An online petition protesting the negative and stereotypical depiction of homosexuality on a Singapore television channel has garnered over 200 signatories over the weekend.
Some 100 students and faculty walked out of the graduation ceremony at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia moments before Sen. Rick Santorum, known for this anti-gay stance, gave the ceremony's keynote speech.
The Australian Capital Territory will soon allow same-sex couples to adopt children, making it the only the second jurisdiction in Australia, other than Western Australia, to allow gay couples to do so.
A landmark UN resolution on human rights and sexual orientation has been deferred a landmark until next year after its annual session ended last Friday in Geneva.