Mexican gay ally Gilberto Rincon Gallardo dies

Gilberto Rincon Gallardo, a former socialist presidential candidate who gained respect in Mexico for defending the rights of the disabled, gays and other marginalized groups, died Saturday. He was 69.

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Report: French police spy on gays ahead of Papal visit

(Paris) French police are spying on LGBT and HIV/AIDS group ahead of next week’s visit by Pope Benedict XVI, a prominent Paris newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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LGBT group critical of gay Republican endorsement of McCain

(Minneapolis, Minnesota) The nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization is taking Log Cabin Republicans to task for endorsing John McCain and Sarah Palin.

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Gay student killed by homeless man

New York City) A homeless man apparently used a pillowcase to suffocate a college honors student he had just met, then hung out at the young man’s apartment to watch a gory horror film before stealing electronics from the apartment and selling them, police said Tuesday.

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