Two gay men have caught the attention of the LGBT public in Copenhagen after being thrown out of a straight bar for kissing.

The doorman at Cafe Funke decided to throw out the two men on 29 March, saying they should go to a gay bar instead.

But one of them, Christoffer Jakshøj, is from the Danish LGBT Youth Organization and he reported the incident to the police as a hate crime.

An openly gay radio host was a victim of a homophobic attack in Denmark on Sunday (20 January).

Marcel Juul Østergreen, 38, was attacked after a night out with a friend in central Copenhagen.

Speaking to ekstrabladet.dk, the PopFM DJ said he had seen a guy alone in his car who was speaking on the phone.

After Østergreen’s friend asked him how he was, the man ‘flew out of the car’ and yelled ‘Now!’.

‘Then it just went quickly,’ Østergreen said. ‘Suddenly there were about 10 young guys around us.

A gay bar which banned ‘straight kisses’ in Copenhagen, Denmark, is still splitting the LGBT community of the Danish capital.

Gay guide Homotropolis told GSN: ‘It’s not a written ban, it’s an unwritten rule, it’s always up to the owner to decide wether the customers are crossing the limits or not.

‘We haven't received any complaints from our readers.'

But the capital’s LGBT community is still split between those in favor and those against the rule.

Gay Star News meets with Pan Idraet’s chairperson Paul Brummitt to get the low-down on one of Denmark’s leading community sports organizations.

You cover an enormous breadth of sports, 17 in all, what are some of the logistical challenges for Pan Idraet?

The main challenge is access to facilities. Like most other sports clubs in Denmark we have the status as a public education organization which means we can get free access to sports facilities from the City of Copenhagen.

Copenhagen. Population: 1.2million. Residents who commute to work by bicycle: 36%.

The Danish capital is a city that is defined by light, space and water.

As a harbor city, encircled by lakes and canals, the combination of ever-present water and a low-rise planning scheme seems to bring the sky closer and make the air fresher. Also, the pace of life in Copenhagen is relaxed and unhurried - and everyone cycles everywhere.

Perhaps it’s this magic combination that leads to Copenhagen being a leader in lifestyle innovations and trends:

The Born This Way Ball is Lady Gaga’s third concert tour and her most ambitious yet. It's 110 shows in total - dates in Asia, New Zealand and Australia have already been completed, the European leg of the tour has just commenced and then it will be onwards to Latin America, South Africa and North America by January 2013.

A 22-year-old gay man was raped after cruising in a park in Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday morning (2 August).

The victim said he had flirted with one of the two alleged offenders and had agreed to have sex with him in the H C Ørstedsparken park before the assault. The site is well known as a popular cruising ground for gay men in the Danish capital.

However, the men became violent and tried to strangle the victim, ripping off his pants and raping him, Homotropolis reports.