Two Malawian men became the first gay couple in their country to publicly tie the knot, the Nation newspaper reported on Monday, risking arrest in the conservative southern African state where homosexuality is illegal. According to Reuters: Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza were married in a traditional but symbolic ceremony in southern Malawi on Saturday, […]

Gay marriage opponents are organizing efforts in Iowa to pressure lawmakers into taking action on a constitutional ban of gay marriage. The Iowa family policy council group ACTION is planning a rally at the state house on January 12 when Democratic Gov. Chet Culver delivers his Condition of the State address to a joint session […]

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, widely regarded as a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2012, seems to be clarifying past positions, lest he be mistaken for supporting LGBTQ rights. In a recent interview with Newsweek’s Howard Fineman, Pawlenty expresses his regret for having voted in favor of a 1993 state bill, the first of its kind […]

Opponents of gay marriage foes have taken to the streets in the nation’ capital, literally, to protest recent approval of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia. Ads began appearing this week on the city’s transit system, emblazoned on the sides of Metro buses, calling for a ballot measure to allow D.C. residents to vote […]

Meredith Baxter, who recently came out on national television, will soon be writing a memoir about her personal and professional experiences. The Broadway Books imprint of Crown Publishing Group announced it has acquired a yet-to-be-written, yet-to-titled memoir by Baxter, who “will present a fully realized portrait of her life as an actress, mother of five […]

Fort Lauderdale attorney and radio host Norm Kent plans to launch a new weekly newspaper geared toward South Florida’s LGBTQ community. The new print and online publication, the South Florida Gay News.com will be published on Mondays, with more than twelve thousand copies slated for distribution in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. Nicknamed SFGN, […]

East Point has become the second city in Fulton County, Georgia, — and one of several statewide — to adopt protections for its gay and transgender employees. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The local law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, approved by the City Council earlier this week, is almost an afterthought […]

Uganda has signaled plans to soften its proposed anti-gay legislation, but the government denied on Wednesday that it was bowing to an outcry in the West over a controversial bill that could have seen homosexuals put to death, reports Reuters. Ethics and Integrity Minister Nsaba Buturo told Reuters the revised law would now probably limit […]

It’s six months until the premiere, but Warner Bros this week released the official trailer of Sex and the City 2. There have been few details released about the plot of the second film, and the trailer gives only a few hints. We know that two years have passed, as Carrie (played by Sarah Jessica […]

An Australia man will stand trial for the rape of his son after allegedly forcing the 14 year-old to have sex with a prostitute because he feared the boy was gay. During a family barbecue around Christmas time in 2007, the dad allegedly phoned a prostitute and arranged to meet her at a motel, reports […]

Five members of the U.S. Congress are calling on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to reject proposed anti-gay legislation that imposes harsh penalties, including execution, for certain acts of homosexuality. The five representatives — Chris Smith, Frank Wolf, Joe Pitts, Trent Franks and Anh “Joseph” Cao (all Republicans) — have written a letter to Mouseveni pressing […]

Studio executives at Warner Bros. are reportedly upset that Robert Downey Jr. continues to hint that Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are gay. In the upcoming Sherlock Holmes, due in theaters Friday, Director Guy Ritchie has described Holmes’ relationship with Watson “would no longer be that of mentor to mule, but a modern bromance.” But […]

Mexico City’s legislature on Monday legalized gay marriage, the first such approval in Latin America. The bill calls for a change in the definition of marriage in the city’s civic code, from the union of a man and a woman to “the free uniting of two people.” City legislators passed the bill 39-20 on Monday […]

When the New Mexico legislature reconvenes in January, one of the bills that will be under consideration is a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, reports the New Mexico Independent. A previous bill that would have allowed domestic partnerships was defeated earlier this year following a lengthy debate earlier. Gov. Bill Richardson has said […]

A gay Canadian Member of Parliament who sent out a Christmas card featuring himself and his husband has been attacked by homophobes on the internet, reports Pink News. Nova Scotia Liberal MP Scott Brison’s personalized card (above) shows him and husband Maxime St Pierre with their golden retriever, Simba, in Brison’s rural riding of King-Hants. […]

The BBC has issued an apology following complaints about an online debate which asked: “Should homosexuals face execution?” in response to proposed anti-gay legislation in Uganda. Critics blasted the British broadcaster, saying the BBC should not treat the execution of gays as a legitimate topic for discussion. Some readers mused if the BBC would have […]

Television polygamy drama Big Love returns for a fourth season in January with a gay storyline that is likely to stir up controversy in Mormon circles where homosexual relations are prohibited, reports Reuters. The creators of the HBO cable show, about a non-Mormon polygamous family living in Utah, plan to explore a same-sex relationship between […]

A man once on the Salt Lake City Police Department’s “Most Wanted” list has been sentenced to probation and a year in jail for 2008 attack that SLC police have called a hate crime. Fa Junior Moi Moi, 21, was one of at least five men who attacked the victims after one victim said he […]

From Reuters: The biggest U.S. gay rights battle next year is brewing in a California federal court as raucous fights over same-sex marriage in state legislatures and at state ballot boxes subside. In part, 2010 will reflect a growing move by same-sex marriage advocates to building support for their civil rights cause outside of the […]

Rugby great Gareth Thomas stunned the sporting world this week, and has publicly come out as gay. The married 35-year-old Cardiff Blues player, who in 2007 became the first ever Welshman to win 100 caps for his country, admitted he had been suicidal at times as he hid his sexuality from his wife, his team-mates […]