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Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva has announced he will set aside his "personal convictions" and ratify a law that legalises gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic country, making it the sixth European country to do so.

Legislator Cyd Ho Sau-lan, and former legislators Dr Fernando Cheung, Reverend Fung Chi Wood and Dr Lo Wing Lok join members of Hong Kong’s LGBT community and its allies in making a stand against homophobia and transphobia.

Over 4,000 people turned up and turned Hong Lim Park pink as a show of support for their LGBT friends, family and community, and made it the largest event ever held at the urban park.

Gay media watch group Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is demanding an apology from Newsweek magazine for a recent article that the group says suggested gay actors can't play straight characters.

The former first lady Laura Bush said in a CNN interview that she supports gay marriage and thinks same-sex marriage "will come".

The video which shows a 19-year-old contestant Liu Zhu standing his ground despite being repeatedly interrupted and verbally abused by a judge during his performance during a TV singing contest has caused a minor stir in China.

In conjunction with international Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), representatives from various religious groups in Hong Kong are coming together to urge putting aside differences among religions on the basis of tolerance and compassion for reconciliation between religion and sexual minorities. Members of the public can attend.

This High Level Dialogue will bring together key members of the Judiciary, Parliament, Community advocacy groups and the UN system including Hon. Michael Kirby of Australia and Hon. Ajit Prakash Shah of India. Members of the public can attend.

Elton John has been banned from performing in Egypt after calling Jesus 'gay' and attacking Arab nations for their intolerance of homosexuality in a magazine interview earlier this year.

After being verbally abused and asked to leave a club for a second time in months, a transgender performance artist and two other transgender women have taken a stand and launched a campaign to end discrimination against their community.