by Rex Wockner
Several hundred people marched on Sydney Town Hall Aug. 12 demanding legalization of same-sex marriage.
Australia's national government specifically banned same-sex marriage three years ago, just prior to a federal election.
As another election approaches, the government now has proposed banning same-sex couples from adopting children from overseas.
"It's a clear pattern of the prime minister trying to garner votes from the conservative religious fundamentalists and in doing so seeking to scapegoat a particular section within our community," Greens Sen. Kerry Nettle told local media.
Members of the Bulgarian Gay Organization Gemini (BGO Gemini) gathered in Sofia's Actavis Park Aug. 11 to distribute brochures on gay issues and HIV prevention to the general public.
The "Pink Point" project aims to correct "misconceptions" about gay people and deliver "accurate and fair information," said Gemini head Aksinia Gencheva.
The group also has begun handing out condoms and safe-sex information at gay bars.
