Denmark: Newspaper editor refuses to write about gay marriage laws
A Danish newspaper editor said he would refuse to include any news about the country's recently-implemented equal marriage laws.
‘Senseless’ police raid on LGBT rights workshop in Uganda
Amnesty International condemn Police raid a human rights workshop
Study proves Lesbian families do "very well" without father figures
A recent study has shown that children of lesbian parents do not suffer from the lack of a...
Stonewall updates gay-friendly university guide
Gay rights charity Stonewall has updated its guide to the gay-friendly credentials of the UK's 150 universities.
Queensland ‘downgrades’ civil partnerships and will ban gay surrogacy
The Australian state of Queensland will remove gay couples' ability to have children through surrogacy and downgrade civil partnerships to the class of 'registered relationships', after a debate in Parliament last night.
Republicans won’t reintroduce ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ if elected, one lawmaker says
The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee announced today that the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) was a settled issue, which neither a Romney presidency nor a Republican-majority Senate would reverse.
Washington state looks set to back equal marriage in referendum
In a sign that Washington may be one of the first states to buck the trend on equal marriage referenda, a new poll suggests that voters in the state might approve the measure during the presidential elections this November.
Illinois: State refuses to defend ban on equal marriage
Twenty-five gay couples in Illinois who filed a lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which outlaws a string of federal benefits for same-sex partners, were told today that the state would no longer defend it.
Brazil: Bar warned for discriminating against lesbian couple
A bar in the city of Teresina, Brazil was issued with an administrative warning for having discriminated against a lesbian couple.
Maine: Equal marriage advocates seek to amend ballot question
Supporters of marriage equality rights for gay couples in Maine have said they will ask for the ballot question on marriage to be put to voters later this year to be amended before it is finalised.
