Ireland's government has given the green light for its revolutionary new Gender Recognition Act to come into effect – meaning transgender people can gain legal recognition from next week without seeing a doctor.
Marriage licenses have been issued to same-sex couples by the deputies of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis - after she was jailed for contempt of court for refusing them.
A radical London preacher who has called for gay people to be stoned to death has been charged with encouraging support for terrorist group Islamic State and granted bail.