US: 70,000 strong petition urges top donor to stop funding Boy Scouts for anti-gay policy
Another of the biggest donors to the Boy Scouts of America has come under pressure to stop funding the organisation because of its anti-gay policy.
UK: National AIDS Trust calls for the NHS to provide earlier HIV treatment
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is calling on the NHS to allow people with HIV to start treatment early in order to protect their sexual partners.
US: Handcuffed Catholic priest was suffering from ‘stress-related self-bondage’ says bishop
A Catholic Illinois priest, who last year got stuck in a pair of handcuffs, was engaged in “non-sexual” conduct at the time, and the incident was brought on by “stress” – according to a bishop.
Scotland: SNP local chair quits over Scottish equal marriage proposals
A Scottish National Party official has resigned after 22 years, and said that one of his reasons for doing so was Alex Salmond's plans to legalise equal marriage.
Kent bisexual councillor says he will step down following homophobia investigation
A councillor in Kent at the centre of a row about alleged homophobia has announced he is stepping down at the next election.
James Franco: I wasn’t ‘frightened’ when girls spread gay rumours about me at school
Actor and director, James Franco, has spoken about girls who used to make up gay rumours about him at school, that they even made up a dance about it, except he said he was never "frightened" by them.
Interview: Gay Hollyoaks actors strip off in support of the Terrence Higgins Trust
Gay Hollyoakes actors PJ Brennan and Kieron Richardson – who play onscreen gay couple Doug and Ste have decided to bare all for this month’s special ‘naked’ issue of Gay Times.
Canada: Students’ ‘Free Speech Wall’ torn down by self-titled gay rights activist
A student claiming to be an LGBT activist tore down a "Free Speech Wall" created by his fellow students at Carleton University in Canada, stating that not all opinions deserved to be expressed.
US: Worker allegedly sacked from Ashley Furniture HomeStore for being a married lesbian
A married lesbian in New Jersey is suing a local franchise of one of America’s largest furniture companies for unlawful termination after a Christian supervisor allegedly said: “lesbos and gays would be judged.”
Facebook apologises for deleting an ‘offensive’ photo of a mixed-race gay couple’s wedding
Social media site Facebook has apologised for deeming that a photograph of a mixed-race gay couple was offensive.
