Two men ‘spotted’ fondling each other in a parked car near a beach in Jumeirah, Dubai were sentenced to three months prison to be followed by deportation, reported the National, an Emirates based daily yesterday (15 May).

The two, a salon receptionist 27-year-old Filipino named by the initials 'RS', and a 32-year-old Omani named by the initials AA, were arrested by the police just after 3am on 9 April following a tip off from a member of the public.

Friends and fans have paid loving tribute to a transgender performer, described as the 'Puerto Rican Beyonce', who died in a blaze in New York.

Lorena Escalera was found dead by firefighters in the early hours of Saturday (12 May) after a fire which broke out in her apartment engulfed the four-storey building in Brooklyn.

According to the New York Times, it took 65 firefighters over 30 minutes to tackle the blaze, which is now being treated as suspicious.

The tour of a musical based on popular British soap Coronation Street, starring gay TV personality Paul O'Grady, has been 'postponed'.

Street of Dreams opened in Manchester, north England, on 9 and 10 May, and also features classic Coronation Street actors Julie Goodyear and Kevin Kennedy.

It was due to tour the UK and Ireland later this month, visiting Dublin, Belfast and Newcastle, where gay X Factor winner Joe McElderry was lined up to make a special guest appearance.

President Obama's historic endorsement of same-sex marriage, though pivotal in the fight for gay civil rights, is just that: an endorsement.

In Hong Kong, size matters.

The city boasts five of the world’s top 30 tallest buildings, including the recently opened ICC which holds the Ritz-Carlton hotel and O-zone, the highest bar in the world on the 118^thfloor!

The world’s largest outdoor, seated Buddha (affectionately known as the Big Buddha), can be found on Lantau Island, just a short train ride and exhilerating 30 minute cable journey away.

US actress Chloe Sevigny says she was terrified playing a transgender killer in gritty new television drama Hit & Miss.

The Oscar nominated star plays transgender hitman Mia in the Sky Atlantic show by Shameless creator Paul Abbot.

The 37-year-old told Sky News she was 'terrified' about the role, which requires her to wear a prosthetic penis.

'I cried every day when they put it on,' she said in an interview with Culture magazine.

'You know, I'm ample-chested and I have this on. I felt very exposed.

A transgender woman suing Khloe Kardashian for assault says she will drop the lawsuit if the US reality TV star pays her $150,000.

Chantal Spears sued Kardashian last December, accusing her of pushing her outside the Playhouse nightclub in Hollywood, LA , two years ago.

However, Spears, also known as Ronald Spears, has now offered to settle the case out of court, but only if Kardashian coughs up $150,000 for ‘mental and emotional anxiety’.

Newly-out Hong Kong pop star Anthony Wong says fellow celebrities should be free to choose whether to declare their own sexuality.

Wong’s call at the 8^th IDAHOT rally in Hong Kong today comes as the local yellow press somewhat stepped up their hunt for whom his partner is and strive to out closeted celebrities, after he came out at a reunion concert last month.

Gov. Mitt Romney made certain the brand new crop of  graduates in front of him today (12 May) understood his position on gay marriage.

'Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman,' the presumptive Republican nominee said at today's Liberty University commencement. 

This stands in stark contrast to President Barack Obama's announcement in support of gay marriage.

A Liverpool theatre re-opened this week as the Epstein Theatre in honour of the gay manager of The Beatles who died in 1967.

The theatre in the centre of Liverpool, previously called The Neptune, has received a £1.2million ($1.9million, €1.5million) refurbishment.

One of the male masseurs who is suing actor John Travolta for sexual battery and harassment has split with his lawyer as some details in his case appear to be faulty.

The man, known only as John Doe 1, alleges he was accosted by Travolta during a massage at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Jan. 16. But photos and a restaurant receipt published by TMZ on Wednesday appear to prove that Travolta was in New York on that day.

British all-girl pop band, The Saturdays, have become the first major celebrities to record a video for a new campaign promoting same-sex marriage.

Out4Marriage is getting politicians, famous names and ordinary members of the public to record a video explaining why they support marriage equality. Although it’s only a few days old, hundreds of people, gay and straight, have already taken part.

It has already won the support of Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams and gay author, actor, TV presenter and comic Stephen Fry who have both sent supportive tweets.