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Ximena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe last month

Miss Universe 2010 supports gay marriage

The winner of Miss Universe 2010 has come out in support of gay marriage. Mexican beauty queen Ximena Navarrete said she had lots of gay friends and there was "no reason we should want to set them aside".

California's gay marriage battle may run for another two years (Photo: Tim Schapker)

California state won't be forced to defend Prop 8

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney-General Jerry Brown will not be forced to defend the state's ban on gay marriage.

Glee is set to show same-sex kisses

Glee hots up with gay kisses

Glee is hotting up next season with gay character Kurt experiencing his first on-screen kiss. Actor Chris Colfer revealed to E! Online that he would be “fine" with the prospect of having a kiss on the series.

Birth parents will able to state whether they would prefer straight couples to adopt their children (Photo: D Sharon Pruitt)

New South Wales adoption bill passes lower house

A bill to allow same-sex couples to adopt in New South Wales, Australia, has narrowly passed in the lower house. It passed a vote 46-44 yesterday, and after amendments were made, passed 45-43 today.

Matthew Mitcham called Jason Akermanis 'narrow-minded'

Gay Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham urges footballers to come out

Gay Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham has encouraged gay Australian Football League (AFL) players to feel safe and open about their sexuality.

The airline wants to hold a mile-high gay wedding (Photo: Aaron Escobar)

Scandinavian airline to hold first mid-air gay wedding

A Scandinavian airline hopes to host the world’s first mile-high gay wedding. SAS Scandinavian Airlines is running an online competition to find a lucky couple to walk down the aisle during a flight from Stockholm to New York on December 6th.

The school's head said that he wanted to stop children giggling at the song

Australian school drops 'gay' from Kookaburra song

An Australian school has been criticised for dropping the word 'gay' from a children song. Garry Martin, the head of Lepage Primary in Melbourne, said that he replaced the word with 'fun' to avoid children rolling around on the floor in "fits of laughter".

Gay couples cannot divorce in Texas, a court ruled

Texas appeal court says gay couples cannot divorce

Gay couples in the state of Texas cannot get divorced, an appeal court has ruled. The case concerns a gay couple who wed in Massachusetts in 2007 and then returned to Dallas.

Fidel Casto said he took responsibility for the persecution

Castro takes responsibility for Cuba persecuting gays

Fidel Castro has said that he was responsible for Cuba persecuting gay men in the 1960s and 70s. The former president told Mexican newspaper La Jornada that there had been moments of "great injustice" against the gay community.

Londonderry hosted its first gay Pride parade last weekend

Londonderry's first gay Pride parade a success

The first ever Londonderry gay Pride parade took place in Northern Ireland last Saturday.

















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