I'd only been to Portugal once before, and that was an Easter weekend in Lisbon a couple of years ago. On that trip I was traveling with my ex-boyfriend, another of his ex-boyfriends, and his new boyfriend at the time – a strange combination but it worked surprisingly well.

This expedition was to Porto in the country’s north and I was on my own.

Tribal chiefs in Zambia have called for a crackdown on gays in the Southern African nation after four gay couples sought to have their marriages recognized by a state registrar – calling for them to ‘be caged.’

Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni and Chief Shakumbila of Mumbwa wrote to the Zambia Daily Mail to condemn LGBT people after it reported that four mixed national same-sex couples had sought to have their marriages recognized by a state registrar earlier this month.

My 10-year-old son Jesse had big plans Easter morning. He had set his alarm for 6am. He wasn’t getting up early to search for the Easter basket the mystical bunny was likely to have left him, it was to make French toast as a surprise for me, his dad.

That special dad bond is an important one for many young boys. Jesse was not alone in that objective.

British mystery drama Jonathan Creek is being accused of transphobia.

The BBC series, which returned for an Easter special last night (1 April), featured a trans character.

During the episode, Creek played by Alan Davies referred to the character Jacqueline using male pronouns and made comments about her genitalia.

Jacqueline forgives Creek's crass comments, and later helps to solve the final piece of the puzzle.

Yesterday (29 March) ABC News named entertainer Marie Osmond as its  Person-of the-Week. According to reporter Diane Sawyer, Osmond was given title because of recent legal arguments about gay marriage and Easter.

The head of the Church of England Justin Welby will meet with gay activist Peter Tatchell to discuss gay marriage and LGBT rights in Africa.

Welby, who became Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican church worldwide this year, pledged to meet Tatchell today after the veteran campaigner sent him an open letter questioning the church’s attitudes on LGBT issues.

Welby described Tatchell’s letter as ‘thoughtful’ and said he would meet him after Easter.

Gay groups in Italy and across the world have reacted to Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation today (11 February).

On 28 February, the Roman Catholic leader will leave his post and the Vatican will decide on his successor.

'After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry,' Benedict said.

With the Great British Bake Off now in it’s third week, baking fever has replaced Britain’s Olympic fever, with this season's Bake Off gaining an extra million viewers than last year.

And if all these baked goods are making you peckish then look no further than Mychelle's Baketique’s brand new bite-sized mini cupcakes.

The cakes comes in five delicious flavors: carrot cake, raspberry pie, rainbow vanilla, chocolate covered strawberry and that good old American classic, peanut butter & jelly.

My parents are in the UK visiting from Australia so I offered to take them to Vienna for the Easter weekend.

They're quite easy travelers, relaxed, mobile, happy to just go with the flow. Me? Not so much. Lord knows how they manage to cope with day-to-day life without me there to bossily organize and supervise them.

German-based supermarket chain Aldi has gone gay for Easter with a tongue-in-cheek advert for hot cross buns.

The British TV ad, which is currently going viral on social media platforms, features two men sitting on a sofa, enjoying a pot of tea with two brands of buns on their coffee table.

Hot cross buns are a traditional British treat at Easter. The raisin-filled sweet rolls are topped with a cross which symbolizes Jesus' crucifixion.