Louis Smith: I am happy to be a ‘gay icon’ — but remember, I am straight
Having won this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, Olympian Louis Smith says he wants his gay fans to remember that he “fancies women”.
Newtown local community prevents God Hates Fags church from picketing Sandy Hook school shooting funerals
The Westboro Baptist Church, home of the God Hates Fags campaign was reportedly scared away this week from protesting at the funerals of some of the children massacred at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
US court suspends California’s ban on therapies to turn gay teenagers straight
A three-judge panel in the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has suspended the implementation of a new law banning therapists offering treatment to young gay people to turn themselves straight.
Conservative Oxford MP changes mind to support same-sex marriage after student appeals
After receiving a letter of appeal written by presidents of 38 university common room, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, Nicola Blackwood, has now said she is no longer against marriage equality.
Anonymous files death certificate for God Hates Fags leader & changes her PC background to gay porn
The hackers collective, Anonymous, has continued its long-running battle with the Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the ‘God Hates Fags’ church, and claims to have changed the desktop background on its spokeswoman's computer to gay porn.
US: Wisconsin court rules in favour of same sex domestic partnership registry
An appeals court ruled on Friday that Wisconsin's same sex domestic partnership registry does not violate a state constitutional amendment which bans marriage equality.
Possible US Defence Secretary nominee: Comments about gays “do not reflect my views”
A former US Senator, and Barack Obama's likely choice for Defence Secretary, apologised on Friday for "insensitive" remarks he made about an openly gay nominee for an ambassadorship.
Barack Obama: America’s attitudes to gay rights has been transformed over the past four years
Speaking to Time Magazine reporters after he was named 'Time Magazine Person of the Year', US President Barack Obama has reflected on the transformation made to attitudes towards homosexuality in America.
Video: Gay men’s chorus performs song dedicated to Sandy Hook victims
The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles and students from the Creative Planet School of the Arts, got together last week to dedicate a performance to the victims of the Sandy Hook shootings, and the families of Newtown, Connecticut.
Tory MP David Davies questions if same-sex marriage will lead to children being taught about anal sex
Conservative opponent of marriage equality David Davies has said his concerns focus around sex education and how children might be taught the mechanics of gay sex.
