Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called for next month’s Commonwealth heads of government meeting to discuss gay rights.
The meeting, to be held in Perth, Australia, should discuss issues such as the decriminalisation of homosexuality and legal protection from harassment, Mr Tatchell said.
Forty of the 54 Commonwealth member states retain a ban on homosexuality.
Most are African countries and include Uganda, Zimbabwe and Ghana – all of which have been accused of witchhunts against gay people.

Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called for next month’s Commonwealth heads of government meeting to discuss gay rights.
The meeting, to be held in Perth, Australia, should discuss issues such as the decriminalisation of homosexuality and legal protection from harassment, Mr Tatchell said.
Forty of the 54 Commonwealth member states retain a ban on homosexuality.
Most are African countries and include Uganda, Zimbabwe and Ghana – all of which have been accused of witchhunts against gay people.

Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called for next month’s Commonwealth heads of government meeting to discuss gay rights.
The meeting, to be held in Perth, Australia, should discuss issues such as the decriminalisation of homosexuality and legal protection from harassment, Mr Tatchell said.
Forty of the 54 Commonwealth member states retain a ban on homosexuality.
Most are African countries and include Uganda, Zimbabwe and Ghana – all of which have been accused of witchhunts against gay people.

Julia Gillard has met with representatives from Australian Marriage Equality in an official capacity to hear views on gay marriage, a first for an Australian Prime Minister.
Having stated in the past that marriage is an institution for men and women only, Gillard invited the advocates to hear their views and to answer questions about her stated opposition to the issue.

Julia Gillard has met with representatives from Australian Marriage Equality in an official capacity to hear views on gay marriage, a first for an Australian Prime Minister.
Having stated in the past that marriage is an institution for men and women only, Gillard invited the advocates to hear their views and to answer questions about her stated opposition to the issue.

Bob Katter’s anti-gay remarks have been provoking censure around the world, but today it comes from an unexpected source much closer to home: his brother.
Last week, he called gay marriage “a joke”, a proposition “to be laughed at”.
Now, Carl Katter, the politician’s gay brother has come forward with strong criticism of his sibling, calling his viewpoint “dangerous”.

Bob Katter’s anti-gay remarks have been provoking censure around the world, but today it comes from an unexpected source much closer to home: his brother.
Last week, he called gay marriage “a joke”, a proposition “to be laughed at”.
Now, Carl Katter, the politician’s gay brother has come forward with strong criticism of his sibling, calling his viewpoint “dangerous”.

Australia’s newest political party has dropped one of its candidates, a former police officer, for asking whether he could hold personal views on issues including marriage equality.
Jason Somerville was formerly a member of the Queensland Party, which recently merged with the newly-formed Australian Party, and had asked about marriage, abortion and surrogacy when he was told he was no longer wanted.
The Australian Party is the creation of Bob Katter, who last week called for marriage equality to be “laughed at and ridiculed”.

Gay marriage opponents held a rally in Canberra today to condemn marriage equality.
The ‘National Day for Marriage’ rally, organised by the Australian Christian Lobby, heard from a number of speakers, including MPs, who claimed that gay marriage is “selfish”, will “destroy marriage” and could give rights to paedophiles.
Around 500 people joined the event at Parliament House.

Gay marriage opponents held a rally in Canberra today to condemn marriage equality.
The ‘National Day for Marriage’ rally, organised by the Australian Christian Lobby, heard from a number of speakers, including MPs, who claimed that gay marriage is “selfish”, will “destroy marriage” and could give rights to paedophiles.
Around 500 people joined the event at Parliament House.