Report highlights Scotland's "invisible" gay youth
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans youth in Scotland are neglected due to a lack of knowledge among professionals, a report claims.
Cumming hailed as inspiration to gay youth
Award-winning actor Alan Cumming is to be honoured by the US gay community after The Trevor Project called him an "inspiration" to youngsters.
Sweden warns Moldova over LGBT rights
Swedish Foreign Minster Carl Bildt has condemned the violence against homosexuals during the Moldova Pride Festival and demanded that Moldavian government upholds the rights of its LGBT people.
Australian Senate delays gay equality legislation
The Australian Democrats have accused opposition parties of homophobia after they used their Senate majority to delay legislation on same-sex discrimination.
Thai school introduces special bathrooms for trans students
A secondary school in north eastern Thailand has designed a new bathroom for its growing community of transvestites.
EU confirms sexual orientation will be included in discrimination directive
Commissioner Jacques Barrot confirmed today that the European Commission will propose a cross-cutting directive aimed at combating LGBT discrimination.
Groundbreaking survey accuses NHS of failing lesbian and bisexual women
The NHS has failed to provide adequate care and information for the lesbian and bisexual female community, a recent survey shows.
Straight Spouse Network to 'come out' during US Pride Month
Straight spouses of the LGBT community have taken Gay Pride Month to come out of their own closet.
2008: A year of Pride
PinkNews.co.uk takes a glance at the at the various Pride events taking place around the UK in 2008
Bishops renew opposition to gay marriage as it is not "faithful, exclusive or lasting"
Catholic bishops have yesterday renewed their opposition to gay marriage, stating that sexual differentiation is intrinsic to the Catholic's understanding of the sacrament of marriage.
UNAIDS summit calls for end of travel restrictions for HIV+ people
UN chief Ban Ki Moon has called for an end to discrimination against people with AIDS, including travel restrictions imposed on them by some countries.
Moscow Gay Pride organisers seek compensation for human rights breaches
Moscow Gay Pride organisers have sent their third application to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against Russia, seeking a £24,000 compensation for the breaches of their human rights.
Comment: How the biggest threat to gay communities in Singapore is not just the legal system
Singapore is a tiny island state which has managed cramped 4.6 million people into her lands. Although it is sandwiched between Muslim countries, the country has a Chinese majority, but also supports a healthy proportion of Malays, Indians and others (which includes the Whites).
Irish Queer Archive donates 'massive collection' to the National Library of Ireland
The National Lesbian and Gay Federation (NLGF) has today formally handed over the Irish Queer Archive (IQA) to the National Library of Ireland (NLI).
Homosexuals found to have 'different brain structure' in new study
Scientists have recently found that the brains of homosexuals have structural and functional differences from those of their straight counterparts.










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