Prime minister David Cameron's spokeswoman has said he fully supports William Hague after the foreign minister issued a statement denying he was gay.

An advisor to Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, has attacked gay rights and the "feminisation of masculinity". Edmund Adamus, the influential director of pastoral affairs for the Diocese of Westminster, was speaking three weeks before Pope Benedict XVI visit Britain.

A bill to allow same-sex couples to adopt in New South Wales, Australia, has narrowly passed in the lower house. It passed a vote 46-44 yesterday, and after amendments were made, passed 45-43 today.

Glee is hotting up next season with gay character Kurt experiencing his first on-screen kiss. Actor Chris Colfer revealed to E! Online that he would be “fine" with the prospect of having a kiss on the series.

Two major events in the bisexual calendar took place at the weekend. Seminars were held on employment, hate crime and culture, while delegates also enjoyed social events.

Gay Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham has encouraged gay Australian Football League (AFL) players to feel safe and open about their sexuality.

A Scandinavian airline hopes to host the world’s first mile-high gay wedding. SAS Scandinavian Airlines is running an online competition to find a lucky couple to walk down the aisle during a flight from Stockholm to New York on December 6th.

An Australian school has been criticised for dropping the word 'gay' from a children song. Garry Martin, the head of Lepage Primary in Melbourne, said that he replaced the word with 'fun' to avoid children rolling around on the floor in "fits of laughter".

Four of Labour's most prominent gay MPs have backed David Miliband for the party's leadership. Chris Bryant, Angela Eagle, Ben Bradshaw and Stephen Twigg said today that Mr Miliband had "consistently supported equality in every form".

Labour MPs, members and trade unions will vote later this month on who will become the next Labour Party leader. We're inviting our readers to give their view on which of the five contenders – David Miliband, Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham and Diane Abbott – should succeed Gordon Brown.

Foreign Secretary William Hague's special advisor has resigned over rumours that the pair are having a gay affair. Chris Myers, 25, resigned today, citing the pressure of "untrue and malicious allegations".

A Liberal Christian group has criticised secularist plans to protest at the Pope's visit to the UK this month. Ekklesia said that the tactics of some campaigners were "unhelpful and counterproductive".

The Conservative Party's gay group has launched a campaign to highlight the inequality of the UK's ban on gay men donating blood.

Gay couples in the state of Texas cannot get divorced, an appeal court has ruled. The case concerns a gay couple who wed in Massachusetts in 2007 and then returned to Dallas.

Manchester city council is hoping to work with police to see if anti-hate laws can be used to ban homophobic protesters from next year's Pride march.