A Ugandan government minister has said that a proposed law which includes the death penalty for some homosexual acts is "not necessary".

Alejandro Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello tied the knot in a civil ceremony in the southern city of Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego province. Gay marriage is illegal in Argentina. However, the Tierra del Fuego governor issued a special decree allowing the couple to wed there.

The Mexico City legislature passed with a two thirds majority an initiative to make it possible for people of the same sex to marry each other and adopt children.

A United Nations General Assembly panel broke new ground and helped build new momentum for ending human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Following the tabling of the Anti-Homosexual Bill in the Ugandan parliament, a new Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law has been formed, set to respond to the draconian bill which, according to the coalition undermines basic human rights and the Constitution of Uganda.

Well known gay rights activist, Zanele Muholi, has been awarded a Fanny Ann Eddy accolade, by the International Resource Network in Africa (IRN-Africa), for her outstanding contributions in the study of sexuality in Africa.

SPW is organizing a series of Regional Dialogues on Sexuality and Geopolitics and the next one, the Latin American, will take place 24-26 August.

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) strongly condemns the recent murder and arbitrary arrests of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Honduras.

The Delhi High Court has legalised gay sex among consenting adults, holding that the law making it a criminal offence violates fundamental rights.

Amnesty International's 2009 Report on the state of the world's human rights has revealed a staggering evidence of human rights violations purported against LGBTI communities in African states.