UK: Man jailed for harassing gay neighbours and urging for gays to be ‘put down’
A Plymouth man who carried out a sustained campaign of abuse against his gay neighbours and called for gay people to be “put down” has been jailed.
Australian airline apologises for ‘I am gay’ sticker on passenger’s luggage
Australian budget airline Jetstar has apologised to a passenger who pulled his suitcase from a baggage carousel to find the message "I am gay" written on it with stickers.
UN tells China: Don’t ban HIV positive people from accessing saunas and bathhouses
The United Nations’ HIV agency has urged China to drop proposals banning people who are HIV positive from accessing spas and public bathhouses.
Equality Network condemns threat to block Scotland’s same-sex marriage bill through courts
The Equality Network has criticised the campaign against equal marriage for "attempting to undermine the democratic process" by threatening legal action in order to block Scotland's same-sex marriage bill.
Malta: Civil unions bill to arrive in Parliament
A bill to introduce civil unions for gay couples in Malta will arrive in the country’s Parliament this week.
Lucy Spraggan smashes into the Top 10 album chart, G-A-Y placed in compilation chart
G-A-Y the Album and Lucy Spraggan's Join the Club have both entered the official album charts.
Gay boxer Orlando Cruz loses in shot for title fight
Openly gay boxer Orlando Cruz lost his bid for the featherweight title Saturday night in Las Vegas, after being knocked down in the seventh round by veteran Orlando Salido.
Egypt: Police arrest 14 men in Cairo for ‘homosexual acts’ at medical centre
A group of men aged between 18 and 57 were detained on Saturday, accused of committing "homosexual acts" at a medical centre in Cairo.
Israel: ‘Ambiguous relationship’ of energy awareness puppets sparks gay representation debates
Television advertisements featuring two puppets named "plug" and "socket" have sparked debates about gay representation in Israel, after rumours the characters might be gay were re-ignited following the arrival of an adopted baby puppet.
Lord Smith: The Sunday Times was aware I was HIV positive – and agreed not to publish it for two years
Britain’s first openly gay MP Lord (Chris) Smith of Finsbury,has spoken up on the difficulties he faced coming out about his HIV status, revealing that the Sunday Times had agreed not to publish any stories on the matter for two years until he was ready.
