The murder of a New York City man early this morning is being investigated as a hate crime.

According to multiple reports, the 32-year-old was shot in Greenwich Village, a well known city neighborhood, early this morning (18 May). The name of the victim is being withheld until family are notified.

Allegedly the victim and culprit had a loud argument and shots were fired. The culprit ran, but was caught by the police approximately five blocks from the scene. The victim was transported to hospital where he died.

OutServe-SLDN is asking the US Defense Department to reconsider Pastor Greg Laurie as the headline speaker at next week's National Day of Prayer.

The advocacy organization that works with LGBT military members, veterans and their families insists the minister's anti-gay past makes him an unacceptable speaker for an open military.

This week, 8 to 12 April, has marked the 27th annual observance of Holocaust Memorial Week. The week is about remembering not only the six million Jews murdered but also remembering the millions of allies, martyrs and victims who survived Nazi Germany’s reign of brutality.

The enormity of the mass slaughtering of Jews that took place – in ghettos, slave labor sites, concentration camps, prisoner-of-war camps, brothels filled with sex slaves and killing factories – is still being discovered as documents are unearthed.

Councillor (Cllr) Abdulhamied Gabier, of the ANC, has been sharply criticized when he said the city’s council is trying to promote Cape Town as ‘moffie city’, an offensive term roughly translated as ‘faggots’.

IOL portal reported yesterday (28 March) that mayor Patricia de Lille, of the Democratic Alliance party (DA), said ‘the councillor had laid into Cape Town with a string of insults, among them the anti-gay slur’.

A Labour MP has submitted a proposal for a Westminster chapel to conduct same-sex marriages.

According to The Telegraph, Labour MP and gay marriage supporter Chris Bryant introduced the idea that the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft be turned into ‘multi-faith prayer room’, which would open the door for ministers belonging to religious denominations such as Quakers and Liberal Jews to conduct same-sex marriages.

Christine C. Quinn, the New York City Council speaker and out lesbian, launched a run for mayor this morning.

John Bercow may have a job as Speaker for the House of Commons, but that doesn’t mean he always says the right thing.

At a meeting of ParliOut, the Houses of Parliament’s gay staff network, last night (26 February), Bercow was introducing the former England international rugby star.

Ben Cohen, the founder of anti-bullying charity StandUp Foundation, is a straight ally to the gay community and uses his position to fight homophobia.

The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT civil rights organization in the US, is standing behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in her run for mayor of New York City.

Tina Kotek made history this week when she was sworn in as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.

She is the first lesbian in the state's history to serve in the post and has been a member of the House since 2007.

Kotek's partner, Aimee Wilson, sttod by her side during the swearing in.

GayPolitics.com reports that during her first address to the House chamber, 46 year old Kotek talked about inclusion and dialogue.

Kabuye Najibu, of the LGBT group Youth on Rock Foundation, was arrested in Uganda today while visiting his co-worker who had been arrested on New Year’s Eve.

Najibu has been arrested on charges which relate to homosexuality, and could possibly include the unfounded allegation of ‘recruitment into homosexuality’, which does not exist under Ugandan law.

Uganda's promise of passing a 'kill the gays' bill as a Christmas present looks unlikely to happen now as parliament enters its last day before it breaks until the New Year.

The proposed law would give life in jail for gay sex and even the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’.

However, despite the Anti-Homosexuality Bill listed under a ‘notice of business to follow’ on the Uganda parliamentary schedule for the last two weeks, it has steadily slipped further down the agenda.

Gay Star News talks to Lynette Chua, assistant professor of law at the National University of Singapore, about the 'non-confrontational' advancement of LGBT rights within the restrictive laws of the city-state.

What is the legal situation for gay people in Singapore?