In Dialogue wh the Panama, Experts of the Human Rights Commtee Commend Torture Law Revisns, Raise Issu Concerng Accs to Legal Abortns and Discrimatn agast Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Intersex Persons | OHCHR

Contents:

• PANAMA’S LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE!
• PANAMá PROHíBE EL "MATRIMON" GAY N NUEVA LEY
• IN DIALOGUE WH THE PANAMA, EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMTEE COMMEND TORTURE LAW REVISNS, RAISE ISSU CONCERNG ACCS TO LEGAL ABORTNS AND DISCRIMATN AGAST LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX PERSONS
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

PANAMA’S LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE!

In July, the Panamanian ernment took an important step forward support of the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people.

Rpondg to acts of discrimatn durg the genr-based quarante, five ernment mistri and the Ombudsperson’s Office issued a statement that said, “the Natnal Government rejects any type of hostily, vlence, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia or discrimatn[.

The terviewer is Cristian González Cabrera, a rearcher the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) Rights Program at Human Rights Watch, where he foc on Lat Ameri and the Caribbean. While a diverse group of activists protted outsi the Natnal Assembly, Deputy Jairo “Bolota” Salazar addrsed the crowd and said, “they are gay, and they nnot enter [the buildg].

PANAMá PROHíBE EL "MATRIMON" GAY N NUEVA LEY

HistoryHomosexual activy Panama? Homosexual activy Panama is legal. Foreign same-sex marriag regnized onlyCourt lg pendg on legalizatn of gay unns, Marriage.

LGBTQ+ rights Ameris In s lg, the urt said that 'no matter how many chang happen realy, ' gay marriag lack 'nventnal and nstutnal regnn. The urt, however, said, "no matter how many chang happen realy, " for now gay marriage "lacks nventnal and nstutnal regnn. Newsletter LE MONDE IN ENGLISH Every morng, a selectn of articl om Le Mon In English straight to your box Sign up Wh the Febary 16 lg, the Panamanian jtice system "has rejected the regnn of the digny of same-sex upl and their right to build a fay Panama, " Ivan Chanis, print of the gay rights anizatn Fundacn Igual, told AFP.

Moreover, they also lled for wir LGBT+ human rights, cludg a liftg of Panama’s ban on gay and bi men donatg blood. Anti-gay remarks ma on Saturday by a Hezbollah lear Lebanon who has recently lled for anti-gay vlence sparked panic and terror among lbian, …. Last week, we shared the news wh you that a historic urt lg Costa Ri uld brg gay marriage to 20 different natns.

IN DIALOGUE WH THE PANAMA, EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMTEE COMMEND TORTURE LAW REVISNS, RAISE ISSU CONCERNG ACCS TO LEGAL ABORTNS AND DISCRIMATN AGAST LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX PERSONS

The urt said that the ia of homosexual unns Panama “lacks nventnal and nstutnal regnn, ” and explaed that s Fay Co prriz tradnal marriage and fay stctur.

Moreover, the Church stat that tradn, based on Sacred Scripture, “has always clared that ‘homosexual acts are trsilly disorred’”, gog on to expla that such acts “are ntrary to the natural law… close the sexual act to the gift of life… do not proceed om a genue affective and sexual plementary, ” and “[u]nr no circumstanc n they be approved.

Last month, Kenya’s Supreme Court led a 3-2 cisn to allow homosexuals to tablish pro-LGBT anizatns, spe the fact that homosexual actns and relatnships rema illegal the Ain untry, LifeSeNews prevly reported. Kenyan lawmakers, relig lears, and others have exprsed outrage ncerng the lg, argug that the cisn will help to normalize homosexualy and ero Kenyan culture. The cisn was South Korea’s first move awardg privileg unr the law for people homosexual unns.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

The urt, however, said, “no matter how many chang happen realy, ” for now gay marriage “lacks nventnal and nstutnal regnn. Wh the Febary 16 lg, the Panamanian jtice system “has rejected the regnn of the digny of same-sex upl and their right to build a fay Panama, ” Ivan Chanis, print of the gay rights anizatn Fundacn Igual, he said.

A 1947 law crimalizg homosexualy was repealed 2008 after protts by New Men and New Women of Panama, the only openly gay anizatn the untry.

The untry has a relatively large LGBT muny, which has held a gay rights para yearly sce 2005, Carnival has bee known as an unofficial gay pri celebratn Panama Cy and Las Tablas on the Azuero Pensula.

Although the LGBT muny is fairly tegrated the pal cy and tourism and expat statns like Bos l Toro and Boquete, sexual orientatn is not flnted and there is not a huge gay scene.

In one se, a gay uple married overseas and adopted a child. Homophobic slurs are played for lghs. Acrdg to the official ternal manual of the Natnal Police, beg homosexual is a "grave offense" that mers immediate employment termatn.

HistoryHomosexual activy Chiriquí?