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A 10-year-old Arkansas boy named Will Phillips has refused to stand up in class and recite the pledge of allegiance as he feels that gays are not allowed to get married and are not included as part of a nation that provides ''liberty and justice for all.”

"Not every gay man is the same gay man," Adam Lambert says he will talk about "relationships and personal experiences" but not "certain political and civil rights issues."

Asia’s oldest and biggest lesbian and gay film festival turns 20 this year and will feature over 50 screenings from Nov 20 to Dec 1.

Appearing in their first joint interview since they've been married, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi talk about how they met and marrying while same-sex marriage was legal in California. 

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to allow all Senators a free vote on same-sex marriage so that the issue can be debated fully.

A new ruling that prescribes compulsory relationships and sex education - including gay relationships - for all pupils at the age of 15 has met with opposition from religious groups.

A 27-year-old gay man died in a Toronto hospital after he was beaten by a group of men and driven over by the occupants of a black SUV. Friends fear he was targeted because he was gay.

LGBT activist groups have announced a new campaign "Year of Action for Same-Sex Marriage" in 2010 to be launched with a country-wide march on Nov 28 in major cities.

The project - which is possibly the first in Asia - hopes to accommodate 50 elderly gay men and women by the end of the year.

The fundraising gala premiere of Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock has raised S$6,000 for LGBT-related community projects in Singapore.