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In 2006, LGBT people in Latvia attempted a Parade but were assaulted by " No Pride " protesters, an incident sparking a storm of international media pressure and protests from the European Parliament at the failure of the Latvian authorities to adequately protect the Parade so that it could proceed.
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2006 and LGBT
In 2006, Soulforce, a national LGBT rights organization, organized its Right to Serve Campaign, in which gay men and lesbians in several cities attempted to enlist in the Armed Forces or National Guard.
In Oporto, Portuguese LGBT community has a march named Marcha do Orgulho LGBT, which is held since 2006.
ILGA submitted another application, along with another LGBT rights organisation but it was rejected on 23 January 2006 at the Committee of NGOs.
In 2006 the Indigo Girls were featured in artist Pink's album I'm Not Dead in the song " Dear Mr President ", which Pink says is a political confrontation with George W. Bush about war, poverty, LGBT rights, abortion rights, and the No Child Left Behind Act.
* Macalester was named a top 100 college for LGBT students by the Advocate in 2006.
* Elliott Blackstone ( 1924 – 2006 ), former police sergeant and LGBT advocate
Two other studies examined personal reports from LGBT adults and their families living in Memphis, Tennessee, immediately after a successful 2006 ballot campaign banned same-sex marriage.
" Stay Close " is a national campaign started in 2006 by PFLAG that encourages the family and friends of a LGBT persons to give them support.
" He was a keynote speaker at the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights, part of the 2006 World Outgames, which led to the Declaration of Montreal.
In 2006 she won the " Politician of the Year " award at the annual Stonewall Awards, awarded to those that have made a positive impact on the lives of British LGBT people.
In a June 2006 interview with LGBT publication Têtu, Royal said " opening up marriage to same-sex couples is needed in the name of equality, visibility and respect " and said that if her party formed the next government she would introduce a bill to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption.
Michael Fortier was loudly booed at the opening ceremonies of the 2006 World Outgames, an LGBT sporting event and cultural festival held in Montreal.
In 2006, Logo acquired three LGBT websites: 365gay. com ( a site featuring news relevant to the LGBT community ), AfterEllen. com ( a site featuring news and commentary on bisexual and lesbian women in media and entertainment ), and AfterElton. com ( a site featuring news and commentary on bisexual and gay men in media and entertainment ).
Float of HUK ( an LGBT Christian group ) at the 2006 CSD in Berlin
In November 2006 the ICJ held an international meeting in Yogyakarta for LGBT rights and published The Yogyakarta Principles in March 2007.
* OK2BU Humanitarian Award In recognition of outstanding contributions to the LGBT community, 2006
* Ms. Ensler has also been honored for her effort to end violence against women and girls by such organizations as Planned Parenthood ( 2004, 2006 ), The Women ’ s Prison Association ( 2004 ), Sahkti ( 2004 ), and several LGBT centers ( 2004, 2006 ).
For four consecutive years, 2006 – 2009, Carlson was named one of the “ Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality ”.
On 1 September 2006, the BBC reported that the Ghanaian government had banned an LGBT rights conference that was alleged to be taking place on 4 September at the Accra International Conference Centre and at a venue in the city of Koforidua.
Recent exhibitions of indigenous LGBT artists including fa ' afafine, were the 2006 Le Vasa Art Exhibition in San Francisco, 2007 Measina Fa ' afafine Art Exhibition in Auckland, and the 2008 Hand in Hand Art Exhibition in Sydney.
In late 2006, also due to lobbying from groups including Human Rights Watch, the Netherlands instituted a new policy of removing the burden of proof from Iranian LGBT refugee claimants.
2006 and people
In 2006, one out of 221 people were Jehovah's Witnesses.
As of 2006, several ships transport people to Antarctica to visit specific scenic locations.
In 2006 a team of six people took part in the Ice Challenger Expedition.
* 2006 – 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
* 2006 – Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States ; hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed.
* 2006 – Sami Hammad, a Palestinian suicide bomber, detonates an explosive device in Tel Aviv, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
In 2006 a total of 825, 603 people visited the islands ( of whom 443, 987 were cruise ship passengers ).
The 2006 sociolinguistic survey of all Basque provinces showed that in 2006 of all people aged 16 and above:
At the end of 2006, there were an estimated 150, 000 internally displaced people.
In 2006 the number of personal computers per 1, 000 people increased to an estimated 87 per 1, 000 inhabitants, a rate still below that in other large Latin American economies.
On February 18, 2006, a Saturday, The Rolling Stones surpassed that mark by far, attracting over 1. 5 million people to the beach.
The preliminary results for 2006 indicates a population of 140 million people.
* 2006 – A 7. 1 magnitude earthquake hit Hengchun, Pingtung, Taiwan, killing two people and causing severe communication disruptions in southeast Asia.
In October 2006, the color woodcut Two people.
A prior study by the FSTA showed 19. 4 million people age 12 and above in the U. S. and Canada played fantasy sports in 2006 and 34. 5 million people had ever played fantasy sports.
The preamble to thr 2006 Constitution repeated from the 1969 Constitution states that " Her Majesty's Government will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes.
However, despite these laws, East Timor has many problems with illegally armed militias, including widespread violence in 2006 which resulted in over 100, 000 people being forced from their homes, as well as two separate assassination attempts on the Prime Minister and President in early 2008.
In a 2006 interview, he said the U. S. went back on their word regarding compromises he made with them over privatization of enterprises to ensure that part of the profits would go to the Haitian people and then " relied on a disinformation campaign " to discredit him.
On 31 December 2006 there were 1, 754, 182 people registered as living in Hamburg ( up by 6. 2 % from 1, 652, 363 in 1990 ) in an area of.
In Iraq, 8, 262 people were killed in terror attacks in 2005 and 13, 340 in 2006, although not all of theses casualties came from attacks by Islamist groups.
It employed around 29, 000 people and had a turnover of just over £ 4. 8 billion in 2006.
His last shows were greeted with positive reviews, and one of his final concert appearances at the Irish Oxegen festival in Punchestown in 2006 was performed for a record crowd of 80, 000 people.
* 2006 – Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan, shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.
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