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Australian equal marriage activists say that if Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott is so sure few of his MPs will vote for marriage equality then why not let them

2012 Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan has announced he is comfortable with the idea of gay people adopting children despite voting against it in the past and his opposition to same-sex marriage

Zach Wahls and Jennifer Tyrrell not satisfied with current proposal to end gay ban

Retired after coming out but has been practicing with Los Angeles Galaxy

Cernia Acoff, 20, was stabbed, dumped in a pond tied to a concrete block and a steel pipe three weeks after she went missing

Thierry Speitel is the latest of politicians who have been sent death threats over their support for marriage equality

Italy’s new Under-Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities has been criticized for her statements on transgender and gay issues

Trans woman filing formal complaint after she was stopped from trying on dresses in a bridal shop in Canada

A candidate who claimed exercise prevents gayness and another who said gay sex is 'frightful sordidness' lost a UK local elections bid

Gaydar responds to strong competition in gay men’s smartphone dating market with release of new service and promises changes to Gaydar Girls soon

Tammy Franks says South Australia should follow Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia and abolish 'archaic law with dangerous consequences'

Canberra-based priest says he believes the church's attitude to gay relationships is changing

Borris Dittrich, former Dutch MP and LGBT director for Human Rights Watch, said 'the start is happening now'

There are now 10 US states plus District of Columbia with marriage equality

Rianna Humble, who is also a lesbian, is a Labour politician campaigning for a seat in the 2015 general election

Matt Moore, a blogger for the Christian Post who claimed he was 'cured' of 'sinful homosexuality', has admitted he still has feelings for men

Police constable Ian Ashton has been awarded for helping LGBT members of the UK police

All New England states are to have same-sex marriage after Governor Lincoln Chafee passes the equal marriage bill into law

Government should be 'ashamed' says Human Rights Watch for publishing 'discriminatory, dangerous and unacceptable' material

Third gender fa'afafine in Samoa celebrate the end of legal discrimination

Yale University and companies with headquarters in Singapore should condemn judge's upholding of anti-gay law, says Human Rights Watch speaking exclusively to Gay Star News

Voters who go to the polls in three divisions in Tasmania on Saturday are urged to vote for marriage equality

Bill has already passed House and Governor Jack Markell has promised to sign into law

LeRoy Butler was scheduled for anti-bullying presentation at Wisconsin church

Proposition 8 and Defense of Marriage attorneys talk to business leaders at the Out in the Street conference

Paraíba and Santa Catarina have become the 13th and 14th states to legalize equal marriage, meaning 60% of Brazilians can get married without going through the two-step process

South African Christian school allegedly told a legally married lesbian couple their homosexuality was 'comprimising their values'

Fast food restaurant employee in New Zealand claims a manager told him if he 'acted gay' he would be disciplined

Lebanese human rights advocates protest demanding Dekwaneh’s mayor be brought to justice for illegal arrest of gay club goers who were stripped naked and photographed, physically and verbally abused