Today's GLTB News‏

Gay rights activist, 18, left brain dead after attack in France Clement Méric was attacked by a group of skinheads wearing knuckle-dusters outside a shop in Paris read more Soap star in child sex abuse case: ‘I’m not gay but I’ve dabbled’ Andrew Lancel, an actor in Heartbeat, The Bill and Coronation Street, allegedly had a six year sexual relationship with a boy aged 14 read more Smurfs smurf for smurfing gay equality In a new PSA for same-sex marriage, human-shaped Smurfs show how proud they are of their little blue community read more Karl Lagerfeld: I want to marry my cat Gay Chanel designer has revealed he has fallen in love with the one-year-old pampered pussycat and would marry her if it was legal read more Philippines newspaper drops long running comic strip over lesbian nun joke The Philippine Daily Inquirer has dumped its long running popular comic strip ‘Nest of Pigs’ after it suggested that the nuns and students of an all girls college were lesbians after the school threatened to sue read more Survey shows global shift in LGBT rights over 6 years A survey by Pew Research has found growing acceptance of homosexuality in richer more secular countries while in some others acceptance has fallen read more Marriage equality advocates condemn vandalism of Tasmanian anti-gay marriage billboard Australian marriage equality advocates have condemned the vandalizing of an anti-gay marriage billboard in the town of Wynyard, Tasmania, just days after it was erected read more Greens Party will move bill to recognize overseas same-sex marriages in Australia The Australian Greens Party will move a bill which aims to ensure overseas same-sex marriages are recognized in Australia and will be screening an election TV commercial urging supporters of marriage equality to vote for the party read more Video of Michelle Obama's confrontation with lesbian protester surfaces First Lady's rare display of unscripted anger gets praise from White House read more Nikolai Alekseev, gay Russian activist, attacked by masked skinheads Three masked men attacked Nikolai Alekseev, who received minor injuries, as he was about to board a train leaving from Kostroma to Moscow, Russia read more A majority of Americans over age of 55 now find gay relationships 'morally acceptable' New poll shows acceptance has gone up by 25% in last 12 years read more Church of England stops fighting gay marriage Anglican Church – the state religion of Britain – will now work to ‘improve’ the equal marriage bill as it goes through parliament, not block it read more Three arrested for Israel gay youth shooting Israeli police arrested three suspects in connection with a shooting which left two dead and dozens injuried at a Tel-Aviv gay youth center shooting in 2009 read more Good Morning America's Sam Champion chosen to co-host Daytime Emmys Openly gay weather anchor says he's 'so psyched' to have the gig read more Perez Hilton talks to Gay Star News about his busy life as a single dad 'He comes first and then everything else tries to fit into my life and schedule' read more Stephen Fry tried to commit suicide in 2012 British broadcaster, actor and comic has revealed he swallowed a huge amount of pills and vodka when filming on location read more St. Petersburg rejects move to lift ban on gay 'propaganda' Legislators of St. Petersburg parliament have rejected an attempt to repeal a law that bans so-called 'propaganda' of homosexuality read more Gay parents have 'happier, healthier' kids than straights Researchers suggest the reason more communication, openness and resilience to outside pressure is why gay families appear more happy read more Lords follow marriage victory with call for gay sex to be legal globally Britain’s House of Lords have heard the need for 78 countries to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide, just after voting for gay marriage read more Scotland to tackle homophobia in sport Scotland’s government pledges to develop an action plan to tackle homophobia in sport read more Soap star in child sex abuse case tells boy: ‘Everybody has a gay moment’ Andrew Lancel, an actor in Heartbeat, The Bill and Coronation Street, allegedly had a six year sexual relationship with a boy aged 14 read more

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