Scouts frank about gay sex, drugs and abortion
A report by the Italian Scouting Association has reportedly found that nine out of ten Scouts and Girl Guides questioned have no problem with pre-marital sex.
Other liberal attitudes expressed by the young people, gathered together from international scouting associations at a jamboree in Florence in 2006, include one quarter of the girls and 12 per cent of the boys reportedly saying that they would consider a same-sex experience.
More than 80 per cent of those questioned said they were happy to get drunk.
Feeling singer says pop stars should follow him out of the closet
The Feeling's frontman Dan Gillespie Sells has urged more pop stars to come out.
In an interview to publicise the Feeling's upcoming album, Join With Us, he told the Daily Record:
"The world would be a healthier place if people were more honest about their sexuality and the entertainment industry would be healthier if people were more honest full stop.
Russian anti-homophobia week faces nationalist protests
Anti-gay activist have begun preparations to disrupt the planned Russian Week Against Homophobia.
It is being held in cities such as Moscow, St Petersburg, Voronezh,
Krasnodar, Omsk, Petrozavodsk, Rostov-na-Donu, Samara, Tumen and Cheylabinsk.
During the week of March 25th-31st, there will be a series of seminars, panel discussions, meetings and film showings with debates. In addition to this, more signatures for the Manifesto against Homophobia, that was started last year, will be sought.
Gay votes may have been pivotal in Malta election
A political party in Malta that campaigns for LGBT rights may have set back their cause by taking votes away from the country's Labour Party.
Labour are generally considered to be more liberal than the winning Nationalist Party (PN), who now remain in power.
For a decade the Green Party in Malta, Alternattiva Demokratika (AD) and their leader Harry Vasallo have challenged the two-party system in Malta and pushed for gay civil rights, attracting the votes of thousands of LGBT on the island.
Norway moves to legalise gay marriage
The Norwegian government has introduced legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry and have joint custody over children.
The Scandinavian country already allows gay and lesbian couples to enter into civil partnerships, but LGBT rights groups have long complained the law does not go far enough.
The Norwegian National Association for Lesbian and Gay Liberation (LLH) said the current arrangements created two classes of citizenship.
"Ex-gay" adverts forced off the air in Canada
Activists in Canada have won a major victory against an ex-gay movement with the removal of an advert from a major television channel that promoted the course aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay people.
The ad, aired on the Canadian TV channel CTV, featured a man talking about how a lot of gay people actually don't want to be gay and that it's possible to change.
LGBT activists in Canada launched an online campaign for the removal of the advert, utilising social networking sites.
Poles appeal for funds to establish LGBT centre
Polish lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans activists are asking for help to establish the first LGBT centre in Poland.
Szymon Niemiec, founder of the Polish Equality Parade, needs 75 000 euros in donations in order to establish the facility in Warsaw.
Mr Niemiec said: "The Queer Central Station will be a place where everyone is welcome.
"It is our desire to encourage artists worldwide to contribute to a special gallery with periodical exhibitions."
American "family" group call for school silence boycott
A Christian group that claims to "promote the biblical ethic of decency" has told parents to take their children out of education for the day if their school plans to observe the International Day Against Homophobia.
On Friday, April 25th several thousand schools across the United States will be observing the "Day of Silence" (DOS).
The American Family Association claimed that "DOS is a nationwide push to promote the homosexual lifestyle in public schools."
Burrell reported to be in crisis talks after gay revelations
Allegations that former Royal employee Paul Burrell is secretly gay have led to crisis meetings between the former butler and his advisers.
He has amassed a sizable fortune in the United States, reported to be in the region of $25 million (£12.7m). His projects there include books, a home furnishings line and etiquette classes as well as presenting a number of popular television programmes such as American Princess.
Sri Lankan gays protest at newspaper stereotyping
Gay activists have launched a campaign to obtain a rebuttal of a story printed by the Sri Lankan newspaper The Island that portrays homosexuality as a psychological disorder.
Equal Ground, an LGBT rights organisation based in Sri Lanka, has joined forces with the Sri Lankan society of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to express "their deep regret and shock" at the article entitled Treating alternative forms of sexual expression.
Gay blood ban row moves to Scottish parliament
A petition is being prepared for submission to the Scottish Parliament calling for a repeal to the ban the prevents gay and bisexual men from donating blood in the UK.
Rob McDowall, the creator of the petition, told PinkNews.co.uk: "Being gay doesn't prevent me from paying tax, using public transport or working in a responsible position, so why should it prevent me from giving the gift of life?"
The UK Blood Transfusion Service bars men who have had sex with other men from donating blood.
Sopranos and ukuleles at Drill Hall fundraisers
Two benefit concerts in aid of The Drill Hall, the renowned gay theatre and arts centre off Tottenham Court Road, are to be held in April.
It is facing closure after its Arts Council funding was recently withdrawn.
A high-profile fundraising campaign is under way to replace the £250,000 annual grant and rescue the venue, which is located just off Tottenham Court Road in London.
Scientists locate grave of King's gay lover
The remains of a gay lover of medieval king Edward II have been located by scientists at Hulton Abbey in Staffordshire.
Anthropologist Mary Lewis believes her team have positively identified the body of Sir Hugh Dispenser the Younger, a man once described as "a sodomite, even it is said, with the King."
Edward, who reigned between 1307 and 1327, had a string of gay relationships and has long provided material for writers and film makers alike.
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