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Moscow, Russia – A gay man was tortured to death Sunday by two men who were drinking beers with him just moments before the attack. The 23-year old man was found naked in the courtyard of an apartment building in Volgograd, skull beaten in with stone, sodomized by beer bottles – his genitals, mutilated. The [...]

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — A study published last week by Danish researchers found that men who are in same-sex marriages are experiencing longer lives, while mortality rates among married lesbians are on the rise. The study, which was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, followed 6.5 million Danish adults between 1982 and 2011. “Our study [...]

LONDON, UK — Just one day after a newspaper accused him of committing “inappropriate acts” with four current and former male members of the clergy, Cardinal Keith O’Brien announced on February 25 his resignation as the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the United Kingdom. O’Brien also said that he would not attend Vatican deliberations [...]

VATICAN CITY (ITALY) — The arrival of red-robed Roma Catholic cardinals to begin the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI has been overshadowed by reports in the Italian news media alleging gay sex scandals within the walls of the Vatican, reports the Holy See has vehemently denied. The deluge of innuendoes and [...]

Within hours of the announcement from Vatican City (Italy) that Pope Benedict XVI would step down as Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, gay rights activists across Europe began taking stock of what a post Benedict-pontificate will look like, both for the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics. Pulling no punches, Franco Grillini, the former [...]

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – On December 11, the lower house of Uruguay’s General Assembly approved a bill to establish a single governing Marriage Equality Law for both traditional and same-sex marriage. The measure approved by the Chamber of Deputies, with the support of conservative politicians, will now go to the country’s Senate, where the ruling Broad [...]

LONDON, UK — London’s High Court has ruled in favor of a Manchester (UK) man who was demoted at work for posting his opinions opposing same-sex marriage on Facebook. Adrian Smith had called the possibility of church-held gay marriage ceremonies “an equality too far.” Later he added, “The Bible is quite specific that marriage is [...]

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA) – After more than four decades since he was the victim of homophobic bullies, a British Columbia man has finally received an apology. Last Monday, Robin Tomlin received an apology in person from North Vancouver school district Superintendent John Lewis, who offered his regrets that officials had allowed the word “fag” [...]

MOSCOW, Russia — Moscow police are looking for two dozen masked men who attacked one of the Russian capital’s most popular gay friendly bars last Thursday night, beating patrons with improvised weapons and fists. Over a dozen people— mostly women—were hurt. According to authorities, more than 50 people were inside 7freedays, one of a handful [...]

Cliff Dunn WASHINGTON, DC – Unconfirmed reports claim that slain U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was gay. Stevens, 52, died last week after a mob stormed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Reports describe Stevens as “a self-effacing bachelor with a wry sense of humor who drank beer, dated women and liked outdoor sports.” [...]