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Student challenges gay education in Singapore on live TV

Educators defend Singapore’s position on homosexuality to teenage student

Gays are allowed in the cadets, Philippine military says

Openly gay boys and girls are welcome to apply for this year’s intake of cadets

Andrew Rannells on his journey to Broadway and TV stardom

'No one cared that I'm gay'

Florida group blasts Marvel Comics and Disney for comic book's gay wedding

Florida Family Association calls wedding of X-Men characters Northstar and Kyle 'immoral social propaganda'

Scotland anti-gay poll slammed as flawed and misleading

Scotland for Marriage poll appears to suggest that over half of Scots oppose same-sex marriage, equality campaigners point flaws and bias

Barney Frank says most Republican colleagues ignored his marriage

'There have been no negative comments. I think a few years ago there would have been'

Were Mick Jagger and David Bowie once lovers?

New book claims they had intense affair in the 1970s

Lady Gaga launches social network for her Little Monsters

Born This Way singer's website allows users to share pictures, discuss topics and chat to other fans, including gay 'monsters'

Priest who denied lesbian communion at mother's funeral leaves church

Christian lesbian in US takes 'great comfort' in hearing vicar who refused her holy sacrament has left archdiocese

Harry Derbidge lowers drawbridge on new clothes shop

Harry Derbidge, signature gay character from ITV’s The Only Way Is Essex, has opened his latest business venture in Brentwood, Essex

Episcopal will be first big US church to bless gay marriages

One of America's largest Christian churches approves same-sex marriage rite

Jamaica should take anti-gay crime seriously after double murder

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns brutal murder of two gay men in New Kingston

Gay couple's tragedy to go from YouTube to movie screen

Film makers are close to raising enough money through crowd funding to turn the tragedy of Shane and Tom from YouTube hit into feature documentary film

Gay crotch shot pulled by Aussie tourist chiefs

Gold Coast Tourism says raunchy image of man's bulging white swim shorts has led to 'misinterpretation' of LGBT travel campaign

Samantha Ronson slams Paris Hilton's DJ debut

Lindsay Lohan's ex-girlfriend brands hotel heiress's latest career change as 'insulting' to professionals

Gareth Gates comes home for gay pride performance

The UK pop star returns to his home city to perform at Leeds Pride

Clare Balding: 'Being lesbian makes me a better sports presenter'

BBC's Olympics commentator says her eyes on the game not the men's bodies

Liverpool FC kicks hate out of soccer with gay pride march

Liverpool Football Club have become the first premier league club to march in their city’s gay pride festival

New Zealand Anglican Archbishop will announce views on gay marriage in 2014

Archbishop David Moxon says ‘we will listen to Anglicans in the next two years’

Adventures in gay Shanghai

Zapi Aurelien, 23, arrived in Shanghai expecting to spend a year in the closet, he was surprised to be embraced by an outgoing and friendly gay community