Prince Harry praised for saving soldier from homophobic attack
Prince Harry has been praised as an account of him intervening in a homophobic attack on a gay solider has come to light.
Petition nears 150,000 target urging Google Play store to remove ‘gay cure’ app
A petition started two weeks ago to urge the Google Play app store to ban a Christian app claiming to be able to "cure" homosexuality, has almost reached its 150,000 signatures target.
Ghana: Journalists Association president rebuked for urging anti-gay slant in media
The president of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has come under fire for encouraging the media to take an anti-gay stance in their reports.
US: Michigan’s first married same-sex couple invited to White House
A couple who became the first same-sex couple to legally wed in the state of Michigan after their Native tribe legalised equal marriage will attend the White House LGBT Pride reception next week.
France: Five held over death of Clement Meric
Five suspects are being held in connection with the death of a teenage left-wing protester and gay rights activist in Paris.
YouGov poll: Next Doctor Who actor being straight less important than being male and British
A YouGov survey has found that the sexuality of the next actor to play the Doctor matters to 15% of people, but it rates as less important than being British, male, or white.
Rock Hudson’s sexuality confessions to his wife recorded by detective
The American actor Rock Hudson, famous for a prominent Hollywood career in the 1950s and 1960s, was recorded confessing to his wife that he was gay in 1958 by a private detective she had hired.
US: Same-sex military partners to receive limited benefits from September
The Pentagon has announced that benefits for the spouses of military personnel in same-sex relationships will begin from 1 September. However, they will not be able to receive housing or healthcare benefits, leading many to feel that the changes are inadequate.
Russia: Elton John’s outfits dubbed ‘homosexual propaganda’ by Communist group
Sir Elton John is due to perform in Russia in July, and in what could be a similar turn of events which saw Madonna being sued for "homosexual propaganda", it has been suggested that the famed entertainer's outfits constitute just that.
Comment: Equal marriage will boost the economy
Paul Donovan, global economist at UBS, writes on the economic benefits of legalising equal marriage and says opponents are "Luddites".
