US: Pro-gay pastor to give blessing at President Obama’s inauguration
The pro-gay pastor of the Episcopal parish closest to the White House will give the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration next week.
Hong Kong activists angered by government’s stalled LGBT rights reform
The refusal of Hong Kong lawmakers to carry out a public consultation on improving LGBT rights has sparked outrage in the local community.
Manchester: Police apologise to gay former soldier over DNA sampling
A former soldier who denounced the Greater Manchester Police for taking a DNA sample from him because of a consensual gay sex act in 1983 has received a formal apology.
US: Pentagon backs Army base decision to allow lesbian to be barred from spouses’ club
The Pentagon has backed army leaders at a North Carolina base who chose not to intervene in the case of the wife of a lesbian service member who was denied admittance into a spouses' club.
US: Gay solider Bradley Manning’s legal team to focus on delays at hearing
A gay US Army private charged with sending US secrets to WikiLeaks is attending a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday and contends that lengthy delays have violated his right to a speedy trial.
Video: Hundreds protest against Rhode Island hearings on equal marriage
As Rhode Island held hearings on whether to legalise equal marriage for same-sex couples, hundreds of demonstrators turned out to protest against the potential change at hearings
Reports: Brazilian transwoman shot dead
It's being reported that a transwoman has been shot dead in Brazil.
US: Man facing hate crime charge for spraying anti-gay graffiti
A man from Southern California is facing felony hate crime charges, after officers caught him spray painting an anti-gay slur on campus buildings of his university.
Taiwan: Gay couple suing state for ban on equal marriage may withdraw their case
A gay couple in Taiwan who filed a lawsuit last year after being rejected in their application for marriage, protested what they called the "passive" attitude of the justice system, and said they might withdraw their case.
Paris: Anti-equal marriage protesters ordered to pay €100,000 clean-up cost
The Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoe has imposed a hefty cleaning bill on the organisers of a march opposing same-sex marriage.
