Northwest Territories gays sue for marriage
A gay couple in Canada's Northwest Territories sued the territorial government May 19 for access to marriage. 'Colin and I both wish to legalize our relationship,' Jason Perrino said in the lawsuit filed with partner Colin Snow. 'It is my wish that my stepdaughter will grow up and recognize her dad and I are a real family.'
The couple is expected to win easily, thereby extending marriage rights to all same-sex couples in the Northwest Territories.
The only other jurisdictions that prohibit gays from marrying are Alberta, New Brunswick, Nunavut and Prince Edward Island. A court case is under way in New Brunswick as well.
Courts have legalized same-sex marriage in British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec and the Yukon.
Swedish Supreme Court justice paid for gay sex
A 59-year-old justice on Sweden's Supreme Court may be forced to step down after admitting he paid a 20-year-old man for sex, local newspapers reported May 19.
The situation came to light after the younger man was arrested for robbing a client, and officials found text messages from Justice Leif Thorsson in the man's cell phone.
Thorsson was fined 4,570 euros ( $5,743 ) for violating Sweden's law against prostitution.
Warsaw parade at risk
Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczynski says he'll prevent the city's June 11 gay-pride parade from taking place because he is 'against propagating gay orientation.'
He also objects to the date of the event, on which the city plans to unveil a monument to anti-Nazi hero Gen. Stefan Rowecki.
'Organizing a gay parade on that day is a joke,' Kaczynski told the Polish Press Agency.
Parade organizers plan to go over the mayor's head and get support from regional officials. Kaczynski is expected to run for the Polish presidency in October's election.