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8 May 2009Fired gay soldier to fight dismissal ‘tooth and nail’ 7 Dan Choi, the US Army lieutenant who was fired after revealing he was gay, has said he will fight his dismissal "tooth and nail". -
7 May 2009‘Joe the Plumber’ refuses to let gays near his children 26 Samuel Wurzelbacher, the American plumber who became a celebrity when described by presidential hopeful John McCain as the 'average man' has said he will not let gays near his children. -
7 May 2009Openly gay soldier Dan Choi dismissed from National Guard under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 18 Lieutenant Dan Choi, the National Guard soldier who publicly came out live on national television, has been dismissed from duty. -
7 May 2009California Senate committee gives green light for Harvey Milk Day 4 The California Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 yesterday to designate a day to honour murdered gay rights activist Harvey Milk. -
7 May 2009Former M*A*S*H star comes out 15 David Ogden Stiers, who played Major Charles Winchester in “M*A*S*H,” has revealed he is gay. -
6 May 2009Breaking: Maine’s governor passes gay marriage bill 7 Gay marriage is now legal in Maine after Governor John Baldacci signed it into law. -
6 May 2009Gay group lobbies Obama for lesbian Supreme Court nominee + A new grassroots group called Equal Rep is lobbying US president Barack Obama to appoint a lesbian to the Supreme Court. -
6 May 2009Survey on gay marriage shows split between old and young 3 A poll of Americans suggest that 54 per cent believe gay marriage should not be legal, compared to 44 per cent who support it. -
6 May 2009Controversial pastor Rick Warren ‘one of the world’s most influential people’ 17 Rick Warren, the US evangelist pastor who spoke out against gay marriage, has been included in Time magazine's latest list of the world's most influential people. -
6 May 2009Miss California forced to defend topless photos 23 Carrie Prejean, the Miss World contestant who criticised gay marriage, has defended topless photos of her taken as a teenager. -
5 May 2009Breaking: Maine House of Representatives votes in favour of gay marriage 6 The lower house of Maine's legislature has voted in favour of the state allowing gay marriages.
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5 May 2009Washington DC to recognise gay marriage if Congress lets it 1 Washington DC has voted to recognise gay marriages that are conducted in other US states. -
5 May 2009Pink denies coming out as bisexual 4 American singer Pink has denied being bisexual after a tabloid reported she had come out. -
1 May 2009Gay lawyer sues Miami firm for discrimination 1 A gay man is suing a law firm for discrimination, claiming he had been passed over for promotion and denied holiday requests. -
30 April 2009US House votes to extend protection to victims of homophobic hate crimes 1 The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act, has been passed by the US House of Representatives. -
30 April 2009California Supreme Court rules school can expel students for being gay 10 A lower-court ruling that said a private religious high school could expel gay students was confirmed by the California's Supreme Court yesterday. -
30 April 2009Americans ‘want military gay ban to end’ 3 A survey has suggested that the majority of Americans want to see Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the law which bans gays from serving openly in the military, repealed. -
30 April 2009New Hampshire Senate passes gay marriage bill 4 New Hampshire's Senate passed a bill yesterday to allow gay marriage. -
30 April 2009Transgender former Army Special Forces commander wins almost $500,000 in discrimination lawsuit 2 A former Army Special Forces commander who was rejected from a job because she was undergoing gender reassigment has won her case for sexual discrimination. -
30 April 2009Top Gun star Kelly McGillis comes out 6 Actress Kelly McGillis, famous for playing Tom's Cruise's love interest in the film Top Gun, has come out as a lesbian.
