SOUTH AFRICA LEADS ON GAY RIGHTS IN UN
An African openly-gay member of parliament has spoken in support of South Africa’s new landmark resolution on violence on the basis of sexual orientation at the UN.
BBC DEFENDS GAY BEDROOM SCENE
The BBC has defended its broadcast of a gay bedroom scene in the soap series EastEnders after receiving around 125 complaints from viewers.
GAY PROP 8 JUDGE VINDICATED
An attempt to reverse a gay judge’s ruling that California’s Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional has been rejected.
FRENCH PARLIAMENT REJECTS GAY MARRIAGE
France’s parliament has rejected a bill that sought to legalise same-sex marriage in that country.
GAY ADOPTION ON THE RISE IN US
Despite legal hurdles in many states, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of gay and lesbian couples adopting children in the US.