Eastenders star feared being typecast as ‘the gay Muslim’
Actor Marc Elliott says his decision to quit Eastenders was motivated through the fear of becoming typecast as “the gay Muslim”.
UK: Church weddings possible in 10 years, says gay dean
It could take 10 years for same-sex marriages to be approved by the Church of England – that’s according to Dr Jeffrey John, the gay Dean of St Albans.
Facebook accidentally outed users to their parents through group permissions loophole
Facebook users have been inadvertently outed by a loophole in the system which overrode their privacy settings and shared information about them.
In Photos: US members of Congress supporting the NOH8 campaign
The NOH8 campaign, which uses celebrities to highlight the ban on same-sex marriage in states across America, has released a series of photos, showing 26 members of the US Congress, supporting its campaign.
US: Diversity officer wanted to give voters the chance to decide on equal marriage
The chief diversity officer of a university in Washington who was put on leave after signing a petition to send the decision on equal marriage to a vote in Maryland, has said through her lawyer that all she wanted was for voters to decide.
UK: HIV helpline service suffers funding cut
The Terrence Higgins Trust says its national HIV telephone helpline service will now operate at reduced hours, following the loss of government funding.
Simon Callow: I have a ‘right’ to marriage
Actor and theatre director Simon Callow believes the recent outbursts of Lord Carey and former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe on the subject of equal marriage illustrates how the two are living in the past.
San Francisco: Man sues gay porn company over erection injections
A stage assistant from San Francisco has launched legal action against a gay pornography company after he was allegedly forced to inject performers with a controlled drug to prolong their erections.
New York: Corkscrew used to castrate gay TV journalist shown to jurors
The instrument allegedly used to castrate a murdered gay TV fashion journalist has been shown to a jury in New York.
Tracey Emin: The church should embrace gay people
Tracey Emin has spoken of her support for equal marriage and believes there should always be a separation of the church and state.
