US: Rhode Island Senate passes equal marriage bill
The Senate in the US state of Rhode Island today voted to pass a bill to legalise equal marriage, putting the state in a position to become the tenth to legalise same-sex marriage.
US: Sheriff warns anti-gay church to stay away from Texas fertiliser blast funerals
The homophobic Westboro Baptist Church has been told to stay away from the funerals of those killed in last week’s fertiliser plant explosion in Texas.
US: Gay former NFL player to speak at Youth Pride event
An openly gay former National Football League player is set to speak at a US Youth Pride Day event in Washington DC.
Germany: Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats banned from using Berlin Pride float due to equal marriage stance
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats won’t be allowed their normal float at this year's gay pride festival in Berlin.
US: Rhode Island Senate to vote on equal marriage bill
The Senate in the US state of Rhode Island is to vote on a bill to legalise equal marriage on Wednesday afternoon.
US: Republican Senator who made anti-gay comments to meet with openly gay colleague
A Republican lawmaker who last week made controversial remarks about gay relationships on the Senate floor in the US state of Iowa last week, has asked an openly gay colleague to have lunch with him, in an effort to get better acquainted.
Interview: Scott Mills on love, marriage equality and Eurovision 2013
In an exclusive interview with PinkNews’ Laurence Watts, BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills talks about finding love, his future career plans and presenting this year’s Eurovision on BBC Three.
Ireland: Hotel manager sacked for opening gay sauna awarded unfair dismissal compensation
A former hotel leisure centre manager, who was sacked after he opened a gay sauna, has been awarded over 25,000€ (£21,000) in compensation.
Anti-gay Ugandan pastor Martin Ssempa tweets PinkNews to warn of ‘sodomy’
A notorious homophobic Ugandan pastor responded to news of a new HIV prevention campaign in England by tweeting “stop sodomy” at PinkNews’ Twitter account.
Brendon Ayanbadejo: I can do more to help towards equal marriage having left the NFL
Former NFL player Brendon Ayanbadejo has expressed ongoing support for equal marriage, and has said that now he has left the world of professional sport, he can help "so many more people", than he could before.
