US: Portland football fans choreograph giant anti-homophobia rainbow flag
Fans of Major League Soccer team the Portland Timbers staged an anti-homophobia demonstration at a match by holding up coloured fabric squares to form a rainbow pride flag.
Ireland: New LGBT advice guide launched for GPs
The Irish College of General Practitioners has launched a new LGBT guide for GPs.
Michael Douglas: After my first kiss with Matt Damon, I was ‘comfortable’
On his new film about the life of famed entertainer Liberace, Michael Douglas has spoken about about the pressure of filming sex scenes, but said that once he and Matt Damon had kissed once, they were "comfortable".
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans’ House of Commons duties put on hold
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, will not resume his duties in the chamber while police continue to investigate allegations against him.
Poll: Two thirds of Americans wrongly think a majority in the US oppose equal marriage
A new poll has found that despite there being 53% of Americans who support legal recognition of equal marriage, two thirds of US citizens hold the perception that overall the US public is opposed to same-sex marriage.
Beverley Knight to perform at Cardiff Mardi Gras
British soul star Beverley Knight is to perform at this year’s Cardiff Mardi Gras.
Lithuanian Bishops: European convention on domestic violence will promote homosexuality and ‘transsexualism’
Bishops in Lithuania have urged their government not to sign a Council of Europe (COE) convention tackling domestic violence, as they claim it will lead to homosexuality and "transsexualism" being promoted in schools.
Italy: Rome mayoral candidate pledges to introduce same-sex civil unions
A candidate to become mayor of Rome on Monday promised that he would issue same-sex civil unions in the city, if he is elected.
Ohio: Police charge man over murder of trans woman
Police in the US state of Ohio have charged a man in connection with the murder of a trans woman.
US: Rainbow flags flown on Minnesota ‘Freedom to Marry Bridge’ ahead of Senate vote on equal marriage
Rainbow flags are being flown in St Paul, Minnesota ahead of today's Senate vote on equal marriage, and the city's mayor has renamed a bridge Freedom to Marry Bridge, in support of the measure.
