GOP Congressmen speak out against Ugandan 'Kill the Gays' Bill

Amidst reports from the US Department of State that Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is committed to blocking a harsh anti-gay bill from becoming law in his country and would veto the legislation should it come...

'Children of God' Exposes Homophobia in the Bahamas

A new documentary from gay filmmaker Kareem Mortimer exposes homophobia in the Bahamas. The documentary 'Children of God' opened earlier this month at the sixth annual Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) "...

US Campaign targets civilians to improve lives of Afghans

One of the most ambitious civilian campaigns the United States has launched in a foreign country in generations targets civilians to improve the lives of Afghans. American civilians are training in 'Afghan City',...

Scotland Yard warns 'Mumbai is coming to London'

A senior detective from Scotland Yard's Metropolitan Police Service SO15 specialist operations branch warns, "Mumbai is coming to London." According to news reports, the statement was made in a briefing in the...

DEA arrests allege link between drug cartels and al-Qaeda

DEA arrests allege link between drug cartels and al-Qaeda. Three alleged al-Qaeda associates were apprehended in West Africa by DEA Agents and extradited to the Southern District of New York where they face drug...

Pink Triangle Press says 'it's a mistake to block homophobes'

Editorial director of the gay news group Pink Triangle Press, Matt Mills, said 'it's a mistake to block homophobes." Mills statement comes in response to the homophobic remarks recently made against openly gay...

BBC apologises, Ugandan Parliament debates anti-gay bill today

After defending, then ditching a controversial Uganda gay execution poll, the BBC has apologized after complaints about yesterday's on-line debate which asked "Should homosexuals face execution?" The BBC ditched...

Prediction: Obama will do nothing for Gay rights in 2010

Newsweek Magazine has released its Politics Predictions for 2010, declaring President Obama will do nothing for gay rights in 2010. The prediction ranked  #9, Obama Does Nada on Gay Rights. According to the...

BBC Defends, Ditches Controversial Uganda Gay Execution Poll

After initially defending a controversial poll which asked readers "Should homosexuals face execution?" in Uganda, the BBC ditched the poll after coming under fire from gay rights groups, and replaced it with a...

Report: 'Decade of Progress' on LGBT Equality in America

As a decade draws to a close, a report prepared jointly by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and the evelyn & walter HAAS, JR. fund purportedly shows a 'Decade of Progress' on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and...

NYS Governor Expected to Extend Transgendered Protections

In the wake of the recent defeat of marriage equality in the New York State Senate, New York State Governor David Paterson is expected to sign an Executive Order on Wednesday that will extend protections to...

Obama distractions reaching 'critical critical-mass'

The January issue of Golf Digest magazine is scheduled to appear sometime over the next few days on newsstands nationwide. None other than President Barack Obama, joined by 'disgraced' golfer Tiger Woods, will...

Iran set to execute twelve men on charges of sodomy

Iran is set to execute twelve  Iranian men on charges of sodomy. Homosexuality is a crime punishable by death under the country's theocratic Islamic government. "Ten young Iranian men, including eight...

US Failure: Thousands remain virtual slaves in America

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." — 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified Dec. 6, 1865. According to an...

UK straight couple looking for gay couple to join their fight

Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle, whose civil partnership application was rejected last month in Islington, UK, are looking for a gay couple to join their fight before the European Convention of Human...