CHICAGO: The leaders of Muslim and gay rights groups in Chicago, one of America's biggest cities, on Monday joined forces to slam Donald Trump in the wake of the Orlando massacre, saying now was not a time for divisions.
TALLAHASSEE: A gunman killed 50 people and injured 53 in a crowded gay nightclub in the tourist hub of Orlando, Florida, early on Sunday before being shot dead by police, authorities said, in what appeared the deadliest mass shooting in American history.
Fawad Khan has opened up about his hesitation in playing the role of a gay man in his recent film Kapoor & Sons and the backlash he feared he would faced after it which was generally acceptable.
DHAKA: Suspected militants hacked to death a leading Bangladeshi gay rights activist employed by the U.S. embassy and a friend in an apartment in Bangladesh's capital on Monday, police said.
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Saturday dismissed a Polish priest from his Holy See job after he came out as gay and called for changes in Catholic teachings against homosexual activity on the eve of a major Church meeting on the family.
In a taunting statement, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe jokingly stated that he would travel to the White House and ask for the Obama's hand in marriage.
The actor wrote an open letter from his official Facebook account for 'respected liberals' who had slammed him for criticizing the legalization of same sex marriages in USA.
IRELAND: Ireland will hold a referendum on Friday on whether to legalise same-sex marriage and join 18 countries which have made, or are in the process of making the change, 13 of them in Europe.
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama is calling for an end to so-called conversion therapies that seek to change sexual or gender orientation of young homosexuals or transgenders.
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of people danced, sang and cheered in a gay pride parade in New Delhi on Sunday, the first since the country's top court reinstated a ban on gay sex in the world's largest democracy.
BEIJING: The World Health Organization issued a call to action to China Monday over HIV/AIDS as government figures said nearly half a million people are living with the disease or its precursor, with hundreds of thousands more thought to be undiagnosed.
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday said it was "deeply concerned" about a new law making homosexuality punishable by life in prison in Gambia, where gays already have endured years of intolerance and harassment.
CALIFORNIA: Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Thursday became the most prominent American corporate leader to come out as gay, saying he was trading his closely guarded privacy for the chance to help move civil rights forward.
MUMBAI: An Indian director is hoping her new film will throw a spotlight on gay rights in a country where homosexuality remains taboo and little progress has been made on repealing a colonial-era law banning gay sex.
WASHINGTON: A U.S. appeals court judge known for his outspoken views described arguments by Wisconsin and Indiana defending bans on gay marriage as "totally implausible" on Thursday, in a ruling in favor of same-sex couples.