Oct 31:  UK:  Stonewall Launches Latest Edition of Its National Gay Recruitment Guide.  Stonewall has launched the third edition of Starting Out, Britain’s only national lesbian and gay recruitment guide.  Designed for discerning graduates and job-seekers, it’s targeted at the 150,000 lesbian and gay students in Britain. 
Oct 31:  USA:  Talking About Gay Issues in Schools: It’s Still Elementary.  By Debra Chasnoff.  When we released our film, It’s Elementary – Talking About Gay Issues in Schools, a decade ago, the teachers featured in the documentary were breaking new ground by finding ways to talk to their elementary and middle school students about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.  The educators we found were rarities.  Most teachers had never considered having such conversations, and those that did lacked the necessary support and skills.
Oct 29:  USA/UK:  Third of Former School American Football Players Had Gay Sexual Relations- Study.  A study of former high-school American football players has found that more than a third said they had had sexual relations with other men.
Oct 28:  Ireland:  Gay Rugby Player Crowned Mr. Gay Ireland.  Barry Meegan, a player with the Emerald Warriors gay rugby club, is the new Mr. Gay Ireland.
Oct 28:  Uganda:  Historic Gay, Lesbian Rights Meeting Held in Uganda.  A Uganda chapter of International Day Against Homophobia (ISAHO) has been launched in Uganda following a successful meeting attended by over 100 gay men and women, transgender people, human rights activists and other supporters.
Oct 27:  Lithuania:  The Yogyakarta Principles: Rapporteur Addresses Gay Conference.  Transcript of the address given to the International Lesbian and Gay Association Europe’s annual conference yesterday by Michael O’Flaherty, rapporteur for development of the Yogyakarta Principles.  Mr. O’Flaherty is professor of applied human rights and co-director of the human rights laws centre at the University of Nottingham, UK.  He is also a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Oct 27:  Lithuania:  From Seattle to Vilnius: Anti Gay New Generation Church Protests in Vilnius.  Last weekend, the Latvia-based Russia-speaking New Generation Church staged a conference near Seattle under the guise of its off-shoot Watchmen on the Walls.  This weekend, the New Generation Church’s Lithuanian branch took to the streets to protest the International Lesbian and Gay Association Europe annual conference in Vilnius.
Oct 26:  Lithuania:  Amnesty Dismayed by Vilnius Mayor’s Decision to Ban Gay Rally.  Amnesty International said this afternoon that it was deeply concerned by yesterday’s attacks on the gay community in Vilnius, which saw the mayor ban a rally and an unconfirmed smoke bomb attack on an evening social event that formed part of the ILGA-Europe annual conference.
Oct 26:  Gibraltar:  Gay Rights Group Says Gomez Kept Studied Silence During Elections.  Gibraltar Gay Rights GGR has today welcomed a call to open debate on the issue of age of consent made by Charles Gomez of the New Gibraltar Democracy (NGD) party, but asks why it has taken so long to make the suggestion.
Oct 25:  Lithuania:  Banning of Gay Public Event ‘Outrageous’, Say ILGA-Europe Chiefs.  Senior officials of the International Lesbian and Gay Association Europe today slammed both the Vilnius city authorities and a local court for banning a public “rainbow flag” event in the city during the association’s annul conference, calling the situation “outrageous”.
Oct 23:  USA:  Symbolism or Substance in Non-Discrimination of Gays in Employment?  Op-Ed by Jody M. Huckaby.  When the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) received its first-ever vote in the House of Representatives and passed the Education and Labor Committee on Oct. 18, it should have been a historic - and celebratory - moment for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Oct 22:  Gibraltar:  Cashman Confirms Brown to Look Into Gay Age of Consent Issue.  MEP Michael Cashman confirmed this afternoon the details of his brief meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown in which he raised the issue of the unequal age of consent in Gibraltar.
Oct 22:  UK:  Gay Police Present Award to LGCM’s Chief Executive Rev Richard Kirker.  The chief executive of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM), Rev. Richard Kirker, and Thames Valley Police officer Alistair Melling both received awards from the Gay Police Association (GPA) at the group’s recent 17th annual dinner in Brighton.
Oct 22:  UK:  Gay Men Urged to Act Fast With PEP.  Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is re-launching its PEP campaign today, this time urging gay men to ‘Act Fast’ with PEP (post exposure prophylaxsis).
Oct 22:  Gibraltar:  Unequal Age of Consent Row: Gay Group Regrets Govt’s ‘Lack of Consensual Good Faith’.  A war over words appears to have broken out between the UK, Gibraltar and a gay rights group over the unequal age of consent for gays in the tiny British overseas territory.
Oct 20:  UK:  LGBT Labour Welcomes Commitment to Tackling Anti-Gay Bullying.  LGBT Labour has welcomed the Government’s announcement in Parliament earlier this week, in a debate on school bullying, that it will be tackling homophobic bullying in school as part of it’s anti-bullying strategy.
Oct 20:  New Zealand:  Pacific Island ‘Sexual Minority’ Communities Meets in Auckland.  What is thought to be the largest-ever gathering of Pacific Island sexual minority communities in the Pacific region is taking place this in Auckland.
Oct 19:  UK/Saudi Arabia:  Fifty Protest at Saudi Embassy Over Lashings of Gays.  Around 50 students, some from as far away as Manchester, Salford and Hull, protested outside the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in London this afternoon following the sentences passed earlier this month on two young Saudi  gay men.
Oct 19:  Ireland:  Students Call for Gender Recognition Laws for Transgender People.  The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) again highlighted last night  the “vital human rights implications” of a High Court ruling on the right of an individual who has undergone gender reassignment to be recognised as female on her birth certificate.
Oct 18:  Turkey:  Forced Closure of Lambda Istanbul Not Acceptable –  Netherlands Gay Group.  COC Netherlands, the world’s oldest existing LGBT-organization, has condemned the legal steps taken by the Provincial Associations Directorate of the Governor of Istanbul’s Office aimed at closing down Istanbul’s Lambda, one of Turkey’s leading LGBT-organisations.
Oct 18:  UK/Saudi Arabia:  London Students Protest the 7000 Lashes for Gay Saudi Men.  Students – and others – are set to demonstrate outside the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia tomorrow lunchtime (October 19) over the reported 7,000 lashings each that was ordered for two gay Saudi men.
Oct 17:  Iraq:  Two ‘Safe Houses’ for Gays in Iraq Set To Close for Lack of Donations. Up to 25 gay men will next month have to ‘take their chances’ in Iraq where religious militia regularly seek out gays and execute them.  Two ‘safe houses’ for gays will be forced to close at the end month – due to lack of cash, it was learned last night.
Oct 17:  UK/Iran:  Young Gay Iranian Soon on His Way Back to UK?  Mehdi, the young gay Iranian who fled the United Kingdom in April, could be back in the country within weeks, his uncle revealed last night.
Oct 16:  Turkey:  Call to End Legal Action Against Turkish Gay Rights Group.  A legal challenge by the governor of Istanbul seeking to close down Lambda Istanbul, a gay rights organization, threatens basic freedoms of association and expression, Human Rights Watch said today.   This article in Turkish: Eşcinsel Hakları Derneklerine Yasal Yaptırımlara Son
Oct 16:  Gibraltar:  Gay Rights Group Welcomes Intervention of British Prime Minister.  The Gibraltar Equality Rights group, GGR, this afternoon welcomed the intervention of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the inequality of the UK’s self-governing overseas territory’s age of consent laws.
Oct 16:  Gibraltar:  PM Brown To Take Up Gay Age of Consent Inequality in Gibraltar.  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to take-up the matter of the unequal age of consent still in place in Gibraltar, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
Oct 16:  New Zealand:  HIV: Maori Party’s Lack of Understanding is ‘Unfortunate’ – Aids Group.  A recent statement from the Maori Party regarding HIV diagnoses demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of the epidemic and the services of the Foundation, says New Zealand AIDS Foundation board chair Hoani Jeremy Lambert.
Oct 15:  UK:  Terrence Higgins Trust and NHS Offer STI Testing at Gay Sauna.  Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and one of London’s most famous teaching hospitals are combining to offer testing for sexually transmitted infections at a London gay sauna.
Oct 14:  New Zealand:  HIV: Too Much Emphasis on White Gay Males – Maori Party.  The Maori Party spokesperson for health in the New Zealand Parliament has said that not enough is being done to combat HIV in the Maori population, saying “even amongst the marginalised there is marginalisation”.
Oct 13:  USA:  Film About Dying Gay Woman On Oscar Documentary Shortlist.  The documentary film that chronicles the last few months of a terminally ill New Jersey police officer and her fight against officialdom over survivor pension benefits for her same-sex partner is in the frame for a possible Oscar. (12:00)
Oct 12:  Latvia/USA:  Janis Smits Initially Rebuffed by Council of Europe While His Religious Pals Plan Anti-Gay Hate Mission to USA.  Commentary.  Never let it be said that the movers and shakers in the Council of Europe (CoE) lack guts.  This week, Andreas Gross, rapporteur of the Judicial and Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), was in Latvia and invited the Latvian Parliamentary Social Affairs and Human Rights Committee to lunch.
Oct 11:  Russia:  ‘Satanic Gatherings’ Was Not Insult to Gay Pride Organisers – Russian Court.  Moscow City Court has today dismissed the appeal of Moscow Gay Pride organisers Nikolai Alekseev and Nikolai Baev against the decision of Tverskoi district court which considered their claim against Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov’s statement earlier this year that gay parades are “satanic gatherings”.
Oct 10:  USA:  Is the US Government Financing Anti-Gay Groups in Africa?  The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has revealed today that it has uncovered evidence that the U.S. government has funded groups in Uganda that actively promote discrimination against lesbians and gay men.
Oct 10:  UK:  Gay Derry Group Backs HIV/Aids Cash Boost for Ireland and Africa Projects.  An unusual collaboration between a number of groups is aiming to raise much needed funds for both Irish and African HIV/Aids support agencies.
Oct 10:  Europe:  Gay Politician Wins MEP of the Year Justice and Human Rights Award.  The president of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on gay and lesbian rights has won the title “MEP of the Year” in the justice and human rights category.
Oct 10:  UK:  Islamists Slander and Threaten Gay Human Rights Activist at London Demo.  Gay human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was threatened and slandered as a paedophile when he attended the Al Quds pro-Palestinian march and rally in London last Sunday, October 7. 
Oct 8:  Europe:  Council of Europe Should Distance Itself from Patriarch’s Attack on Gays, Says HR Group.  ILGA-Europe said today that is very concerned that the Council of Europe has allowed itself to be used as a platform for an attack on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia.
Oct 8:  Gibraltar:  Gay Age of Consent Equality: ‘We Have Given Gibraltarian Government Long Enough’.  A British Member of the European Parliament has pledged today to take the matter of equality of the age of consent in Gibraltar directly to the heart of Number 10 Downing Street.
Oct 7:  Gibraltar:  Chief Minister Is ‘Passing the Buck’ to Gordon Brown on Gay Age of Consent.  Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Peter Caruana’s failure to act on the legal age of consent is degrading the constitution and turning the Rock’s highest law into a series of voluntary codes as far as human rights are concerned, Equality Rights GGR claimed last night.
Oct 5:  USA:  Russian Activist at Fundraiser for Moscow Gay Pride.  Nikolai Alexeyev attended a "Solidarity Reception" in Chicago last night.  Organised by Chicago’s Gay Liberation Network at the LGBT Resource Center, those attending were able to see video of the two Moscow Gay Prides and the way the local police and OMON handled the situation during the Prides which were banned by the homophobic Mayor of Moscow.
Oct 3:  USA:  Russian Gay Activist in Chicago.  Nikolai Alexeyev – the main organiser of Moscow Gay Pride, editor in chief of the GayRussia website and general ‘thorn in the side’ of Mayor Luzhkov and the Moscow authorities – is making his first trip to America.
Oct 1:  European Union:  European Trans People Being Surveyed for Major EU Research Project.  A Europe-wide survey of people who identify themselves as ‘trans’– in the widest sense – is being undertaken this month and will be looking at inequalities and discrimination issues in the member states of the European Union.
Oct 1:  UK:  Ignorance of HIV Reaches Shocking Level Amongst Gay and Straight Young People – BBC Survey.  A new BBC survey suggests high levels of ignorance and complacency about HIV among 16 to 24-year-olds in the United Kingdom, and marks the start of a two month BBC HIV awareness campaign starting today and culminating on December 1 – United Nations World Aids Day – with a special episode of the popular hospital drama series, Casualty.