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Necrophilia among ducks ruffles research feathers
The strange case of the homosexual necrophiliac duck pushed out the boundaries of knowledge in a rather improbable way when it was recorded by Dutch researcher Kees Moeliker.

Costs Keeping Lesbians From Health Care
(Rochester, New York) A new national survey shows that health care costs and the lack of adequate health insurance are the most common reasons why lesbians don't have health care.

Saudis Behead Gay Couple
(Riyadh) A gay couple was beaded in a public execution Sunday in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing a blackmailer. If they had been exposed as gay they could have been executed anyway.

IRA Turning To Attacks On Gays
(Londonderry, Northern Ireland) Terrorists from the Irish Republican Army are reportedly targeting gays now that they have abandoned their war against the British government.
Man flees home over anti-gay 'IRA' attacks
A gay student has been forced to leave his Londonderry home, after receiving anti-gay threats from men claiming to be members of the IRA.

Bishop rejected over gay row
A senior Bishop has been excluded from communion and religious celebrations by a group of clergy within his diocese, because of his apparent support for sexual diversity within the Anglican Church.

Czech Parliament says 'No' to same-sex partnerships
For the fourth time the Chamber of Deputies, the Lower House of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, has dismissed the idea of adopting a Registered Partnership Act for same-sex couples.

Dutch gay couples may soon adopt abroad
A majority coalition of lawmakers in the Netherlands submitted legislation Wednesday that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children from other countries.


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