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By LOVE, ELIZABETH
Publication: Latin Trade
Date: Friday, December 1 2000

Latin America's gay and lesbian population emerges from the cyber closet.

A HIP BUENOS AIRES CAFE--SUCH AS THE ONE HOSTING the raucous launch party of Spanish-language Web site Gay.com--is a far cry from a dark and depressing jail cell. Launch partygoer and activist Martha Miravete has seen both in her work, as she fights to improve harsh conditions endured by lesbians in prison.

Her connections to both worlds are vital: Sites like Gay.com empower gay activists, helping them rally like-minded Latin Americans to gay causes such as Miravete's prison work. She

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