Majority of MLAs in Northern Ireland support motion for LGBT equality strategy
Northern Ireland yesterday adopted a motion which calls for a sexual orientation strategy to be introduced.
X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger defends James Arthur following homophobia controversy
X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger has come to the defence of James Arthur after he was embroiled in controversy surrounding the use of homophobic slurs in a rap diss.
US: Pentagon announces that all states are now in compliance with equal benefits regulations
The Pentagon has now confirmed that all 50 US states are in compliance with a directive to allow benefits to same-sex military couples, despite some states initially refusing to do so.
Liberace film Behind the Candelabra leads Golden Globe TV nominations with four nods
HBO's film about gay pianist Liberace and its cast, are leading the nominations for the TV categories of the Golden Globes with four nods.
London: Anti-gay lecturer had ‘no formal qualifications’, claims ex-colleague
Fresh allegations have been made against a senior lecturer at one of London’s biggest colleges who was suspended last month after audio emerged of him comparing gay teachers to the Ku Klux Klan.
Protests planned for Sunday against reinstatement of Indian gay sex ban
A protest is being organised for Sunday against this week's shock ruling by the Indian Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on gay sex in the country.
Facebook accounts go #GayForADay in protest against Indian gay sex ban
Swathes of Facebook users, both gay, bisexual and straight, have been changing their profile pictures to pictures of themselves engaging in same-sex kisses in a viral protest against India's recently reintroduced gay sex ban.
Police search for homophobic hammer attacker of Punch and Judy puppeteer’s dog
Police are searching for an attacker who smashed a dog in the head with a hammer, and defaced the van of a children's entertainer with a homophobic slur.
National Secular Society: ‘Religion is more important to Baroness Warsi than gay people’
The National Secular Society has criticised the reasons given by Baroness Warsi for abstaining in this summer’s House of Lords vote on the same-sex marriage act for England and Wales.
US: Federal college loan applications to be equalised for gay couples
Students in the US who are in same-sex marriages will soon be treated equally to straight married couples in applying for federal college loans.
