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Gay rights in Denmark Gay rights in Denmark have come very far, and the society is generally very tolerant of homosexuality. Generally, Enhedslisten, Socialist People's Party, the Social Democrats, and the Danish Social Liberal Party support gay rights with the right-wing more sceptical.
Gay rights in Ethiopia Male homosexuality is illegal in Ethiopia and female homosexuality is overlooked in the law. Mainstream Ethiopian social mores are broadly influenced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Muslim religious life.
Gay rights in Georgia (country) Homosexual sex is legal in Georgia due to a 2000 law. A message in July 2000 to ILGA confirms that a new criminal code which removed all discriminatory provisions was passed by the Georgian parliament on 22 July 1999 and entered into force on 1 June 2000.
Gay rights in Greece Despite its ancient reputation and the fact it is a famous holiday destination for gays and lesbians worldwide, Greece has lagged behind its western counterparts when it comes to matters of homosexuality. Greece lacks many laws, provisions and basic rights that homosexuals enjoy in most developed countries of Europe and North America.
Gay rights in Iran Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, some GBLT and human rights groups have cited a lack of tolerance toward the gay community. Officially, homosexuality remains a crime under the country's theocratic Islamic government.
Gay rights in Iraq The Republic of Iraq had a policy of treating homosexuality as a criminal offense under the leadership of Saddam Hussein. It is unclear how the Iraq war and the subsequent Iraqi legislative elections will affect the legal status of LGBT Iraqis.
Gay rights in Israel Israel remains the most advanced and tolerant in the Middle East in terms of gay rights. In November 2005, a groundbreaking court decision in Israel ruled that a lesbian spouse could officially adopt a child born to her current partner, by artificial insemination from an anonymous sperm donor; this ruling was despite protests by the Orthodox Jewish parliamentary parties (which are a minority).
Gay rights in Italy Italian opinions have changed in the past and people are generally tolerent of gay rights, but not as much as in other Western European countries. This is due to the religious influence of the Roman Catholic Church, which has been ingrained in society for hundreds of years.
Gay rights in Jordan Jordan is generally seen as a moderate Muslim nation and although the criminal code makes no explicit distinction between private, adult and consensual heterosexual and homosexual relationships, Jordanians are quite religious and Islam, like some interpretations of other Abrahamic religions, looks critically upon homosexualityhttp://en.wikipedia.
Gay rights in Latvia The democratization process in Latvia has allowed lesbians and gays to establish organizations and infrastructural elements such as bars, clubs, stores, libraries, etc. Cultural, educational and other events can be held, and lifestyles can be freely developed.
Gay rights in Moldova Moldova, under a strong anti-gay Soviet Union, has had strong opinions againest homosexuality, because of that, the country is considered to be quite conservative. Also the country has been marred by many human rights violations including that of homosexuals.
Gay rights in New Zealand Gays, lesbians and transgendered people have most of the same rights as straight people in New Zealand. The two major exceptions at present are the right to adopt children as a couple, and the right to marry, although civil unions allow "unioned" couples the same rights as married couples.
Gay rights in North Korea The status of gay rights in North Korea is unclear due to the country's tendency towards secrecy regarding its internal affairs. Though homosexuality is not officially criminal in North Korea, the government condemns the practice as a vice caused by the decadence of capitalist society, and denounces Western gay culture as promoting consumerism, classism, and promiscuity.
Gay rights in Portugal After a long period of oppression during the Salazar dictatorship, Portuguese society has become increasingly acceptant of homosexuality, which was decriminalized in 1982eight years after the Carnation Revolution]. The [[age of consent is 16 for all - However Article 175 of the Criminal Code states: Whoever being of the age of majority, practices homosexual acts with minors of 14-16 years of age or incites
Gay rights in Romania Romania, like most other southern europe counties is very conservative in regards to gay rights. The country has only recently started improving its stance on laws concerning homosexuals, and is still marred by religious attitudes in the public and government.
Gay rights in Russia Russia is still deeply conservative, although finding many gay clubs especially in the big cities of Moscow and St Petersberg is not uncommon. The country has only started improving laws for homosexuals starting in the 21st century.
Gay rights in Slovenia The lesbian and gay movement has been active in Slovenia since 1984, when MAGNUS, the gay section at Ĺ KUC (Students Cultural Centre, Lubljana), was founded as the "Cultural Organisation for Socialisation of Homosexuality." A pro-lesbian femnininst group, Lilit, was started in 1985, followed in 1987 by LL, a lesbian group within Ĺ KUC.
Gay rights in South Africa South Africa has a diverse history when it comes to the legal and social status of LGBT people as a result of traditional South African mores, western imperialism, Apartheid and the human rights movement that contributed to the down fall of apartheid. South Africa's post-apartheid constitution was the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation, and on 1 December 2006 South Africa made history by becoming the fifth country in the world and first in Africa to legalize same-sex marriage.
Gay rights in South Korea Homosexuality in South Korea is not specifically mentioned in either the South Korean Constitution or in the Civil Penal Code. Article 92 of the Military Penal Code, however, singles out sexual relations between members of the same sex as "sexual harassment," hence punishable by a maximum of one year servitude.
Gay rights in Spain Same-gender marriage and adoption were legalized by the Spanish Legislature under the administration of socialist president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in 2005 As of 2006, the Spanish Administration is seeking to negotiate foreign adoption with other countries. In November 2006 Zapatero's government has passed a law that allows transgendered persons to register under their preferred sex in public documents without undergoing prior surgical change [http://www.
Gay rights in Sweden Sweden is considered to one of the most liberal countries in Europe and infact the world, when it comes to laws surrounding homosexuality. Due to the strong sense of secularism dominating in most of the country and government, Sweden today is seen as a campaigner of gay rights.
Gay rights in the Isle of Man The Isle of Man, a British crown dependency, has no sodomy laws; the age of sexual consent is 16 for all. It is however an offence for anyone who is over the age of 18 to enter into a sexual relationship with someone aged 16 or 17 when they are in a position of trust over the young person.
Gay rights in the Netherlands The Netherlands is known for its liberal-libertarian policies on personal matters such as sexual orientation. The public widely supports tolerance and equal rights for LGBT people , although conservative Christians and Muslim immigrants are more conservative in their beliefs about gender and sexual norms.
Gay rights in the United States The gay rights movement in the United States, sometimes called the LGBT rights movement in the United States, seeks to achieve equality for all Americans, regardless of their sexual orientations (heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgendered).
Gay rights in the Vatican City Vatican City currently holds no gay rights provisions or laws and its government actively frowns upon homosexuality. In July 1999, the Vatican's Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ordered Father Robert Nugent and Sister Jeannine Gramick to halt their 30 years of pastoral work among gay and lesbian Catholics.
Gay rights in Turkey The human rights of LGBT people in Turkey is one of the more controversial human rights issues in Turkey. As Turkey is a secular republic currently in accession talks with the European Union, homosexuality is not technically illegal.
Gay rights in United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates includes the Emirates of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras al-Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman, Fujairah and Sharjah. Sexual relations outside of a traditional, heterosexual marriage is a crime and punishments range from jail time, fines, deportation, and the death penalty.
Gay science fiction Gay science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction which incorporates gay themes, often by way of the sexuality of the protagonist or a major character. It may have sexual imagery and aspects of science fiction erotica.
Gay Sex in the 70s Gay Sex in the 70s is a 2005 American documentary film about gay sexual culture in New York City in the 1970s. It illustrates the twelve years of sexual freedom bookmarked by the Stonewall riots of 1969 (which largely removed the threat of police repression) and the recognition of AIDS in 1981 (the dawning of the consequences of unprotected sex with multiple partners).
Gay Street (Baltimore) Gay Street is a street in Baltimore, Maryland, that gets its name from Nicholas Ruxton Gay, who surveyed the area in 1747. It begins at the intersection of East Pratt Street near the Baltimore World Trade Center (at the Inner Harbor) and proceeds north and east through Baltimore until it crosses Orleans Street (U.
Gay tourism Gay tourism is a form of niche tourism marketed to gay people who are open about their sexual orientation and who wish to travel to gay travel destinations in order to participate to some extent in the gay life of the destination area. As an industry it has some substantial maturity, and includes such gay tourism specialists as travel agents, tour companies, cruise lines and travel advertising and promotions companies who market these destinations to the gay community.
Gay Talese Gay Talese (born February 7, 1932) is an American author. He wrote for The New York Times in the early 1960s and helped to define literary journalism or "new nonfiction reportage", also known as New Journalism.
Gay USA Gay USA is a one-hour news magazine program that is featured on the Free Speech TV, which describes the show as "Weekly news program devoted to in-depth coverage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues" (It is filmed in the studios of and aired on Manhattan Neighborhood Network] in Manhattan, New York. It continues to air on New York City public access television.
Gay village A gay village (sometimes called a gay ghetto and increasingly gayborhood) is usually an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of gay and lesbian people, as well as bisexual and transgender people live. They usually contain a number of gay-oriented establishments, such as gay bars or pubs, nightclubs, bathhouses, restaurants, bookstores, and other businesses.
Gay-Lussac (crater) Gay-Lussac is a lunar crater located to the north of the prominent Copernicus crater, in the southern foothills of the Montes Carpatus range. The rim of the crater is slightly distorted, although generally circular.
Gay-Lussac's law Gay-Lussac's law, also known as the law of combining volumes, was named after the French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac. There are two laws that are attributed to Gay-Lussac which relate to the properties of gases, and are known by the same name.
Gay-related immune deficiency Gay-related immune deficiency (GRID) was the original name for AIDS, a name proposed after public health scientists noticed clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and Pneumocycstis pneumonia among gay males in California and New York City. During the early history of AIDS, an ad hoc organization called Gay Men's Health Crisis was founded to combat what was then thought to be a homosexual-only disease perhaps produced by high levels of promiscuity, injection drug use, and usage of poppers.
Gay-straight alliance Gay-Straight Alliances are student organizations, found primarily in North American high schools and universities, that are intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) youth and their straight allies (LGBTA).
Gay-Yee Westerhoff Gay-Yee Westerhoff, from Hull, Yorkshire in England, is the Chinese-English cellist of the all female string quartet Bond and holds an Honours Degree in music from Trinity College of Music in London. Gay-Yee has performed with groups including Primal Scream, Spice Girls, Talvin Singh, Embrace, Sting, Bryan Adams, Barry Manilow and Vanessa-Mae.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters in video and computer games In the history of computer and video games, homosexuality and transgenderism have been depicted in much the same way that Hollywood movies used sexuality and gender. The role of character's sexual orientation or gender identity in the industry has been important.
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is a national organization comprising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied individuals who wish to put an end to discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in K-12 schools in the United States.
Gaya confederacy Gaya was a confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea, growing out of the Byeonhan confederacy of the Samhan period. It was ultimately absorbed into Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
Gayageum A gayageum is a traditional Korean zitherlike string instrument, with 12 strings, although more recently variants have been constructed with 21 or other numbers of strings. It draws its name from the ancient Korean confederacy of Gaya, where it is said to have been invented.
Gayane Gayane (sometimes written Gayaneh or Gayne) is a ballet in four acts with music by Aram Khachaturian. Originally composed in 1942, to a libretto by Konstantin Derzhavin and with choreography by Nina Aleksandrovna Anisimova, the score was revised in 1952, and then again in 1957 with a new plot.
Gayasan Gayasan Mountain National Park (also spelled Kayasan Mountain National Park) covers an area of more than 80,000 square kilometers, and extends from the top of South Gyeongsang province to the bottom of North Gyeongsang province. The Sobaek Mountain range runs through this area, with the main peak standing at 1,430 meters above sea level.
Gayathripuzha Gayathripuzha River is one of the main tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. It originates from Anamalai hills, passes through Kollengode, Nanmara, Alathur, Wadakanchery and Pazhayannur before joining the Bharathapuzha at Mayannur.
Gayatri Devi Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur (born May 23 1919 as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar), was the third Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970 through marriage to Sawai Man Singh II, and is currently styled (unofficially) as the Rajmata, or Queen Mother. Following India's independence and the subsequent abolition of the princely states, she became an extremely successful politician.
Gaydar (website) Gaydar is a worldwide, profile-based dating website for gay and bisexual men, women, and couples who are at least 18 years old. Although many of the individual profiles are publicly accessible on the Internet, to gain more functionality and interact with other users, a registation is required and a guest profile must be created.
Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (born October 6, 1976 in Kaspiysk) is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia.
Gaye Porteous Gaye Porteous (born June 26, 1965 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Women's Team.
Gaye Symington Gaye R. Symington (born: 20 April, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, which is the Green Mountain State's Legislature.
Gayelle TV Gayelle - The Channel is a privately owned television station, serving Trinidad and Tobago. The television station broadcasts on UHF channel 23 to the city of Port of Spain, but is available on cable systems throughout the island of Trinidad and also on cable systems in Grenada.
GayFest GayFest is the annual gay pride festival of Bucharest, Romania, which first took place in 2004 and now occurs in May-June of each year, lasting for nearly a week. It is organised by the non-profit organisation ACCEPT, the country's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organisation.
Gayhurst Gayhurst is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, England, though prior the foundation of the Borough in 1995 it was in historical Buckinghamshire. It is located about two and a half miles NNW of Newport Pagnell.
Gayla Peevey Gayla Peevey (born 1943) is perhaps best known for her song, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Columbia, 1953). A child star from Oklahoma City, she was 10 years old when she recorded the novelty song written by John Rox in 1950.
Gayla Trail Gayla Trail, (born July 31, 1973 at St. Catharines , Ontario is a Canadian writer, gardener, designer, photographer, and [She released the popular urban gardening] book [[You Grow Girl: The Ground Breaking Guide to Gardening in 2005.
Gaylactic Network The Gaylactic Network is the national gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and friends science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics and gaming organization, consisting of several affiliate chapters throughout the United States and Canada. They are the overseeing organization for Gaylaxicon, the annual GLBT sci-fi convention, held in various cities.
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror which explore gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender topics in a positive way. They were founded in 1998, first presented by the Gaylactic Network in 1999, and in 2002 they were given their own organization, the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation.
Gaylad (racehorse) Sometimes recorded in modern historical accounts as Gay Lad but the single word spelling is the correct name. Winner of the 1842 Grand National ridden by Tom Olliver, providing him with the first of three winning rides in the race.
Gaylaxicon Gaylaxicon is an annual science fiction, fantasy and horror convention that focuses on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender topics. It takes place in various locations in the United States, usually on the east coast.
Gayle Adams Gayle Adams is an Urban contemporary and house music artist who is best known for her hits "Love Fever" and "Your Love Is A Lifesaver." Her most recent significant hit single was her 1984 single, "I'm Warning You.
Gayle Brandeis Gayle Brandeis is the author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (HarperSanFrancisco), Dictionary Poems (Pudding House Publications) and The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel (HarperCollins), which won Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of a Literature of Social Change. Kingsolver calls the book “lyrical, imaginative, beautifully crafted, and deeply intelligent”; Toni Morrison, one of the judges, notes it “has an edgy beauty that enhances perfectly the seriousness of its contents.
Gayle Hunnicutt Gayle, Lady Jenkins (born February 6, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas), known by her maiden name as Gayle Hunnicutt, is an American actress. She is famed for her first marriage to David Hemmings (1968—1975), by whom she is the mother of actor Nolan Hemmings.
Gayle Laverne Grinds Gayle Laverne Grinds (August 27, 1964 - August 11, 2004) was a resident of Stuart, in Martin County, Florida who gained notoriety following her death. Grinds, who was 4'10" and 478 pounds, had been sitting on the same couch since 1998 following a broken leg, and her skin had fused inseparably with the upholstery.
Gayle Moran Gayle Moran is a vocalist, keyboard player (piano, organ, and synthesizer), and songwriter. She was a member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra during the middle 70s, appearing on Apocalypse (1974) and Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975).
Gayle Sierens Gayle Sierens is a news anchor on WFLA-TV. She joined the Tampa NBC affiliate in 1977 as a weekend sports anchor and reporter after working with WFSU in Tallahassee while she was attending Florida State University.
Gaylen Ross Actor, writer, producer and director Gaylen Ross (born: Gail Sue Rosenblum) is perhaps best known for having starred in George A. Romero's 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead and later in Creepshow, and she also appeared in the 1982 horror film Madman under the pseudonym 'Alexis Dubin'.
Gaylord Building The Gaylord Building, constructed in 1838 in Lockport, Illinois and on the canalside there, played a pivotal role in the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. It is on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and is one of 28 National Trust Historic Sites.
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication is the journalism unit of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. With an enrollment of 1,529 undergraduates and 75 graduate students, the College of Journalism is one the best journalism schools in Oklahoma and the United States.
Gaylord DuBois Gaylord McIlvaine Du Bois (as it appears on his baptism certificate), or DuBois (He signed it both ways: as two words, both capitalized; and as one word with a capital "B") (b. August 24, 1899 Winthrop, Massachusetts – d.
Gaylord Entertainment Center The Gaylord Entertainment Center (also called Nashville Arena) is an all-purpose venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee which was completed in 1996. In 1997, it was the host venue of the United States Figure Skating Association national championships, and in 2004 hosted the U.
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the University of Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma. The official capacity of the stadium following recent renovations is 82,112, making it the 15th largest college stadium in the United States and the 3rd largest in the Big 12 Conference (behind Darrell K.
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center is a large hotel and convention center under construction in National Harbor, Maryland, and owned by Gaylord Hotels, a division of Gaylord Entertainment Company. Sister properties include the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Gaylord Palms in Orlando, and Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas.
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, formerly known as Opryland Hotel, is a large hotel and convention center located in Nashville, Tennessee and owned by Gaylord Hotels, a division of Gaylord Entertainment Company. It is the largest non-casino hotel in the world and bolsters the Nashville economy by attracting many trade shows and corporate meetings to the city.
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center is a hotel and convention center, opened in Kissimmee, Florida, on February 2, 2002. It also acts as the de facto convention center for Osceola County, Florida, until plans for their own dedicated convention center are realized.
Gaylussacia Gaylussacia is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to the Americas, where they occur in eastern North America (8 species) and in South America in the Andes (7 species) and the mountains of southeastern Brazil (the remaining 35 species). Common English names include huckleberry (shared with plants in several other genera) and "dangleberry".
Gayndah, Queensland Gayndah (postcode : 4625) is a town located on the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia. It is 366 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane, and 145 kilometres west of the regional city of Maryborough.
Gayniggers from Outer Space Gayniggers From Outer Space (1992) is a blaxploitation-like science fiction short film directed by Danish filmmaker, DJ and singer Morten Lindberg, also known as Master Fatman. It was given that title because allegedly some homosexual Africans living in Europe claim they feel as if they are from another planet due to their homosexuality.
Gaynor Faye Gaynor Faye (born Gaynor Kay Mellor 26 August 1971 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English actress. She is famous for playing the role of Judy Mallett in the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1995 until 1999.
Gaypak Gayndah Packers Co-operative Association Limited (the Co-operative), Gaypak, was established in 1970 under the Queensland Primary Producers Co-operative Association Act of 1923. This Act was replaced in 1997 with Co-operatives Act: 1997, in order to have consistent legislation for all States.
Gays and lesbians in New Zealand New Zealand is a relatively gay-friendly country; there are several gay Members of Parliament and same-sex couples are able to have their relationships legally recognised with a civil union, which generally gives them the same rights as a married couple. However this is a relatively recent development.
Gayton P. Osgood Gayton Pickman Osgood was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., July 4, 1797; was graduated from Harvard University in 1815; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Salem; moved to North Andover in 1819; member of the State house of representatives 1829-1831; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1834; retired from public life and engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Andover, Essex County, Mass.
GayVN The GayVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GayVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998.
GayVN Awards The GayVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GayVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998.
Gaz Gaz is a fictional character from the Nickelodeon cartoon, Invader Zim. She has a gothicesque style of dress — black dress, purple/pink leggings, grey sleeves, purple hair, and skull necklace, although Jhonen Vasquez claims she is just a normal kid and the clothing comes from his own style.
Gaz, Taster of Pork "Gaz, Taster of Pork" is a double-length episode of Invader Zim, originally produced as Episode 26. While not airing on Nickelodeon in the US, it aired on the Nicktoons Network in the US on August 12, 2006.
Gaza Gaza (Arabic غزة Ġazzah; Hebrew עזה Azzah) is the largest city within the Gaza Strip, part of the Palestinian territories. The city, which has a population of approximately 400,000, is frequently termed "Gaza City" in order to distinguish it from the larger Gaza Strip.
Gaza beach blast The Gaza beach blastOriginally the event was known as the Gaza beach massacre, but this title was subsequently overtaken by the current name. was an event on June 9, 2006 in which eight Palestinians were killed — including the entire family of seven-year-old Huda Ghaliya — and at least thirty others injured in an explosion at a beach near the municipality of Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (Arabic: قطاع غزة Qitˁɑ' Ġazzah/Qita' Ghazzah, Hebrew: רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a narrow coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean, in the Middle East. It takes its name from Gaza, its main city, and has about 1.
Gazaland Gazaland is the historical name for the region in southeast Africa, in modern day Mozambique and Zimbabwe, which extends northward from the Komati River at Delagoa Bay in Mozambique's Maputo Province to the Pungwe River in central Mozambique. It was a district of the former Portuguese East Africa.
Gazamba The Gazamba is an electromechanical musical instrument, essentially a prepared electric piano. It was built by British composer and producer Chris Brown from the shell of a Wurlitzer electric piano, and produces its sounds via assorted springs, nuts, bolts and other metallic objects plus built-in electronic effects.
Gazanfar Musabekov Gazanfar Makhmud-ogly Musabekov or Musabeyov (July 14, 1888, Perebidil, Quba region - February 9, 1938, Baku province) was an Azerbaijani revolutionary and statesman. He was Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of Azerbaijan SSR from 1929 to 1931 and he headed the government of the Transcaucasian SFSR from 1931 to 1936.
Gazankulu Gazankulu was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a semi-independent homeland for the Tsonga (Shangaan) people. It was carved out of the former Transvaal Province and given self-rule in 1971, with its capital at Giyani.
Gazaria Gazaria is the name given to the Genoese colonies in Crimea and around the Black Sea from the mid 1200s to the late 1400s. The word is derived from Khazaria, though the Khazars had ceased to rule over the area by that time.
Gaze The concept of gaze (often also called the gaze or, in French, le regard), in analysing visual culture, is one that deals with how an audience views the people presented. The concept of the gaze became popular with the rise of postmodern philosophy and social theory and was first discussed by 1960s French intellectuals, namely Michel Foucault's description of the medical gaze and Lacan's analysis of the gaze's role in the mirror stage development of the human psyche.
Gaze heuristic The gaze heuristic is a heuristic employed by people when trying to catch a ball. Experimental studies have shown that people do not act as though they were solving a system of differential equations that describe the forces acting on the ball while it is in the air and then run to the place at which the ball is predicted to hit the ground.
Gaze-contingency paradigm The gaze-contingency paradigm, also known as the "moving window technique", is a method of electronically manipulating a stimulus display—typically of linguistic text—in real-time, automatic response to the location of a reader's fixations. The paradigm was first developed by Reder (1973) and McConkie & Rayner (1975).
Gazebo A gazebo is a pavilion structure commonly found in parks, gardens, and spacious public areas. Gazebos are freestanding, roofed, and open on all sides; they provide shade, basic shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest.
Gazelle Handicap The Gazelle Handicap is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and was in its 110th renewal in 2005. The race is a Grade I stakes with a purse of $250,000, and run over one and one-eighth of a mile on the main dirt track at Belmont Park.
Gazeta Sot Gazeta SOT is one of the most popular daily newspapers published in Albania by Arjan Prodani. Since its establishment, "Gazeta SOT" has proven to be a reliable for Albanians to address political and economic problems, as well as individual and community social, and is seen as a reliable source of dissemination of information.

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