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Some other Latin American countries including Argentina and Uruguay allow same-sex unions but Mexico City is the first place to include gay couples within existing marriage laws.
The three-day Bangalore Queer Film Festival will provide a platform for debating issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex communities.
Police have confirmed that Iyer was a homosexual who used to invite male prostitutes home regularly.
"I cannot pretend that I am not hurt," chief justice AP Shah said on his last working day. "A sense of hurt is always there. These things happen in life."
Archies has stacked the shelves of 500 stores across big cities as well as small towns with five different Valentine's Day cards for gays and lesbians ahead of February 14.
Former Spice Girls member Melanie Brown says that it's an honour for her to be known as a gay icon.
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