Cynthia Nixon aka Miranda of hit comedy Sex and the City has made headlines after it was reported last Friday that she has been involved in a same-sex relationship for the past eight months.
A Toronto lesbian couple made legal history by becoming the first divorced same-sex couple in Canada - and possibly the world, as the fourth province of Manitoba legalises gay marriage.
The largest group for gay men and lesbians in the Republican Party will not endorse President Bush for re-election because he favours a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Pope John Paul II has blasted the growing acceptance of same-sex marriages in Canada, adding that the unions lead to a "false understanding" of marriage.