UK: Serial killer Peter Moore launches new appeal
Serial killer Peter Moore, who murdered several gay men in 1995, is to appeal his life sentence at the Court of Appeal in London.
US: 63 ex-Catholic priests in Washington to announce support for equal marriage
A group of 63 ex-Catholic priests in the US state of Washington are due to announce their support for Referendum 74, the vote on equal marriage in the state, which will take place next month.
US: Scout denied Eagle badge invited onto the Ellen Degeneres Show
An 18-year-old Boy Scout from Moraga, California, who was denied the Eagle Scout badge after coming out as gay, despite completing all of the requirements, has been invited onto the Ellen Degeneres Show this Thursday.
Australia: Speaker Peter Slipper quits amid sex scandal
Australia’s parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper has resigned after text messages showed he had used sexist and vulgar language in an exchange with a gay former staffer, who is suing him for sexual harassment.
Comment: Lord Carey’s Nazi rhetoric is an insult to history
Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Nicolas Chinardet takes the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey to task for comparing the opponents of equal marriage to persecuted Jews in Nazi Germany.
PC Fiona Bone laid to rest in Scotland
Fiona Bone, the police officer who was murdered in Manchester, has been laid to rest in Moray in north east Scotland.
X Factor’s Lucy Spraggan wanted to be a boy called ‘Max’, says mum
The mother of Lucy Spraggan, the lesbian X Factor contender, has revealed that the singer wore boxers and asked to be called “Max” when she was at primary school.
Former Irish president announces support for equal marriage
Ireland’s former president Mary McAleese says she supports marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Comment: “It was an amazing push for marriage equality”
Despite last week’s equal marriage defeat in the Northern Ireland Assembly, in a comment piece for PinkNews.co.uk, Gary Spedding says there are reasons to be optimistic when it comes to securing LGBT equality in Northern Ireland.
UK: National AIDS Trust celebrates 25th anniversary with special video
The UK’s National AIDS Trust is celebrating its 25th anniversary today with a new campaign film.
