Human rights defender Nelson Mandela dies aged 95
South African human rights campaigner Nelson Mandela died today at the age of 95.
US investors put pressure on Sochi sponsors over Russian anti-gay law
US investors with combined assets of hundreds of billions of dollars have urged corporate sponsors of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics to speak out against Russia's anti-gay laws.
US blogger Perez Hilton to appear in TV series about gay dads
Blogger Perez Hilton is to appear in, and act as executive producer for, a new reality series about gay dads.
Elton John to address Russian anti-gay laws in Moscow concert Friday
Sir Elton John is to perform a concert in Moscow on Friday, at which he has vowed to raise the issue of Russia's anti-gay law.
US: Large railroad conference to offer health coverage to same-sex spouses
Members of a conference of some of the largest railroad operators in the US are to begin offering health benefits to same-sex spouses as of January.
Speaker John Boehner: Republican Party should support gay candidates
Republican US House Speaker John Boehner has said his party should support gay Republican congressional candidates.
Virginia Congressman accused of urging Republicans not to fund gay candidates
Virginia Representative Randy Forbes is under fire for allegedly urging his Republican Party colleagues not to support gay congressional candidates.
London: Police treating anti-gay posters against ex-councillor as hate crime
Police are treating the circulation of homophobic posters against a gay former east London councillor as a hate crime, with two more posters appearing.
US: Court hears discrimination case over gay couple being refused wedding cake
A Colorado court has heard a discrimination case brought against a baker who refused to provide a wedding cake to a same-sex couple.
Baroness Warsi to give LGBT rights lecture on World Human Rights Day
Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi is set to give a key note speech on LGBT rights as part of next week’s World Human Rights Day.
