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US activist resigns as Human Rights Watch's LGBT Director

Rex Wockner

American political activist Scott Long resigned as the director of Human Rights Watch's LGBT Rights Program, last week.

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Thousands march for gay marriage equality in Dublin

Rex Wockner

Several thousand people marched in Dublin recently, demanding legalisation of same-sex marriage.

Faith school denies daughter of lesbian parents admission

Helen Stuart

A private Christian school in Texas has denied admission to a young girl with lesbian parents on the basis of its “clear teaching of the Christian faith."

US student has anti-gay lawsuit rejected

Jamie Tabberer

The counselling student who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Augusta State University in Georgia, after it told her that to graduate she would have to attend diversity sensitivity training to alter her anti-gay beliefs, has had the lawsuit rejected.

German gay couples get equal inheritance rights

Rex Wockner

Gay couples in registered partnerships have the same inheritance rights as married couples, Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled last week.

Mexican Supreme Court OKs gay adoption

Rex Wockner

In a 9-2 vote last week, Mexico's Supreme Court upheld the portion of Mexico City's same-sex marriage law that lets married gay and lesbian couples adopt.

Minister who performed same-sex marriages faces Church court

Helen Stuart

A retired minister who conducted same-sex marriages during the period they were legal in California will be trialled before a Presbyterian court on Thursday.

59 percent support same-sex marriage in Rhode Island

Rex Wockner

59 percent of Rhode Islanders support legalisation of same-sex marriage.

Director of LGBT Rights Program at Human Rights Watch resigns

Helen Stuart

The founding director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch has resigned.

Londonâ€™s most loved LGBT celebrities have been warming up for Sport Relief. Photos by Chris Jepson

Australian election seen as good for gay marriage

Rex Wockner

Australian marriage equality advocates welcomed the August 21 federal election results, saying the nation is a huge step closer to allowing same-sex marriages.

Jane Lynch wins Emmy for Glee role

Jamie Tabberer

US actress Jane Lynch has won her first Emmy for her role in teen drama Glee.

Lady Gaga dresses as man for Vogue cover?

Jamie Tabberer

It seems US superstar Lady Gaga is continuing to push gender and sexual boundaries - this time, by dressing as a man for the cover of Vogue Homme Japan.

US teen excluded from prom has a lot of hope for same-sex marriage in California

Helen Stuart

The US teen who was not allowed to attend her a prom because her school would not allow her to take her girlfriend as her date has revealed to PinkPaper.com that she has a lot of hope that Proposition 8 - which bans same-sex weddings in California - will be repealed eventually.

Gay Power Ranger: anti-gay bullying left me suicidal

Jamie Tabberer

The actor who played the Blue Ranger in the original series of Power Rangers claims he quit the show because he was subjected to anti-gay bullying on set.

Leading Republican political figure comes out as gay

Jamie Tabberer

Ken Mehlman, a Republican affiliate and the campaign manager for George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, has come out as gay.

Nepal holds first Gay Pride

Jamie Tabberer

Today marks the first ever Gay Pride procession in the country of Nepal.

What matters now in the Prop 8 federal case?

Rex Wockner

From legal to banned, gay marriages in California have been on, off, on again and off again.

US Marines won’t want gay roommates, says General

Helen Stuart

The chief ranking officer of the US Marines claimed yesterday that the majority of Marines would not want to share a room with a gay comrade.

Military spouses questioned on Don't ask, don't tell

Jamie Tabberer

The Pentagon has sent a 44 question survey relating to the US policy Don't ask, don't tell - which bans openly gay men and women from serving in the military - to 150,000 military spouses.