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Presbyterian Church U.S.A. to allow gay and lesbian clergy The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Tuesday voted to allow the ordination of openly gay and lesbian ministers. The church put the vote to its 173 presbyteries, or governing bodies, nationwide. On Tuesday, the Twin Citites Area presbytery, which covers Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, became the 87th presbytery — and the deciding vote — to approve an amendment that will remove the constitutional requirement that all ministers, elders and deacons live in “fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman or chastity in singleness.” The change, which opens up the possibility that people in same-sex relationships can be considered for ordination, is expected to take effect starting on July 10. It is the latest move by a Protestant denomination toward the inclusion of gay and lesbian clergy. “I see this as an opportunity to build a stronger church. Faithful and qualified lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pr...

May 19, 2011 Koforidua, May 19, GNA - Mr Alexander Freeman Asare, Project Officer of HIV/AIDS Prevention through Education, a project being implemented in the New Juaben Municipality, expressed worry about the way and manner film writers and producers are portraying sex in their movies of late. He noted that most movies that children watch currently portray sex and obscenity. Mr Asare, who was speaking at the HAPE Project Collaborators meeting to review the project activity work plan for this year, in Koforidua in on Thursday, said if children are allowed to watch movies portraying sex, they might practice pre-marital sex and other social vices. He appealed to film makers to produce more educative movies and reduce the production of movies that portray sex and obscenity. Ms Rose Nani, Nurse Counselor at the Ghana Health Service at the New Juaben Municipal Health Directorate, warned the youth against HIV/AIDS, saying that even though the rate of prevalence was reducing in the Municipali...

Tongo — If you have ever doubted the importance of sign language inclusion on Ghana Television (GTV) for hearing impaired persons, you are completely wrong, a teacher at the Gbeogo School for the Deaf at Tongo has noted. Mr. Francis Agadiah told The Chronicle in an exclusive interview that the inclusion of sign language on the state TV network, GTV, had made a significant impact on hearing impaired persons, especially, students, who use the sign language interpretation to understand the news and stay abreast with all the happenings in the world. This also keeps them informed in decision making. While appealing to other TV networks to emulate GTV, Mr. Agadiah also encouraged all public agencies and institutions, such as the hospitals, security agencies and media houses, to engage the services of special instructors to receive and address the plight of persons with all kinds of impairment. Touching on factors that could lead to deafness, the special teacher mentioned excessive exposure ...

by Chris Twum The timely intervention of the police averted what could have been a bloody clash between the Zongo community at Madina, a suburb of Accra, and the Baptist Church in the same community, over a parcel of land that the two groups are claiming ownership of. The Zongo community claims the land belongs to the community, and that the church cannot take possession of it. The dispute over the land was said to have travelled to the courts, where the Baptist Church won, but the local community would not accept the ruling, and rather went to the land in contention and locked up the church and school situated there, disrupting academic work for the morning. The leadership of the Baptist Church reported the incident to the Madina police, who immediately responded, and came to remove the locks and barricades, before the pupils could have access to their classrooms, and the teachers their offices. This incurred the wrath of the protesting community residents, who had already gathered on...

17 th of May is here! International Day against Homophobia!  Tuesday, 17 May 2011 News:  Kaos GL Today is 17 th of May! International Day against Homophobia! 17 th of May, International Day against Homophobia, is a day of counteraction and resistance against all physical, moral or symbolic forms of violence with respect to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation. In its continuous fight against discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Kaos GL has been organizing the International Meeting against Homophobia during the Week of 17 th of May for six years as a part of its actions against homophobia and transphobia. Kaos GL Association is involved in a constant struggle for the improvement of human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite and Transsexual (LGBT) individuals in the face of discrimination and aims with this activity to create a basis to discuss, and ensure the visibility of, discrimination against LGBT individuals in Turkey.   M...

Funding Opportunity: MSM Initiative – Latin America Subject: Funding Opportunity: MSM Initiative – Latin America amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is pleased to announce new funding for innovative projects that address HIV/AIDS among gay men, other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender individuals in Latin America. Grassroots organizations led by or closely linked to MSM/LGBT communities in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America are encouraged to submit relevant proposals. Funds for this round of awards are made available through the generous support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.  Application Deadline: 11 July 2011, 5:00 p.m. in New York City, USA (GMT/UTC 21:00) Visit www.amfAR.org/grants  for forms, instructions and detailed information about this opportunity. Available Funding: Each organization may apply for an award of up to $20,000 USD to support project-related costs f...