Police in Moscow have been forced into action after a news magazine published an interview with a man who boasted about beating up a gay German MP in the city in May 2006.
A US pressure group that "motivates and equips citizens to change the culture to reflect Biblical truth and traditional family values" has complained about a new advert from drinks manufacturer Pepsi.
When it was announced earlier this week that Johanna Sigurdardottir was likely to be appointed prime minister, little did Icelanders realise that their small island would be making history.
 ABC News | Parties eye new Iceland government this weekend Reuters - The crisis, sparked after Iceland's fast expanding banks collapsed under a weight of debt, forced Iceland to take a $10 billion International Monetary ... Social democrats to lead new Icelandic government International briefs Iceland to appoint first openly gay woman as PM |
Listening to Ms. Gillibrand New York Times, United States - And there was the speed, startling to say the least, with which she came around to embrace gay marriage. Gay marriage is a nonstarter even among liberal ... |
Obama names gay man to White House role Southern Voice, GA - By CHRIS JOHNSON | Jan 31, 9:18 AM President Barack Obama announced Friday that he has selected an openly gay man to serve as director of the White House ... |
(Russia) Gay and Lesbian Film Festival “Bok o Bok” which was supposed to take place in Saint Petersburg from today and last until Sunday finally did not open after Fire Department Inspectors closed the place due to problems with fire security. In a phone interview to Project GayRussia.Ru, Organiser of the festival Irina Sergeeva said that the clubs “The Place” and “Sochi” where the screenings of the films were supposed to take place, were closed due to fire security reasons.
(USA) - As part of Bibi's outreach to our communities, Bibi|SF will be hosting talks on various issues affecting queer South West Asian, North Africans (aka Middle-Easterners). Its first engagement is with Arsham Parsi of the IRanian Queer Organization on Thursday, June 26 at the SF LGBT Center.
(USA) - Gay human rights activists in San Francisco staged a speak out at the Russian consulate on May 16, in conjunction with IDAHO events around the planet. Before showing up at the consulate, the group sent emails to the staff explaining their reason for coming -- to press the government to grant parade permits to Moscow's Gay pride event.
Out Takes LGBT Film Festival is definitely returning this year - but more volunteers are needed in Auckland and Christchurch.
Men meeting for sexual encounters and spying on others at Nelson's Rabbit Island run th run the risk of bringing stigma on the gay community, says the president of the Nelson gay group Spectrum. 
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