Germany: Football club to permanently fly rainbow flag against homophobia
German second division football club St Pauli is to permanently fly a rainbow flag as a symbol against homophobia and discrimination, it announced on Thursday.
US: Pennsylvania attorney general says she won’t defend state ban on equal marriage
The attorney general in the US state of Pennsylvania has said she will not defend the state's ban on equal marriage, following a lawsuit being filed to challenge the ban.
‘Oldest gay in the village’ becomes Brighton Pride ambassador
He’s been a regular face of the city’s annual Pride festival for years and now LGBT activist George Montague has been named as an ambassador for Brighton Pride.
George Osborne: Tax breaks for those in marriages and civil partnerships to be in Autumn Statement
Chancellor George Osborne says a transferable tax allowance for married couples and civil partners is likely to be in the Autumn Statement.
Television show Two and a Half Men to introduce first lesbian character
Popular US television programme Two and a Half Men is to introduce a new lesbian character.
US: Lesbian couple attacked by ten men in hate crime attack
A lesbian couple in South Austin, Chicago, have been attacked in what police are treating as a hate crime, by as many as ten men, before police intervened.
Family publishes poetry of murdered trans woman Andrea Waddell
A collection of poetry by Andrea Waddell, a trans woman who was murdered in Brighton in October 2009, has been published with the support of her family.
US: American Idol star Adam Lambert to join the cast of Glee
Gay former American Idol singer Adam Lambert will be joining the cast of Glee, it was revealed yesterday.
Rapper Macklemore: ‘Homophobia is still rampant in the hip-hop community’
Rap star Macklemore has spoken in an interview to say that he thinks "homophobia is still rampant in the hip-hop community", but that "it's getting better".
Video: French topless male protesters stage anti-equal marriage D-Day landing protest
A campaign group formed to protest against recently passed equal marriage legislation in France, has staged a D-Day landing recreation, topless, to show their continued opposition to equal marriage in the country.
