Comment: Christmas Fear in Uganda
Having worked with activists in Uganda, Aoife NicCharthaigh, from the charity Interact Worldwide, shares her thoughts on the pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill in a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk
Turkish LGBT campaigner to receive David Kato award
Ali Erol, an LGBT activist in Turkey has been honoured with this year’s David Kato award, which was set up in memory of the gay Ugandan campaigner who was murdered in 2011.
Leveson Report: Press has failed to respect the dignity of trans people
Trans Media Watch (TMW), the charity that works to improve media coverage of transgender and intersex issues and had previously submitted testimony to his inquiry, has welcomed the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s report into media standards.
Study: More than half of LGBT Italians believe ageing is harder for them than for heterosexuals
In a survey of LGBT Italians 55% said they are concerned about their future in Italy, and 52% said that being gay and ageing is more difficult for them than it is for straight people.
Olly Murs: I’d fancy George Clooney or David Beckham if I was gay
Popstar and presenter of the Xtra Factor, Olly Murs has revealed that his ideal man would be George Clooney or David Beckham if he happened to be gay.
Comment: UKIP and homosexuality – a gay member’s view
In a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Nicholas Dancer, a university student and member of UKIP says the party is not a bunch of “fruit cakes and loonies" and that Britain should leave the European Union if it wants to legalise equal marriage.
Venice looks to suspend partnership with St Petersburg over anti-gay laws
The Venice Municipal Council is currently considering ending a partnership with the Russian city of St Petersburg over the latter’s recently adopted anti-gay laws.
California representative calls on US Congress to ban gay ‘cure’ treatments for kids
California Democratic Representative Jackie Speier has introduced a resolution in the US Congress calling for a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors.
Anti-gay preacher Rick Warren: “It wouldn’t bother me if we found a gay gene”
Controversial US pastor Rick Warren had told CNN presenter Piers Morgan that the “jury is still out” on whether people are born gay or become gay.
France: Parkinson sufferer awarded €200,000 after medicine turned him into gay sex addict
A French court has upheld a compensation payment to a previously heterosexual man who became a gay sex addict after taking medication for Parkinsons.
