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Raffaella Carrà: why was she so loved by the LGBT+ people?

6Jul

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Raffaella Carrà: why was she so loved by the LGBT+ people?

Raffaella Carrà the Italian and International Gay Icon who never understood why she was so loved by the LGBT+ people. In one of her interviews she once admitted that she really did not understand why she became such a powerful and loved Gay Icon. Raffaella, died yesterday at the age of 78, since the very first appearance on tv, with a natural simplicity, was able to wreck tabus, to sing of sexual freedom, female empowerment, independence and, of gay loves, with a big smile on her face. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8_q5SBTM-/ Raffaella Carrà, back in 1978, on Rai1 - the equivalent of BBC1 in Italy - sang "Luca". This was a song about her love for this beautiful and stunning guy, who all of a sudden, she lost contacts with. One day - as she tells us in the song - she saw him from ...

First lesbian couple to marry in Costa Rica

26May

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First lesbian couple to marry in Costa Rica

Such an emotional ceremony which was also broadcast live on National TV. Costa Rica recently made equal marriage legal and just a few minutes after midnight Daritza Araya and Alexandra Castillo celebrated their marriage and love in San Isidro de Heredia. Sí Acepto Campaing director Gia Miranda said: “As the country and the world face the difficult situation of the pandemic, this historic milestone becomes even more relevant. It’s a message of a better future for thousands of couples and families who will receive the legal recognition they deserve.” Standing before a marriage officiant in a face mask given the hard situation that South and Central Americas are still facing with Coronavirus, they each exchanged their vows: “With this ring I join you in marriage. This ring symbolises ...

There is hope for gay couples in Scotland who want to have a baby by NHS Surrogate.

4May

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There is hope for gay couples in Scotland who want to have a baby by NHS Surrogate.

There is hope and “an open door” for others. A happy ending for Ross and Chris Muller, a Scottish couple that lives in Edinburgh and got married after 8 years of relationship. A couple that - like many others - always dreamed about starting a family together and finally their dream is coming true. They initially looked at adoption before settling on surrogacy, and having one of the best news in the world for them. After many researches they finally found a way to get surrogacy, but there is something we always have to keep in mind when taking this option into consideration: the super expensive costs of private surrogacy. They did not give up. As reported on the Daily Record, once they faced this very bad surprise, they asked NHS to help them but their request was refused because t...

Same Sex Families can finally adopt in Finland

21Apr

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Same Sex Families can finally adopt in Finland

It took 3 years but it is now a reality. Helsinki is the first city with 2 same-sex families who have finally been able to adopt. In March 2017 Finland reformed and renewed their Marriage Act to finally allow same-sex couples to marry and become fully recognised families, becoming the last country of the Nordic ones to legalise marriage equality, even though until that moment Finland rarely had big homophobic issues and. In fact, equal access to fertility treatments has been legal for same-sex female couples in Finland since 2006. With the introduction of this new law, same-sex-couples, once married, would be able to adopt children: but this was not as easy as it seemed. In fact, as reported on News Now Finland, all couples willing to adopt a child must go through an extensive counsell...