Everything you need to know about what happened in the gay world this week

Last week was a roller-coaster ride of equality, inequality, crazy fundamentalists and enlightened intellect. Behold, as we journey through the news and views of gays around the world. Huzzah!

Are the relentless bouts of rain causing your mind to wander afar to far-off destinations? But, hold up—are you caught between the temptation to experience a completely unknown culture, and the reticence of rambling anywhere that would require ‘playing it straight’ for the duration?

Undoubtedly the story which garnered the most column inches, this week, was Lindsey Lohan ‘coming out’ about her relationship with DJ Sam Ronson. There were, however, plenty of other lesbians making the papers in last seven days. There were gains for Australian parents, and huge losses for middle eastern gays. Not to mention the violence in Bosnia