Country music singer Chely Wright and her wife, Lauren Blitzer-Wright, are the parents of identical twin boys born over the weekend.

The singer, whose hits include Single White Female and Shut Up and Drive, gave birth to the children on Saturday (18 May) in New York City.

The babies are named George Samuel and Everett Joseph after their great-grandfathers.

In announcing her pregnancy in March, Wright had said the babies were technically due in July but since they were identical twins, she had expected to deliver at least a month early.

It was the Friday before Mother’s Day. I had published an op-ed on the nature of Mother’s Day and the celebration of all who feel mother love running through their souls.

US Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia were requested do the right thing by LGBT families at last night's (11 May) GLAAD Media Awards, held in San Francisco.

Steve Warren, member of GLAAD's board of directors, made a special appeal to the well known conservative judges. In his speech, he noted that Justice Thomas' marriage, before 1967, was illegal in a number of states.

Today (12 May) the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation honors the mothers whose love and support has been essential for the gay and lesbian community.

'On Mother's Day this year, GLAAD would like to lift up some of the exceptional mothers that we have been working with for the past year,' the organization writes on its site. 'They are women who have been dedicated to their family through many obstacles.'

Nick Lachey, as famous for his marriage to Jessica Simpson as for being part of the band 98 Degrees, fanned the flames this week of widespread rumors that Simpson's father is gay.

Asked in the Bravo show Watch What Happens Live what he misses the least about being Joe Simpson's son-in-law Lachey said: 'I don’t have to play grab-ass under the table on Easter Sunday!'

The remark came during a segment called Plead the Fifth and host Andy Cohen was so taken aback by the response that he blushed.

A popular gay play Dream On is being transformed into an independent feature film set for release next month.

Lloyd Eyre-Morgan, the writer and director, made his name with his debut play a tender coming of age story that explores two male teens discovering their sexual identities.

When it played in Manchester in 2011 and toured in the summer, Dream On consistently sold out and received rave reviews.

Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro and niece of former president Fidel Castro, received a US award for her pro gay rights advocacy.

Castro is credited with improving conditions for LGBT Cubans as well as working to introduce marriage equality in Cuba.

Noted author and Harvard University history professor Niall Ferguson offered an apology for his recent comments about economist John Maynard Keynes.

'My colleagues, students, and friends – straight and gay – have every right to be disappointed in me, as I am in myself,' Ferguson wrote today (4 April) on his website. 'To them, and to everyone who heard my remarks at the conference or has read them since, I deeply and unreservedly apologize.'

A Catholic priest in São Paulo state, Brazil was excommunicated after resigning from his duties to protest against the church's anti-gay stance.

‘Father Roberto Francisco Daniel can no longer celebrate the divine rite because he has been excommunicated,’ read a statement from the Bauru diocese in Sao Paulo state.

American singer-songwriter Cher is soon to release her 26th album.

On Sunday (21 April), the 66-year-old took to Twitter to report on her album’s progress, tweeting ‘I JUST FINISHED MY CD!’

The as yet untitled album was originally scheduled for release in March, but Warner Bros. Records say it will now be released in September.

It is the popular gay icon’s latest studio album since the release of Living Proof in 2001. 

A teaser track for the album, called ‘Woman’s World’, was released last November.

As the recipient of the Advocate for Change Award, Bill Clinton was the star attraction at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday (20 April).

In a speech short by Clinton standards, the former US president gave much of the credit to his evolution on LGBT equality to his daughter, Chelsea Clinton who made a surprise appearance after his speech to present him the award.

He said his daughter 'had a profound impact on the way I see the world. Chelsea and her gay friends and her wonderful husband have modeled to me the way we all should treat each other.'

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is 91 and not about to make any kind of public statement about marriage equality herself.

So her daughter, author Patti Davis, took it upon herself in an interview this week to say that her mother is in favor of gay marriage.

'She does,' Davis replied to Huffington Post's Michelangelo Signorile when asked if her mother favored gay marriage.