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Courtney Connors

Uruguay approves Latin America's first gay adoption law - Yahoo! News (SB#1) - 0 views

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  • Uruguay lawmakers Wednesday adopted a trailblazing law allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, in an unprecedented move for Latin America
  • 17 out of 23 senators voting in favor of the legislation.
  • Gay adoptions remain contentious worldwide, and Uruguay, a nation of some 3.5 million people, is taking another step away from its more conservative neighbors after having already authorized gay civil unions last year
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  • President Tabare Vazquez, the first leftist leader in Uruguayan history, already opened access for homosexuals to military schools in May
  • The Catholic Church is against the bill because "from Genesis in the Bible, it says that 'God created man and woman
  • Uruguay has a long tradition of leading the way in civil rights, and has shown a desire to move ahead quickly on such questions
  • Uruguay was the first country in the largely Catholic South American region to approve divorce in 1907, and gave women the right to vote in 1932
  • Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09
     
    On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the legislative branch in Uruguay passed a bill allowing for gay and lesbian couples to adopt children. This law had major support from the Senators in a 17 out of 23 vote and is unlike any other gay rights movement bill in Latin America. Liberal activists hope this is just the first step in a very long line of the liberation of not only gay rights, but human rights. Uruguay is also noted to be the first Latin American country to approve divorce and women's right to vote.
liz solomon

Is South America Moving Beyond Machismo? - 0 views

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  • liz solomon on 16 Sep 09
     
    The election of Argentina's president sparked discussion on gender roles in Latin America. Gender issues and constraints have hurt Latin America economically. Although there has been an increase in women leaders, domestic violence and strict gender roles still exist.
Elcey Williams

RIGHTS-PARAGUAY: NGO Offers Girls a Way Out of Sexual Exploitation - IPS ipsnews.net - 0 views

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  • Elcey Williams on 16 Sep 09
     
    This source is about the widespread sexual exploitation of underage girls in Paraguay, and the systemic exploitation of women is closely related to how we construct our views of masculinity.
Allegra Gigante Luft

The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource - 0 views

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  • Allegra Gigante Luft on 16 Sep 09
     
    For all the students who are more or less unfamiliar with HIV/AIDS, this website will answer any questions you might have. There are personal accounts, many articles spanning a wide range of topics relating to HIV/AIDS, information on testing and medications, treatment and side effects, current events and more.
Elcey Williams

AIDS in Mexico - The Body - 0 views

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  • Elcey Williams on 16 Sep 09
     
    This source shows recent patterns of AIDS infection in Mexico, as well as recent government policies to deal with the disease.
Atsuyoshi Ishizumi

Lawmakers in Uruguay Vote to Allow Gay Couples to Adopt - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 16 Sep 09
     
    Lawmakers recently voted to extend adoption rights to gay couples in Uruguay, the latest measure to relax laws on homosexuality that has drawn criticism from Roman Catholic churches. Members of Congress said the law made Uruguay the first country in Latin America to permit gay couples to adopt. However, gay marriage still remains illegal, which means they cannot adopt jointly as a couple.
Atsuyoshi Ishizumi

Latin American Health Ministers Agree to Promote - 0 views

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Sexual Education Education AIDS_HIV Discrimination Birth Control Condom

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  • Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 16 Sep 09
     
    In June 2009, Latin American health officials and United Nations bureaucrats agreed to continue implementing "comprehensive sexuality education starting in early childhood" throughout the region, including instruction in the use of condoms and anti-"homophobia" training, at a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Jamaica. Their goal is also to fight against sexual discrimination.
Atsuyoshi Ishizumi

BBC NEWS | Americas | Gay Mexican wins US asylum case - 0 views

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  • Atsuyoshi Ishizumi on 16 Sep 09
     
    This article discusses discrimination against homosexuals in Mexico. San Francisco's Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has made several rulings granting asylum to gay or transsexual applicants from Latin America, where violence against homosexual is common. Some of them have even been abused by the police.
Courtney Connors

Brazilian President Will Seek to "Criminalize Words and Acts Offensive to Homosexuality" - 0 views

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  • In a written address delivered to the Third Congress of the Brazilian Association of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites, and Transsexuals (ABGLT), Lula denounced groups, most of them Christian, who have objected to plans to outlaw such speech, calling them "hypocrites
  • Lula has for several years sought to pass a "homophobia law" that would make it a crime to criticize homosexual behavior.
  • in many cases Brazilian courts already enforce existing laws as if they prohibit such speech
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  • Religious groups and individuals have been censored and fined for criticizing homosexual behavior
  • "homophobic" murders are high,
  • Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09
     
    President Lula of Brazil hopes to "pass a 'homophobia law' that would make it a crime to criticize homosexual behavior." Most homophobic criticism stems from religious conservative groups. This is a primary goal of Lula's as an increasing number of murders have begun to result from hatred and prejudice against homosexuals over the past years.
Courtney Connors

Nine-Year-Old's Abortion Outrages Brazil's Catholic Church - TIME - 0 views

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  • n, only 74% of Brazilians today admit allegiance to Rom
  • Abortion is much more serious than killing an adult. An adult may or may not be an innocent, but an unborn child is most definitely innocent. Taking that life cannot be ignored
  • Why can't I decide what to do with my own body? Women should be able to decide for themselves what's important
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  • More than 200,000 women each year are treated in public hospitals for complications arising from illegal abortions
  • 1 in 3 pregnancies is unwanted
  • But the Church's response to the Recife rape and abortion has shocked public opinion
  • Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09
     
    Although abortion is illegal in Brazil, it is allowed for medical purposes such as the mother's health and in cases of rape. Yet, when a nine year old was raped and impregnated with twins by her step-father, the public was outraged because of the conflicting ideals with the Catholic Church and abortion. The Church upholds the view that any "innocent, unborn" life taken is the act of extreme sin that should be shunned upon.
Iraimi Mercado

Regional Core Health Data System - Country Profile: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 0 views

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  • Iraimi Mercado on 16 Sep 09
     
    United Nations, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Iraimi Mercado

Forced out of Mexico's parks, street kids turn to prostitution | Worldfocus - 0 views

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  • Iraimi Mercado on 16 Sep 09
     
    A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes that a zero tolerance policy intended to curb crime in Mexico has forced some street children into prostitution.
Iraimi Mercado

Violence and crime in Mexico at the crossroads of misgovernance, poverty and inequality... - 0 views

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  • Iraimi Mercado on 16 Sep 09
     
    This source talks about the policys thaa are being made to combat the crime in Mexico. It focuses on what the government is working on to deal with the issue.
Jordan Costello

LATIN AMERICA: "Sexuality Is an Essential Part of Humanity" - IPS ipsnews.net - 0 views

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      Jackie Moran on 16 Sep 09
       
      This article relates to our course because it talks about sexuality, and how it is part of human nature to express it. However, in Latin America, people are not able to express their sexual rights due to poverty, gender inequality, and inequality among social classes and ethnic groups.
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  • Jordan Costello on 16 Sep 09
     
    it talks about the sex in latin america and the lack of sex education there. It talks about places in latin america where sex is very prevelant and it talks about solutions to help bring sex education to latin america.
Sophie Bergelson

Sex ed book causes commotion in Mexico - KTKA.com - 0 views

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  • Sophie Bergelson on 16 Sep 09
     
    Here is a news video about new sex education books being distributed to schools in Mexico City. Students were glad to get the books that had real answers to their questions about sex and sexuality, as well as information about women's rights, domestic violence, and respect for different sexualities. Church groups and a parents association are strongly against the new book, and one member claimed that it "promotes death."
Jessie Davidson

Abortion in Mexico - 0 views

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  • Jessie Davidson on 16 Sep 09
     
    Despite Being Largely Illegal, Abortion in Mexico is Far More Prevalent Than in the United States
Laura Donovan

Male prostitutes and heterosexual HIV-1 spread in Latin America. - 0 views

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  • Laura Donovan on 16 Sep 09
     
    This article gives an overview of the origins of the AIDS pandemic in Latin America. It also discusses the need to monitor the male prostitution ring based on fact that their bisexual male partners often spread the disease to their heterosexual female partners. There is also a number of cases related to the use of infected needles and unsterile drug intake.
janegelb

Critics warn Mexico City over prostitution proposal - 0 views

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  • janegelb on 16 Sep 09
     
    In 2007, Mexico City proposed legalizing prostitution. Many believe if prostitution were legal, it would cause even more women and children to be forced to be sex slaves and prostitutes. Prostitution is already a dangerous and too common practice in Mexico City. As discussed in the article, legalizing it would be no means remedy the situation, it would most likely worsen it.
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