US: Drag queen cruise ship bans customers from wearing drag costumes
Carnival Cruises has banned customers who are due to set sail on one of its ships from going in drag to a private drag show.
NFL player: “Saying faggot doesn’t make me a homophobe, it’s just a word”
An American football player in Ohio has apologised after using the word “faggot” on Twitter.
US: Most young gay men living with HIV don’t know they are infected
New analysis published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that 60 per cent of young people infected with HIV do not know their status. It also found that 72 per cent of young people with HIV are men who have sex with men.
Lithuanian pensioner: Changing my number plate would make people think I’m gay
A 67-year-old man in Lithuania has come up with a homophobic excuse for not wanting to change his car number plate.
US discusses anti-gay bill with Uganda
The US State Department’s envoy to Africa has met with Uganda’s parliamentary speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who has promised to pass the country’s notorious Anti-Homosexuality bill as a “Christmas gift”.
UK: Two men jailed for 2 years after anti-gay New Years Day attack
Two men have been jailed for a homophobic attack in the Lincolnshire coastal town of Mablethorpe.
Peter Tatchell receives apology from UK publisher
The parent company of Routledge, Taylor and Francis, has issued a public apology to Peter Tatchell over a factually incorrect article that had previously been published in its journal, Contemporary Politics.
Brad Pitt: Gay marriage is about equality, opponents should stop linking the argument with drugs laws
Brad Pitt, one of the most outspoken advocates of marriage equality in Hollywood has restated his support for changing the law and questioned why opponents link arguments with those against reforming drug laws.
Atlanta: Doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing male prisoners
A former prison doctor for the US Penitentiary in Atlanta has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three male inmates.
UKIP ‘not against gay adoption’ says London chairman
UKIP’s London Regional Chairman David Coburn has criticised the party’s candidate for the North Croydon By-election after he said gay couples adopting amounted to child abuse.
