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Another trans woman murdered in Antalya, Turkey

Witnesses say police prevented them from administering first aid

New York City mayor gets involved in Maryland's marriage debate

New York Mayor Micheal Bloomberg stumps for marriage in Maryland

Two major LGBT military support organizations finalize merger

OutServe and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network take final steps to make merger official

Man dies at London gay sauna

Police and paramedics were called to help three men who had collapsed, possibly due to drugs. One died at the scene, and another remains in critical condition

New Zealand politicians join protest likening gays to animals

Two New Zealand politicians took part in anti-gay marriage protest in South Auckland

Indian women would prefer gay husband to cheating husband

Indian newspaper declares that many women would prefer a gay husband to one who cheats on them with other women

Australian marriage campaigner elected to parliament

One of the leading proponents of marriage equality in Australia has been elected to the New South Wales state parliament, making him the first Australian politician in a same-sex marriage

Police offer reward for information about killing of gay community leader

Reward offered for the murder of New York City activist Lou Rispoli

Pro-gay Republican getting major donations and Democratic support

David Boies, lawyer fighting California's anti-gay marriage ban, donates to Rep. Nan Hayworth reelection effort

Obama will not push for gay marriage in second term

The first sitting US president to back marriage equality has said he hopes Defense of Marriage Act will be overturned

Tens of thousands celebrated Taiwan gay pride

Record numbers participated in Taiwan's gay pride parade, Taipei calling for marriage equality

Italy gay association headquarters defaced by far right movement

An extreme right wing movement left an insulting banner in front of the headquarters of Italy's main gay association

Four men beaten and arrested by mob for gay car sex

Four gay men were beaten and detained by moral vigilantes in Cario, after being caught having sex in car

Gallup says LGBTs could swing US election

A new report says the votes of LGBT Americans could push President Obama over the line into a second term in a narrow election

Alan Turing added to British banknote shortlist

The campaign to honor the gay British war hero on a Bank of England banknote has received its first official Government response as Turing is added to the bank’s shortlist

Mitt Romney fought new birth certificates for gay parents in Massachusetts

'Some gays are actually having children born to them. It's not right on paper. It's not right in fact'

Trans Army veteran new head of US group representing LGBT military personnel

Allyson Robinson named executive director of newly-merged OutServe and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network

Nick Griffin: gay civil partnerships kills children

British National Party leader said he is against same-sex civil partnerships but denied being anti-gay

Brazil trans stoned to death

A Brazilian trans was stoned to death by a group of assailants in the city of Aracaju 

Man suffers near fatal injuries after attack in Brighton gay village

Police are urgently appealing for help after a man in his 30s was attacked in the early hours of this morning

Brighton denies 'barmy' Mr and Mrs ban on forms

Brighton and Hove Council, in south-east England, say no proposals have been made to scrap Mr and Mrs titles on forms

Extremist Christian says gays have stolen ‘all the nice looking black men’

E.W. Jackson believes homosexuality 'poisons culture, destroys families, and destroys societies'

House of Lords call for end to global gay hate

UK's Lib-Dem, Tory and Labour Lords and Baronesses stand up for gay rights in short, late afternoon debate

Jamaica TV stations sued for rejecting pro-gay ads

Jamacian gay activist is to sue two Jamaican TV stations after they rejected paid pro gay awareness TV ads, alleging they breached Jamaica's constitutional charter on fundamental rights and freedoms

Intersex Awareness Day calls for equality and end to bigotry

Campaigners around the world insist intersex is not a 'disorder' and urge for end to medical 'normalization'

Six lesbians brutally beaten at petrol station

As man terrifies group of women, leaving two in hospital, anti-gay attacks are on the rise in South Africa

French bird man dances against gay marriage

Protesters hatch a plan to stop France's gay marriage and adoption bill by performing a bizarre bird dance

Google employees speak out for gay marriage

Google launched a video in support of marriage equality featuring its employees

Australian police reopen investigation of gay man’s death

Australian police have reopened an investigation into an American man’s death in Sydney 24 years ago which was originally dismissed as a suicide and will seek to find out whether it was linked to other homophobic attacks around the same time

Study shows gay twins have better mental health

A group of UCLA researchers were surprised to find that heterosexual twins suffered more mental distress than their gay siblings when they set out to find why straight men have trouble asking for help