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GAY ARROW STAR MARRIES PARTNER: Scottish-American actor John Barrowman, known for his roles in Arrow and Torchwood, has married his partner in California.

NEW GAY BUSINESS DIRECTORY LAUNCHED: A new online gay business directory has been launched with the aim of listing gay owned and run businesses and services in South Africa.

MR GAY SA & DRAG DIVAS HELP LESS FORTUNATE: Mr Gay South Africa and a group of drag divas have helped make life a little better for people in the Coronation Park informal settlement.

ARCHBISHOP URGES KENYA TO RESPECT GAYS: In a welcome move, the Pope's representative to Kenya, Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo, has urged the country not to discriminate against gays and lesbians.

GAGA & CHER SING AT NEW YORK PRIDE: Lady Gaga made an impromptu appearance at the start of the weekend’s New York City Pride celebrations, while Cher closed off the party with a show stopping performance. (Video)

CROATIA IMPROVES GAY RIGHTS: As Croatia becomes the 28th member state of the European Union, it's been praised for improving its policies towards its LGBTI citizens.

PUTIN SIGNS ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’ BILL INTO LAW: A bill banning any positive depiction of homosexuality or support for LGBTI rights that might be seen by minors has been signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

GAY RIGHTS GROUP’S OFFICES TORCHED: The torching of the offices of a gay rights group in Cameroon is among a recent spate of attacks against human rights defenders supporting LGBT equality in the country.

NEW HORROR LESBIAN HATE MURDER IN JOBURG: A lesbian woman has been brutally raped with a toilet brush and murdered in what is believed to have been a hate crime in Ekurhuleni over the weekend.

COURT REJECTS BID TO STOP CALIFORNIA GAY MARRIAGES: A last-ditch effort to stop same-sex marriages from going ahead in California has been summarily rejected by US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.