The Southern Baptist Conventn, the largt Prottant nomatn the Uned Stat, wh over 16 ln members, has discrimated agast gay and lbian people for more than a quarter-century.
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ALL 4 NY EPISPAL BISHOP NDIDAT WILL ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE IF ELECTED
Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictns that have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry. * allow gay *
The news has sparked ternatnal outrage, and lls for a boytt of the Bnei-owned Dorchter Hotel cha, but has also shed a spotlight on the realy that homosexualy and genr-nonnformg inti remas illegal dozens of untri all over the world.
"Acrdg to ILGA, an ternatnal lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex advocy group, there are 70 U. Member natns, Palte and the Cook Islands, as well as Indonia, "where a large provce and some ci outlaw homosexual acts.
WHY NOT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE?
In June of 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court led all state bans on same-sex marriage unnstutnal, allowg gay and lbian upl to marry natnwi. This timele highlights the chang state polici leadg up to that lg. * allow gay *
An Indonian man is ned public om an executor known as 'algojo' for havg gay sex, which is agast Sharia law on May 23, 2017 Banda Aceh, Indonia. While many untri that crimalize homosexualy have reputatns as reprsive regim, others are popular tourist statns wh Amerins unaware of the human-rights vlatns gog on beyond their rort walls:. (In Malaysia, where those nvicted face rporal punishment and up to 20 years prison, travel mister Mohamadd Ketapi recently sisted "I don't thk we have anythg like that our untry, " reference to gay people.
However, laws crimalizg beg gay rema a realy for one-third of untri worldwi. Try FROM FORBESAn Edor Told Me To 'Stop Pchg Gay Stori' - This Is What I DidBy Jamie Wareham.
Sce the first same-sex marriag took place the Netherlands 2001, more than 30 other jurisdictns have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry, mostly Europe and the Ameris.