change but their identities were participants from Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Mexico and Zimbabwe.

In Sweden, being gay should not be a problem, but the reality is that still a long way to go. The children of homosexual couples represent a new generation that needs support and a level playing so far do not exist.
Coinciding with the debate on the possibility that homosexuals can marry, which is opposed by Democrats in the government and the Church of Sweden, up pops news that Norrköping has been opened in a nursery and kindergarten for the so-called “Children of the Rainbow.”
The center, first of its kind, is dedicated solely to those small to grow and are educated in gay families. The nursery is open 24 hours a day, is housed in the church of St. Olai, which has turned over part of its premises, and is paid entirely by the municipality of Fingspång.
In this first kindergarten for the children of the group “gay”, there are “families” of all kinds: two gay dads, two moms lesbian, bisexual a mom and a dad or two lesbians and two gay men who share the care of baby . Combination “Rainbow.” The degree of freedom achieved in the relationship has raised a new family situation very difficult.
The children of homosexual couples (adopted or generated in different ways) are made a mess and have difficulty finding their place in a traditional society dominated by heterosexuals.
These children grow and are educated at home with parents or mothers atypical of the same sex, are victims of some habits that do not really understand and when they reach the age to go to school without even having assimilated family situation, suffer when testing that all his friends have a mom and a dad while they only have two dads or two moms.

The struggle for LGBT rights extend all the way has taken a new step. It was a U.S. proposal, the House Economic and Social Council of the UN has accepted an LGBT organization in consultative entity for the United Nations. A very important step towards visibility, as United Nations has a clear and powerful voice that is capable of defending our rights and respect for human rights in this area.
With previous support of other 200 non governmental organizations from 59 countries worldwide, the International Commission on Human Rights for Gays and Lesbians earned this status after a vote in which they counted 23 votes in favor, 13 against, 13 abstentions and 5 absences.
This acceptance by the United Nations is particularly important as the International Commission on Human Rights for Gays and Lesbians had applied for its consultative status with the UN three years ago and so far, despite meeting all the requirements, several countries UN members were opposed, even coming to present a motion of “no-action” during the vote on LGBT status of this organization.
The executive director of the LGBT organization, Cary Alan Johnson, said after acceptance of the status of UN observer: “The decision is an affirmation that the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have a place in the United Nations as part of a community of civil society. The clear message is that these voices must not be silenced and that human rights can not be denied on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity. ”

The Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation of Chile (Movilh) described as “historic” ruling that recognizes the right of a homosexual man to adopt his nephew.
The ruling reverses an earlier ruling of a district court had denied the custody of a child of two years and seven months of his uncle, basing his argument on the homosexual condition of the latter.
“This is a landmark decision because it sets the legal precedent that the sexual orientation of the person requesting the adoption, whether a child who is not bound by it, or is a relative, is not a factor to be considered for suitability of that person, who is seeking the adoption or custody of a child, “said the president of Movilh, Rolando Jimenez.
“We’re very pleased, we are very excited, because this creates a qualitatively different picture of how he perceived the relationship between homosexuality and child adoption or guardianship,” the activist, although the bugs on this topic do not provide case law .

On September 2, Pink Point Buenos Aires will open in Florida Street, in front of Galerias Pacifico Shopping.
Pink Point Buenos Aires is a tourist information center, especially designed for gays and lesbians (Heterofriendly) in downtown Buenos Aires. A place where you can acquire information about cultural life, support groups, travel agencies, clubs, design and fashion shops, restaurants, language schools and all those service companies that are Gay or Gay friendly in the city and Argentina in general.
The idea basically came from Amsterdam where he opened the first stand of Pink Point during the 1998 Gay Olympics. However, Pink Point Buenos Aires will be somewhat different, as this will be the first tourist information center for gays and lesbians in the continent.
In Buenos Aires, there is no “Gay Zone” in particular, but now have a place where gays and lesbians (local and foreign) may enter and get all the information they need. In addition to brochures, promotional tickets with discounts at restaurants, bars and discotheques, the information center, will also sell all kinds of souvenirs related to gay life in the city (as well as exclusive merchandise Pink Point) and in turn can book tours, and / or tours.

Congressman Jorge Arabel asked the province national legislators to name the 15th of July as the Day of Equality because of the law decided that day. “It’s a transcendent value this step that we made as a country,” he said. After the approval of equal marriage law by the Senate of the Nation, and that will be enacted soon by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, was heard several voices were raised recognizing the progress that mean for the country in terms of equality rights.
Arabel said his project was added to the many voices that made themselves heard from the Senate of the Civil Code reform ending discrimination and allowing equal marriage.
“It’s a transcendent value that we have taken this step as a country, because we understand all that at stake were not religious or moral issues, instead we were proposing ithe responsibility of democracy with the discriminated minorities,” said Arabel.

The National Congress passed this morning the equal marriage law, which equates the civil rights of homosexual couples to heterosexual couples. After a 15-hour marathon debate was imposed agony favorable position of the rule had partial approval from the House floor on May 5. In this way, Argentina became the ninth country around the globe that authorizes the marriage of gays and lesbians.
With flags and banners, the demonstrators who support marriage between same-sex couples, celebrate the Senate’s decision into law the initiative. “We have much to celebrate and much to do,” said Maria Rachid, president of the Argentina Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals.
Since yesterday, people were filling the square in front of Parliament. In that place, followed by shields the future of the meeting.
The news about what happened in the Senate come from the Community Tent Homosexual Argentina (CHA), where the session was broadcast live. On stage, Kevin Johansen and other artists participated, yesterday, of the party.

According to official data, in four months marriage took place 142 men and 129 women. In addition, there were 18 foreigners benefited from the law.
Four months after the entry into force of marriage between same sex in the Mexican capital, had been held a total of 271 unions, as confirmed by the Legal Counsel of the Federal District. In a statement, the agency explained that on March 4 to date there have been 142 marriages between men and 129 women, ranging between 21-30 years of age, and recalled that during the first month there were 94 unions.
On the nationality of the spouses highlights the case of 18 foreigners who married another of the same sex of Mexican nationality.
Among the origins of the parties include the cases of people born in Romania, Spain, Italy, France, USA, England, Canada, Panama, Venezuela and Colombia, among others.

With an attendance of 700,000 to 800,000 people which coincided with the anniversary of the legalization of gay marriage in Spain, was held under the theme “trans equality.”
Hundreds waved rainbow flags yesterday in Madrid Pride festival which drew about 800,000 attendees. The walked up the center of Madrid and lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual, heterosexual, and people with other sexual orientations and generic, danced and celebrated sexual diversity.
Kyllie Minogue, Australian singer looking to settle in Madrid, was the “goddess of the Pride” and played several topics.
The motion also welcomed the five years since gay marriage is legal in Spain, a fact that turned the country into the third permit and the second in which the adoption by homosexual couples is permitted. From 2005 to date, throughout the Spanish territory have been held more than twenty thousand marriages.

After its 500 was elected as gay caro f the year in 2010, Fiat is trying to please that group, and as this weekend is held in the Spanish capital on Gay Pride Day, have decided to put up five versions of its utility specially trained the occasion.
Each version reflects a topic within the gay culture, so that the names that will receive these Fiat 500 are Drag, Leather, Lesbos, Bear and Cool.
The idea is that each of the versions will parade during the parade, but these versions will obviously marketable.