A Singaporean pastor has delivered a sermon titled God's Pattern for Marriage in front of 3,000 people in which he called the LGBT movement 'diabolical'.

'I believe that God has awakened to face one of the greatest attacks on the family by the evil one,' said Lawrence Khong.

Khong also called the LGBT rights movement the 'onslaught of the evil one'.

Austria's Roman Catholic Church has forbidden a priest from preaching to his flock at Easter Mass because of his comments against gays and Muslims.

The move comes after the 75 year-old priest, Karl Tropper, has been repeatedly warned to desist from inciting hate against gays and Muslims.

Last week he called gay people ‘homo-deranged’, he has also described Islam as ‘pure racism’.

Mamphela Ramphele, leader of South Africa's newest political party, Agang (Sotho for 'Build'), stated she fully backs LGBT rights and is dedicated to fight homophobia.

Ramphele, a revered anti apartheid activist, announced last week (18 February) on the formation of a new political party and called upon South Africans to 'join me on a journey to build the country of our dreams'.

The Australian Opposition has fired its first shot in the 2013 election campaign with a policy booklet that fails to mention LGBT people or their issues.

‘Our Plan – Real Solutions for all Australians’ which aims to spell out what the opposition Liberal Party would do if elected to government contains no mention of LGBT people or if the Liberals would do anything to formally recognize their relationships while in office.

‘Our Plan – Real Solutions for all Australians’ contains no mention of the issue of same-sex marriage or civil unions.

Five years ago, in a state of panic I packed my bags, grabbing everything I could carry and made my way to the Muritala Mohammed International Airport in Nigeria. I was running for my life. I was in dire need of a place of safety; just the night before I had experienced what could have been the end of my life.

Olympics organizers have backed a gay sports event in London, saying they see it as part of the games' 'legacy'.

Pride House, a gay venue for Olympic athletes, spectators, tourists, families and friends, was given the official support of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a letter from LOCOG chief executive Paul Deighton.

Ever since Pixar’s Brave came out in cinemas, a tale of an independent girl on a task to save her family, the lead character has provoked debate about her sexuality.

When Entertainment Weekly posted a review of the new film, critic Adam Markovitz said the character Merida must be gay because she likes sport and refuses to get married.

A production of The Vagina Monologues in Chinese, with specially-written segments relevant to the LGBT community, played to packed audiences in Shanghai last weekend. Gay Star News speak to the director Xiao Yan about Chinese voices are calling more loudly for gay rights than for women’s rights.

Why did you decided to stage The Vagina Monologues in China?

Following the tragic death of Daniel Zamudio last week, the openly gay Chilean who was beaten to death by neo-Nazis, thousands of neighbours, friends and members of the general public joined together and marched alongside his funeral procession.

In a mark of respect, men, women and children waved white handkerchiefs, clapped and threw flowers, as they joined the three-hour journey from Zamudio’s home in San Bernardo, south of the capital, to the main cemetery in Santiago.

Latino singer Ricky Martin has dedicated his GLAAD Media Award to a Chilean man who was viciously attacked by neo-Nazis.

The star, who publicly came out in 2010, received the Vito Russo Award for his role in combatting homophobia at the annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award ceremony this weekend.

Tweeting the next day, he said: ‘Last night I won a @glaad award! I am honored and thankful and would like to dedicate it to #DanielZamudio and his family #Chile.’

An editorial by the Los Angeles Times comparing interracial marriage to same-same marriage has stirred up debates across the Pacific in Japan.

Readers from The Japan Times argued whether the analogy is a flawed one and the apparent growing acceptance of homosexuality, a by-product of intimidation by the liberal media.

When Phoebe Hart hit puberty, she found out she would never get a period or have children. The reason why was a family secret, until this Sunday when Hart's documentary Orchids: My Intersex Adventure will be broadcasted on Australian TV channel ABC1. She speaks to Gay Star News about making the film and her own very personal story.