US: Virginia House advances bill to defend same-sex marriage ban
The House in the US state of Virginia has advanced a bill which would enable politicians to hire a lawyer to defend the state's same-sex marriage ban.
NHS trust confirms plan to replace surgeon responsible for majority of UK gender reassignment work
The NHS Trust at which the surgeon responsible for the bulk of male-female gender reassignment surgeries in the UK is based, has confirmed that he will be replaced after resigning.
Scotland: Catholic adoption agency which does not consider gay people wins back charitable status
A Catholic adoption agency based in Glasgow has won an appeal against a ruling which removed its charitable status as it refused to consider same-sex parents.
Australian Olympics boss: ‘Athletes should keep protests off the podium in Russia’
The head of the Australian Olympic committee has told the country's athletes to keep protests 'off the podium' at the Winter Olympics in Russia next week.
Russia: Woman charged under anti-gay law over social network page
A woman has been charged under Russia's anti-gay laws for setting up a pro-LGBT group on social networking site Vkontakte.
Anti-gay Tory MP Anne McIntosh deselected by local association
Conservative MP Anne McIntosh, who voted against a string of equality measures, including same-sex marriage, has been de-selected by her local party association.
Listen: Christian rapper Bizzle records homophobic rap response to ‘Same Love’
Christian rapper Bizzle has recorded a homophobic rap response to 'Same Love', in which he compares gay people to paedophiles, and says that gay people are 'against God'.
Surrey: Boss made to pay damages for asking gay employee if he had AIDS
A managing director in Guildford, who asked a gay employee whether he had AIDS, has been made to pay damages of £700.
How a gay guy was reunited with the man who saved him from suicide
In a heart warming end to a harrowing, but uplifting tale, a gay, Jewish man has been reunited with a man who saved his life after he attempted to commit suicide in part to do with his struggle to accept his sexuality.
Anti-gay marriage group on ‘high alert’ admits being ‘pretty quiet’ amid Scottish equal marriage vote
A group adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage in the UK which said it would continue to be on "high alert", has now admitted it is "pretty quiet" a week ahead of Scotland's final parliamentary vote on equal marriage.
