Zambia: Lawmakers seek to ban ‘homosexuality’ and ‘lesbianism’ in new constitution
Lawmakers in Zambia are pushing ahead with plans to further ban same-sex activity in the country’s new constitution.
Hong Kong: Top court to hear trans woman’s final case for marriage
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal will today begin hearing the case of a trans woman who wishes to marry her boyfriend, in the last battle of a legal war she has fought for several years.
Anti-gay marriage protest takes place in Puerto Rico
Hundreds of people have marched in Puerto Rico to demand that the governor approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Gay former NBA chief: The first openly gay US athlete will be amazed at opportunities given to them
The former executive of a National Basketball Association (NBA) team has said that the first professional sports player to come out in the US will benefit rather than suffer,potentially earning millions in endorsements for being openly gay in the field.
Irish Constitutional Convention decision welcomed by marriage equality supporters
The Constitutional Convention, which voted in Dublin today to recommend that same-sex marriage be legalised in Ireland, has been applauded by politicians, religious organisations and gay rights groups.
US: Pro-same-sex marriage Illinois Republican party chairman to stay in role for now
The chair of the Illinois Republican Party will remain in his role, having survived a meeting to discuss whether to fire him for his backing of same-sex marriage. However, he could be forced to leave in six weeks time due to a new plan to choose his successor.
BBC Radio 1 plays short clip of Anti-Thatcher campaign song Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead
BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart Show has played a short clip of Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead – a song promoted by opponents to celebrate the death of Margaret Thatcher.
South Africa: Government condemns anti-LGBT violence following attack
The South African Government has stated its opposition to anti-LGBT violence, following an attack on a gay man in Cape Town which left him missing part of one ear.
California: Gay lawyer dies at 33 after contracting bacterial meningitis
Officials in Los Angeles are warning gay sexually active men about a deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, following the death of a gay man in West Hollywood.
Ireland: Constitutional Convention votes overwhelmingly in favour of referendum on same-sex marriage
Ireland's Constitutional Convention has voted overwhelmingly in favour of holding a referendum on legalising same-sex marriage in the Constitution.
