One of my favorite Oscar Wilde quotes is: ‘...the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.’

Malawi's new president, Joyce Banda, has said she will repeal her country’s law which bans homosexual acts.

The announcement in her first state of the nation address today (18 May) was trailed last December when Justice Minister Ephraim Chiume promised a review of the law in response to public opinion.

Malawi attracted international pressure when a gay couple was sentenced to 14 years jail in 2010 for ‘unnatural acts and gross indecency’ before being pardoned.

IKEA Italia has extended the employees’ benefits and welfare to the same-sex partners.

The announcement comes on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia today (17 May).

It is the first time a major company in Italy has made the move and the Swedish brand decided to do it in order to boost Italian discussions about LGBT people’s rights.

From today IKEA's gay and lesbian employees can ask for maternity, paternity or emergency leave, can have their partners’ health insurance, redeem a wedding voucher and have partner discounts at IKEA.

One of the lawsuits filed by a male masseur accusing actor John Travolta of sexual battery and harassment has been dismissed.

No reason for the dismissal has been given, according to TheWrap.com.

The suit was filed last week by a man, known only as John Doe #2, who alleged that while at an Atlanta resort in January, Travolta tried to force him to touch his genitals and tried to 'grab, rub and caress [the masseur's] upper thighs and buttocks.'

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.

Any adult in Argentina will now be able to legally change their gender without approval from doctors or judges.

The law passed by the Argentine senate today by 55 votes in favour, one abstention and none in opposition will give people the right to officially change identity without anyone else's consent and give them access to surgery as a part of the 'Obligiatory Medical Plan' offered by private and public healthcare. President Cristina Fernandez, who has been supportive of the issue, now needs to sign the law.

The University of Hong Kong has denied an extension to the work of an acclaimed academic in transgender studies.

Dr Sam Winter applied for an extension to his tenure which came to an end at the age of 60, but a university committee voted against him. He says the axing of his position, which includes key roles in support groups for trans people in Hong Kong and Asia, was an act of transphobia.

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.

Las Vegas is opening what owners claim will be the United States' first bar and gaming venue staffed solely by drag queens tomorrow (5 May).

Glamour will be taking centre stage as the bar Drink & Drag opens in the Nevada gambling capital employing over 24 full-time drag artistes.

It is set to become the largest employer of drag queens in the US.

The 22,000-square-foot venue is the brainchild of leading US nightclub Krave.

It will feature 12 bowling lanes, billiards and a 100-inch projector HD console lit by jewel-encrusted chandeliers.

A firefighter's transgender widow from Texas is suing for the benefits that she was denied because she was registered as male at birth.

Despite legally changing her name and undergoing sexual reassignment surgery in 1996, 36-year-old Nikki Araguz was denied the workers' compensation which she claims was owed to her after her firefighter husband Thomas was killed in action 2010.

Now Mrs Araguz has filed a law suit against the City of Wharton.

A transgender woman who was attacked in Istanbul earlier this week has told Gay Star News that she thinks the incident was designed to scare her off an upcoming court trial with the police.

On the 7 May last year Michelle Demishevich was cornered by five men with a gun on the street when she was on her way to a friend's birthday party. She says one of the men put the gun in her mouth and shouted violent transphobic abuse at her, threatening to kill her.