The openly gay leader of Glasgow City Council has won Councillor of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony.
Golden Globe-winning actress Claire Danes graced London's Leicester Square this week for the UK premiere of Me And Orson Welles.
Earlier this week the state of California approved the signature-gathering for a voter initiative to repeal Proposition 8 in November 2010, the group Love Honor Cherish reported.
The Mormon Church came out in support of proposed ordinances in Salt Lake City to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and housing.
Same-sex marriage is expected to become legal in the District of Columbia in January.
The Kansas City Chiefs football team released Larry Johnson from the team last week after he called reporters faggots and a fellow Twitter user a fag.
The Chair of Brighton Pride has resigned following the row over proposed changes to the event.
The Lesbian and Gay Switchboard West Midlands has announced it is closing down after 34 years of service.
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is urging Britain's gay community to join a rally against the implementation of Shariah law, this month.
An investment of £9,050 from Sport England has been donated to Birmingham LGBT Community Trust.
Ian McKellen recently visited a Birmingham secondary school to highlight the issue of homophobic bullying.
Players from Leftfooters FC are inviting gay teams from across the UK to join them in celebrating their ten year anniversary, next week.
Gay Games Powerlifting champion, Chris Morgan, has added another achievement to his collection by taking home a bronze medal from this month's World Drug Free Powerlifting Championships.
A businessman has been killed by a man who was paid to punch him for sexual thrills, a court has heard this week.
Design visionary Tom Ford has claimed that he does not think of himself as gay, despite being openly homosexual.
An early, rare piece of art by Andy Warhol will go on sale in New York by the end of the year.
Singer/songwriter Elton John made his first public appearance following his hospitalisation for an E.
A new comic book featuring an entirely-gay ensemble of superheroes has gone on sale, this week.
The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association presented Stephen Fry with its 2009 award for services to Humanism and LGBT rights, yesterday.
Window Media, America's largest gay and lesbian newspaper publisher, has shut down - taking myriad of queer titles with it.