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May 16, 2012
Olympics have ‘failed’ on gay visibility, say critics

Concerns that LGBT contribution will be ‘invisible’ at 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London

London’s Olympics are a ‘missed opportunity’ and a ‘failure’ for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender visibility, say campaigners.

And an investigation by Gay Star News indicates a lack of clarity by London’s Olympic bosses about diversity, with no stated plans to give LGBT people a visible presence at the games.

May 16, 2012
Will gay people be ‘invisible’ in London’s 2012 Olympics?

GSN investigates what London’s Olympic organizers have done to involve LGBT people, give them a presence at the games and leave a legacy for gay sport

‘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.

May 13, 2012
GOP memo says the party should embrace LGBT equality

Republican operative's memo says it's time for party to join LGBT equality movement

According to a leaked memo from a political operative, it's time for the Republican Party to be more gay friendly.

Jan van Lohuizen, who worked as a pollster on the 2004 reelection campaign for President George W. Bush,  sent his talking points to Republican candidates. He argued the party should reflect the changing attitudes American voters now have toward gays and lesbians.

May 10, 2012
London’s WorldPride launches new site in push for global gay rights

London’s WorldPride organizers, buoyed up by Obama, say ‘Today London, Tomorrow the World’ for LGBT rights

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.

May 9, 2012
Navratilova and John Amaechi to speak at Out & Equal work summit

Sports legends Martina Navratilova and John Amaechi join business leaders at global gay workplace summit in London

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:

May 8, 2012
Stephen Fry is 'proud to say I'm gay' in new video

British comic, TV presenter, actor and author Stephen Fry is the latest celeb to record a Proud2Be gay video

Out gay actor and author Stephen Fry is the latest high profile figure to record a Proud2Be video.

Several gay politicians, celebrities and organisations have uploaded Proud2Be videos to combat gay-shame and encourage all LGBT people to be proud of who they are.

'Part of life to learn what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of,' said British gay comedian Stephen Fry. 'I won't ever apologize for being born the way I was and feeling the way I do.'

May 6, 2012
Hundreds join Stonewall walk to raise £60,000

Over 500 walkers join 10km stroll around the British seaside city of Brighton to raise cash for lesbian, gay and bisexual organization Stonewall

Over 500 energetic supporters helped gay campaign group Stonewall raise more than £60,000 ($97,000 €74,000) today (6 May) on the annual Equality Walk.

The 10km walk in the seaside city of Brighton on England’s south coast took in some of the city’s most iconic sites, including the Royal Pavilion and Pier.

The threatened rainstorms held off allowing for a cloudy but dry stroll.

May 4, 2012
Hillary Clinton wins World Pride Award

London honors US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with LGBT award as it hosts World Pride 2012

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.

May 3, 2012
British gay activist revels at Dutch Queen's day

Clare Dimyon starts her tour to tackle homophobia in football at Euro2012

Clare Dimyon made a pit-stop in the Netherlands before embarking on her equality-in-sports tour.

The equality campaigner joined the LGBT community in Groningen in northern Netherlands to celebrate Queen's day, a national holiday.

May 2, 2012
Mayor Boris Johnson fails on London gay manifesto

One day before elections, London mayoral incumbent Boris Johnson admits he won't release LGBT-specific manifesto he's promised numerous times

London's current mayor Boris Johnson has abandoned his commitment to produce an LGBT-specific manifesto.

The Conservative mayor seeking re-election tomorrow (3 May) has still not produced the manifesto he promised nearly one month ago at the mayoral hustings hosted by gay rights group Stonewall. 

Johnson's most recent pledge to deliver the document came no less than three days ago.

April 27, 2012
Japanese pornstars promote safe sex in Taiwan

Taiwan AIDS Foundation invite Japanese gay pornstars, Koh Masaki and Kong, to pro-safe sex party

Two Japanese gay porn stars will promote safe sex at a party in Taipei tomorrow.

Taiwan AIDS Foundation invited the two actors, Koh Masaki and Kong, to a launch party for a gay health education website and a new centre in Ximenting, a gay area in Taiwan's capital.

April 27, 2012
Rainbow flying around the world for IDAHO

From Uganda to Fiji and China to the UK, global day of action planned for International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia

From festivals to flashmobs and rallies to public forums, LGBT activists and supporters around the world are planning to make their voices heard on 17 May for the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).

There is no end to the diversity and scope of creative and innovative activities being planned in what is sure to be the biggest and best IDAHO yet.

So no matter where you live, there is sure to be an IDAHO event happening somewhere in your region.

Here are just some of the many exciting events that will take place.

April 26, 2012
Perez Hilton urges stars he says are closeted to go public

Says 'it would be infinitely better for the community' if Anderson Cooper, Kevin Spacey and Jodie Foster were out

CNN newsman and daytime talk show host Anderson Cooper has never discussed his sexuality publicly and blogger Perez Hilton thinks it's time he should.

'Look at someone like Anderson Cooper who even Out Magazine has reported as being gay,' Hilton says in an interview with BigThink.com that surfaced on YouTube this week. 'Has Anderson Cooper come out? No. That's his choice. He's going to remain in the closet even though everybody knows he's gay. And that's okay because it's his story to tell if and when he's ready.'

April 26, 2012
The truth about gay health

As a new report from Stonewall reveals shock stats around drugs, suicide and discrimination we examine how the health system is failing lesbians, gays and bisexuals

Drugs, alcohol, smoking, depression, self-harm, suicide, domestic abuse, body image issues, eating disorders and cancer risks – when Stonewall put a finger on the pulse of Britain’s gay and bisexual men, it diagnosed a heap of trouble.

April 25, 2012
Malaysian LGBT rights activists warn against joining 'smear campaign' parade

Activists suspect a fake LGBT rights march is being publicised to 'demonise' anti-government campaigners

LGBT rights activists in Malaysia have warned that an 'LGBT not criminals' public parade was not organised by them and might be a fake march publicised as part of a smear campaign from government supporters.

The organisers of Seksualiti Merdeka, the sexual minorities festival that was banned in Malaysia last year, have warned their supporters not attend a parade apparently planned for this Friday.

Pang Khee Teik said on Facebook:

April 19, 2012
Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson on his LGBT activism

'My mom has always been a big advocate ... so for me it's always been a part of my soul'

On Saturday night in Los Angeles, actor Josh Hutcherson will become the youngest person ever to be presented with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's Vanguard Award.

The Hunger Games star says he may only be 19, but his commitment to LGBT equality has existed just about all his life.

April 14, 2012
Study shows Latino support for LGBT community

According to new report, American Latinos support LGBT equality

According to a report, American Latinos are more tolerant to gays and lesbians than is usually represented in the media.

This week the National Council of La Raza and Social Science Research Solutions released 'LGBT Acceptance and Support: The Hispanic Perspective.' The study, written by SSRS vice-president David Dutwin, counters the idea the Latino community is less tolerant of the LGBT community when compared to other groups.

March 30, 2012
Majority of black and Latinos in US support gay marriage

NOM anti-gay marriage tactics to pit blacks, Latinos and gays against each other 'desperate'

An anti-gay marriage group which tried to pit black and Hispanic Americans against gay people is 'not rooted in reality', say equality campaigners.

Confidential memos made public in court, revealed the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) tried to ‘drive a wedge between gays and blacks’ during its winning campaign to ban gay marriage in the US state of Maine.

March 29, 2012
Mother of gay 9-11 hero has message for Carson Daly

'The world has its share of strong, heroic gay men'

Carson Daly's jokes about gay men not being able to subdue a crazed pilot on a JetBlue flight to Las Vegas this week has drawn a response from the mother of the late Mark Bingham, a gay man who among the heroes on United Flight 93 who are thought to have fought their hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001.

March 23, 2012
Louis-Georges Tin: Activist and Nobel Prize nominee

We speak to Louis-Georges Tin, who has fought for gay rights at the UN, founded International Day Against Homophobia and may now get a Nobel Prize

Louis-Georges Tin is one of the world’s leading LGBT activists and an important campaigner on race issues in his home country, France.

He became famous after launching the International Day Against Homphobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) and taking the battle to decriminalize gay sex worldwide to the United Nations, sparking progress which continues to this day.

March 16, 2012
UK MP cuts ties to Christian gay ‘cure’ charity

Pro-LGBT shadow minister Liz Kendall took interns from CARE but didn’t know about their ‘extreme views’

Another British MP, Liz Kendall, has pulled out of an intern program run by a homophobic Christian charity.

Kendall, who is in Labour leader Ed Milliband’s shadow minister team, said she found the charity’s views ‘deeply offensive’.

Campaigner Phillip Dawson started a campaign after he discovered Christian Action Research and Education (CARE) was funding interns for members of parliament.

March 14, 2012
Anti-gay TV commentators under scrutiny

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation launches Accountability Project

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Wednesday (14 March) that it will be shining a 'big, bright light' on television commentators who go on news shows and espouse anti-gay rhetoric.

GLAAD has launched what it is calling the Commentator Accountability Project which is designed to let reporters, editors, show runners and guest bookers on the various news shows know just how extreme the views some of the people they are inviting on their airwaves are.

March 7, 2012
United Nations divided in gay rights debate

UN responds to report detailing homophobia and transphobia across the globe

The United Nations were divided in today’s first landmark global conversation over gay rights.

Representatives of countries from across the globe including the USA, Brazil, Thailand and Pakistan met to discuss gender identity and sexual orientation for the first time.

March 2, 2012
Bollywood actor defends gays against onslaught in the Supreme Court

Blockbuster actor Hrithik Roshan speaks out while gay sex is debated in the Supreme Court

One of India’s biggest film stars, Hrithik Roshan has spoken out in defence of the gay community while the ‘morality’ of gay sex is debated in Delhi Supreme Court.

On Wednesday, senior Catholic advocate Radha Krishana told the Supreme Court that gay sex would lead to a 'horrendous' situation.

In response, Roshan released a statement speaking out against sexuality discrimination. He said:

February 23, 2012
James Wharton: Soldier, leader, teacher

British best-known gay soldier, James Wharton, has become a role-model for leadership

James Wharton is, without doubt, a modern gay icon - albeit a somewhat unlikely one.

An active member of the armed services (serving with the Household Cavalry), Wharton was the first openly gay person to appear on the front cover of Soldier magazine - the British Army’s official publication. Wharton and his partner Thomas were also the first gay couple to hold their civil partnership in the warrant officers’ mess of the Household Cavalry.