Gay News: civil rights

Peter Tatchell, who previously made a documentary about Pope Benedict XVI, believes the Catholic leader will be remembered for his "irresponsible" attitude to condoms and ignorance about HIV. (...)

The Senate House in the US state of Colorado is preparing for what could be its final vote on a measure to introduce civil unions for same-sex couples. (...)

The Justice Minister-designate for Ghana has said that the constitution should be interpreted as criminalising homosexuality, despite her colleague's claims that gay people have rights. (...)

Actress Cynthia Nixon, who mesmerized television audiences for years as Miranda Hobbes in HBO's Sex and the City, will receive Yale University's first ever LGBT award. (...)

USA Today reports that New Zealand speedskater Blake Skjellerup is focused on making his second Olympic team, but is also concerned about the anti-gay legislation working its way through the Russian...(...)

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the charismatic young gun of the Republican Party, said in a recent interview he hopes the bipartisan immigration overhaul plan doesn't become a gay rights issue. (...)

The prime minister says he will listen carefully to idea of making civil partnerships open to straight couples. (...)

Last week was yet another significant one in the realm of emerging gay rights in American society. (...)

A leading human rights lawyer has criticised the UK Border Agency for subjecting LGBT asylum seekers to "inhuman and degrading" pressure to "prove" their sexual or gender identity. (...)

The Huffington Post reports that to say merely that Wyoming is a conservative state doesn't begin to capture it, so it was remarkable in the legislative session that started in early January...(...)