TV presenter Clare Balding honoured as Celebrity Charity Champion
BBC sports presenter Clare Balding, has been honoured as the winner of this year's Celebrity Charity Champion Award.
US: New Jersey Governor told to ‘step out of the way’ of vote on equal marriage
A Democratic lawmaker in the US state of New Jersey has called on the state's Governor to "step out of the way", and allow Republican legislators to vote on an equal marriage bill.
Green MP Caroline Lucas tables amendment for equal survivor benefits for gay couples
Green MP Caroline Lucas has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill, which would give equal provision of survivor benefits for same-sex couples.
John Barrowman marries his long-term partner Scott Gill
John Barrowman and his partner Scott Gill were married yesterday after a 20-year committed relationship.
US: Pastors blame photograph of gay politician kissing partner for Colorado wildfires
Two pastors in the US state of Colorado have blamed a newspaper cover which featured the openly-gay State House Majority Leader kissing his partner, for recent Colorado wildfires.
US: Catholic school president quits his job after revealing he has been in a same-sex relationship for 18 years
The president of a Catholic school in Minnesota has resigned after revealing that he has been in a same-sex relationship for nearly two decades.
US: Big Brother contestant dropped by modelling agency for homophobic slur
A contestant on the new series of Big Brother, has caused controversy during the first week, by using homophobic and racist slurs against fellow housemates, and has been dropped by her modelling agency for doing so.
Letter warns Queen that equal marriage bill will be ‘nothing short of catastrophic’ to the UK
Four business directors on the Isle of Man have written to the Queen in the hope she will refuse to give the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill its Royal Assent.
Brazil: Gay ‘cure’ bill withdrawn before vote in Parliament
A politician in Brazil who proposed legislation that would allow psychiatrists to treat homosexuality as a disease has withdrawn the bill.
Russia: Putin signs same-sex adoption ban into law
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has imposed a ban on child adoption by same-sex couples in Russia.
