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Striking a pose in downtown Guatemala City during that country's Pride Parade on June 28, 2014. Several countries in the region, including Mexico, Guatemala,...

Pioneer US economist uses data to take on homophobia

Economist Lee Badgett says equal treatment for gays and lesbians can benefit economies from Virginia to India. For the past two decades, she's mined data in her quest to prove it.

San JosƩ prepares for annual LGBT pride parade

Rainbow flags will fly as lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender folk and their allies march down the Paseo ColĆ³n for San JosĆ©ā€™s annual pride parade, starting 10 a.m. Sunday.

Taboo on LGBT blood donation lingers, according to survey

Despite 90 percent support for equal rights for the LGBT community, a relatively high number of Ticos still oppose adoption and blood donation, and support ā€œpsychological treatmentā€ to change a personā€™s sexual orientation.

US Postal Service to issue stamp this week honoring gay rights pioneer

The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate its Harvey Milk stamp during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday.

President of Costa Rica raises LGBT flag over Casa Presidencial

Just over a week since taking office, President Luis Guillermo SolĆ­s made history Friday morning when he became the first Costa Rican leader to raise the rainbow flag of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement on even mast with the Costa Rican red-white-and-blue tricolor on the lawn of the Casa Presidencial.

Costa Rican schools to observe National Day Against Homophobia

Schools will use part of the day on May 17 to educate students about tolerance in regards to sexual orientation.

3 things that happened this week in Costa Rica’s runoff race

See where Citizen Action Party candidate Luis Guillermo SolĆ­s headed to court votes and what organization gave its blessing to ruling party candidate Johnny Araya.

Costa Rica’s protestant churches reach out to LGBT Ticos

The Episcopal Church of Costa Rica announced Thursday that it would join the Lutheran Church, the LGBT advocacy group Diversity Movement, the U.S.-based Human Rights Campaign, and the Student Federation of the University of Costa Rica to discuss faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber kicks gay unions cases back to lower courts

On Tuesday morning, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court bounced a request for guidance back to lower family courts in the latest move to decide the legality of same-sex civil unions in Costa Rica.

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