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Democratic legislators in Illinois issue apology on failure to vote on gay marriage bill

'We must come together, assess our strategy, and redouble our efforts'

From lesbian queens to stories of love: Lords gay marriage debate

Britain’s House of Lords debate same-sex marriage equality with lesbian and gay peers taking a leading part in the debate

Gay chorus leads carnival for equal marriage outside Lords

Marriage equality supporters make certain the British House of Lords hear their voices

Sikh lord says gay marriage would lead to children being ‘neglected’

Britain’s House of Lords is debating same-sex marriage equality. Lord Indarjit Singh says by same logic, Muslims should be allowed polygamy

Anglican head Justin Welby says 'sorry' to gays for church's past

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, admits the church has treated LGBT people badly in past but still won’t back gay marriage in House of Lords

'Moral minefield' or 'force for good': Lords debate gay marriage

Gay marriage in England and Wales faces crucial debate in House of Lords with Lord Dear trying to stop the bill in its tracks

Italian village church starts celebrating same-sex unions

A gay couple married in Palinuro, near Naples, last Saturday. Priest Aniello D'Angelo, who celebrated the ceremony, talks to Gay Star News

Nigerian LGBTIs launch online petition slamming ‘Jail the Gays’ bill

Human rights groups in Nigeria, and Nigerian LGBTI rights groups abroad, condemn 'Jail the Gays' bill and call for its immediate withdrawal

BBC radio hosts spark fury saying they could 'turn' lesbian TV personality Clare Balding

Two radio hosts with the British Broadcasting Corporation are under fire for their offensive comments directed at TV presenter Clare Balding during an evening broadcast

Gay Russian airport official stabbed and trampled to death

Investigators have arrested suspects in the second violent gay murder in less than a month

UK gay marriage debate begins today, bishops urged to withhold votes

As a two-day debate on UK marriage equality goes underway in the House of Lords, senior church officials fear a backlash if too many bishops vote against the bill

Bosnian Serb mayor calls memorial service to non-Serb war dead a ‘gay parade’

The Bosnian Serb mayor of the city of Prijedor has derided a memorial event to the non-Serbian dead of the Bosnian war as ‘nothing but a gay parade’

California’s AIDS LifeCycle race raises record $14.2 million to fight HIV

2,755 participants from 44 US states and 18 countries have embarked on a seven day, 545 mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles and have already raised a record $14.2 million to fight HIV and AIDS

Mormon allies and uniformed scouts march in Utah Pride Parade

400 Mormons marched in yesterday’s Utah Pride Parade and around a dozen boy scouts marched in their uniforms despite being told they were banned from doing so

New York City police searching for two different suspects in separate anti-gay hate crimes

New York City continues to have a troubling string of anti-gay bias crimes

Millions attend São Paulo gay pride despite heavy rain and cold weather

São Paulo's 17th pride parade, the world's largest, kicks off with a more political message

Judge orders an Indiana gay youth support group can sell specialty plates

Indiana Youth Group wins a legal battle and can begin selling its specialty license plates at the end of this month

Gay Games 2018 bid could go to London, Paris or Limerick

The three European cities were voted over Amsterdam and Orlando as finalists to host the Gay Games X

Ohio trans teen allowed to graduate in female robes

An Ohio high school principal resolved a possible discrimination issue by allowing a trans student to follow the female dress code at her graduation this week

Californian anti-marriage equality activist admits to same-sex attractions in youth

A leading anti-marriage equality lawyer has admitted to having same-sex attractions in his youth in a dialogue with a gay activist and has apologized for a speech he gave referencing Nazism when talking about same-sex marriage

Hundreds of straight Mormons to march in today’s Utah Pride Parade

Hundreds of heterosexual Mormons will march in today’s Utah Pride Parade for the second year in a row

Egypt blocks inclusion of gay health in World Health Organization's agenda

Egypt's Health Minister, Mohamed Mostafa Hamed, boasted that he ‘succeeded’ in deleting an item on improving the health of LGBT people from the agenda of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Qatar anti-gay laws a mere 'moral' issue, says football chief

Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, is sharply criticized for saying Qatar's anti-gay laws are a 'moral' and 'ethical' issue, rather than a human right violation

Tennessee student takes on anti-gay politician from his state

Tennessee student Marcel Neergaard stands up to anti-gay politicians and bullies

Latest NY gay attack ends with four teens arrested

Police arrested four teens in Brooklyn where Kevin Kiadii was jumped for offering soda to an intoxicated youngster

Christian, Jewish and Buddhist leaders band together against UK gay marriage

UK religious leaders have formed an 'unprecedented' alliance to urge Prime Minister David Cameron to halt the marriage equality bill

Boy scout group preparing to break ban on marching in LGBT pride parade

A group of boy scouts and scouting adult volunteers haven’t ruled out marching in uniform in an upcoming LGBT pride parade in Salt Lake City despite a senior scouting official warning that they will be in breach of the organization’s rules