Gay groups welcome 'historic UN decision'
Three gay groups have been granted consultative status to the United Nations (UN).
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this week granted consultative status to ILGA-Europe, the European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association, and to the Danish and German national lesbian and gay association, LBL and LSVD.
AIDS charity welcomes Diana concert
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) has expressed delight at being part of next year's memorial concert for the late Princess Diana.
Princes William and Harry yesterday unveiled plans for a Concert for Diana, to celebrate their mother's life, and to raise money for several charities including those she was a patron of.
BBC distances itself from Diana concert auction
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BBC Children In Need has taken action against a listing on auction site eBay which was offering tickets for next year's memorial concert for the late Princess Diana.
Tickets for the Concert for Diana sold out within two minutes of going on sale this morning, however, many immediately appeared on auction websites such as eBay, with bids reaching as high as £200,000.
Gay support urged for porn petitions
Different factions of the gay community are being urged to support one of two differing petitions on a new law regarding "violent pornography."
The Criminal Justice Bill, unveiled in last month's Queen's Speech, would ban the possession of online and printed porn depicting "scenes of extreme sexual violence," a move opposed by some activists who claim the law is too vague and could lead to innocent people being prosecuted despite consenting to activities.
Will Archers' gay union raise inheritance awareness?
As Civil Partnership tops the agenda of long running BBC Radio4 soap The Archers, the Institute of Professional Will writers (IPW) is hoping that script writers might be able to educate couples about the impact of such a union more effectively than the registration process has done.
The IPW says the majority of same sex couples have no idea how a Civil Partnership affects their inheritance arrangements, although their have been over 15,000 Civil Partnerships since the new legislation allowing Civil Partnerships came into force in December 2005.
Cheney puts lesbian daughter first
US Vice-President Dick Cheney has been applauded by gay campaigners for his attitude towards his lesbian daughter's pregnancy.
Mr Cheney's office released a statement last week describing him and his wife as "looking forward with eager anticipation to the arrival of their sixth grandchild" amid reports that their daughter Mary is having a baby with her partner of 15 years Heather Poe.
ACT awakens gay union debate
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has proposed a new gay unions law after the Federal Government overruled legislation it introduced earlier this year.
The ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell presented the Civil Partnerships Bill 2006 into the Legislative Assembly this week.
Tory councillor gay slur trial begins
A Tory councillor is to go on trial today after pleading not guilty at Brighton Magistrates to public order charges after allegedly making homophobic remarks.
Cllr Peter Willows, 75, of Brighton and Hove City Council allegedly likened homosexuals to paedophiles.
Archbishop ignores homophobic bullying
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A gay MP has expressed concern over how faith schools address sexuality after the Archbishop of Birmingham told the Commons education committee that there is no need for policies on addressing homophobic bullying.
Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams, a member of the Select Committee, yesterday asked Vincent Nichols, head of the Catholic Education Service, what faith schools are doing to address anti-gay bullying, but the archbishop retorted that there is no need for such policies.
Gay star heads Concert for Diana bill
Princes William and Harry have outlined plans to commemorate the life of their mother Princess Diana 10 years after her death next year.
A memorial service will be help on August 31st, followed by a tribute concert on July 1st, her birthday.
Performers at the event, named Concert for Diana, to be held at Wembley Stadium, include gay singing legend Sir Elton John, who brought the nation to tears with his rendition of Candle in the Wind, at her funeral.
DUP 'whipping up homophobia'
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has backed proposed equality protections laws in Northern Ireland and has hit out at the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) for whipping up unfounded fears to discriminate against gay people.
DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson had called for a debate asking for the law to be delayed by the Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain, as in the rest of the UK, for further consultation, claiming the regulations will inhibit religious rights.
Gay star to front talk show
Gay TV personality Graham Norton has been given a new weekly talk show after BBC Two announced its Winter/Spring schedule this week.
Norton will present a brand new programme for the channel based on the people, trends, stories and aspects of celebrity culture that interest him most, and that would not make it onto the news.
Tory councillor guilty of homophobic slur
A Conservative Councillor has been found guilty of Public Order Offences after calling gay people paedophiles at a council reception.
Peter Willows, a member of Brighton and Hove City Council for 12 years, was charged with Public Order Offences, after making the comments at a civil reception at Brighton Pavilion held in honour of the new Mayor.
Ex-Tory leader undermines party's 'pro-gay' image
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith has come close to embarrassing the party's attempts at modernisation after appearing to suggest that gay couples cannot bring up children.
Launching a report on the importance of marriage and family to society, Mr Duncan Smith said gay couples were "irrelevant" to the work.
University deadlocked over 'ex-gay' course
Edinburgh University has reached deadlock in an argument with its Christian Union over a course which appears to promote homophobia.
The University this week repealed a ban of its Christian Union after being threatened with legal action, but now the society is refusing to abide by the new terms.
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