Russia: Man who shot LGBT activist in face avoids prison sentence
A man who shot an LGBT rights activist in the face with a rubber bullet gun has been spared prison after a Russian court handed him a one-year suspended sentence.
Irish equality minister: Laws preventing same-sex couples from adopting are ‘discriminatory’
The Irish minister for Justice and Equality has said that laws preventing same-sex couples from adopting are “discriminatory” and make “little sense.”
US: Gay former New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson ‘astounded’ by progress of gay rights
The first openly gay bishop in the American Episcopal Church has recently said he "can't believe the progress we have made" regarding the passage of gay rights in the US, since he would not have dreamt of growing up seeing same-sex marriage legalised in 15 states.
LGBT community urged to mark 10-year repeal of Section 28 by wearing pink
To commemorate 10 years since the repeal of Section 28, campaigners are asking people all over the UK to wear pink “against prejudice” on Monday 18 November.
Argentina: Over 150,000 celebrate Buenos Aires’ 22nd annual gay pride event
More than 150,000 people attended the 22nd annual gay pride event in Buenos Aires on Saturday, which featured many signs and speeches including some criticisms of the former bishop, Pope Francis I, who once vowed to oppose the city's same-sex marriage laws.
Exclusive: Scottish Tories claim SNP Govt slow to legalise equal marriage due to referendum
Legalising equal marriage in Scotland has taken longer than in England because the SNP government has diverted all resources to its pro-independence campaign, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has claimed.
Annie Lennox: Stigma is preventing people in Scotland from testing for HIV
Singer Annie Lennox has commented on new research in Scotland showing nearly a quarter of people are unaware that a person living with HIV can live for more than 20 years.
Lady Gaga: ‘I never said I was a gay icon’
Bisexual singer Lady Gaga has insisted she is not a "gay icon" despite being an advocate and supporter of LGBT equality, instead calling herself a "gay supporter."
David Furnish: The story of AIDS became a message about hope
David Furnish wants people to watch ‘How to Survive a Plague’, a new film about the AIDS epidemic. He says we should never forget those who “stood up and fought” against apathy in the 1980s.
Russia: Activist campaigning against ‘police state’ arrested after stapling testicles to cobblestone
A man in Moscow was arrested and hospitalised recently after he stripped naked and stapled his testicles to a cobblestone pavement, in protest of what he called Russia's recent descent into a "police state" which follows the passage of anti-gay laws.
