Members of Israel's coalition government have been branded 'hypocrites' after they rejected a bill to legalize gay marriage.

The Knesset, which is responsible for passing all laws in the middle-eastern country, today (16 May) threw out legislation put forward by Nitzan Horowitz, of the left-wing Meretz party, which would allow same-sex as well as inter-faith couples to wed.

‘Hard to spot and easy to miss,’ that’s veteran activist Peter Tatchell’s take on the LGBT presence at the London Olympics.

If he’s right, it’ll be a sad irony. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people seem to have been integral to winning the games for London (diversity was a key part of the bid to the International Olympic Committee) and gay individuals and businesses will also play a big role in delivering the games.

Britain’s leading gay media have appealed for their readers to take part in the government’s consultation on same-sex marriage before it’s too late.

It is just a month to go before the consultation on how to introduce same-sex marriage equality ends.

Most people in Britain support the change but the so far it seems the biggest response has come from religious opponents to equality.

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A Ugandan lesbian is in danger of deportation back home to persecution from Sweden.

Nantale Prosscovia fled Uganda six years ago after local authorities caught her having sex with a woman. She was publicly outed and her business was destroyed by a homophobic mob. The police would not protect her and she managed to leave the country with the help of her mother.

Four men named 'Saadat Arefi', 'Vahid Akbari', 'Javid Akbari' and 'Houshmand Akbari' are due to be executed shortly after their verdict was approved recently by high court judges, according to a report from the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) in Iran.

The four men are said to be from the town of Choram, in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province of Iran.

Four gay Britons are preparing to carry the Olympic torch along its route around the UK, as the iconic flame is finally lit in Greece.

In a traditional ceremony yesterday (10 May), the flame was lit by the rays of the sun at the Temple of Hera, next to the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Olympic Games.

London’s WorldPride event has responded to Barack Obama’s support for gay marriage by launching it’s campaign for this year – ‘Today London, Tomorrow the World’.

The UK capital will host the WorldPride festival this year ahead of the Olympics and Gay Star News is official news partner of the event.

A gay quintuplet has made a video urging Britain to legalize same-sex marriage saying it’s unfair his two brothers and two sisters can wed but he can’t.

It’s a new contribution to the Out4Marriage video campaign which aims to get celebrities, politicians and usual members of the public, gay and straight, to tell the world why marriage laws should be equalized.

And we love it because you can’t resist his logic.

Business leaders will meet in London this summer to discuss how to increase workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees around the world.

The Out & Equal summit on 5 and 6 July coincides with the UK capital holding this year’s World Pride – Gay Star News is a partner of both events.

The speakers include:

When Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly said last month that watching an episode of Glee featuring a transgender character might lead to some kids experimenting with their gender identity or sexuality, Grant Gustin immediately took to Twitter to dispute the notion.

The 22-year-old actor, who pays gay villain Sebastian Smythe on the show, tells Gay Star News that he quickly became aware of the show's impact on LGBT kids.

Pride London and global LGBT organization Kaleidoscope Trust will be honoring US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with the World LGBT Award this July at a gala dinner to celebrate World Pride 2012.

The British capital is hosting World Pride this year, along with the Olympics. Gay Star News is the official news site of the pride festival.

The Dine with Pride cocktail reception and gala dinner on 5 July is set to be a star-studded black tie fundraiser for Pride London.

Iran has criticised its neighboring country of Azerbaijan, appearing to believe rumors that a gay pride will be part of the Eurovision Song Contest there this month.

The kitsch European pop tournament will be held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan in the Caucasus on 22 May.

In January, nighttours.com, a website for listing and news about the international gay scene suggested that gay pride could take place in Baku during the lead-up to Eurovision content, but removed the article a few days later.