GLAAD appoints first transgender co-chair
Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan has become the first transgender woman to serve as co-chair of US LGBT media advocacy group, GLAAD.
30 Rock star Maulik Pancholy comes out as gay
30 Rock star Maulik Pancholy has come out as gay after celebrating a nine-year anniversary with his partner.
Manchester Pride vows to increase charitable donations following criticism
Manchester Pride says it’s confident it will be able to increase donations made to LGBT charities following criticism by community figures that it’s simply not giving enough.
Police admit charging wrong man over ‘possible anti-gay’ stabbing in Chester
Police have admitted they charged the "wrong man" over a suspected homophobic stabbing on the City Walls in Chester last month, but have now arrested another suspect.
US: Student asks Apple to change dictionary defining gay as ‘foolish and stupid’
A student in Sudbury, Massachusetts, has launched a campaign asking Apple to remove an offensive definition of the word "gay" from its online dictionary service.
Ugandan President takes HIV test as part of prevention campaign
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has taken an HIV test in public, saying he wants all Ugandans to know their HIV status if the country is to reduce new infections.
Scotland: Edinburgh saunas to lose public entertainment licences
Following the recent emergence of a police crackdown in Edinburgh of condoms in public saunas, the council is now considering pulling licenses from such services altogether, saying current policy is "no longer proving to be effective."
Scotland: Government rebukes Tory leader and says equal marriage ‘proceeding on schedule’
The Scottish Government has hit back at claims that legalising equal marriage in Scotland has taken longer than in England because of the Scottish National Party’s pro-independence campaign.
SNP minister Derek Mackay comes out as gay after separating from his wife
Derek Mackay, a senior Scottish Government minister, has publicly come out as gay after separating from his wife.
John Major: Gay marriage has proved ‘toxic’ for the Tories because some like ‘to change slowly’
Former prime minister Sir John Major says grassroots Tories were right to feel “unsettled” by “bewildering” changes such as equal marriage, but warns there’s “no choice but to deal with this new world."
