Ahead of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Sally Kern has renewed her claim that homosexuality has killed more people in the United States than terrorism.

Lesbian MSP Ruth Davidson has launched her bid to lead the Scottish Conservative Party.
The 32-year-old was only elected in May but is tipped to win the leadership contest.
A former BBC journalist, she is said to be Tory leader David Cameron’s preferred choice for the job and has been praised for her “charisma”.
She is the first openly gay candidate to stand for the party leadership.

Lesbian MSP Ruth Davidson has launched her bid to lead the Scottish Conservative Party.
The 32-year-old was only elected in May but is tipped to win the leadership contest.
A former BBC journalist, she is said to be Tory leader David Cameron’s preferred choice for the job and has been praised for her “charisma”.
She is the first openly gay candidate to stand for the party leadership.

Barely a week seems to go by without a new case of ‘gay homophobia’ – that is, professional homophobes apparently caught in the act they claim to despise.
Now, website Gayhomophobe.com tracks the number of days since the latest scandal.
Top of the list right now is Puerto Rican senator Roberto Arango, who apparently posted photos of his naked bottom on gay iPhone app Grindr.

Barely a week seems to go by without a new case of ‘gay homophobia’ – that is, professional homophobes apparently caught in the act they claim to despise.
Now, website Gayhomophobe.com tracks the number of days since the latest scandal.
Top of the list right now is Puerto Rican senator Roberto Arango, who apparently posted photos of his naked bottom on gay iPhone app Grindr.

Another Scottish Catholic leader has attacked proposals to bring marriage equality to the country.
Mario Conti, the Archbishop of Glasgow, said that allowing gay marriage would be “foolish” and render marriage “meaningless”.
Earlier this week, the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to “rewrite nature”.

Another Scottish Catholic leader has attacked proposals to bring marriage equality to the country.
Mario Conti, the Archbishop of Glasgow, said that allowing gay marriage would be “foolish” and render marriage “meaningless”.
Earlier this week, the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, accused marriage equality campaigners of trying to “rewrite nature”.

Although the new policy is a big improvement on the existing discriminatory rules, a 12-month ban is still excessive and unjustified. Most gay and bisexual men do not have HIV and will never have HIV. If they always have safe sex with a condom, have only one partner and test HIV negative, their blood is safe to donate. They can and should be allowed to help save lives by becoming donors.
I have been campaigning for 20 years for an evidence-based policy which protects the blood supply while not needlessly discriminating against men who’ve had sex with men.

Although the new policy is a big improvement on the existing discriminatory rules, a 12-month ban is still excessive and unjustified. Most gay and bisexual men do not have HIV and will never have HIV. If they always have safe sex with a condom, have only one partner and test HIV negative, their blood is safe to donate. They can and should be allowed to help save lives by becoming donors.
I have been campaigning for 20 years for an evidence-based policy which protects the blood supply while not needlessly discriminating against men who’ve had sex with men.

A small poll of voters in the US state of North Carolina says that most would vote against a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Republican lawmakers announced last week that they will push for a voter referendum on the issue in 2012.
The state already bars gay marriage but the moves would prevent courts from overturning the status quo.
Although the Public Policy Polling survey found that 61 per cent oppose gay marriage, just 30 per cent said they would vote for a ban.