Pinksixty News FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2011
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 19/08/2011

Thousands of party-goers braved the rain and a very vocal far-right protest to attend Prague's first gay pride parade on Saturday. Despite government criticism the 5 day event was a resounding success.

Yesterday's papal kiss-in protest in Madrid narrowly avoided a terror attack, thanks to Spanish police vigilance. A chemistry student planned to gas-bomb the protesters but the police were alerted by comments he posted online and arrested the man before he could act.

An Australian gay man who fathered a child with a lesbian has lost his appeal to keep his name on the child's birth certificate. The judge said he had no legal right under Australian law to stop the mother replacing his name with that of her female partner.

In the UK, Liverpool's Stanley Street district has been given the go-ahead to be developed as an official gay quarter. Plans to pedestrianise the area in the future will also improve business for the new cafes and restaurants.

And finally, Will & Grace actor Sean Hayes, is to star in a new US TV sitcom about 2 gay dads bringing up a 12 year old. The show currently doesn't have a working title but it's being produced by Universal & Sony Pictures TV.