Historically, some cultures and religions accommodated, institutionalized, or revered, same-sex love and sexuality ; Several congregations have undertaken a series of organizational, procedural and practical steps to become acknowledged as a " Welcoming Congregation ": a congregation which has taken specific steps to welcome and integrate gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender ( GLBT ) members.

Several congregations have undertaken a series of organizational, procedural and practical steps to become acknowledged as a " Welcoming Congregation ": a congregation which has taken specific steps to welcome and integrate gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender ( GLBT ) members.

Several models have been created to describe coming out as a process for gay and lesbian identity development, e. g. Dank, 1971 ; Cass, 1984 ; Coleman, 1989 ; Troiden, 1989.

Several of the early New Menorah issues explored gay rights, and became an important catalyst for opening this discussion in more mainstream synagogues.

Several of my friends – gay and straight, male and female – had sex with adults from the ages of nine to 13.

* Several public houses, including one in Soho, London, a gay pub that was the scene of a terrorist bombing in 1999, perpetuate his name.

Several days later Caen wrote of Sipple as a gay man and a friend of Milk speculating Ford offered praise " quietly " because of Sipple's sexual orientation.

Several curators within the Smithsonian criticized the decision, as did critics, with Newsweek arts critic Blake Gopnik going so far as to call the complaints " gay bashing " and not a legitimate public controversy.

Several attempts have been made to identify the ' fair lady ', ' lady gay ', or lady ' lee / lea ' of the rhyme.

Several hours after the riot had been broken up, police made a retaliatory raid on a gay bar in San Francisco's Castro District.

Several criminal convictions resulted from a " vice scandal " that sparked in Portland in November 1912 surrounding the city's gay male subculture ; by the time McNary was seated, some convictions had been appealed to the court.

Several speech features are stereotyped as markers of gay male identity: careful pronunciation, wide pitch range, high and rapidly changing pitch, breathy tone, lengthened fricative sounds, and pronunciation of as and as ( affrication ).

Several stories were published which made it clear by implication that he was gay.

Several writers of this " Golden Age " stood out for their contributions to gay and lesbian literature and their formation of a lesbian identity prior to the advent of feminism:

Several of her boyfriends-such as Will himself, and her second-season boyfriend Josh-ended up gay or bisexual, and she has a recurring fear that this will happen again.

Several young actors were seen and read for the part of Mark ( including Gary Hailes, who would later play the gay barrow boy, Barry Clark ).

Several organisations like the Naz Foundation ( India ) Trust, the National AIDS Control Organisation, Law Commission of India, Union Health Ministry, National Human Rights Commission and The Planning Commission of India have either implicitly, or expressly come out in support of decriminalising homosexuality in India, and pushed for tolerance and social equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people.

Several lesbian, gay, and feminist authors ( such as Lillian Faderman, Stephanie Coontz, Jaclyn Geller and Esther Rothblum ) have done academic research on the topic ; these authors typically favor the social constructionist view that sexual orientation is a modern, culturally constructed concept.

Several days after Jaques's disappearance, well-known Toronto gay activist George Hislop received a late-night call from Saul David Betesh, who confessed to the murder and told Hislop that Jaques's body had been hidden under a pile of wood on the roof of the building at which he had been abducted.

Several stories feature clandestine efforts to liberate the Underpeople and grant them civil rights.

Several theoretical approaches have been advanced to explain how and why human rights have become a part of social expectations.

Several democracies, including India, Israel and the United States, take a flexible, eclectic approach, recognizing aspects of public international law such as territorial rights as universal, regarding other aspects as arising from treaty or custom, and viewing certain aspects as not being subjects of public international law at all.

Several suspects exist, including competition director and former pageant winner Kathy Morningside ( Candice Bergen ); her unpleasant assistant Frank Tobin ( Steve Monroe ); veteran emcee Stan Fields ( William Shatner ) who, like Morningside, is being replaced with a younger person ; and Rhode Island's Cheryl Frasier ( Heather Burns ), possibly a radical animal rights activist.

* Several feature films ended up in Republic's possession ( as stated above ), yet others had been retained by Paramount due to other rights issues ( such as The Buccaneer and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek – it is presumed these remained under Paramount ownership so that remakes could be filmed for release in 1958, without having to license the rights ).

Several fierce advocates of equal rights, such as Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner, abstained from voting because the amendment did not prohibit devices which states might use to restrict black suffrage, such as literacy tests and poll taxes.

Several nations have used cultural relativism as a justification for limiting the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Several schools refused to waive their rights to pursue legal action against the Southeastern Conference for tortious interference.

Several Million US Citizens on US Bases have rights restored, while 600, 000 US Citizens of Washington, DC, do not.

Several campaigns were able to bring change to government policies regarding the rights of local indigenous people.

Several weeks later, Warner received a phone call from the new chief executive's father, Joseph P. Kennedy, and within a short time, Warner Bros. purchased the film rights for Robert Donovan's book, PT 109, a bestseller concerning John Kennedy's exploits during World War II.

" Several copper mines were excavated along the " Back Road " ( now named Coppermine Road ) and many parcels continue to have separate mining rights.

Several other states including Vermont, California, New Jersey, Washington, Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, Maryland, Colorado, Delaware, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Maine allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions or domestic partnerships that provide some of the rights and responsibilities of marriage under state law.

Several groups used the name in the 1970s, touring throughout the country, though Carl Gardner, one of the original Coasters, held the legal rights to it.

Several national courts of arbitration declared some of the 1988 concessions unconstitutional ( e. g. the Walloon building rights ).

Several animal rights organizations keep records of accidents and incidents of possible animal abuse.

Several animal rights organizations keep records of accidents and incidents of possible animal abuse.

* Controversial publisher Edmund Curll announces to the press that he will publish Matthew Prior's Poems on Several Occasions –- even though the rights belong to someone else.

Several news and civil rights organizations filed amicus briefs in support of Phelps, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and twenty one other media organizations.

Several states passed Interposition Resolutions to declare that the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown usurped states ' rights.

Several human rights groups and foreign residents in Japan, have protested the system, which they characterize as an invasion of privacy and violation of human rights.

Several organizations, such as the American Association of Variable Star Observers and Center for Backyard Astrophysics, exist to help coordinate these contributions.

Several organizations concerned with antimicrobial resistance are lobbying to eliminate the unnecessary use of antibacterials.

Several secular holidays are observed, such as Earth Day or, Arbor Day, or Labor Day, both internationally, and across multi-country regions, often in conjunction with organizations such as the United Nations.

Several modern religious movements, for example the organizations within the New Thought Movement and the Unity Church, may be said to have a particularly idealist orientation.

Several Latter Day Saint organizations make their headquarters in Independence, just east of the city.

Several incarnations of political groups promoting lesbian issues have evolved ; 13 lesbian organizations were active in Mexico City in 1997.

Several organizations, typically government sponsored, exist globally to qualify and approve such lubricants by evaluating their potential for environmental harm.

Several major computer-related organizations have originated at MIT since the 1980s: Richard Stallman's GNU Project and the subsequent Free Software Foundation were founded in the mid-1980s at the AI Lab ; the MIT Media Lab was founded in 1985 by Nicholas Negroponte and Jerome Wiesner to promote research into novel uses of computer technology ; the World Wide Web Consortium standards organization was founded at the Laboratory for Computer Science in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee ; the OpenCourseWare project has made course materials for over 2, 000 MIT classes available online free of charge since 2002 ; and the One Laptop per Child initiative to expand computer education and connectivity to children worldwide was launched in 2005.

Several reports have been published by various governmental and non-governmental organizations to present alternatives to the ozone depleting substances, since the substances have been used in various technical sectors, like in refrigerating, agriculture, energy production, and laboratory measurements

Several multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the UN Development Programme also provide assistance.

Several organizations exist that assert that conversion therapy can help diminish same-sex attraction.

Several of the FARC leaders appeared on the Justice Department's Consolidated Priority Organization target list, which identifies the most dangerous international drug trafficking organizations.

Several police organizations condemned this study and suggested more studies like this would make them hesitant to pull over visible minorities.

Several sealed and stamped letters are planted in public places, addressed to various entities, such as individuals, favorable organizations like medical research institutes, and stigmatized organizations such as " Friends of the Nazi Party ".

Several bands, groups, and organizations with members claiming Tuscarora descent reside in North Carolina ; they have organized and split in various configurations.

Several organizations developed from the popularization of Blavatsky's ideas and are considered new religious movements.

Several Unitarian organizations still promote Christianity as their central theme.

Several organizations established in Iran since the late 1990s offer a unique blend of interdisciplinary research.

Several organizations, such as British Greyhounds Retired Database, Greyhound Rescue West of England, GAGAH, Adopt-a-Greyhound and Greyhound Pets of America, and the Retired Greyhound Trust try to ensure that as many of the dogs as possible are adopted.

Several international organizations work to promote international co-operation on standardization ( harmonization ), including publishing various EMC standards.

Several brochures and flyers were published in national languages and special group for contacts with other youth organizations was established.

Several sports clubs were founded across the entire territory, among them were some of the largest and oldest sports organizations of Mozambique like Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques established in 1920.

Several different ADLs have been developed by different organizations, including AADL ( SAE standard ), Wright ( developed by Carnegie Mellon ), Acme ( developed by Carnegie Mellon ), xADL ( developed by UCI ), Darwin ( developed by Imperial College London ), DAOP-ADL ( developed by University of Málaga ), and ByADL ( University of L ' Aquila, Italy ).