London: City Hall announces winner of gay pride bid
London LGBT+ Community Pride has been awarded the right to run the capital’s main gay pride festival for the next five years.
Comment: ‘Offended by marriage equality’: the admission of a lost argument
A number of MPs recently have stated they will oppose marriage equality because they don't want to 'offend' religious people. It is not merely anti-democratic, but anti-faith, writes Adrian Tippetts for PinkNews.
Overwhelming majority of Oxford Union students would be ‘glad to have gay parents’
In an Oxford Union debate on Thursday evening, the subject of which being gay parenting, the motion passed with a large majority.
US: California synagogue takes action against Boy Scouts anti-gay policy
A synagogue in California has been the latest in a list of religious groups, and businesses to reject the Boy Scouts of America's policy, described as "damaging" as it does not allow openly gay members, volunteers or staff.
UK: Cafe owner accuses gay campaigners of targeting him for a 2nd time over Uganda trip
A cafe owner who denies accusations of homophobia, having attended an event in Uganda where there were anti-gay speakers present, claims to have closed his cafe for a second time due to the threat of further protests.
University of Tennessee considers offering gender neutral housing
The University of Tennessee is considering offering gender neutral dorms to students.
Mississippi: Long-serving gay Republican mayor to step down
A gay Republican Mississippi mayor says he will not seek re-election this year - and is leaving office under a cloud.
Yvette Cooper warns against ‘unfair’ police DNA targeting of gay men
Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper says she is concerned by allegations of gay men being forced to give DNA samples to police officers.
New York: Gay man accuses police officers of carrying out homophobic attack
The New York City Police Department is launching an investigation into some of its own officers after a gay man claimed he was beaten up by cops.
Anderson Cooper: I dated girls when I was a teenager to meet their brothers
Anderson Cooper has spoken about his teenage years, and that he accidentally led his female friends to think they were dating. He said he was sometimes secretly hoping to "meet their brothers."
