MICKEY ROURKE STILL IN GAY RUGBY FILM

Reports that Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke had dropped out of the film about the life of gay rugby player Gareth Thomas have been denied.
JOHN STAMOS SELLS GAY KISS FOR CHARITY

Hunky American actor John Stamos has auctioned off a kiss to another man to raise money for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
DANCING WITH THE STARS, RICKY MARTIN, OPRAH HONOURED

Dancing with the Stars, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and The Oprah Winfrey Show were among 360 recipients of the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
GAY ACTIVISTS SUE MINISTER OVER WORKSHOP RAID

Gay activists in Uganda have a filed a lawsuit against a cabinet minister who they say illegally raided and shut down a LGBT rights workshop last month.
TRANSGENDER BEAUTY QUEEN BOOTED

A finalist in the Miss Universe Canada pageant has been disqualified after officials discovered that she is a transgender woman.
LIBERIAN PRESIDENT DENIES SUPPORTING ANTI-GAY LAW

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has denied that homosexuality is illegal in her country or that she supports the criminalisation of homosexuality.
RUSSIAN POLITICIAN THREATENS MADONNA

The politician behind the bill banning “the promotion of homosexuality” in St. Petersburg has responded to Madonna’s promise to speak out against the law.
GAY MARRIAGE NOT A RIGHT

The European Court of Human Rights has again ruled that same-sex marriage is not a human right and that European countries are not obligated to ensure gays and lesbians can marry.
RICKY MARTIN’S FAMILY REVEALED

For the first time, singer Ricky Martin has allowed the media to photograph his full family, including his boyfriend and two children.
MALAYSIAN POLITICIAN WANTS GAY REHAB CENTRE

A Malaysian MP has urged the government to launch a “homosexual rehabilitation centre” in order to stop the “rampant” spread of homosexuality.