Dr Rosemary Gillespie appointed chief executive of Terrence Higgins Trust
Dr Rosemary Gillespie has been announced as the new CEO of Terrence Higgins Trust, Britain's largest sexual health and HIV charity.
Indian Supreme Court defends anti-gay ruling after government criticism
The Supreme Court of India has criticised government ministers for speaking out against last month’s decision of the court to re-criminalise homosexuality.
BNP leader, Nick ‘gays are creepy’ Griffin, declared bankrupt
The leader of the British National Party (BNP) Nick Griffin has today been declared bankrupt.
UKIP Councillor admits to using wrong sized condoms and being ‘baffled’ by lesbians
A UK Independence Party councillor in West Yorkshire is “baffled” by Britain’s social acceptance of homosexuality and says that he finds “female homosexuality” even stranger, whilst also going into great detail about his sex life.
Football Association’s new Equality Adviser apologises for calling gays ‘detestable’
The Football Association's new Inclusion Advisory board member has apologised for telling the BBC that homosexuality is detestable. One of the board's primary roles is to tackle homophobia within the sport.
US: Lesbians named without permission ask for lawsuit against Utah and Mormon Church to be struck down
A lesbian couple in the US state of Utah have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the state and Mormon Church which listed their names without permission.
New Chair of Lib Dem LGBT group takes up post
Ed Fordham has taken over from Adrian Trett as the new Chair of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats.
Homophobic Twitter trolls blast Eastenders for featuring same-sex kiss scene
The decision of Eastenders to broadcast a scene with two male characters kissing generated a predicable torrent of homophobic abuse from a small mindless minority on Twitter.
US: Gay, Republican, Roman Catholic sworn in as mayor of Atlantic City
In a possible first for Atlantic City, an openly gay man who is also Catholic and Republican was this week sworn in as mayor.
‘Gay cure’ book removed from Amazon listings after complaints
A book written by the adamantly anti-gay US radio host Linda Harvey has been pulled from sale by Amazon.
