UK: Bullied gay teen committed suicide by overdosing on prescription drugs stored at school
A 14-year-old Essex boy bullied for being gay fatally overdosed on prescription drugs he had stored at school, an inquest has heard.
US: Hawaii judge defies ‘legal challenge’ against same-sex marriage law
A Hawaii judge on Thursday denied a request from a House Republican to issue a temporary block against the state's new law legalising same-sex marriage.
Robbie Williams: ‘I’m a straight person pretending to be gay’
Robbie Williams says he’s a straight person “pretending to be gay” as it helps “balance the sides.”
US: Apple currently removing offensive definition of ‘gay’ from dictionary service
Following outcry after a student discovered an offensive definition of the word “gay” in Apple's MacBook dictionary, the company now appears to be rolling out new versions of the service in an attempt to rectify the issue.
Survey: More than half of UK Catholics under 50 support equal marriage
More than half of Catholics in the UK aged under 50 now say “same-sex marriage is right” – according to research by YouGov.
US: Bishop plans ‘exorcism’ for the day Illinois legalises equal marriage
A Catholic bishop in Illinois has planned to hold an "exorcism" for the day the state legalises same-sex marriage.
New Jersey: Ex-marine waitress refused tip because of her ‘gay lifestyle’
Dayna Morales, a waitress from New Jersey who had previously served in the Marines, was denied a tip because of her "gay lifestyle."
Samuel L Jackson ‘had no idea’ upcoming role was a gay character
Outspoken LGBT ally and actor Samuel L Jackson has said he was not aware his upcoming role in the film adaption of Stephen King’s ‘Cell' was a gay character.
Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert: ‘Luxembourg’s gay prime minister and deputy PM is LGBT progress for Europe’
Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert says the fact that Luxembourg is set to have both an openly gay prime minister and deputy PM shows “how far Europe has progressed on LGBT issues”.
Alec Baldwin forced to apologise after hurling anti-gay abuse at photographer
Actor Alec Baldwin has been forced to apologise for hurling anti-gay abuse against a New York photographer, after backtracking from insisting he never used a homophobic slur to conceding he would "now retire" one of the words he used from his vocabulary.
