UK: First same-sex wedding deepens Anglican divide

The first gay Anglican wedding in Britain took place last week, just a day after the archbishop of Canterbury said the continuing row in the Anglican Communion over same-sex relationships was an “intractable problem”.

US: Local Board bans sexual orientation conversion therapy for minors

The Pima County Board of Supervisors in Arizona approved a resolution banning paid sexual orientation "conversion therapy" for minors.The decision made Tuesday echoes decisions in nine other states that have made conversion therapy illegal and takes the public stance that sexual identity is not a disorder or mental illness.