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7 May 2008British star urges Hollywood gays out of the closet + One of the stars of hit comedy The Office has said he is convinced there are many high-profile Hollywood celebrities who are gay, and he can't understand why they do not come out. -
7 May 2008Apology for gay man detained for kissing boyfriend 3 The Director of Tourism on the Cayman Islands has apologised to an American visitor who was targeted and held by police for kissing his boyfriend in public. -
7 May 200860 years of the NHS celebrated at Pride London 1 A special float bringing together the Gay & Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists, the Royal College of Nursing and the Dept of Health LGBT Staff Group will celebrate 60 years of LGBT contribution to the NHS. -
7 May 2008Stevie Wonderful wins UK drag king contest + A London-based disability rights worker has been crowned "King of the Castle" at the first ever National Drag King competition, which was held on Sunday. -
7 May 2008Brighton walk raises funds for Stonewall + More than 300 people took to the streets of Brighton last weekend in support of gay, lesbian and bisexual rights. -
7 May 2008Boris appoints gay deputy Mayor 1 The new Mayor of London has announced that Richard Barnes will serve as his deputy. -
6 May 2008Munich’s gay-themed maypole attacked by vandals 1 A maypole featuring depictions of gay and lesbian life in the German city of Munich has been subjected to a suspected homophobic attack. -
6 May 2008Memorial to gay Holocaust victims to be unveiled this month 3 A memorial to the persecuted homosexual victims of Nazism will be officially unveiled in Berlin on May 27th. -
6 May 2008Marriage equality pioneer mourned by gay community + She stood up for her own marriage rights 40 years ago, and then stood up for lesbian and gay Americans when they asked for the same treatment. -
6 May 2008Lesbian footballer player murdered in homophobic attack + A prominent female football player gang-raped and murdered in South Africa last week was the victim of homophobic violence, according to activists. -
6 May 2008Gossip columnist outs US soap actor nominated for gay role + He scored an Emmy nomination for his work as gay teen Luke Snyder on the daytime soap As the World Turns, but according to gossip columnist Perez Hilton, actor Van Hansis isn't just playing gay on TV. -
6 May 2008Gay hate dancehall star refused European entry visa 4 The Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany (LSVD) has said it has been told by the country's Interior Ministry that homophobic Jamaican performer Sizzla will not be granted a Schengen visa for his proposed European tour this month. -
6 May 2008Day of Silence participants attacked by thugs in St Petersburg + Three prominent Russian gay rights activists were attacked at a non-violent protest on Saturday. -
6 May 2008Gay man detained by police after Caribbean kiss 3 A man has been held by police in the Cayman Islands for kissing his boyfriend. -
6 May 2008Australian government stands by ban on gay marriage 4 The Australian government's decision to refuse same-sex marriages has been compared to slavery by gay rights groups. -
2 May 2008Protest rally called as polls indicate BNP will win seat on London Assembly 13 All the votes for the 25-member London Assembly have not been counted, but already anti-fascist groups are calling for protests if the British National Party wins a seat. -
2 May 2008Moscow Pride will apply for five marches a day + Gay rights activists in Russia have lodged court appeals after the Moscow municipal authorities banned a series of marches they are planning. -
2 May 2008No Mardi Gras parade in Birmingham this year + The organisers of Birmingham Pride, which takes place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend on May 24th and 25th, have confirmed that there will not be a parade this year. -
2 May 2008Homophobic football chief invited to gay World Cup + The Gay Football Supporters Network has said it is "amused" by the comments of Luciano Moggi, former managing director of Juventus, that "a homosexual cannot do the job of a footballer." -
2 May 2008US study claims LGB population is less than 3% 1 A new poll published in the United States on Wednesday claims that there are considerably less gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans than previously estimated.
