BUDAPEST PRIDE POLICE BAN OVERTURNED
A court has overturned a police ban on a planned gay Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, set to take place in July.
RUSSIA HEADS FURTHER DOWN ANTI-GAY ROAD
Russia has taken another step along the path of denying its lesbian and gay citizens equal rights by refusing to sign on to a G8 statement affirming these rights.
GAY GROUP BACKS BRAD AND ANGELINA ENGAGEMENT
While some saw the announcement of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s engagement as a betrayal of the gay community, a California LGBTI group is behind the star couple’s marriage.
LONDON MAYOR BLOCKS EX-GAY BUS ADS
London transport officials have blocked an ad campaign that sought to affirm the ex-gay movement, which promotes the idea that homosexuality can be “cured”.
MEN JAILED FOR THREE YEARS FOR GAY SEX
Two men, one from the Seychelles and the other from Britain, have been jailed for three years for having drunken gay sex in public in Dubai.
PSYCHIATRIST RETRACTS GAY CURE STUDY
A leading American psychiatrist, whose work is often used to justify attempts to “cure” homosexuality, has retracted his study, admitting that it is flawed.
LAWYER SUES NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT OVER ANTI-GAY BILL
A Nigerian lawyer is suing his government over the passage of a bill that will jail same-sex couples who marry for 14 years.
NEIGHBOURS GETS FIRST MAN-ON-MAN KISS
After 27 years on the air, iconic Australian soap series Neighbours has finally screened its first-ever male gay kiss.
INDIA: MARRIED GAY COUPLE FLEE
A gay couple who managed to get their marriage registered last month in India have fled their home for fear of being jailed.
ANTI-GAY SANTORUM DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE
The anti-gay American politician Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race to become the Republican Party’s candidate for the White House.