This Weeks Top #Trending Gay News

Catch up on this weeks gay news with our roundup of the top trending and most read gay news stories over the past seven days.

#OBAMA - Us President Barack Obama Appeals For LGBT Rights At Mandela’s Memorial

American President, Barack Obama, spoke at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service this weel. During his remarks, he addressed that,

“Around the world today, men and women are still imprisoned for their political beliefs, and are still persecuted for what they look like, and how they worship, and who they love,”

#GRAMMYnoms - Macklemore’s Gay Anthem Nominated For Grammy Song Of The Year

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are celebrating ahead of a huge night at the 2014 Grammy Award Nominations concert event.

The duo has received seven nominations including best album, best new artist and Grammy song of the year for ‘Same Love’.

#CLOONEY - George Clooney Refuses To Deny Gay Rumours

George Clooney has told UK’s Esquire magazine that he laughs off the gay rumours that appear frequently on the internet and in the media about him.

He also told the publication that it would be “…flat out insulting to the gay community,” to deny that he was gay.

#TOMDALEY – Tom Daley: ”He Makes Me Feel Safe & Happy”

Olympic diver, Tom Daley, has made his first appearance since making a YouTube video stating that he was in love with a man.

On The Jonathan Ross Show he said of the new love of his life; “He makes me feel safe and happy, right now I couldn’t be happier.”

#SEC377 – India’s Highest Court Rules Gay Sex A Crime

The Supreme Court of India has overruled a 2009 ruling of a lower court that struck down the country’s sodomy laws. The 2009 ruling had suspended all enforcement of the law.

With the Supreme Court’s ruling, it means that people can once again be arrested and prosecuted for unnatural offenses.

#VIRAL – Video Of The Week

#HOMOPHOBIA - Gay Athletes Speak Out Against Homophobia At UN Event

Former professional gay athletes, Jason Collins and Martina Navratilova spoke out against homophobia this week at a special United Nations event for International Human Rights Day.

They both urged world sports bodies to consider gay rights, when planning where world events will be held.

#SAVETHEDATE – Date Of First Gay Weddings In UK Announced For 2014

The British government has announced that the country’s first same-sex weddings can be held on Saturday, March 29th 2014.

Couples who want to be among the first to tie the knot will need to give formal notice of their intention to marry on March 13th.

#PICTURE Of The Week

German GQ has launched a new campaign called #Mundpropaganda – Gentlemen Against Homophobia. The campaign’s intention is to demonstrate GQ’s stance against homophobia.

#BRAZIL – Same-Sex Mass Wedding Hosted In Rio Believed To Be World’s Largest

Brazil has held what is believed to be the largest ever legal same-sex mass wedding.

The city of Rio de Janeiro was host to 132 same-sex couples, who were married in one mass wedding.

#FRUITY – ‘Homeland’ Star Damian Lewis Apologises To Ian McKellen

Homeland’s Damian Lewis has issued an apology to Sir Ian McKellen for remarks made earlier this week.

“I am hugely embarrassed that comments of mine have been linked in a negative way to Sir Ian McKellen. I have always been, and continue to be, an enormous fan and admirer of Sir Ian’s.”

Subscribe to our free newsletter... Enter your e-mail address here and hit subscribe:

rukkle participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn commissions by linking to Amazon. This means that whenever you buy a product on Amazon from a link here, I get a small percentage of its price. That helps support rukkle by offsetting a fraction of what it takes to maintain the site, and is very much appreciated.