Jan 31:  Damaging Effects for Gays of the ‘Closet’  By Aaron Jason Silver.  It seems to me that in the wake of so many men in high profile positions, even including very conservative members of the clergy that have been “outed” as of late, would lead me to believe that simply condemning homosexuality does not work in stopping or preventing homosexual activity.
Jan 31:  Russia:  Gay Intergroup Shocked by Remarks Made by Moscow Mayor.  Members of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on gay and lesbian rights were shocked by the homophobic remarks made earlier this week by the Mayor of Moscow.
Jan 31:  Latvia:  Latvian Gay Group Looking for Birthday Presents.  February will mark the first birthday of Mozaika, an alliance of LGBT people and their friends in Latvia.
Jan 31:  UK:  What Do Lesbian and Bisexual Women Want in the 21st Century?  A ‘ Sugar and Spice’ conference is being organised by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in March to discuss what lesbian and bisexual women want in the 21st century.
Jan 30:  UK:  Gay Lib Dem MP Backs IDAHO Petition to United Nations.  Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West, Stephen Williams, has called on the government to back a worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality.
Jan 30:  UK:  Adoption by Gay Couples: A Sensible, Reasoned Decision, Prime Minister.  Commentary.  Tony Blair might not be currently enjoying the best of ‘numbers’ in the opinion polls, but his stature probably rose a point or two yesterday evening – not least among the gay and lesbian community – when he announced that there was not going to be any opt-out clause for faith-based adoption agencies from the new Sexual Orientation Regulations.
Jan 29:  UK:  Prime Minister: No Exemptions for Faith-Based Adoption Agencies.  There can be no exemptions for faith-based adoption agencies from the new sexual orientation regulations, Tony Blair has decided.
Jan 29:  UK:  LGBT History Month: Events That ‘Take Your Breath Away!’  Tony Fenwick eyes up this year’s LGBT History Month events.
Jan 29:  Russia:  Moscow Mayor: Gay Pride is ‘Satanist Happening’.  The Mayor of Moscow has this afternoon dubbed his city’s gay pride parade as being a “Satanist happening”.
Jan 29:  Russia:  Moscow Gay Pride Ban Goes to the European Court of Human Rights.  Organisers of last year’s first-ever Moscow Gay Pride have today formally taken their case of the ban by the authorities in the Russian capital of both a parade and a “picket” to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Jan 28:  USA:  Sundance Special Jury Prize for Documentary Short of Dying Lesbian Cop’s Fight for Equality.  Cynthia Wade’s nail-biting 38-minute documentary film Freeheld, chronicling New Jersey Police Lieutenant Laurel Hester’s struggle to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree, was awarded a Special Jury Prize last night at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Jan 28:  UK:  Judi Dench Shows the Reality of Gay Teachers in UK Schools in New Film.  The character portrayed by Dame Judi Dench in the highly-acclaimed film Notes on a Scandal, which opens in the UK next week, has been singled-out to show the horror of reality faced by teachers who, in 2007, are still too scared to affirm their sexual orientation in schools for fear of abuse.
Jan 25:  UK:  Gay Groups Welcome Apparent Decision by Government on Gay Adoption.  Gay groups have welcomed reports in the media today that government ministers have decided not to allow Catholic adoption agencies to opt out of new discrimination laws.
Jan 24:  European Union:  European Commission Quizzed Further on Gay Blood Donation Bans, Gender Discrimination.   The bans on gays donating blood in several European Union countries is to be further questioned by the European Parliament’s Intergroup on gay and lesbian rights, it emerged today.
Jan 23:  UK:  Croydon Group To Celebrate Gay History Month With Play Reading.  An evening of play readings is to be staged by the Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS) to celebrate 50 years of progress in gay rights during LGBT History Month in February.
Jan 23:  UK:  Cashman Calls for Government to Stand Firm in Gay Adoption Furore.  A leading Labour Member of the European Parliament has today called the threat by the Roman Catholic Church in England to close down its adoption agencies if they are not exempt from the sexual orientation provisions of the Equalities Act as “moral blackmail”.
Jan 22:  Germany/Russia:  Moscow Gay Pride Documentary Gets World Premiere at Berlinale.  The documentary film about the turbulent events of May 2006 at Moscow Price is included in the official programme of the prestigious Berlin Film Festival next month. : 
Jan 21:  UK:  A Minute’s Noise for Gays Who Have to Suffer in Silence.  UK campaigners are calling for a minute’s noise in cities and towns across the country to mark the third International Day Against Homophobia on May 17.
Jan 19:  Bulgaria:  Bulgaria:  Protection Against Discrimination Measure Includes “Gender Expression”.  A ‘National Plan’ for Protection against Discrimination was passed yesterday on a Council of Ministers' session.  This page also has a Bulgarian language version of the article.
Jan 19:  UK:  NHS Agrees to Greens’ Call to Monitor Effects of Brighton’s HIV/Aids Budget Cuts.  Brighton and Hove’s Primary Care NHS Trust (PCT) has pledged to monitor closely the effects of Government cuts in its budget for work with people with HIV/Aids in the city.  
Jan 19:  Nigeria:  Fear Grips Lesbian and Gay Community in Nigeria.  By Peter Tatchell.  Nigeria seems certain to legislate one of the world’s most sweeping and repressive anti-gay laws, unless international pressure is bought to bear on the Nigerian government in the next few weeks.  The draconian measure will outlaw ... hosting or visiting a gay website, the publication or possession of gay safer sex advice, expressions of same-sex love in letters or emails ...
Jan 18:  UK:  Crystal Meth Users Face Up To Seven Years for Possession From Today.  From today, methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth, is reclassified in the UK as a “Class A” drug and users face the severest penalties possible.
Jan 18:  Latvia:  Latvia Gay Group Hold First General Assembly and Sets Itself Challenging Targets.  Latvian partnership law, Riga Gay Pride and strengthening of the LGBT community are the three main – and challenging – priorities that were set at the first General Assembly of Mozaika, the Latvian alliance of LGBT people and their friends, which was held last week.   This page also has a Latvian language version of the article.
Jan 17:  England:   Gay Sexual Health Group Awarded £1.5m for Young People’s Project.  HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has been awarded £1,485,621 by the Big Lottery Fund to establish ‘Young Leaders’, a sex and relationships education (SRE) project for young people across England.
Jan 16:  Russia:  Moscow City Court Denies Special Procedure Review of City’s Gay Pride Ban.  The Moscow City Court has today refused an appeal for a “special procedure review” by the organisers of last year’s Moscow Pride over a ban of the march through the streets of the Russian capital on May 27.   
Jan 16:  UK:   Ian McKellen at Gay History Month Launch.  Sir Ian McKellen is to be a guest speaker at the launch of LGBT History Month in London next month, it was announced last night.
Jan 16:  Poland:  Plan for Warsaw Monument To the Gay Victims of Nazi Concentration Camps.  Gays in Poland revealed last night a plan to erect a monument in the centre of Warsaw that will be a permanent reminder of the “Pink Triangle” gays who were slaughtered in the Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War.  (This article has a Polish language version as well)
Jan 16:  Europe:  European Transgender Groups Unite.   A new coalition of European Transgender and Transsexual Groups, TransGender Europe, has received recognition by the Austrian authorities this week. 
Jan 15:  Nepal:  South African Justice Edwin Cameron Gives Hope To Nepal’s Gays.  By Diwas Kc.  Monday January 8 may have passed as a normal day in Kathmandu.  Yet, inside the Malla Hotel, new grounds were being broken.  For the first time in the recorded history of Nepal, a conference was organized to discuss the constitutional rights of sexual minorities. 
Jan 15:  USA:  Martin Luther King Jr. and Gay Rights.  By Rev. Gilbert Caldwell,  a retired minister in the United Methodist Church. Since meeting Martin Luther King in 1958 at the Boston University School of Theology and taking part in three of King's marches, Rev. Caldwell has devoted his life to championing "equality".  
Jan 3:  UK:  Equal Rights Act urged by Tatchell.  The harmonisation of all equality and anti-discrimination laws is one of 10 “new policies for a new year” being urged by human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, of OutRage!
Jan 2:  UK:  Gay Community Has To Get Act Together As Religious Pressure Mounts.  Religious groups have launched an “onslaught of dishonesty” against new laws aimed at protecting gay people from discrimination,  it was claimed today.