Contrary to the oft-heard refrain by marketers about affluent gay men and women being a "dream demographic," a study in the US has found that LGB Americans struggle with poverty just as much as, if not more than, heterosexuals.
Thirty-eight graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York, the oldest military school in US, have come out as gay to advocate the full acceptance of gay service members. *Video added*
The US is expected to sign the UN gay rights declaration sponsored by France and the Netherlands last year - making it the last Western nation to do so, says report.
A shocking report by ActionAid has revealed that not only lesbian women in South Africa are being raped by men who believe it will "cure" them of their sexual orientation, the crimes have gone unrecognised by the state and unpunished by the legal system.
It may be a case of all or nothing as the California Supreme Court considers eliminating the term "marriage" from state statutes and treat both kinds of couples - same-sex and opposite-sex - equally.
The California Supreme Court has to decide whether to defer to the voters of whom 52 percent support a same-sex marriage ban, or reaffirm their original ruling that preventing gay people from marrying is unconstitutional.
Hawaii has become the latest battleground in the fight for same-sex civil unions. At the time of writing this report (10:57pm local time), the state Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee are still taking testimony from the 1300 people who signed up.
Organisers of what was to be Chiang Mai's second gay pride parade called off the event late Saturday evening following a confrontation with protesters.
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