US 2012: Tammy Baldwin elected as first openly gay US senator
Democrat Tammy Baldwin has become the first openly gay member of the US Senate, beating Republican Tommy Thompson in the senate race for Wisconsin.
US 2012: Mike Huckabee concedes things are not going to plan for Romney
Former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee managed to mention the anti-gay fast food chain Chick-fil-A, during an interview about the latest US 2012 presidential exit polls.
UK: Abuse allegations continue against gay former Tory MP
Further sexual abuse allegations have been made against the late Sir Peter Morrison.
Video: Canadian Mounted Police campaign against anti-gay bullying
LGBT members of the Canadian Mounted Police have recorded a video against homophobic bullying.
Skyfall screenwriter, John Logan, addresses James Bond’s ‘gay past’
The screenwriter of the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, has addressed the suggested homoerotic subtext of certain scenes in the blockbuster.
Anti-gay Ohio senate candidate rejected by voters and family
On US election night, Ohio lived up to its reputation for picking a presidential winner, and defeated anti-gay Republican US Senate candidate Josh Mandel at the same time.
Spanish court protects equal marriage law
Spain’s Constitutional Court has upheld the country’s seven-year-long equal marriage law.
Channel 4 backpedals after censoring ‘gay’ from Simpsons’ episode
Channel 4 says it was wrong to edit out the word "gay" from an episode of The Simpsons, which was shown by the UK broadcaster last weekend.
Gay equality critic Nadine Dorries suspended as a Tory MP over ‘I’m a Celebrity’ row
Equal marriage critic Nadine Dorries has been suspended as a parliamentary member of the Conservative Party after she announced that she would be appearing in ITV's reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
Civil partnership defeat for Slovakia
Lawmakers in Slovakia have rejected plans by the country’s opposition party to legalise civil partnerships for gay couples.
