British Olympic diver Tom Daley has revealed via a YouTube video that he is in a relationship with a man. The 19-year-old athlete earned a Bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and was one of the youngest athletes ever to compete at the games when he debuted in 2008 -- and has since garnered a large following of women ... [Read]
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Scotland, the small country that sits on top of England, has given the world many things, including television, refrigerators, the United States Navy, penicillin, Forbes Magazine, hypnotism, the Buick Motor Company and golf (apologies for the latter). Now, though, it's giving something to the thousands of LGBT citizens who call the tartan nation home. Today, Ministers of the Scottish ... [Read]
Stonewall, an LGBT charity in the United Kingdom, today launched a new campaign to tackle "endemic levels of homophobic language in schools." According to the charity, research has proven that 99 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual youths hear phrases like "that's so gay" or "you're so gay" while in school in the UK. As such, Stonewall is pairing ... [Read]
History was made at 15:06 GMT today, as Queen Elizabeth gave royal assent to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, legalizing same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Now official law, the first marriages are expected to take place by summer 2014 at the latest, according to the government. This comes following months of debate, amendments, rounds of voting and ... [Read]
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the whole life sentence given to Peter Moore, who killed four gay men in the U.K. for sexual gratification, is a breach of his human rights. Moore was convicted in 1996 on four counts of murder, after stabbing four gay men across four months in 1995. He told the jury ... [Read]
In a 366 to 161 vote, Britain's House of Commons said 'I Do' to marriage equality with the passage of legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales. The bill will move to the House of Lords, where it is expected to face opposition. In June 2012, the online market research agency YouGov found that 71 percent of Britons ... [Read]
Kally and Samantha Mabe, a married couple in South Africa, have been told by their child's school that unless they end their "lifestyle choice" their son will be removed from the school "for his own good." Speaking to the UK's Independent, the couple said they chose the private Christian school for their son as it taught lessons of love, forgiveness ... [Read]
ENGLAND. Conservatives are expected to do badly in Thursday's local elections in England and Wales, largely, it seems because of Prime Minister David Cameron's support for same sex marriage. According to Pink News, C4M, a lobby group opposing gay marriage commissioned a poll that showed record support for the UK Independence Party (UKIP). The UKIP opposes same sex marriage -- ... [Read]
