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WTF Just Happened In Puerto Rico With SB 238? - by Monica Roberts - Thursday May 30th, 2013 at 10:39 AM

TransGriot: WTF Just Happened In Puerto Rico With SB 238?by Monica Roberts
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If you signed the original sweeping bill, it was a doubleplus good day for the Puerto Rican TBLGcommunity. If it was the modified one that strips commercial transactions, property rentals, public accommodations, ...

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Granting 'statehood' for immigrants: We want the same for Puerto Rico - The Hill (blog)
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Granting 'statehood' for immigrants: We want the same for Puerto Rico
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The issue of the political status of the United States territory of Puerto Rico has been sitting in the backroom of the American political system since the beginning of the 20th century. For too long, lawmakers from both national political parties have ...
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Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Venezuela's foreign minister said the meeting would "derail" good relations between the two countries

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                            The San Juan Daily Star: Governor Signs Gay Rights Bills Into Law | Aponte Calls Immigration Reform Statehood for Illegals

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                            May 30, 2013 - The San Juan Daily Star 

                            has exclusive New York Times News Service in English in Puerto Rico

                            Governor Signs Gay Rights Bills Into Law

                            By EVA LLORENS VELEZ

                            Gov. Alejandro García Padilla on Wednesday signed into law the two bills 
                            that would broaden gay rights in 
                            Puerto Rico.
                            He was also slated to sign legislative reform into law, but did not do so immediately 
                            on Wednesday. He signed the laws during a 
                            ceremony at La Fortaleza with lawmakers and 
                            other offi cials.
                            The Senate in a voice vote on Tuesday 
                            passed House Bill 488, which extended Law 
                            54 domestic violence protections to all kinds 
                            of couples, including gay partners. The upper 
                            chamber concurred with House amendments to 
                            Senate Bill 238, which prohibits discrimination 
                            on the job on the basis of sexual orientation.
                            House Bill 488 was passed without a debate except for brief remarks made by Sen. Ramón 
                            Luis Nieves, who authored Senate Bill 238.
                            Nieves said the bill sought to clarify the 
                            original intent of Law 54 when it was created 
                            in 1989 to shelter all sorts of people in a relationship, without any distinction.
                            The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) senator recalled that the purpose of the law was 
                            invalidated by a Puerto Rico Supreme Court 
                            decision that excluded the application of the 
                            statute to same-sex couples.
                            “[The move] was to correct the misinterpretation of Law 54 and to add that it applies to couples 
                            irrespective of their sexual orientation, gender identity and immigration status,” Nieves said.
                            The vote was not unanimous when it 
                            came to Senate Bill 238. Puerto Rican Independence Party Sen. María de Lourdes Santiago voted against the bill because she said the House 
                            amendments watered it down. The House eliminated the job discrimination ban from the Youth 
                            Bill of Rights, the Civil Rights Law and the Veterans Bill of Rights. She said the changes allow for 
                            continued discrimination against gays.
                            “If the Senate concurs today with the 
                            mutilation of Senate Bill 238 that was done 
                            by the House, we are sending the message to 
                            the gay community that it is permissible to, 
                            let’s say, ask a lesbian couple at a restaurant 
                            to leave, but if one of them tries to get a job, it 
                            could not be denied,” she said.
                            Senate President Eduardo Bhatia said 
                            that while the bill was not what everyone expected, it was still a huge step toward equal 
                            rights for everyone.
                            Starting today, nonetheless, discrimination 
                            on the job against gays will be criminalized.

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                            Sistema TV Informa: Análisis aprobación PS 238 y 488 y "encarcelados" por Oscar López Rivera | Entrevista al presidente del Senado de Puerto Rico, Eduardo Bhatia - 5/29/2013


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                            Latin America Boom Starts to Fade 29/05/13 22:59 from World News Review - WSJ

                            » Latin America Boom Starts to Fade
                            29/05/13 22:59 from World News Review
                            A decadelong commodity boom in Latin America that lifted millions out of poverty is showing signs of fatigue, as fading demand in China hits consumers and corporate earnings from Bogotá to Brasilia. 
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