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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Video: Triumph for gay actors and characters at the Emmy Awards
Jane Lynch won an Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy award last night for her performance in the US television series Glee.
Lesbian Presbyterian minister plans to appeal against court ruling regarding same-sex marriages
A retired lesbian minister who officiated at a number of same-sex weddings during the period in which they were legal in California, says she will appeal against the ruling of a Presbyterian court last Thursday which rebuked her for going against the constitution of her denomination.
Gay discrimination ordinance is withdrawn in Tennessee at request of LGBT rights group
A controversial Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinance (ENDO) created to protect LGBT people from discrimination when applying for jobs with the city council of Memphis, Tennessee, has been withdrawn – at the request of a local gay rights group.
Ken Mehlman's coming out provokes mixed reaction from gay community
Ken Mehlman, former aide to President George W. Bush and onetime chairman of the Republican National Committee, who came out publicly this week in an interview with the Atlantic, has provoked a mixed reaction from LGBT people worldwide over his confession.
Conservative US chat-show host angers anti-gay group by supporting same-sex marriage
A conservative TV chat-show host has angered an Illinois-based gay group for coming out in support of gay marriage.
