AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT TO ALLOW FOR GENDER DIVERSITY
Australians may now apply for passports that will list them as being male, female or a third option.
KENYAN LGBTI GROUP QUESTIONS MURDER CLAIMS
A Kenyan LGBTI group has questioned claims that a gay activist was recently murdered in the city of Kisumu.
ARCHIE COMICS’ FIRST GAY WEDDING
Archie Comics’ first gay character Kevin Keller will tie the knot in an upcoming issue of Life With Archie.
UGANDAN ACTIVIST RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
An Ugandan LGBTI activist has been selected to receive the prestigious 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
ANTI-GAY TOWN CLERK MUST RESIGN
A town clerk in the state of New York who refuses to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples must go, says a US group.
PAYPAL RESPONDS TO HATE GROUPS CONTROVERSY
Online payment service PayPal has refused to bar anti-gay groups from using its services saying that it has to consider freedom of speech.
EASTWOOD & DICAPRIO TALK GAY MARRIAGE
The director and star of a biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio, have come out in support of same-sex marriage.
NEW GAY RIGHTS GROUP LAUNCHED
The Kaleidoscope Trust, launched in London this week, has been backed by Elton John and George Michael as well as Prime Minister David Cameron.
KENYA HOLDS FIRST LGBTI FILM FESTIVAL
History has been made after Kenya’s very first LGBTI film festival was held in Nairobi this past weekend.
NETHERLANDS MUST CHANGE TRANS LAW
The Netherlands is urged to change a law which requires transgender people to undergo surgery and sterilisation before legally changing their gender.