After being elected Iceland’s first openly gay Prime Minister in January, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir celebrated the legalisation of same-sex marriage by by converting her civil union into a state-recognised marriage. (more…)

Organisers of Pride London 2010 have reversed a decision not to hold celebrations in the iconic area of Soho at this weekend’s event. (more…)

Kylie Minogue has reinforced her reputation as a sexual exhibitionist and natural flirt by kissing Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters live on stage at Glastonbury.

Kylie joined the Scissor Sisters on stage on the Sunday night to perform the band’s new single ‘Any Which Way’.

Big Brother’s old news, right? Its novelty has long worn off, and we’ve better things to do on a Friday night than watch a televised freakshow beg us to run up extortionate phone bills.

But, thanks to one Shabby Katchadourian, Big Brother’s finally worthy of a lesbian/bisexual fanbase, writes Sophie Wilkinson. (more…)

Big Brother housemate Shabby was left in tears after confessing that she had a crush on fellow housemate Caoimhe. (more…)

During her concert at Nashville Pride, singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton delighted fans and activists alike, when she told the audience she was bisexual. (more…)

This week’s heroine is: Angela Bowie (1949-)

Also known as: Mary Angela Bennett (the name she was born with) and Jipp Jones (an alias she used for modelling) (more…)

A lesbian parent who was not in a civil partnership with her ex-partner does not have to pay child maintenance, a High Court judge has ruled.

Mr Justice Moylan said that the woman – identified as “B” – could not be considered the child’s parent because she was not its biological parent, and the law differentiates between a “natural” parent and a legal one.

He said that B was instead a “social and psychological” parent of the child, who was born in 2000.

B and the child’s biological mother, “T”, began a relationship in 1994 and jointly decided that T would have a child using an anonymous sperm donor.

They lived together until 2007, and in January 2009, B won a court order which granted her shared residence with the child.

T’s lawyers argued that because both women continue to take on the role of parents, B must be forced to pay child maintenance.

However, B’s lawyers said that the law did not recognise B as a parent and thus the court had no power to make a maintenance order.

Mr Justice Moylan concluded: “In some respects the outcome in this case may seem objectively surprising.

“However, in my view it is for the legislature to determine who should be financially responsible for children if it is to extend beyond those who are legal parents.

“If I were to extend the definition to include anyone who has acted as a parent, I do not see how I could properly define the limits of such an extended definition in a way which would provide sufficient legal certainty.”

A lesbian police officer who hanged herself at her home has allegedly accused her former colleagues of homophobia. (more…)

A clinic which allegedly offers to “cure” homosexuality is being investigated in Spain. (more…)

Children with lesbian parents perform better in school and have fewer behavioural problems than children of the same age of the general population, according to a new study. (more…)

In a move bound to please her legions of lesbian fans, indie favourite and Katy Perry-lookalike Zooey Deschanel is set to lock lips with another woman in an upcoming Hollywood film. (more…)

As of last year, Apple announced that it had sold over 225 million iPods, writes Bianca Camminga. Since the rise of electronic music, luddites across the globe have been heralding the end of the album, compact disc and, well, life as we know it. (more…)

A lesbian couple have become to first same-sex couple to get married in Portugal, a month after a law allowing gay marriage came into effect. (more…)

Lady Gaga has won Outstanding Music Artist at the GLAAD awards in San Francisco.

The annual awards, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, celebrate equality campaigning for LGBT rights. (more…)

Punch Taverns are being called to apologise after The Labour Party’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual Society were refused entry in one of the chain’s pubs. (more…)

This week’s heroine is: Marlene Dietrich (1901 – 1992)

Also known as: Blonde Venus, The Scarlet Empress (both titles of films she starred in) and Lola-Lola, her character’s name in her breakthrough role in 1930 cabaret cult classic, The Blue Angel. (more…)

Glee actress Jane Lynch has married her partner in Massachusetts.

The 49-year-old married clinical psychologist Lara Embry, 41, at the Blue Heron Restaurant on Monday. (more…)

McDonald’s has released an advert aimed at gay people.

The advert, to be aired in France, shows a teenager phoning his boyfriend to say “he misses him” after gazing at his face in a class photo. (more…)

Tabloid newspaper The Sun has come under fire for publishing a poll that asked if gay people should be allowed to be cabinet ministers. (more…)

Comedienne and broadcaster Amy Lamé has been named mayoress of the London Borough of Camden by incoming mayor Jonathan Simpson, the first openly gay holder of the position. (more…)

The existence of a ‘gaydar’ in lesbians and gay people could well be true, according to research by Dutch scientists. (more…)