Northern Ireland Assembly criticised by Equality Commission for blocking equal marriage
Northern Ireland's Equality Commission has criticised repeated attempts to block progress on equal marriage in the NI Assembly.
US: Hawaii Senate to hold final vote on equal marriage as House prepares to receive bill
A bill to legalise equal marriage in the US state of Hawaii will be subject to a final vote in the state's Senate on Wednesday.
Neil Patrick Harris speaks of ‘private’ right to come out as gay on own terms
Actor Neil Patrick Harris has defended the right of everyone, particularly those in the public eye, to come out on their own terms.
US: Jon Stewart’s Daily Show explores South’s attitude towards gays with secret cameras
Responding to statistician Nate Silver's prediction that Alabama and Mississippi would be the last states to approve equal marriage, Jon Stewart sent two men undercover, posing as a gay couple, to debunk the idea that people in the South were homophobic.
Polish anti-gay ‘fascist’ prevented from attending event at Aberystwyth University
A Polish far-right leader accused of homophobia and anti-Semitism has had his invitation to hold a talk at Aberystwyth University withdrawn.
US: ACLU files brief challenging Nevada same-sex marriage ban
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada, has filed a brief challenging the state's ban on equal marriage.
IOC chief refused to meet Russian LGBT activists in Sochi
Russian gay activists claim the president of the International Olympic Committee refused to meet with them while visiting the 2014 Winter Games city of Sochi.
Peter Tatchell: Stonewall ‘selfish and self-centred’ for not supporting straight civil partnerships
Peter Tatchell has criticised Stonewall's decision not to support civil partnerships for heterosexual couples as "selfish and self-centred" during an Oxford University radio show.
Botswana Government accused of detaining gay citizens
An HIV support group in Botswana has accused the country’s government of trying to detain gay citizens or deport them if they are foreigners.
France: Anti-equal marriage leader to be evicted for illegally subletting apartment
One of the most outspoken leaders of protests against France's recently adopted equal marriage and adoption law is to be evicted from her Paris apartment.
