Chile
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11 January 2013Chilean Bishop says gay ‘domestic partnerships bring the destruction of human beings’ 20 A Chilean Bishop spoke out earlier this week to say that domestic partnerships, as per recently proposed legislation, would bring the "destruction of human beings". -
6 January 2013Chile: Marriage equality becomes a key issue in presidential debates 6 The issue of marriage equality became majorly divisive during the first televised debate between two potential presidential nominees for the Chilean Christian Democrat party.
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15 December 2012Chile: Court apologises to judge denied access to her daughters because she is gay 3 The Chilean Government issued an apology to a lesbian judge who was denied custody of her three children because she is gay.
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8 December 2012Chile: Motel fined for discriminating against lesbian couple 4 In the first ruling under a new anti-discrimination law, a Chilean judge has fined a motel for refusing entry to a same-sex couple, and ordered that it can't refuse entry in future.
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17 October 2012UK ambassador apologises for calling Argentinians ‘gay’ 25 Britain's ambassador to Chile has apologised for making a homophobic comment on Twitter.
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7 September 2012Chile: Army general criticised for issuing orders to “avoid gays” 6 Calls for a top Chilean general to retire have come after he issued orders which instructed recruiters to avoid gays and Jehovah's Witnesses. -
28 June 2012Santiago: Twelfth annual pride parade attracts 80,000 and British ambassador 4 On Saturday, Santiago's twelfth annual pride parade, March for Equality, took place with over 80,000 people demanding further advancement of LGBT rights in Chile. -
10 May 2012Chile passes hate crime bill in the wake of gay man’s killing 13 In the wake of a national outcry over the homophobic killing of a young man, the Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination bill that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender, and/or sexual orientation. -
5 April 2012Chile: Discrimination law moves closer after gay man’s death 19 A week after the death of Daniel Zamudio, a Chilean gay man who had been the victim of a brutal and sustained attack, the country's Congress has narrowly approved most of the provisions of a bill which would protect citizens against discrimination.
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30 March 2012Chile ponders hate crime legislation as thousands attend gay man’s funeral 14 In the wake of a gay man’s torture and death at the hands of four neo-Nazis, Chile is under pressure to pass a hate crime legislation, as thousands attend his funeral in Santiago.
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28 March 2012Gay Chilean man dies in hospital after neo-Nazi attack 26 Daniel Zamudio, a gay 24-year-old Chilean man who was left brain-dead following an attack in Santiago by four alleged members of a neo-Nazi gang, died yesterday in hospital after three weeks in a medically-induced coma. -
23 March 2012Chile: Lesbian judge whose sexuality ‘put daughters at risk’ wins legal battle 7 A gay judge has won a custody case against the Chilean courts which had taken away her three daughters in 2004 believing her sexuality to put their development 'at risk'.
