Lebanon displays an increasing tolerance of gays
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BEIRUT -- The Lebanese soldiers at the checkpoint peered through the barbed wire. Across the street from these men in their fatigues and combat gear, another group of men had arrived -- revelers in hip-hugging pants and tight shirts on their way to Acid, an openly gay nightclub in east Beirut.
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Although it includes a number of Francophile as well as pro-American figures, Lebanon's new Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Omar Karameh, has already received the cold shoulder from both Paris and Washington.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the UN force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155 mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles, and an array of armored personnel carriers. The other is a contingent ...
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Supreme Court touched off fresh controversy over gay rights yesterday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages of couples who wed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge panel, though limited in scope, reignited a debate over the rights of homosexuals in Israel. The 6-to-1 decision was hailed by rights advocates as a political advance ...
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army declared victory in 33 days of fighting against al Qaeda-inspired militants.
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BEIRUT, Nov. 27 -- The evening was tense, as most are these days in Beirut, its Maronite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Sunni and Shiite Muslims and Druze perched imprecisely between war and peace. Malak Beydoun, a young woman, pulled her car into a parking lot in the Christian neighborhood of Ashrafiyeh. She peered at a billboard overhead, alarmed and then indignant....
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With a low-flying passenger jet circling the capital, Lebanon put on a boisterous show Thursday to celebrate the end of Israel's air blockade. But Israel said its closure of Lebanon's ports will remain in force until international forces arrive to watch the seas.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army claimed victory in 33 days of fighting against al Qaeda-inspired militants.
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BUCHAREST, Jun 27 (IPS) - The third Gay Pride Parade that drew strong  opposition earlier this month underlines the fact that gay rights  are far from being accepted in this country.
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What it's like to grow up gay in Jamaica, where bigotry is widespread.
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Whether he is despised or adored by   Lebanese, Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has emerged   as an idol in the wake of his group's war with Israel.
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Lebanese are being squeezed, no longer just by fear of bombs, but by the realities of checkpoints and roving patrols of soldiers.
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While state after state in the United States closes its doors to the prospect of same-sex marriage, lesbian and gay relationships have been gaining acceptance in the rest of the world.Comment
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NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- A panel of rabbis gave permission Wednesday for same-sex commitment ceremonies and ordination of gays within Conservative Judaism, a wrenching change for a movement that occupies the middle ground between orthodoxy and liberalism in Judaism.
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Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused
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The death of a young man may turn the emotional tide against the Lebanese government
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It was a showcase of Lebanonâs divided soul, and it raised fears of violence between the two sides.