The lower house of Maine's legislature has voted in favour of the state allowing gay marriages. If enacted, Maine would be the fifth state to allow same-sex marriages.
Washington DC has voted to recognise gay marriages that are conducted in other US states. But because Washington DC is a city and not a state it requires the approval of Congress before the new law can be implemented,
The fundamentalist Phelps family, who picket dead soldiers' funerals with chants of 'God hates fags' have been banned from entering the UK.
Police officials have labelled Oxford Street a drain on resources, and research commissioned by the City Of Sydney shows that Oxford Street residents don't feel safe there anymore. So what is to be done about the once golden mile?
An Abu Dhabi publication has confirmed that there is an organised campaign to get rid of homosexuality in Iraq, and that it's a "serious illness" that's been brought into the country by American soldiers.
(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 festivaestival 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.
 Times Online | ‘They kill people like us,' says gay Iraqi msnbc.com - Cheryll Simpson Baghdad police didn't respond to inquiries from NBC News about the attacks, but the surge in violence has gained attention by the international media. In a letter to Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki in April, Amnesty International called for "urgent and ... Iraq's Gays: Trapped By Fear of Torture and Murder Alleged Executioner of Gay Men in Iraq Speaks of Killings My years as an Iraq war reporter |
 Los Angeles Times | Topless photo could cost Prejean pageant crown CNN - Alan Duke Her fate was being discussed in "closed-door meetings" Tuesday among California pageant officials, lawyers and representatives of Donald Trump, who owns the international competition, said Miss California USA spokesman Roger Neal. ... Case-studies in free speech Miss California Carrie Prejean in semi-nude photo controversy |
 Grand Forks Herald | 2 More Marriage Victories: DC Recognizes Unions; Maine House Votes ... EDGE Boston, MA - Steve Weinstein With New Hampshire likely to pass a marriage bill, and Rhode Island debating it now, New England will become a de facto gay-marriage region. New York State is also expected to follow within the year and New Jersey by the end of the year, creating a Gay ... Steve Rothaus |
The former white supremacist who is serving two life prison sentences for killing a gay Westport man and a Korean backpacker has had his appeal against his 21-year non-parole jail term turned down.
256 gay or lesbian New Zealand couples registered their civil unions in 2008 - almost the same number as were civil unioned in the previous year.
Military officials say the Iowa National Guard cannot recognize the same-sex marriages of its members, and must continue to adhere to the federal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy prohibiting openly gay servicemembers. “Iowans serving honorably in the military should not have to choose between the protections of marriage and their dedication to serving our country,” [...]
Kathy Greenlee, the out secretary of aging for the state of Kansas, is the White House’s pick to become assistant secretary for the Administration on Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her nomination must be approved by the U.S. Senate. Washington Blade * Tags = gay men gay news lesbian news [...]
LGBT advocates in New York hope polling in four key Long Island districts showing more than half of voters back marriage equality will force the state Senate to take action on a marriage bill; the state Assembly is likely to consider the measure next week. “Anybody who thinks we’re not serious about winning this in [...]
The New Zealand Blood Service is defending donor rules after claims by a gay community that they are "unnecessary and unfair". 
A Northland support network is considering dishing out free condoms at travellers' hostels and other places people meet - and sleep - together. 
John Key has been getting into the groove at Auckland's Big Big Gay Out at Coyle Park in Pt Chevalier. It wasn't the Prime Minister's first visit to the event so the flair and frivolity did not come as a shock. 
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